I am fairly new to tropical fish - started with a Rio 125 and after six months have a 400ltr Rena tank. I initially got quite a lot of fish as I was told it would take a while for the tank to settle and for the fish to start breeding - I currently have
2 x Sterbas corydoras
2 x peppered corydoras
2 x angel fish
2 x couli loaches
2 x dwarf chain loaches
2 x larger loaches
1 x red tailed botia
6 x shrimp (not sure what kind yet)
7 x adult mickey mouse platies
7 x mickey mouse fry - or swordtail fry
4 x adult white mollies
22 x molly fry - in white, brown and both varieties spotted
17 x guppies
Assortment of guppy fry
5 x swordtails
7 x leopard danios
12 x neon tetras
12 x rummy-nosed tetras
Several snails
3 x black platies
I have approx 35 plants in the tank and several resin roots. The largest root is covered with Java moss - which I was told to get to counteract the algae (as were the shrimps). The loaches were got to eat the snails as I had a problem to start with - I have half a dozen large snails now. I have course gravel as my substrate with an under gravel filter as well as an external filter. There are two power heads and two bubble lines so one side of the tank moves a lot - the other side is still. I also have two plastic balls for fry - with Java Moss growing over them.
My plants are just wedged in the gravel - complete with lead weights as no-one has ever told me otherwise - and they seem to be thriving
We do a small water change about once a month as the water seems to stay crystal clear most of the time.
Any fry are just left in the tank - we follow the survival of the fittest rule and are currently on about the 10th lot of baby fish in 8 months
They are fed on an assortment of flake, freeze dried food, frozen food and occasional vegetables
My problem at the mo is that is have hairy algae on a couple of the plants - should I move the plants or will the shrimp eat it
I don't want it to get out of control but I need to leave something in the tank for my shrimps to eat
2 x Sterbas corydoras
2 x peppered corydoras
2 x angel fish
2 x couli loaches
2 x dwarf chain loaches
2 x larger loaches
1 x red tailed botia
6 x shrimp (not sure what kind yet)
7 x adult mickey mouse platies
7 x mickey mouse fry - or swordtail fry
4 x adult white mollies
22 x molly fry - in white, brown and both varieties spotted
17 x guppies
Assortment of guppy fry
5 x swordtails
7 x leopard danios
12 x neon tetras
12 x rummy-nosed tetras
Several snails
3 x black platies
I have approx 35 plants in the tank and several resin roots. The largest root is covered with Java moss - which I was told to get to counteract the algae (as were the shrimps). The loaches were got to eat the snails as I had a problem to start with - I have half a dozen large snails now. I have course gravel as my substrate with an under gravel filter as well as an external filter. There are two power heads and two bubble lines so one side of the tank moves a lot - the other side is still. I also have two plastic balls for fry - with Java Moss growing over them.
My plants are just wedged in the gravel - complete with lead weights as no-one has ever told me otherwise - and they seem to be thriving
We do a small water change about once a month as the water seems to stay crystal clear most of the time.
Any fry are just left in the tank - we follow the survival of the fittest rule and are currently on about the 10th lot of baby fish in 8 months
They are fed on an assortment of flake, freeze dried food, frozen food and occasional vegetables
My problem at the mo is that is have hairy algae on a couple of the plants - should I move the plants or will the shrimp eat it
I don't want it to get out of control but I need to leave something in the tank for my shrimps to eat
