Usually acid tanks are easier to keep than alkaline ones
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Hi I reckon you can get a very colourful tank with softwater - I have very hard water and I'm jealous of softwater tanks. Chilli Rasboras will do amazing in your tank and so would Sparking Gourami. Rocket Panchax would be cool too.
Check out Kesgrave Tropicals on ebay if you want fish posting
Wills
Check out Kesgrave Tropicals on ebay if you want fish posting
Wills
OK so after reading the replies I've amended my list plus checked on schooling preferences etc but now I'm thinking I need to reduce my numbers to avoid overstocking...
6x Corys (3cm) 18cm total
4x Otos (3.5cm) 14cm total
4x Honey (4.5cm) or Banded/Indian Gourami (10cm) 18cm total
10x Neon Tetra (2cm) 20cm total
8x Clown Killi (3cm) 24cm total
8x Chilli Rasboras (2cm) 16cm total
6x Corys (3cm) 18cm total
4x Otos (3.5cm) 14cm total
4x Honey (4.5cm) or Banded/Indian Gourami (10cm) 18cm total
10x Neon Tetra (2cm) 20cm total
8x Clown Killi (3cm) 24cm total
8x Chilli Rasboras (2cm) 16cm total
That looks kind of cool, like it much better.
I would go for a trio of honey gourami and get a Pygmy species of Cory and probably choose between the neons or the chillis but otherwise that looks pretty good to me! Sounds like a really nice tank.
Wills
Wills
Hmm that will affect quite a few fish in that list - I'm not sure what to suggest for a tank with high ph but soft water?
Can anyone else offer assistance?
Wills
Can anyone else offer assistance?
Wills
Why did you put the bicarb in, to make it more acidic or more alkaline
Cause I'm cycling the tank mate and the ph dropped to low which slows it down...apparently
Ah I see so go off your tap water the ammonia you are adding will be messing with your tank water at the moment. With soft water and a neutral ph I think that stocking looks good you could look at adding black water botanicals if you wanted? Checkout black water uk if you want to see what you can get now loads of cool stuff to look really natural.
kwi
Fish Herder
A few generations of breeding won't undo all the evolution species have gone through.
Hi I reckon you can get a very colourful tank with softwater - I have very hard water and I'm jealous of softwater tanks. Chilli Rasboras will do amazing in your tank and so would Sparking Gourami. Rocket Panchax would be cool too.
Check out Kesgrave Tropicals on ebay if you want fish posting
Wills
I checked out the eBay shop and think I will get my fish from there, I noticed they have black venezuelan corys which look awesome. Only thing is some sites say they can grow up to 7cm which I think will deff be too big once my tanks fully stocked. I have no experience though, think im best to do as you said and get pygmy?
Very few aquarium fish are bred in the UK. Most come from Asia where water, heat and labour are cheap. Some come from Germany and some are locally bred, but the number of local bred fish is tiny (probably less than 1%).
A GH of 125ppm is at the top end of soft water and is fine for tetras, rasboras, Corydoras and peacock gudgeons. It is not suitable for livebearers so don't get any of them.
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What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?
No to the clown killis. They are too small and require live and frozen foods.
Only get 2 (1 male & 1 female) Honey or Indian banded gouramis. Never have more than 1 species of labyrinth (Bettas & gouramis) in the same tank because they are highly territorial.
Don't add Otocinclus until the tank has been set up for at least 4 months.
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