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Stocking ideas for a 30G (Long) FOWLR tank?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

Hi,

So I’m a beginner to the saltwater world. I recently converted my freshwater setup to a saltwater one. I’m cycling the tank with live sand and live rock.

Once the tank has cycled, I want to start adding livestock to the tank very slowly. I definitely want to do the tank correctly and be careful not to overstock.

What would you recommend for someone who is experienced with caring for fish (freshwater) but is new to saltwater?

I was thinking of getting a couple clowns, a shrimp, and maybe a small dwarf angel, but beyond that I’m open to suggestions.

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10 Gallon Freshwater Tank Stocking Question?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

I have set up a 10 gallon tank about a month ago. Have been testing the water and I have gone through the cycles. I have had neon’s in the tank since the second week of setting it up. I had 3 and I lost one about a week ago to NTD. I do weekly water changes and I watch my levels closely. I’ve been talking to my local pet stores here and they talked me into buying 3 Dwarf Honey Sunset Gouramis. They are really small fish and they are very pretty.

Now what was Ideal for me was to only have 1 gourami and 3 balloon mollies and the neons and I really want some red cherry shrimp. Do the shrimp count towards my stocking count? (That may be a dumb question.)

Could I add the balloon mollies and some red cherry shrimp without overstocking my tank? I would really like both but if I was in danger of overstocking I would reconsider my purchases. Could someone help me out?
I already have the 3 gouramis and they are very small no larger than an inch. The two neons are fine together and i prob should get some more. I will prob. do 3 mollies but i just wanted to know if the shrimp would over load the biofilter or not.

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Beginner freshwater 10 gal stocking ideas- I need feedback!?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

I’ve been reading a bunch of threads about 10 gal stocking ideas for beginners. I’m trying to decide what fish to get, and I’m on a budget!
I am not a complete beginner. I’ve done a lot of research and I’m getting into the swing of tank keeping. I still don’t have it completely down pat, though.

I have a heater for the tank.

What do you guys think? I need easy, forgiving fishies that would look beautiful.

- 5 White cloud minnows, maybe an additional tank mate of a diff species?

- 5 male guppies, an additional tank mate? Are guppies actually hardy enough for a beginner tank? They appear a little weak to me.

- 1 betta (rather not)

- 1 dwarf gourami, an additional tank mate that he wouldn’t murder?

- 5 cherry red shrimp? I have absolutely no algae in my tank though. All the plants are artificial. The shrimp wouldn’t have any yummy algae to eat :(
Could I possibly transfer algae from a friend’s tank into mine?
I really like shrimps!

- 5 Danios

- 5 rasboras

-6 neon tetras? I heard their fragile though. Some say they’re hardy, some say they’re not due to inbreeding. What ARE they?

Any other fish ideas? I’ve only had experience with bettas so far (in bowls and in tanks).

Tell me your experiences!
Thanks a bunch!
Aren’t dwarf gouramis related to bettas? I thought they were on the violent side and would benefit from not having many tank mates.
Guppies and a dwarf gourami could work? That’d be awesome.
By the way, all your answers are very helpful :)
Wow, do much feedback! Thanks peeps.
Dave, I’m liking the idea of danios. And those glofish are spanking awesome.
I’m hesitant to use neons… some people say they’re hardy, some people say they’re sensitive.
White clouds seem hardy. Yeah?
Would a dwarf gourami work with WCMM and danios? or would I have to deal with a fishy murderer?

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Beginner freshwater 10 gal stocking ideas- I need feedback!?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by admin| Leave a comment

I’ve been reading a bunch of threads about 10 gal stocking ideas for beginners. I’m trying to decide what fish to get, and I’m on a budget!
I am not a complete beginner. I’ve done a lot of research and I’m getting into the swing of tank keeping. I still don’t have it completely down pat, though.

I have a heater for the tank.

What do you guys think? I need easy, forgiving fishies that would look beautiful.

- 5 White cloud minnows, maybe an additional tank mate of a diff species?

- 5 male guppies, an additional tank mate? Are guppies actually hardy enough for a beginner tank? They appear a little weak to me.

- 1 betta (rather not)

- 1 dwarf gourami, an additional tank mate that he wouldn’t murder?

- 5 cherry red shrimp? I have absolutely no algae in my tank though. All the plants are artificial. The shrimp wouldn’t have any yummy algae to eat :(
Could I possibly transfer algae from a friend’s tank into mine?
I really like shrimps!

- 5 Danios

- 5 rasboras

-6 neon tetras? I heard their fragile though. Some say they’re hardy, some say they’re not due to inbreeding. What ARE they?

Any other fish ideas? I’ve only had experience with bettas so far (in bowls and in tanks).

Tell me your experiences!
Thanks a bunch!
Aren’t dwarf gouramis related to bettas? I thought they were on the violent side and would benefit from not having many tank mates.
Guppies and a dwarf gourami could work? That’d be awesome.
By the way, all your answers are very helpful :)
Wow, do much feedback! Thanks peeps.
Dave, I’m liking the idea of danios. And those glofish are spanking awesome.
I’m hesitant to use neons… some people say they’re hardy, some people say they’re sensitive.
White clouds seem hardy. Yeah?
Would a dwarf gourami work with WCMM and danios? or would I have to deal with a fishy murderer?

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Fish and Math- Stocking my 10 gallon tank with the Fibonacci Sequence?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

Ok, If you think this is the weirdest, nerdiest thing in the world, dont bother, but if you have experience stocking a 10 gallon freshwater tank, and can add and subtract, help me out here.

I’d like to stock my 10 Gallon tank with a community that would fit within the Fibonacci Sequence. The sequence goes as such 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,….. The pattern (in case you can’t see it) is that you add the a and b to get c, b and c to get d, and so on (0+1=1, 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, etc).

That said, I’d like to stock my tank with a the number of each species corresponding to the Fibonacci numbers (1 of fish a, 1 of fish b, 2 of fish c, 3 of fish d etc.), but I dont want to overstock my tank.

Sound tricky enough?

Here’s what I’m thinking so far:
1 Mystery Snail
1 Algae Shrimp
2 Panda Corys
3 Bronze Corys
5 Neon Tetras

Is this overstocked? Any community problems with these fish I have not considered? Any other suggestion for stocking should be in line with the Fibonacci #’s please.
I dont buy into the inch per gallon thing. No way.

And the tank has a 50 watt heater, double rated filter (used to have goldfish in here) and is well on it’s way to cycling, fishless of course (ammonia just spiked), which is why i’m thinking about how to stock now, waiting for the nitrites and then nitrates. I want to know what to get when It’s cycled.

Thanks Cherri, that’s good to think about.
Thanks for the help, I’m going to keep it open for a few more days to see any other opinions.

I’m kindof limited on selection by my LFS, but it’s something I’m choosing to do, because I REFUSE to go to petco, and I love the people at this shop and how they treat their fish. They make you bring in a water sample, and they know what size tanks folks have, they practially make you do a homecheck :) . The prices are a little higher than your average petshop, but I’ve never got a sick fish from them, and all the old Chinese men buy their goldfish there. I trust them, so it’s worth a slightly limited selection.

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