New 110L Fish Tank!

[Sammyb]

Hey, got a nice 3ft 110L fish tank, and so far it has cost about £65 to do every single thing! i am a real bargain hunter (cheap skate), of course i haven't gone and bought crap stuff just managed to get it for cheap.
Basically what fish will be good for this type of tank, i would love to know absolutely every type of fish, bottom feeder, top dwellers, all sorts of fish etc that i could get, that would be much appreciated,
The tank is only 2 weeks old so i wont be getting them for a long time, there is 5 zebra danios in right now to get the levels right, by the way, how long would you recommend i cycle the tank for before adding fish?
Heres a picture to give you an idea, tell me what you think of the tank so far

it looks so much nicer in person, shame the pictures cant capture that,

 

[Mowbz]

Firstly, i must say, im not sure if its the picture, but your filter looks like its spitting out a tornado! Not sure whats happening there..?

Also, im sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but ill be the first to say it. It sounds like you've gone and put healthy fish into an uncycled tank, with no way of removing their bioload. Bad times

You need to go and have a long read through the Beginners Resource Section. The link is at the bottom of my post. You need to read up on the Fish IN Cycle. Rea and re-read

In the meantime, so that we can help try and prolong the life of whats currently inhabiting, do you have some water test readings?

Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
pH

The first two being more critical.

I hope this helps

 

[Sammyb]

Well not really what i wanted to hear, its just i was told as long as you monitor the nitrates, ammonia levels carefully you can have fish in it after one week of cycling,
the tornado is actually bubbles! the pump has an external rubber pipe which sucks in air and blasts in into the water, looks very nice and gets lots of oxygen in the water

 

[PyroBrit]

You are in the same position as I. New tank and the begining of a fishless cycle. I'm ten days in and my ammonia is dropping so my friendly bacteria is growing. Only another 4 to 5 weeks to go I hope.

Most oxygen in air to water transfer actually happens at the surface of the tank and very little in the bubbler or bubbles injected by your filter.

If you really want good healthy fish then a fishless cycle is recommended. Presenting a fish with Ammonia or Nitrite will more than likely kill them but if it doesn't, it will create health problems as they grow older.

 

[Mowbz]

You are in the same position as I. New tank and the begining of a fishless cycle. I'm ten days in and my ammonia is dropping so my friendly bacteria is growing.

There are fish in the tank, this is a Fish IN Cycle. Please DO NOT start adding ammonia to that tank.

As i said above, have a serious read through the Fish IN cycles in the Resource Centre. If you dont have them already, you need to get a test kit. If you do, could you post the Ammonia, Nitrite and pH levels. These are critical right now.

Unfortunately some fish stores will tell you anything. Had you carried on, those fish would be dead in a few weeks, if that. You will then be back at the store buying more, along with the "bottled bacteria" and other stuff you dont need that they will swear you do just to make money from you. Some thrive on the niaive nature of beginners.

 

[the_lock_man]

Do you rekon your fish shop would take the Danios back, so you could fishless cycle the tank?

 

[Mowbz]

Do you rekon your fish shop would take the Danios back, so you could fish-less cycle the tank?

Even better, unless they planned out this whole facade!

In which case they would probably prefer the OP to "wait" for the "levels to get right" while adding some "bottled bacteria"

 

[Sammyb]

well its been about 8 weeks now and all the danios are still alive and healthy, the tank is now cycled, just wanted to say thanks for ALL the HELP (complaining)

 

[Dieses Madchen]

well its been about 8 weeks now and all the danios are still alive and healthy, the tank is now cycled, just wanted to say thanks for ALL the HELP (complaining)

That is GREAT that you got through the fish-in cycles with all your fish alive! I wish I had been that lucky when I followed the infor given by my LFS. For future, if you get another tank, read up on fishless cycling. The best thing about the fishless cycles is you wont have to do water changes everday to keep fish safe! It is a lot less work, and you can fully stock the tank immediately when the cycle is complete.

Now that your cycle is complete, you have the option to now add more fish if you choose. Only add 2-3 at a time, and monitor your levels for ammonia spikes, as you only have the biological capacity for what you have in the tank now. Good luck, and glad to hear that everything went well

p.s you have a nice bare looking sandy bottom on that tank, some cories would look good on that sand! (Sorry, I really like cories..they are so cute!)

 

[gobykilliefish7]

For your fish part i would reccomend praecox rainbowfish or cardinal tetras

 

[Sammyb]

Ok cool thanks, sorry if i sounded rude its just i was abit annoyed because no one gave me advice apart from take them back, any way, i really like cardinals so i think ill go for them, how many would you say, i was thinking, 10-15?
i also bought 3 shrimps, there great! one has a hole pile of eggs but i guess the danios will eat them

 

[Dieses Madchen]

a school of 10-15 cardinals would look really good, but you don't want to add that many at once because you will end up with a nasty ammonia spike. You could add 2-4 then let your filter play catch up, and keep adding a few more every couple of weeks.

 

[Sammyb]

ah ok, thanks for that, ill do that then

 

[Sahira]

Just wanted to say that your tank is very nice! You should as some more live plants! Once cycled add fish.. Good Luck

there's a pic of my tank!


http/www.flickr.com/photos/58372321@N06/sets/72157627834342383/

 

[TropicalLad21]

Very nice tank... kind of tank i want by the end of next year.. good job!