New Tank

[Joeyg2100]

I can't believe it. I ran accross a used tank for sell in my area. It is a 35 gallon hexigon tank with stand and all accessories. Came with a solid oak stand, AquaClear 70 power filter, Heater, 2 air pumps, hood and light, and came with a couple castle ordaments (that I will not be using). I got this all for a great price of $60.

The plan is to clean it tomorrow, set up up with some black sand that I already have and put some established tank water with bactiera. By the end of the weekend it should be ready to put some fish in it. I plan on putting in some German Rams and try and pair them off in a pair. I want to try and bread these fish. I was going to keep them in a 10 gallon tank that I already had, but then I came accross this tank. I also want to keep a school of neon tetras with them to give it some more color.

One question for you all would be. What kind of tank cleaner should I go for. I want one that will not eat the eggs when the Ram's start breeding. So would and Octilious work well? Please give me some ideas on what to use. The tank is going to be planted also.

I will get some pictures of the tank once it gets set up.

 

[kniesh]

Ottos should be fine. I had ottos in with my breeding Kribs in a 27 gal and had no problems what-so-ever.

 

[Jeewhizz]

Ottos should be ok, but they are very sensitive, so i would make sure that you aren't going to get any ammonium/nitrite spikes

 

[Kazuya73]

I plan on putting in some German Rams and try and pair them off in a pair. I want to try and bread these fish.

Don't Bread them man;They would barely be a mouthfull Just kidding

 

[Fishkrazy1]

hmmm... Ottos are really sensitive... but a cleaner that WON'T eat the eggs... hard to say... your best bet would be to use your 10gallon as a breeding tank (only the breeding pair of rams in it nothing else) and wait for a breeding pair of rams to "show up", then move them to the 10 gallon tank so that way theres minimal risk of the eggs being eaten by anyone except the rams