Setting Up New Tank, 46 G Project.

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Here is a picture of my hardscape as promised.

Sorry about the tanin

 

[Ch4rlie]

Looking good.

Getting there, will look good if you plan to put in live plants.

 

[l_l_l]

Looking good.
Getting there, will look good if you plan to put in live plants.

Thanks !
Yes, there will be a small forest growing in there

 

[l_l_l]

Hi hi! Bug update.
Tank is cycled and stocked with a pearl gourami. fell in love with the little guy and couldn't resist.

Here is the tank so far :

I am also not going to stock Harlequin rasboras anymore but rather go with a larger school of rummynose.

Any input on scaping, tips, etc..
Cheers!

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Looks good! Will look great when all of the plants have grown in!
 
What is your current plan for a stock list?

 

[l_l_l]

thank you!
stocking will be 13 rummy nose tetras, 1 pearl gourami, 5 nerite snails, 9 celestial pearl danios and a dozen of cherry shrimp

 

[l_l_l]

Now I'm debating on either getting cherry shrimp or amanos..
I already have cherries in my other 20 gallon tank but seeing how my gourami is such a pig, I'm scared he'll see the cherry as a very tasty expensive snack.

 

[Ch4rlie]

More than likely the gourami will peck at your cherry shrimps as they are quite small, might be better with amanos as these are bigger than RCS but only a few to start off with and see how gourami reacts with amanos.
 
A trial if you like 

 

[l_l_l]

I'll call my LFS see if they have any!
They seem harder to find than RCS

 

[l_l_l]

Oh I forgot about the panda corries, again.
Wondering if I should get them as the more I'm reading, the more I'm seeing they should be kept in cooler water

 

[Ch4rlie]

22C to 25C / 72F to 77F according to SF
 
http/www.seriouslyfish.com/species/corydoras-panda/
 
RCS or amano will be perfectly fine in these temps as well FYI

 

[l_l_l]

22C to 25C / 72F to 77F according to SF
 
http/www.seriouslyfish.com/species/corydoras-panda/
 
RCS or amano will be perfectly fine in these temps as well FYI

Yep, I know that they would do ok in 24-25 water altho I know that they really prefer the 22C water. I'm now considering pygmy loaches as they would fit exactly in what my aquarium specifications.
Argggghh
Haha my girfriend will think I'm crazy.

 

[Ch4rlie]

happens to all of us at some point, always difficult to decide exactly what to have on tanks when there are so many choices! 

 

[l_l_l]

wow. chain loaches were 10$ each. Fml

 

[l_l_l]

Back from the shop bought a couple of plants and fishes yesterday: new update.
 
First of:
Got 14 Hemigrammus rhodostomus
A dozen of CPDs, (got about 3-4 males out of these)
4 nerite snails
6 Amano shrimp
About 10 Pygmy Corydoras!
 
That's it! Tank is fully stocked.
 
I'll take a snapshot when coming back from work tonight.
Tank looks awesome.