stocking

Hey guys, I’m getting my largest tank yet soon, and I’m hoping I can snag a 75 gallon, but I’m having trouble finding one for a reasonable price. I’m thinking I’ll have to settle for a 30 gallon. I’ve completely fallen in love with my dwarf Gourami I received after a friend of mine couldn’t keep...

Hi All, This forum is invaluable for people like me who always had the desire to set a happy and healthy environment for fish to thrive in but never had the push to do it. Well, I have taken the plunge and decided to purchase my first tank as a beginner (I am 33 yrs old so not too late I...

Hi guys, Completely new to the hobby so please forgive me for my naivety. Bought a Biorb Tube 35 litre over the weekend. Having read the reviews I can see they aren't the best tank but wanted to start small. I've set up the tank, added a heater and now letting it cycle. With regard to...

I have bought a 32 gallon Bio-Cube with the protein skimmer, VorTech mp10 Power head and the Aqueon 150 watt heater. I plan on buying 25-30 pounds of dry live rock, and live sand. I also plan on putting quite a bit of coral. I have 2 fish I would like to put in but I am not sure on others. I am...

Hi all, I have a 3 by 1.5 by 1.5 aquarium which is currently having a black moor goldfish and an angelfish. I am planning to empty everything and restock it. It is 45 gallon aquarium with a 3D background, what do you think suits the tank as well as the background? Using an OHF filter...

Hi I'm new to this forum! I currently have a 200 litre aquarium filled with different tropical fish ( got the tank when I was younger and was like a kid in a sweet shop with fish) Over the years I've been getting more and more into fishkeeping and I'm now looking into converting my tank into a...

I have asked this question many times over the past maybe 5 years of my serious interest in fishkeeping. I have not once gotten more than a half-hearted "I guess." as a response. PLEASE! If anyone has any possible answer, experience, or knows of anyone who might I would very, very much...

So i had a betta that recently passed away. :unsure: The good news out of that is I get to pick out new fish. I have a ten gallon tank that my betta was in all by himself. I am kinda going in the direction of a community tank, and I have some ideas but i don't know which one would work out...

Evening all! So I've just got my first tank and I've made all of the usual 'tank from national pet shop chain with poor advice' mistakes. Totally should have done more research before getting into this, but touch wood no fish loss so far, and I'm hoping you can help me keep it that way for a...

Our 20 gallon sprang a leak so we got a 36 gallon bowfront. I used water and filter media from my old tank to cycle and it's been two weeks, no losses. It's a planted tank, though some of my swords and anubias from the 20g look puny right now lol. We have: 1 BN albino pleco 3 julli cories (I...

Hey everyone. So long story short the rest of my rainbowfish have recently passed from a unidentifiable disease which has not affected the other fish in my tank to my knowledge. The current stock at the moment is: 2 juv. clown loaches, 1 bn pleco, 1 synodontis, 1 Siamese algae eater (NOT...

I bought a biorb 15 litre when I knew nothing. I saw the WCM on the front and thought great!! Until I research :( anyway, I decide I would buy a fighter. My tank is cycled and I went to fit my heater today and the tank is too small (I here you say surprise I KNOW!!!!!! :( ) Anyways, I know...

Hello people!! I just rehoused my 4 Platies to a 10 gallon tank and they are loving it!!! So right now I have a 21 gallon tank with 12 neon tetras. They are fun to watch because half the time they school in one giant group and the other half of the time they are all over the place! Maybe the...

I know the following questions might sound dumb but please hear me out. I've had my tank for two years ish and never had a fish die on me. I recently added 5 more neon Tetra to have a lager school of them. So as of now, I have 12 neon Tetra and 4 Platies in my 21 gallon tank. Technically there...

Hi :) I'm new to the aquarium hobby and I recently refurbished a 10 gallon tank that I bought at a garage sale, (no leaks, thankfully :yahoo:) I have researched a lot of different fish, and I came across AqAdvisor, I tried it out, and people are right that website really helps with stocking...

I will be getting a 38 and a 29 gallon soon. I want the tanks to use to be understocked. I was thinking a fish that does well in a 20 gallon in the 38 gallon and 10 gallon fish for the 29 gallon. They would have to be able to handle a planted tank. I also don't want them to eat fry. I am a big...

Hello everyone! I'm nowhere near close to setting up the tank, stand is still being built and needs to be cleaned out of all the sand and stuff, but i'm in the process of trying to find some fish i can put in there, will be keeping it around the 24C temperature mark. so far i'm thinking of...

I have a 90g I finally moved from my mom's house & I'm trying to finish stocking and was just looking for suggestions. Current stock: 1 blood parrot cichlid 3 clown loaches (had 5 but two died over the past year under my brothers care) & will be adding 2-3 more. Please don't start your comment...

Hello I have a 37 gallon freshwater tank ready to stock. My water is slightly soft and the tank dimensions are 30"L x 22-1/2"H x 12"W. My tank would be semi aggressive and I know I want... -7 Tiger barbs -3 of some kind of loach I would like a main attraction, very colorful and bigger. And I...

I'm (at long last) getting ready to move and swap tanks around, I need some advice on stocking my 20 (US) gallon. I'm hoping to make it heavily planted with a single betta. The dimensions, L/W/H, are 24/12/15 in. Should I put a bottom dweller in this tank? I was looking into kuhli loaches or...