Hello!

[philiow]

hi,
my name is phil and im from the isle of wight.
ive always enjoyed keeping fish from a young age.recently having a young daughter me and the wife thought it would be nice to get a fish tank.
i picked up a juwel rekord 60 with built in filter/heater. a spare heater, lots or ornimantes,lid with light and other bits and bobs.

ive put the built in filter together and i seem to be missing the white filters and the fine blue filters seem to be more of a green coour.
the filter is a big old bit of kit and im wondering if its worth me buying a replacement internal filter?

is the interpet PF2 filters any good for the money?im guessing i will need the PF2 over the others.

im unsure of what fish to get yet, i do like the neons and some cat fish.

any advance is greatly taken.

 

[D1s]

Hi i started with a 60ltr tank by elite, in i put two clown loach, ruby shark, one pleco and six neon tetra. I was advised this would be ok for a while but i already knew i was going to upgrade to a bigger tank at some point. Its been two years now and just about to upgrade. So ive had two great years with a great veriaty of fish. The shark in particular has been fun to watch. Hope this gives you some ideas. Also look at the zebra snail, i have one and its managed to keep algea down quite well.

 

[dh058977]

Firstly welcome to the forum! You dont really have to replace filter sponges unless they are totally falling apart but removing the built in filter might give you some extra tank space. Have you considered an external filter? Have a read in the beginners section, esp the sections on cycling your tank.

Secondly, I have to totally disagree with the advice given above. Getting fish that will get too big for your tank with a view to upgrading in the future is poor practise and I would never advise it. Clown loach are very social fish and should be kept in groups, they shouldnt be kept in a tank that small. Ruby sharks are also too big for a 60ltr tank.

When considering the fish for your tank, take into account their adult size not the size you buy them at.


Good luck!

 

[colleen0309]

Good morning and welcome to the forum! Please, never get fish that are going to be too big for your tank, with the idea of upgrading to a bigger tank in the future. It seems that life usually interupts your plans. Then you have a tank with large fish crammed in it, or worse, you stunt the fishes growth and they die a painful death. A smallish school of neons should work in your tank, or some male guppies. Good luck!