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Ive researched them an I think I'd keep them with bumblebee shrimp, rosy loaches and/or orange chela This would definitely be an expensive setup. 20+ CPDs, another 20+ rosy loaches/orange chela and a dozen shrimp...ouch

Nice suggestion. Now you're adding to my headache.

I've never been a fan of rainbows for some reason. Hmm, I didn't think of the Buenos Aires nipping the Rummies. Nice catch. The green dot is an unintentional bonus. It almost indicates the frequency of me passing gas. lol

How could I forget this option... Pair of electric blue Jack Dempsey

I recently moved and I only have room for one aquarium in this small apartment. I'm thinking about getting a 75 gallon aquarium (48" X 18" X 20") which would be the largest tank I've ever had. I've had a 55 gallon in the past. I'm in the same city so I assume the water will have the same...

GH= water hardness pH= water acidity pH runs from 1-14. 7 is neutral, lower than 7 is acidic with a 1 being an incredibly strong acid, higher than 7 is alkaline with 14 being an incredibly strong alkaline. Most municipal water systems have a pH somewhere between 6 - 8. Mine is 7.4 after...

If you ever decide to, you can stack rocks. I have stacked several flat rocks to create cave systems. However, I used aquarium sealant to hold them together. I stacked and glued them together outside the tank and let them cure for a few days before adding the structure to the tank.

My mom set up a tank for me when I was four. This did not last very long as four year olds are bad about dropping candy into the tank... Not me, it was my friends, I swear mommy. I did not have another for about a decade. At 14, I did better however, we did not research fish enough, a baby...

Byron linked me to seriouslyfish.com so, the credit goes to him. ;)

I can't answer all of your questions but, Filtration depends on the type of fish you chose, some like lots of flow, some don't. I've recently learned that simple air powered, sponge filters are well respected in many setups. If the fish you chose fish that like lots of flow, a hang on the...

Male Arulius barbs are very colorful, if you can find them. I was lucky enough to find them at a kinda local store. Once upon a time, in my previous fish keeping life, I had a group of 6 (4 female, 2 male). They did very well with my tiger barbs...

Buying these two kits costs about $30 on Amazon. These 2 kits can test for what you should know about your water. Buying fish can easily run more than $30. Especially if your fish all die because, they can not live in your water...

I kept a group of Tiger barbs in my former fish keeping life. My biggest draw to Tigers is that they are constantly active throughout the entire water column. They are nippy but, in my experience, they did well with other barbs, yo-yo loaches, Cory cats, and 3+ inch gourami. Basically...

I've never really looked into them but, I think African cichlids like hard water. I do know there are many strikingly beautiful fish in that category. There should be some that will do well in a 30 gallon tank. It's just an idea of where you might start looking.

I've been out of the hobby for about a decade. I'm getting that same feeling of excitement this time around. This was so the first time I've considered my water hardness and pH before selecting the fish I can keep. It appears I've been fairly lucky, in the past, with my choice of fish...

That's a nice piece. What are the measurements?

Well crap, so much for the pencils. The orange hatchet is front runner at the moment.

I found some pencil fish that seem like they would be fine with my water. Does anyone have experience with these? Do they stay in the top half of the tank? Nannostomus marginatus- Dwarf pencil fish Nannostomus rubrocaudatus- Purple Pencil Fish Nannostomus mortenthaleri- Coral Red Pencilfish

Nice. Thanks.

I don't know how hatchet was used either but, they are supposed to stay in the top third of the tank.

Thanks again Byron. I had a feeling you would bring some useful information to the table. Time to look up the species list in that article. Even though it makes my head swim, I continue to search. I did find a fish that should do well with my parameters, laubuka dadiburjori aka Dadio or...

I've never kept "nano" fish before but, I'm thinking of keeping Celestial Pearl Danio in a 29 gallon tank. Since CPD usually stay in the lower half of the tank, I'd like some ideas for tank mates that will normally stay in the upper half of the tank. The tank measures 30"L x 12"W x 18"T...

What dither fish do you recommend or currently have?

I filled a 1 gallon pitcher with tap water and let it sit on the counter, without a the lid, for 3 days. I tested the water. I'm slightly alkaline and fairly hard. Here are my aged tap water results... pH= 7.4 GH= 9 KH= 8 Now that I have my "natural" water results, the search for my...

I'm sure someone will ask you what type of fish you are keeping. Sponge filters are great for some fish. Power filters are great for others.

I just saw that in a care video on YouTube. I guess I'll stick with one or the other. Thanks for the heads-up.

Thank you very much folks, especially Byron. You have been extremely helpful. I'm in Tennessee and I have a Lowes and Home Depot in my town. I'll definitely check out their play sand. I just ordered API test kits for ph, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, gh and kh. They should arrive Monday. If...

Oops, that pic was larger than I expected.

Play sand, like you would buy from a hardware store? That definitely sounds like an inexpensive sand. I just hope I can find some that is dark enough for my liking. My old gravel was a mixture of half tan/brown and half black gravel. My previous experience did teach me that dark substrate...

Again, thank you for the information. I found a LED light bar, 1500 lumens, 6500k, 15w (30 X 0.5w LEDs). Sounds like this would be a good light source. I noticed more talk of sand over gravel. That's why I was looking at new substrate. I said gravel earlier but, the stuff I was looking at...

I'll have to pull it out of the basement to double check. I remember that it uses an incandescent bulb. It might use 2 incandescent bulbs. Those lilly pad type plants grew very well with this light. Is there a light that is most recommended for live plants?

I currently have one of those standard hood lights that uses an tubular shaped incandescent bulb. I'll have to check the wattage, I think it is a standard 15w. I have no idea of the lumens. I'll probably invest in a newer hood light with florescent or LED lights.

Thanks for the information. It may be a while before I set up the tank but, I will definitely buy tests for GH and KH before I even try to cycle the tank. I'd like to have live plants over fake plants. In a small 29g I'd imagine 2 or 3 tall plants and 2 or 3 short plants would be plenty...

Hi folks, I have been out of the hobby for about a decade. I now know a bit more now than I did back then. I never tested pH, Gh, or KH in the past. I did test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate in my previous round is of fish keeping though. I guess I just got lucky with the fish I chose to...

Hi folks, I'm Matthew. I've been out of the hobby for about a decade and I'm looking at getting back into the warm water. I used to keep guppies, barbs, yo-yo loaches, Cory cats, a gourami, an angle fish and a German ram in 4 different tanks ranging from 20-55 gallons. I have one 29 gallon...