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Do ghost shrimp and german blue rams work well?

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:32:02 +0000

I have a 75 gallon freshwater fish tank.

I plan on keeping
5-6 zebra danios
2-3 German blue rams
2-3 ghost shrimp
1 clown loach
1 (mid sized catfish) not sure which one yet

Do these fish work well together?

what should i add to my freshwater tropical fish tank?

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:38:11 +0000

right now i have 1 red tailed black shark, and 5 red serpae tetras

its a 30 gallon fish tank which used to have a bichir in it but he recently passed due to age after several years, ive been curious as to what i can add if any to the current set up i have now

just a note, i dont like corys theyre dreadfully boring lol

and i dont like plecos, i grow out a tank wall to wall with green algae and the damn thing doesnt eat any of it and 2 days later i find it all skinny and dieing so i went to the store and returned it because APPARENTLY my algae wasnt good enough for it.

ive been in the hobby for several years now and have had a vast assortment of freshwater fish most of which i gave away to friends who wanted to get into the hobby

im just looking for ideas just no corys or plecos (:

(i also have a 5 gallon with a male betta in it and was told he could go well with a ghost shrimp or 2 so i bought 2 of them and 1 of them hadnt even hit the sand of the tank yet and was already getting eaten so i saved the other and fed it to the red tail in the big tank. if he can have a companion id love an idea)
its a freshwater fish tank incase i didnt mention that? idk

and the fish currently in the tank are semi aggressive, i forgot to mention that so fish like fancy guppies with long tails or anything like that wont work

What is the best way to feed my fish…?

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:33:36 +0000

frozen brine shrimp. It’s for my saltwater fish. For my freshwater I take a bowl of their tank water and melt the cube down and pour it in. I wasn’t sure if it is the same for saltwater or not. … Continue reading →

Marine Ich curing with increased water temperature?

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:38:50 +0000

When i had my freshwater aquarium, i had success curing ich by increasing my water temp to 30 degrees Celsius. i have now changed to marine, and my clownfish has marine ich. my tank has no corals. just fish and shrimps.

MY question is will i be able to use the same method- i don’t really want to add any chemicals to my tank, and the readily available treatments contain some form of copper E.g malachite green which are toxic to invertebrates. or are there any more treatments that are “chemical free”?

What’s the fastest way to cycle an aquarium?

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:33:33 +0000

I’m thinking about buying 3 dwarf puffers; 2 females and 1 male according to the gender limit. They’re freshwater fish, and I’m going to have them in a 5 gallon tank with fake plants and maybe 2 amano shrimps to eat/clean up leftover food and stuff on the bottom of the tank. I really need to know the fastest way to cycle a 5 gallon aquarium, and cheap too. (I’m an impatient person and I’d really like to experience my first time with raising fish during my spring break.) I really need someone to go over the process with me thoroughly, because the way people explain it over the internet makes it seem that they expect me to be a professional at it, so they use this little science words like PH 5.0 or something blah blah blah. Sorry if I seem like an idiot, but I’m a 100% first-timer at raising my own fish, so any extra beginners tips would be highly appreciated!
Oh and btw, what should I put at the bottom of the tank? Gravel? Sand? Nothing?

Best Way To Control Algae?

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:32:15 +0000

In a ten gallon freshwater tank. Limitations would be that I have a crayfish living in the tank making almost any bottom dwelling fish easy lunch. Mainly, should I get snails, shrimp, or is there something better?

Interesting fish for a 10 gallon freshwater tank?

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:32:04 +0000

Well, my 10 gallon is finally established, but I am a little disappointed. My tank looks amazing, but my fish (6 black neon tetras, 1 male dalmatian molly and 1 cory catfish, along with a few shrimp and snails) aren’t very entertaining. My tetras stick together in one corner, and my molly stays near the surface with minimal movement. I was thinking of moving the tetras to a 29 gallon, and I need some good replacements.
What are some cool fish that look nice and are fun to watch?
So far I am getting 3 zebra danios and 1 female dalmatian molly, what else should I put in there?
Larger species are OK, as I will relocate them to a 29 gallon once they grow.
thanks
to see my tank, youtube search “Black neon tetras 10 gallon tank” its the first one. tell me what you think
Ok I will add some plants soon and post another video of how the tetras are doing; hopefully they will start swimming around if not they are going to my 29 gallon
like I said I will move larger fish (including the molly) to a 29 gallon once the time comes so size doesn’t matter

Interesting fish for a 10 gallon freshwater tank?

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:32:58 +0000

What size tank would work for a ‘community’ tank?

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:35:24 +0000

I don’t want a huge tank but one that can handle 10-15 different types of freshwater fish/invertebrates. I don’t have a real huge space to use either. The types of fish/invertebrates I’m considering are: shrimp,flag fish,rasbora,and platys. Those are just an example. Basically what I want is a tank with different types of beautiful,colorful fish. I want more than 10 gallons but under I guess 30. What size would work? Thanks for the help.

*^*^*^*^* THEY WOULD ONLY BE PETS AND WHAT TYPE I GET I HAVEN’T DECIDED YET. *^*^*^*^*
Maybe only up to 10 different species then.

D/d has 6 gal freshwater tank. Wants a dwarf frog, algae shrimp, glo-fish, white cloud-does that sound good?

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:33:56 +0000

We’re fishless cycling right now, so just researching different fish, etc. for tank
ty for your answer. She wants one of each (dwarf frog, algae shrimp, glo fish, white cloud) in the 6 gal tank. Might this combo work?