New Tank!

[ajbettle]

thnaks, im either going for neons and some corys, or just platys (dont think they will be room for corys as well)
so no its decision time...............any thoughts (i know i can only keep a couple), sorry for being a nusience just im really really exicted of the aspect of getting some fish!!

mark: i posted this post but didnt know u had posted urs b4 so if iv ssaid anything wrong tell us

 

[mark7616]

read my post and i would say no to cories 2 normal corys and you will be stocked 2 pygmys and you have no space really for anything else.

 

[ajbettle]

ok then mark, what would u reccommend apart from a betta and adf? (and not flowers)

o yea rob, fish wise i like neons, x-rays, platys, guppys, zebra danios o and dwarf cichlids but obviously cant have them!!!

 

[bobbicus]

yea mark........DID'NT think about the fry with platy's

from the list that tetra-man gives - (cos that's what he likes) can he have in the tank - was thinking if people in the know - which they seem to be in here - could maybe give a lists of fish mixtures ?

E.G (this is probably a load of tosh but ere goes.....)

1 male platy - cos if u get a female and she's got buns in the oven -> nursery time!!!!
2 guppy (2m or 2f)


just a thought tho..........if ur tank is not cycled yet - be careful with the fish you buy - i am cycling with 5 z.danios in a 60 litre (cos reading lots of articles on the net - advise (if using fish) to use danios) maybe some fish in ur list are tooooo fragile to be used for cycling??

well suppose all fish are fragile but i hope people understand that???

 

[ajbettle]

im going to cycle with my mums danios then give them back after, when should i start to add a couple? my tanks been running for about 7 hours?

 

[bobbicus]

i left my tank 24 hours then acclimatised them to my tankwater temp very slowly and added them

feed them VERY SMALL amounts twice a day (they are like gannetts) sp.!!!

as it's running and no fish in there - it's not beginning to cycle until u have source of ammonia rotting food, fish poope etc,

if ur ma's tank is disases free - can u get sum of her gravel to help jump start your bateria?? not sure if u have to leave the gravel in without fish until a week or so then put the fish in - not too sure about that !!!

 

[demonmagus]

if ur ma's tank is disases free - can u get sum of her gravel to help jump start your bateria?? not sure if u have to leave the gravel in without fish until a week or so then put the fish in - not too sure about that !!!

gravel isn't all that useful, it will help but a bit of filter media would be better

 

[ajbettle]

yh good idea, the gravel wud look silly coz mine is quite chunky and hers is small and a brony tinty colour!, (my mums filter is a juwel black box in the corner thingy)..so if i rip a bit of the white sponge off the top and place it in my filter will that help? thanks

 

[bobbicus]

yep -if she dont mind bits ripped off the filter - go for it!!