80 litre aquarium

[Jennet51 109]

First picture of my 80 litre now I have live plants, 8 Chili rasbora and 4 Celestial pearl danio in. Still in very early stages as wood still being weighted down and fish only just came in so still a lot more to do.

 

[Obsessed with fish1231]

That's a very nice aquarium. I would add at least two more celestial pearl danios because they feel more secure in a school of at least 6. 10 is even better.

 

[ohhfishhh]

Nice start. The wood and rockwork give both species plenty of cover, and chili rasboras and celestial pearl danios have compatible temperature and water needs.
Since the tank and fish are both new, test for ammonia and nitrite for the first few weeks and feed lightly. CPDs and chilis are small and sensitive to water-quality swings while the filter is still establishing. Both also do best with gentle flow, and the floating plants at the top help with that and add cover. CPDs tend to be bolder in groups of six or more, so a couple more would help. The sword plants are heavy root feeders, so root tabs in the gravel should help them along. Expect some tannins from the wood at first, which should fade with water changes.

 

[Jennet51 109]

I have ordered 10 Microrasbora kubotai (Neon green rasbora) which should arrive in about a month or so, dependent on when my lfs needs to put in their next order with that supplier. So I will not be increasing the CPDs. These have a coconut hide in bottom right corner, but to be honest, I often see them up and about with the chilis, especially around feeding time, or whenever I go near the tank. Not sure I want to add any more, as what I plan on getting is possibly a little more than I had originally planned. I have a larger filter than I originally put in there, but may be changing it to a sponge filter once the wood has become waterlogged and I need to remove weights etc.

I have root tabs underneath the sword and a couple of other plants in the gravel section, and some broken up bits under the grass plants in the sand. I also have an old fashioned oxygeniser plant pulled down low and not quite having it's roots in the gravel to hide the filter at the moment, but may be taking that out after continued water testing for nitrate over a number of weeks. I am also planning to get some more orange longer plants for the left hand side, probably medium sized and the lily bulb I have in there has just started to show roots, so that will be a red addition.

I am currently testing everything else weekly and logging it to look at pattern.