What Sort Of Fish Could I Keep In My 110 Litre Tank

[ibanez08]

hi ive only been keeping fish for a month now just cycled my new tank and was wondering what sort of fish i could have in it, my previous tank was a 22 litre which was to small so i could only have a few tetras in there and some shrimp, im i think some of the shark ones look cool but would they grow to big?

 

[Assaye]

hi ive only been keeping fish for a month now just cycled my new tank and was wondering what sort of fish i could have in it, my previous tank was a 22 litre which was to small so i could only have a few tetras in there and some shrimp, im i think some of the shark ones look cool but would they grow to big?

The common shark species - rainbow/ruby sharks, red tailed black sharks, bala/silver sharks and black sharks - are all unsuited to your tank. Most grow far too big and those that would in theory stay small enough still require a mammoth amount of space as they are active and aggressive.

Just to get a gague of your tank:

1) How did you cycle it?

2) What are your water stats for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate?

3) What is the pH and hardness of your water?

4) What sort of decor do you want? This may affect what species are appropriate.

5) What fish do you have at the moment?

 

[james_fish]

You could get either a nice collection of Tetra's going or a nice collection of Livebearers... Like your Mollies, Platys, Guppies. Or you could have a mix of both?

James

 

[ibanez08]

hi thanks for the reply, a) i cycled it with two golden algea eaters, some said not to and some said they were hardy enough,

b)amonia is 0 and the nitrate is 20? its supposed to be zero but i get the water tested at my local pet store and they sold me 7 neon tetras saying it would be fine,

c) my ph is 7.2 they said that was bang on,

d) well ive got 3 live plants in there and some rocks which ive moved round adding some flat slate sorta rocks over them making like caves for the algea eaters,

e) i have two chinise algea eaters and 7 neon tetras, oh forgot to say i got two shrimp aswell

 

[Assaye]

hi thanks for the reply, a) i cycled it with two golden algea eaters, some said not to and some said they were hardy enough,

b)amonia is 0 and the nitrate is 20? its supposed to be zero but i get the water tested at my local pet store and they sold me 7 neon tetras saying it would be fine,

c) my ph is 7.2 they said that was bang on,

d) well ive got 3 live plants in there and some rocks which ive moved round adding some flat slate sorta rocks over them making like caves for the algea eaters,

e) i have two chinise algea eaters and 7 neon tetras, oh forgot to say i got two shrimp aswell

Nitrate is fine at 20 - if it was zero, it would indicate that your biological filtration was not working correctly. Nitrite (note the 'i') should be zero and must be tested for before you get more fish.

pH is fine and simply means that you want to avoid fish that want a very low pH or a very high pH. It is a nice, middling pH so you have more choices than a low or high pH.

In a 110 lite tank, 3 plants and a few rocks doesn't give the fish that much cover. I would put quite a few more plants in there - even soft plastic/silk ones would do. This means your fish will feel more secure and less likely to aggressive or get stressed, which further opens up stocking choices.

Chinese algae eaters are a very poor choice for the tank, in the long term. They are very well known for becoming highly aggressive when they start to mature and will often fight. They also get to around 8 inches (if not larger) as adults and should be kept singly in 4 foot + tanks with appropriate tank mates. Pet shops often sell them to anyone and everyone as "good algae eaters" and because they are cheap and cute. When they get older they literally become monsters and we get messages on here all the time from people saying "help, my CAE has attacked my fish", etc. Please, please, please consider rehoming them and getting some smaller and more peaceful bottom feeders.

How about - swapping your CAEs for a bristlenose or rubber lip (AKA bulldog) plec and a shoal of 6 corys. Adding 6 more neons (which would look amazing but should be done once your tank is at least 3 months matured)or adding a shoal of 6-8 other small tetras or rasboras. Get at least 6-8 more shrimp of the same species that you currently have (as these, like tetras, should live in groups) and then some 3-4 inch long "centrepiece fish" such as small gouramis, peaceful dwarf cichlids or similar.

Obviously you want to do this all very carefully over several weeks and with species like neon tetras and other fragile fish, wait until your tank is much more mature.

 

[ibanez08]

hi thanks for the reply, i was acually thinking of getting one of those pleco's i should prob take the cae's back to my local pet store when i pick up a pleco? also i think one of my platys is pregnant?, usually where the black dot appears its like bulging a bit each side of the fish but the black dot aint there yet, it looks like the colour of the fish has turned slightly translutant?, but these see through marks are exactly where the black bits should be? also i found like a cloudy jelly substance on 1 of my plants?

 

[Assaye]

hi thanks for the reply, i was acually thinking of getting one of those pleco's i should prob take the cae's back to my local pet store when i pick up a pleco? also i think one of my platys is pregnant?, usually where the black dot appears its like bulging a bit each side of the fish but the black dot aint there yet, it looks like the colour of the fish has turned slightly translutant?, but these see through marks are exactly where the black bits should be? also i found like a cloudy jelly substance on 1 of my plants?

Not sure about signs of platies breeding as I just keep male liverbearers (to stop them breeding). Post a photo in the liverbearer section. If you have platies in the tank, use them instead of gouramis etc as your centrepiece fish. Get a ratio 1 male to 3 females or get them all the same sex (pref males to stop them breeding and keep fish numbers down). I'm sure your lfs will swap some of your fish around for you.

Yes, take the CAEs back when you get the pleco. They'll squabble for territory otherwise and it could get nasty.

As for the jelly - could be snail eggs? What other stock do you have? Maybe from pest snails.

 

[ibanez08]

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[nurglespuss]

Just as a comment, although unsuited to you tank bala/silver sharks aren't aggressiver whatsoever, but are highly active and are very skittish/easily frightened, often samming into tank glass/equipment. When i used to own a very large tank, I had a shoal of these (reached 10") and eventually had to get them rehomed, as even in a huge tank, the slightest noise could set them off, crashing around hurting themselves.