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I think Akasha may have described it pretty well, While most of us don't know everything there is to know about fishkeeping, the beauty of the forums here is that when one person encounters a situation they are unfamiliar with, there is usually somebody else here that specializes in just that area.

I agree with the previous posters, there is no possible way that you could ever safely stock anywhere near that much in your tank. I'd say one betta and one (male, females are too big) Platy and you would be at full capacity, if not slightly over, and with that combo not only would the platy be...

I have a very similar thing that happened in my tank, and every credible site I've looked at says it is harmless. It's been 2 or 3 weeks now, and it looks like the fuzz may be starting to die off on it's own. From what I gather, this fuzz seems to be the result of wood that still has some...

I hope the fish were killed quickly and humanely, at least My stance on animal on animal rights/welfare best summed up by this Quote from a tv show called Saving Hope, (although I wouldn't be surprised if it was paraphrased from something else): "There is a difference between pain and suffering...

Well,  I'm just going to say that I think that what happened with your current stocking list is that you asked an LFS employee what fish would be suitable for your and unfortunately that employee turned out to be either improperly trained or dishonest,. This is an all too common but...

Sawbwa Barb AKA Asian Rummynose Galaxy Rasbora AKA Celestial Pearl Danio Medaka Indian Ricefish Peacock Goby AKA Peacock Gudgeon Most crayfish, sometimes sold as freshwater lobsters, actually prefer hard water,  but be advised that some species are so aggro that basically they will try to eat...

As stated before, I'd read up on cycling if I were you. 2 days is nowhere near long enough for fishless cycling, more like 2 weeks if you're lucky.   I think 15 long would be okay for shell dwellers but I wouldn't try it in a tall or hex model. Also, with the shell dwellers, it's likely that...

Actually, If it were up to me, I would have just put the plants straight in the tank, as I won't be adding fish until about mid- January (The LFS has a monthly 2 for 1 sale on all freshwater fish + plants), which should be enough time for any parasites to die off.  But it's not just my tank...

Sorry for the double post, but for some reason, I'm currently unable to edit my posts. Full update: about 3 days before the trip to the lfs, I had nitrites at 2 ppm, Retrofitting the light was a lot more trouble than I thought, by the time I finished, I think I would have been better off just...

Well, on the subject of feeding the guppies, the employees at my lfs tap (GENTLY!) on the glass to let the fish know it's feeding time. and from what I've observed, it seems to work pretty well.   I really wouldn't worry too much about it, in the wild, small invertebrates like planaria are part...

Well, I didn't have time to wait for a reply, so I went ahead and made a 33 ppm solution of ammonia in a bucket and put the plants in for one hour last night . When I took the plants out, there were several tiny snails in the bottom of the bucket and still no apparent harm to the plants as of...

Okay, so I got some aquarium plants tonight and I need to kill any pest snails that may be on them. I don't have any alum, and from all reports I've heard, bleach does more harm than good. However, I do have a lot of 10% ammonia from fishless cycling, and from what I hear plants are several...

Terribly sorry for the late reply Amber, I haven't been checking this thread in a while. I,ve just gotten some plants from the lfs, will be adding them to the aquarium soon after I finish retrofitting a double t8 shop light into the hood. Um, there's about a half inch from each of the driftwood...

""TANK PIC TOMORROW"" (~_~) Note to self: STOP making Promises you can't keep.   Day 7: Finally got the wood to sit the way I wanted it, and did a 50% water change to remove some of the wood tannins. Water parameters (after 50% water change) Ammonia: between .5 and 1 ppm (will add more soon)...

To be frank, I'm thinking your best move now would be to get a second tank, because your current tank won't even be close to big enough for all the fish you want. Also, among your current stocking list, the rubberlip plec and especially the shark will eventually get too aggressive for their...

Okay, let's do this!   I've got 20 pounds of black sand mixed with 2 pounds of purple gravel in the tank and two pieces of live oak that have been seasoning in the yard for three years and then boiled twice, along with a very nice piece of Malaysian driftwood bought three years ago at the lfs. I...

Thank you amber and lockman for the kind welcome back.   I've just started the cycle an hour ago, and will be starting a tank journal next. Sigh, late again.

I'm not really new here but I figure a re-introduction is in order since my last post was in November 2013.   Time flies...   I never actually finished the fishless cycle, because a big family emergency came up, and  later, I was busy with several other things and wasn't sure I would have...

DOH! :blush: Thanks.

Um, I have a Question.   My tank appears to be getting close to finishing cycling, but my LFS's monthly 2for1 sale came and went, So I'll have to wait probably another three weeks after the tank finishes cycling to add fish. So my Question is: Once a tank is fully cycled, how much ammonia is...

Thanks for the reply, DaizeUK.   And thank you for all the help, just a couple more questions, please.   I'll Definitely have cherry shrimp and nerites in the aquarium, and possibly a Bamboo/ Flower Shrimp as well, once the tank has been established for about half a year.   Will Flourish excel...

I've attempted to Quote you, DRRob and failed. I have IE 11 and I literally just finished clearing the cache and restarting, but it didn't work. When I click on the "Quote" button it jumps to the reply screen as usual, but the quote isn't there. I guess I could try a workaround with copy-paste...

On the subject of sunfish being aggro... I can't find it now, but I remember reading a post somewhere a couple years back where somebody saw a display tank at their LFS where an adult redear was housed with mixed African Lake cichlids and a Jack Dempsey (Don't ask me why) Said sunfish had most...

Attempted quad. ..... Failed

Well, I know that the amano shrimp would easily be big enough to not be eaten most of the time, but there should be plenty of hiding places hard for the gudgeon to get into because when a shrimp molts it's body is very soft and it can then be killed even by a fish it's own size, if said fish is...

Just thought you'd like to know: According to my research, All of your fish, with only the possible exeption of the peacock Gudgeon are compatible with ADULTS of any of the common cardina/neocardina dwarf shrimp species.   BTW, beautiful tank. , and sorry to hear about your Male gudgeon.

I haven't been able to reply with quotes today. Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me?

Yes, tetra start includes a dechlorinator. :) With cycling, it depends on the individual aquarium. Some tanks cycle within a week, others may take a couple of months. You really should go by what your test kit tells you. IMPORTANT: When you buy the ammonia, check the ingredients list, and do not...

After seeing so much conflicting information on ph requirements and which fish are best for cycling, I decided to see if any scientific studies have been done on the subject, and here is what I found.   http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v38n4/v38n4a23.pdf   Have any other studies of aquarium fish been...

If they live, I would give them their own tank with carefully selected tankmates, as they will definitely have a good deal of trouble competing for food in a normal community tank.

If I were you, I would definitely invest in a test kit of some sort, because without daily tests you have no real way of knowing if your tank is cycled (aside from tossing a fish in and seeing if it lives, but I would imagine you don't want to go that route.)   Let's see, 200 litre is about 50...

Wow!  so many replies! Yeah,  I like the look  of the anubias and the java fern, as well as the java moss.   Are all varieties of wendtii equally hardy? I'm particularly interested in the "Florida Sunset" variety.  Also, what other crypt species are more forgiving? I'm getting conflicting...

Something Important I would like to point out. Fish tanks weigh about 10 pounds per gallon when full. If your dimensions are correct, you have a 120 gallon tank, that means you have about 1,200 pounds, or well over half a ton, of live weight. Even if the Piano doesn't collapse immediately, the...

Okay, so I've decided I want to put some real plants in my 29 gal (110 liter) 18 inch (45 cm) tall tank.     I'm wanting to try to keep things as simple as possible, which means, if possible, no CO2, no special substrate, and minimal fertilizer.   I'm guessing the current lighting (17 watt t8)...

All I have is the API freshwater master test kit, and that doesn't have any of those. However, according to my water supplier's water quality report in 2012: TDS ranged from 45-88 ppm Calcium ranged from 12.8-12.9ppm Magnesium ranged from 1.01-1.09ppm Sodium ranged from 3.6-3.7ppm Sulfate as SO4...

Thanks, will do. I just realized that the formula for nitrate shows that several oxygen molecules are added from the air/water, so I guess that's where the "extra" nitrate came from? (Chemistry never was my best subject)

Okay, so when I first  started my cycle a month ago, I followed the recommendation of the calculator on this site and placed 6ml of 10% ace hardware brand ammonia in a 29 gal (100L) tank. This brought the ammonia to between 4 and 8 ppm according to the API test kit. This was on October 5th...

Hello, my 29 gal (110 litre) tank has a ph of 8.0     Minis I've found so far that will tolerate this PH: (I won't be stocking all of them, I just would like more options.) Glowlight Danio Celestial pearl danio aka emerald dwarf rasbora Dwarf livebearer aka least killifish Endler's liveberer...

7.6 is a bit high for wild-caught angels, but tank-bred ones like yours should be able to tolerate it pretty well.   Personally I would have ordered just one angel as there could be trouble if you wind up with two males in a tank that small.   But as you said in your other thread, they're...