Fishfan76
New Member
Hi all
I am new to this forum and this is my first post!
I have recently set up an "Elite Stlye" 35 litre tank which will be home to a Siamese Fighting fish. I have used a sand base and the filter is a Stingray 10 internal filter and there is an airstone as well.
I used some filter media from my other Tropical tank which is a Roma 125 going for 2 and 1/2 years. My plan is to have this new tank as a home for a Siamese fighting fish, as I love these fish. It has been suggested to have some Kuhli loaches to live at the botton in this setup.
I have some plants on the way (coming Tues or Weds) and they are; 2 types of floating plants (Limnobium Spongia & Pista), Java Fern and Anubias Barteri attached to small rocks and Anubias Nana attached to some bogwood. I also have 5 Moss balls in the tank at present.
The tank has been setup and running for a week now. My current parameters are as follows:
Temp = 27 oC
pH = 7.2 (test strip)
Ammonia = 0 (Nutrafin test kit)
Nitrite = 0 (Nutrafin test kit)
Nitrate = 0 (Nutrafin test kit)
KH = 180 (test strip)
GH = 250 (test strip)
I have been adding some bacterial supplements and liquid plant food on a daily basis.
Would anyone mind commenting on my setup and the test results to see if I am on the right lines? Would it be best to add the Kuhli loaches first? And if so how many, and then add the Betta? Or add the Betta then Kuhli loaches?
Many thanks for any comments and suggestions.
I am new to this forum and this is my first post!
I have recently set up an "Elite Stlye" 35 litre tank which will be home to a Siamese Fighting fish. I have used a sand base and the filter is a Stingray 10 internal filter and there is an airstone as well.
I used some filter media from my other Tropical tank which is a Roma 125 going for 2 and 1/2 years. My plan is to have this new tank as a home for a Siamese fighting fish, as I love these fish. It has been suggested to have some Kuhli loaches to live at the botton in this setup.
I have some plants on the way (coming Tues or Weds) and they are; 2 types of floating plants (Limnobium Spongia & Pista), Java Fern and Anubias Barteri attached to small rocks and Anubias Nana attached to some bogwood. I also have 5 Moss balls in the tank at present.
The tank has been setup and running for a week now. My current parameters are as follows:
Temp = 27 oC
pH = 7.2 (test strip)
Ammonia = 0 (Nutrafin test kit)
Nitrite = 0 (Nutrafin test kit)
Nitrate = 0 (Nutrafin test kit)
KH = 180 (test strip)
GH = 250 (test strip)
I have been adding some bacterial supplements and liquid plant food on a daily basis.
Would anyone mind commenting on my setup and the test results to see if I am on the right lines? Would it be best to add the Kuhli loaches first? And if so how many, and then add the Betta? Or add the Betta then Kuhli loaches?
Many thanks for any comments and suggestions.