Newbie

welshviking · Dec 4, 2011

Hi, I have no tropical fish experience so please be gentle with me and my questions.I have just bought a 2nd hand Interpet 64L fish-box complete with pump and heater because i have promised my 2 small sons some tropical fish for a good few months. What i need to know is the basics of what is required now. Is there any special cleaner i need to purchase to clean the tank before filling it, i will obviously buy new gravel, some ornaments for the fish to enjoy and spare filters for the pump and a replacement (spare) heater just in case the one i have got fails on me. Roughly how many fish would be right for this 64L tank as i do not want to overfill it and finally for now any ideas on a certain type of fish (smaller the better) i was thinking tetras, guppies etc etc but obviously you guys will know better. Any advice or help would be very much appreciated....Kind regards Colin

fluttermoth · Dec 4, 2011

Hi Colin, welcome to the forum!

As you're a beginner, can I recommend that the first thing you do is have read of some of the articles in our 'beginner's resource centre' (the link is in my sig). That'll give you a good idea of what you need to know to start you off :good:

welshviking · Dec 4, 2011

fluttermoth said:
Hi Colin, welcome to the forum!

As you're a beginner, can I recommend that the first thing you do is have read of some of the articles in our 'beginner's resource centre' (the link is in my sig). That'll give you a good idea of what you need to know to start you off

Cheers for the link, i will have a good read later when the horrors (sorry kids) are in bed, many thanks

laura120381 · Dec 4, 2011

hello and welcome to the forum colin!! we are all here to help!

as flutter suggested, have a read in the beginners section to learn all you need to know about setting up. you can always post your ideas up here regarding what fish you may fancy and we will be happy to advise on stocking, compatibility etc.

happy reading!!

L :good: