Opinions On My Tank

[dem0nz]

hey all,i am setting up a new tank
i have had one fish before,a pictus catfish.
he was a present for me and because i didn't know i was getting him i obviously knew very little about fish
sadly after 4 months a freak accident where the bubble tube turned into a syphon and drained all the water out whilst i was at work and he died.

since i have read up and spoken to people and realized that i knew so little its a miracle he didn't die of natural causes due to my ignorance

i feel that i now know enough to set up a tank by myself.
i don't want the death of a whole tank on my conscience so i am choosing a rather simple set up
i know that all fish die eventually but i am going for ones that are not to complicated to keep or likely to eat each other

its a 30 liter tank
it will be at PH 6.5
temp 23C
with slightly soft water

the fish's are going to be

2 dwarf gourami's
6 neons
and 2 bronze corys


as far as i know this is a simple set up that shouldn't have many problems so long as i keep the tank well maintained

could anybody give me there opinions on this?
critisism more than welcome if its actualy helpfull

excuse me if i have came across as ignorant or naive but i am still pretty new to all this and its my first time on a fish forum

-monz

 

[rabbut]

The Bronze corrys are probibly too big at 3 inches full size, for a 30l tank, and need to be in a group of 4 or more. You have 6.66667 gallons there, call it 6 after allowances for decor, which isn't alot... That's 6 inches of fish for the first 6 months, then 12inches (assuming they are all small) after that.

dwaf gourami won't be suited as a pair in there either. If it's male-male, or male-female, a death will almost certainly occur, as aggression will break out. A single male, or two females would mebe work, but at 4 inches adult length on this species, many will think the tank too small. They IME are not very active, but others may think otherwise.

Neons idealy need more space, but IMHO they should be OK.... I'll probibly get a flaming for that, but what the heck......

A group of six would be the tank full mind.....They should get to 2" each

HTH
Rabbut

 

[Davo86]

Hey
Have you considered a slightly larger tank? IMO a 60L would be a much greater investment
The slightly larger volume would give your tank much more stablility, (something that both Dwarf Gouramis and Neons demand)
It would alss give you the option of a stocking similar to one that you desire, (possible stocking below)

3 Dwarf gouramis (1M 2F)
6 neons
6 Corydoras hastatus, (a pygmy cory that stays small)

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yeah i'd definatley recommend looking at a larger tank.

what you find is a larger body of water is much more stable than a smaller body of water so it's easer to maintain and keep healthy. if you want an easy ride i'd look into a tank of 20/30 gallons to start with.

 

[sic0198]

You could pet a male betta in your tank.

 

[dem0nz]

thanks for the replies
i would like to keep the tank i have for now and move up to a larger one soon.
the biggest i can accommodate at the moment is a 40 liter

just looked up on the corys and noticed the slight increase of growth...but they start off so small lol

I guess my idea has been shot down.

any suggestions on what i could put in my tank instead?

i would like to have fish at the top middle and bottom of the tank one of which needs to be algae eater.
i understand that its a small tank so i dont desperately need fish in all 3 areas but i would like fish in 2 of them

again i apologize for my ignorance

 

[Esfa]

how about some endlers and some cherry shrimp?

 

[Texas_Wolf]

You have a few opinions.

A male betta would LOVE a 6gal, you could even go out and order one of the more fancy tail types.
You could add maybe 2 ottos with him, but you would need to make sure to supplement they're diet with some algae tabs and fresh veggies

You could do a group of 4-6 male guppies, just males though, or you'll be overrun with babies.
Male guppies can be slightly aggressive with each other, but lets face it...they're guppies they can't do too much damage and you'll have enough to spread out aggression. (but if one if being REALLY aggressive or one is getting picked on you may have to take him back)

Sparkling gouramis can be kept in a trio and stay nice and small. They would like a nicely planted tank.
As well as pygmy cories.

I'm sure theres some more I'm missing.