Novice Fish Owner need help 😣

[GoonerFisher]

On the tank stocking, I think the 25L aquarium is too small for platies and tetras (in which you kept before they died). For most tetras, you would need a minimum 15 gallon long (60L) aquarium and over; and for platies, a 20 gallon long (80L) is preferable since they are livebearers.

@Fishkeeper123 is correct on this. Either small snails or shrimp for the 25L, but I've heard that sized tank is the absolute minimum for a single male or female betta. However, for the fish to be happier, he or she would need to be kept in a 10 gallon (40L) long aquarium because it's more spacious for the fish to swim. Other than that, the 25L would also be used as a temporary hospital tank for smaller fish.

AqAdvisor is a good stocking calculator if you plan on getting fish again:

https://aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisor.php?AqLengthUnit=cm&AqVolUnit=L&FormSubmit=DisplayInLitres&

I was going to red of the 25l tank eventually and put the platies in the 62L tank with the shrimp. I told pets for home the size of my tank and what fish i had in there and they said i could have the tetras in that tank aswell but i guess they will try and sell you anything. From the previous photo, do i have cherry shrimps?

 

[Essjay]

Pets at Home have a poor reputation for advice. I would ignore anything they say and ask on here instead.


The photo of the shrimp does look like a red cherry (one of the colours of Neocaridina davidi)

 

[Sir Guppy]

There are some dwarf variants of pleco that could help with the algea

 

[Fishkeeper123]

Pets at Home have a poor reputation for advice. I would ignore anything they say and ask on here instead.


The photo of the shrimp does look like a red cherry (one of the colours of Neocaridina davidi)

I also wouldn’t buy from pets at home, the fish aren’t great quality. I would buy from Maidenhead aquatics, the staff know a bit more and the fish are better quality. I’ve bought many fish from there and I’ve only ever had one problem which wasn’t contagious and killed a cory which had the problem. However, the fish at pets at home I’ve seen them dead often and they tell you what you want to hear not what’s actually correct.

There are some dwarf variants of pleco that could help with the algea

There are, but many aren’t much smaller than a Bristlenose and also in the hard water the OP and as they are newer to the hobby, an expensive never to be seen pleco probably isn’t the best solution for algae.

 

[Sir Guppy]

I got my dwarf pleco for about 7$ and kept it in hard water.
Maybe its just more common in my area?

 

[Fishkeeper123]

I got my dwarf pleco for about 7$ and kept it in hard water.
Maybe its just more common in my area?

What dwarf pleco? Bristlenoses are around that price in the UK. Clowns are probably the second least expensive and probably and option if you wanted. However I wouldn’t do any pleco unless your tank is say 75cm long. Otherwise, cories(bronze, panda the more common ones) and kuhli loaches would be nice bottom dwellers.