Hi
Well after a few weeks of problems and fish deaths I'm trying to come up with a plan of what fish to add to my tank. I've had a real mishmash of fish up to now after some incorrect advice from a fish shop i.e. Mono's to a freshwater tank which died today ! Also have had a number of Gourami death's due to a fungus which affected one of the Mono's also.
Just recently have had a real attack on the Nitrate levels as these were continuously around > 40 ppm. I've used a Nitra bag and this has now reduced to around 20-30. The Ammonia and Nitrite appear to be around 0ppm. The area still of concern is the Ph which seems to stay around 8 !
At present I have the following in the tank
6 x Neon Tetra
2 x Red Tailed Guppies
3 x Clown Loach
2 x Cichlids (A Name like Jim something - sorry not sure !)
1 x Female Dwarf Gourami
1 x Albino Pleco
Now I'm really keen to keep the Gourami species of fish but am concious of the fact that I have Cichlids in the tank which seem to be thriving. I have been told that I should be able to keep Pearl Gourami's by the shop or at least Gourami's that size. I did buy a Community tank book but this doen't seem too helpful in this area - anyone recommend a good book for appropriate fish for the tank.
Anyway would appreciate some advice here on what to do. I know that the Gourami is still alive but is often hounded by the Cichlid's. Should I stick with Cichlid type fish or can I add something like larger Gourami's bearing in mind the Ph of the water !? Should I take the Cichlids back to the shop ?
Very confused at the moment as you can tell !
Any help much appreciated and happy xmas to all members.
Kevin
Well after a few weeks of problems and fish deaths I'm trying to come up with a plan of what fish to add to my tank. I've had a real mishmash of fish up to now after some incorrect advice from a fish shop i.e. Mono's to a freshwater tank which died today ! Also have had a number of Gourami death's due to a fungus which affected one of the Mono's also.
Just recently have had a real attack on the Nitrate levels as these were continuously around > 40 ppm. I've used a Nitra bag and this has now reduced to around 20-30. The Ammonia and Nitrite appear to be around 0ppm. The area still of concern is the Ph which seems to stay around 8 !
At present I have the following in the tank
6 x Neon Tetra
2 x Red Tailed Guppies
3 x Clown Loach
2 x Cichlids (A Name like Jim something - sorry not sure !)
1 x Female Dwarf Gourami
1 x Albino Pleco
Now I'm really keen to keep the Gourami species of fish but am concious of the fact that I have Cichlids in the tank which seem to be thriving. I have been told that I should be able to keep Pearl Gourami's by the shop or at least Gourami's that size. I did buy a Community tank book but this doen't seem too helpful in this area - anyone recommend a good book for appropriate fish for the tank.
Anyway would appreciate some advice here on what to do. I know that the Gourami is still alive but is often hounded by the Cichlid's. Should I stick with Cichlid type fish or can I add something like larger Gourami's bearing in mind the Ph of the water !? Should I take the Cichlids back to the shop ?
Very confused at the moment as you can tell !
Any help much appreciated and happy xmas to all members.
Kevin
