So my tanks dead........
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So my tanks dead........
As some of you might remember, I had Ich trouble recently. Well the ich combined with an unexplainable snail infestation (had no snails in the tank before the ich) has completely killed everything in my tank.
But as narky as I am about that, I figure this gives me the perfect chance to choose different fish. I've completely stripped my tank and am boiling the driftwood and gravel and pretty much everything that was in that tank.
My LFS has gotten in sids and clowns for the first time, and much as I want them both I know I'd never fit clowns in there happily. The tank is 1'wide by 1'deep by 2'tall approx 60L. If I can have sids, how many could I have? If I couldnt apart from kuhlies are there any other loaches I could have in there?
I'm debating whether to ditch the gravel I currently have and go for either smaller gravel or sand. Any suggestions?
But as narky as I am about that, I figure this gives me the perfect chance to choose different fish. I've completely stripped my tank and am boiling the driftwood and gravel and pretty much everything that was in that tank.
My LFS has gotten in sids and clowns for the first time, and much as I want them both I know I'd never fit clowns in there happily. The tank is 1'wide by 1'deep by 2'tall approx 60L. If I can have sids, how many could I have? If I couldnt apart from kuhlies are there any other loaches I could have in there?
I'm debating whether to ditch the gravel I currently have and go for either smaller gravel or sand. Any suggestions?
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Oh wow! Bad news....that's rotten.
It doesn't get better either.....Your tank to be honest is totally unsuitable for any loaches. If it was 2 feet long, by 1 foot by 1 foot, I would suggest a few kuhlis, but that's it.
Footprint is the biggest requirement with any bottom-living fish. One square foot of floor space just doesn't cut it with loaches.
Martin.
It doesn't get better either.....Your tank to be honest is totally unsuitable for any loaches. If it was 2 feet long, by 1 foot by 1 foot, I would suggest a few kuhlis, but that's it.
Footprint is the biggest requirement with any bottom-living fish. One square foot of floor space just doesn't cut it with loaches.
Martin.
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Re: So my tanks dead........
Hi there and sorry for you loss, that is really a bummer. It is so hard to start all over, been there, done that. IMHO, I wouldn't worry too much about the changing the gravel if you can't have loaches, that is if you are happy with the substrate you have now, if not, this would be a great time to switch to something you like more.Setsuna wrote:As some of you might remember, I had Ich trouble recently. Well the ich combined with an unexplainable snail infestation (had no snails in the tank before the ich) has completely killed everything in my tank.
But as narky as I am about that, I figure this gives me the perfect chance to choose different fish. I've completely stripped my tank and am boiling the driftwood and gravel and pretty much everything that was in that tank.
My LFS has gotten in sids and clowns for the first time, and much as I want them both I know I'd never fit clowns in there happily. The tank is 1'wide by 1'deep by 2'tall approx 60L. If I can have sids, how many could I have? If I couldnt apart from kuhlies are there any other loaches I could have in there?
I'm debating whether to ditch the gravel I currently have and go for either smaller gravel or sand. Any suggestions?
Good luck,
Kris
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Sorry to hear it Setsuna.
Angelfish need a tall tank. If you plant it, and switch to a sand substrate you could keep a pair in there. To get a pair, though, you'd need 6 juveniles, wait till they pair off, then you could return the other four if the lfs was up for that. They will frequently take back larger angels because they can get a good price for them.
Just a thought.
Angelfish need a tall tank. If you plant it, and switch to a sand substrate you could keep a pair in there. To get a pair, though, you'd need 6 juveniles, wait till they pair off, then you could return the other four if the lfs was up for that. They will frequently take back larger angels because they can get a good price for them.
Just a thought.
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Thanks for the ideas guys. The LFS has given me AU$72 store credit for all the fish that I lost, but I think I'll use that on my lizards and buy the fish and tank related stuff from the other LFS that I've never had a drama with.
Keep the suggestions comming, got ages to decide before the tanks ready ^_^
Keep the suggestions comming, got ages to decide before the tanks ready ^_^
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