Introduction

[Fishoftheday]

Hi all,

New member here, just set up my 1st aqauirum, 125L, nice little size to grt stuck into. A week into my cycling, have a modestly planted setup, just waiting to cycle through so I can add some fish. Really into building a nice community tank with some schoaling tetras and rasboras, enjoy the buzzing vibes they give off around the place!

Look forward to getting more involved as time goes along,

 

[gwand]

Welcome. Post a picture of your tank. We would love to see it.

 

[MattW]

to the forum

 

[emeraldking]

Welcome to TFF...
Feel free to post some photos...

 

[Fishoftheday]

That's my setup, 1st time aquascaping anything, really pleased with how it came out. still cycling at the moment so haven't added my livestock yet, going to end up with a nice schoaling fish (undecided what yet) and either a couple honey gouramis / rainbows or a betta, undecided on that aswell

 

[fishorama]

Welcome!

I love your tank set up! A very nice start. If you'd like help with fish selections, we can offer up help or at least opinions; we likely have some of both, lol.

 

[MattW]

I would advise keeping fish that live in water parameters similar to what comes out of your tap.

You can check water hardness GH, KH, etc on your water supplier website @Essjay has helped many members even myself understand how parameters work. I still find them somewhat confusing though

 

[gwand]

Beautiful tank. The hardness (GH) of your water source will determine (should determine) the species of fish you can keep.

 

[Essjay]

You can check water hardness GH, KH, etc on your water supplier website

Your water company's website should have your hardness on there somewhere. Sometimes it's under water quality report, mine gives it under 'in your area'. If you find it, you need a number and the unit of measurement rather than some vague words; and the unit is needed as UK water companies use several units but only two are used in fish keeping. If you can't find the page, tell us the name of your water company and we'll see what we can come up with.

The reason we ask for tap water hardness is that fish have evolved over millions of years to live in water with a certain hardness range. They will be healthier and live longer if you keep fish which come water with similar hardness to your tap water.