hi guys and gals.i'm steve and i'm relatively new to this.my brothers all kept tanks over the years but tbh i never paid much attention to it but recently i've been getting more and more into it and my wife and i decided to get our own.
a little bit of advice would be great
1. i'm planning on starting off with a jewul rekord 800.has anybody here had any experience with this particular tank.
2. with regards to fishless cycling,is it ok to start planting straight away or should i wait until the cycle is over before i begin planting.(also any reccomendations for types of plants will be greatly appreciated,i know a little bit about plants but not a lot)
3. after my cycling and planting is sorted this is my stocking suggestions.what do you think
10 neons
10 harlequin
2 pleco
2 corys
a siamese algae eaters
and maybe a couple zebra danio
i would like some kind of feature fish like a bn catfish or angelfish but i'm pretty certain my tank will be too small for these
thanks for all your help,
steve
a little bit of advice would be great
1. i'm planning on starting off with a jewul rekord 800.has anybody here had any experience with this particular tank.
2. with regards to fishless cycling,is it ok to start planting straight away or should i wait until the cycle is over before i begin planting.(also any reccomendations for types of plants will be greatly appreciated,i know a little bit about plants but not a lot)
3. after my cycling and planting is sorted this is my stocking suggestions.what do you think
10 neons
10 harlequin
2 pleco
2 corys
a siamese algae eaters
and maybe a couple zebra danio
i would like some kind of feature fish like a bn catfish or angelfish but i'm pretty certain my tank will be too small for these
thanks for all your help,
steve
To start off with your stocking list...The neons and harliquins are ok. Cories like to be in a group of atleast 6 and they need a sandy substrate to protect their barbels. Plecos(common) are a definate NO. They can get up to 2 feet in length. A bristlenose pleco could work. They get 6 - 8 inches. I would stay clear of the siamese algea eaters. I have heard alot of bad things about them harassing other fish. This is just my opinion, I do not own any of these. I couldn't find the dimensions of your tank, but zebra danios are very active fish. They like to zip across the tank and should have atleast a 4 foot tank. Again, depending on the dimensions of the tank, one angelfish could work. As far as plants go, I've heard of others doing a fishless cycle with live plants in the tank, but I wouldn't. I would wait to plant. Some amazon swords would look great. Maybe some crypts and/or vals would look real nice.
thats terrible.maybe i'll have to rethink that but they're such a beautiful fish.my tank is 30 gallon its 80cm x35cm x45cm .it may not be deep enough for an angel fish.back to the drawing board for a feature fish
