The wife and I are currently in the process of starting our first tank.
We have the tank:
60cmx45cmx35cm (90L capacity).
We have the various electrical devices that we require - heater, pump/filter
Lights - 1x Aqua-Glo 15w & 1x Power-Glo 15w
After seeking advice from other forums our current propsed fish will be:
3 Loaches
6 "A kind of" Tetra
6 "Another kind of" Tetra
2 Male Blue Guppy
If we felt that the tank could take more than above we were also considering:
5 Cories
So we have the tank, we have the electricals, we have our "fish plan" and so to building the aquarium and the beginning of the cycling process.
So question 1.
I see numerous types/colour of "gravel".
Is there something in particular I should be looking for with regards gravel or am I pretty OK picking anything we like the look of etc?
Question 2.
There will be some ornaments in there along with some "fake" plants but after hearing of the good things that real plants can do we'd like to add some of thsoe too.
Can anyone advise on what plants we should be looking at with regards the propsed fish above and also the lighting we will be using?
Question 3.
I've seen freshwater shrimps - for some reason the wife is rather taken with them.
Could they be added, again taking into consideration the above potential fish/lights etc.
Question 4.
This will sound like a dumb question and probably one you will tell me I should be researching, but I'll ask anyway
With the above listed fish what overall water temperature am I aiming for?
Question 5.
Can anyone see any potential problems with the list of potential fish?
Do you think a tank of the size we have will be OK with all those fish listed, are the additional cory's an option or would that be too many?
Thanks again - really appreciate your answers.
We have the tank:
60cmx45cmx35cm (90L capacity).
We have the various electrical devices that we require - heater, pump/filter
Lights - 1x Aqua-Glo 15w & 1x Power-Glo 15w
After seeking advice from other forums our current propsed fish will be:
3 Loaches
6 "A kind of" Tetra
6 "Another kind of" Tetra
2 Male Blue Guppy
If we felt that the tank could take more than above we were also considering:
5 Cories
So we have the tank, we have the electricals, we have our "fish plan" and so to building the aquarium and the beginning of the cycling process.
So question 1.
I see numerous types/colour of "gravel".
Is there something in particular I should be looking for with regards gravel or am I pretty OK picking anything we like the look of etc?
Question 2.
There will be some ornaments in there along with some "fake" plants but after hearing of the good things that real plants can do we'd like to add some of thsoe too.
Can anyone advise on what plants we should be looking at with regards the propsed fish above and also the lighting we will be using?
Question 3.
I've seen freshwater shrimps - for some reason the wife is rather taken with them.
Could they be added, again taking into consideration the above potential fish/lights etc.
Question 4.
This will sound like a dumb question and probably one you will tell me I should be researching, but I'll ask anyway
With the above listed fish what overall water temperature am I aiming for?
Question 5.
Can anyone see any potential problems with the list of potential fish?
Do you think a tank of the size we have will be OK with all those fish listed, are the additional cory's an option or would that be too many?
Thanks again - really appreciate your answers.