Fishless Cycle Complete:) Tropical Stocking 46L Ideas?

[parmsuk]

Hi,

Celebrations after 7 weeks of fishless cycling has completed successfully

 in my fluval edge 46l. Just keeping it fed with ammonia whilst thinking about stocking this weekend.
 
Would like a mixture of colourful fish (Endler's livebearer, galaxy rasbora, tetras?), one or two Nertes snails and a maybe a cherry shrimp.
 
Any suggestions/experiences?

Water parameters:

PH: 7.4
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 20
Water Hardness :8 dH in german units


Thanks,

AJ

 

[Ninjouzata]

Yay, congrats! Also 

to TFF!
 
Due to the limited surface area of this tank it's a bit tricky to stock and can be difficult to clean.
Perhaps a pair of peacock gudgeons or a shoal of mosquito rasbora?

 

[noobgamers]

maybe 4 endlers and 4 guppys would provide lots of colour but make sure they are all female for gods sake

 

[Ninjouzata]

It'd be better IMO to make sure they're all males. Females can store sperm for up to..6 months I think? So if they were in a tank with males then you're going to have fry

 

[dazzadub]

Platys are a nice idea, Harliquens, cardinels etc you have few ideas.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

To keep the bacteria fed you should add 1 -2 ppm to the tank every few days.
 
The Ph.D. who identified the bacteria in our tanks has this to say on the topic:

 
You do not have to add ammonia everyday – the bacteria do not have to be fed every day.

from http/www.drtimsaquatics.com/resources/fishless-cycling

 

[fluttermoth]

Platys are a nice idea, Harliquens, cardinels etc you have few ideas.

Those are all too big, or too active, for a 46l Edge.

I'd suggest seven or eight of any of these; Endler's, Guppies, celestial pearl danios, dwarf emerald danios, chilli rasboras.

You could have shrimps as well as the fish.

 

[guppyguy1234]

i would say for a tiny tank like that put natural colour gravel in and a carpetr of moss ball artifical or real and 6 male endlers with cherry shrim or type of shrimp on the bottom 6 or so will be good IMO