Got A New Tank And Ive Got Some Questions !

[00mitomk]

Hi Thier,

just bought a 96L tanks came with a decent filter and heater i think and ive added gravel and tetra solution to destress the water.

im going to plant real plants i think and get a main rock peice with lots of holes in.

the main question i want to ask is what fish the things i want are:

neon tetras
pleco
kuli loach
sumthing colourful

if anyone has any suggestions about these fish and what will go well with them i would be realli grateful

another question is how do i clean the tank everyone is going to me " waste of money and time and realli hard work " im willing to put the work in and i dnt think they are a waste of money.

so could someone give me some advice on cleaning to make it more fun lol

yours gratefully

M i L e S

 

[SamUK]

96 litres is 25 gallons - jus incase anyone wonders like i did.



in a tank that size i think id have a nice pair of dwarf cichlids or gouramis, a couple of school of tetras (about 5 of each) and then some corys for the clean up crew.


probably still room for a couple of kuhlis then or a small plec.

make sure you get a bulldog plec or a bristlenoce cos then it wont outgrow your tank.



as for cleaning... well the only bit i find tedious is when i have to scrape algae off the glass and that only happens in one tank so its not THAT bad.

i like doing water changes tho.

satisfying to do and i have to change about 70 gallons over 5 tanks.

 

[Tolak]

SamUK has some nice stocking ideas. A tank like that shouldn't take more than an hour of maintenance weekly, probably closer to a half hour. Get a couple of large buckets & a gravel vac, the vac will double as a siphon for water changes. This week I have 15 tanks running, changing around 300 gallons out weekly. Water changes are around 3 hours, the other maintenance such as filter cleaning add a couple of more. It's not hard work, lifting a bucket is as tough as it gets.

Monetarily, buy as much as you can online, it's much cheaper.

 

[00mitomk]

cheers guys that is some great help thanks alot !!

what cori's would you suggest as thier are so many

Miles