Hello!
I'm new to the site and am finding that it is a gem for much needed information. I just set up a new 29 gal tank that I plan to put real plants in and have been trying to figure out which inhabitants would be good together, fish and plant wise. I read about AqAdvisor in another post and decided to give it a try. It seems cool but I'm not sure how reliable the info is, some of it is contradictory to what I've read other places. I'll start with the tank, it's a 29 gal (30"L 12"D 18"H) with 30"florescent 20watt lighted hood, Penguin Bio-Wheel 200 filter (up to 50 gal), neutral color gravel substrate with small area of blue glass marbles, and a large castle with lots of cave like hiding room. I have a bubble wand but was told it will take too much Co2 out of the water for plants so I'll be removing it. I will be getting a heater for it before I put anyone in. I'm planning on trying a "fishless cycle" but haven't done one before. Playing with the stocking site I came up with
2 x Dwarf Gourami (Colisa lalia)
6 x Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
1 x Dwarf Flag Cichlid (Laetacara curviceps)
5 x Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox)
4 x Adolfo Cory (Corydoras adolfoi)
I am really interested in the Gourami and some kind of interesting schooling fish. With this kind of list which plants would work? I read the Gourami needs some type of floating plant as well as planted ones. Any thoughts on fish or plants would be great. Thanks all!!
P.s. I hope I posted this in the right place.
I'm new to the site and am finding that it is a gem for much needed information. I just set up a new 29 gal tank that I plan to put real plants in and have been trying to figure out which inhabitants would be good together, fish and plant wise. I read about AqAdvisor in another post and decided to give it a try. It seems cool but I'm not sure how reliable the info is, some of it is contradictory to what I've read other places. I'll start with the tank, it's a 29 gal (30"L 12"D 18"H) with 30"florescent 20watt lighted hood, Penguin Bio-Wheel 200 filter (up to 50 gal), neutral color gravel substrate with small area of blue glass marbles, and a large castle with lots of cave like hiding room. I have a bubble wand but was told it will take too much Co2 out of the water for plants so I'll be removing it. I will be getting a heater for it before I put anyone in. I'm planning on trying a "fishless cycle" but haven't done one before. Playing with the stocking site I came up with
2 x Dwarf Gourami (Colisa lalia)
6 x Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
1 x Dwarf Flag Cichlid (Laetacara curviceps)
5 x Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox)
4 x Adolfo Cory (Corydoras adolfoi)
I am really interested in the Gourami and some kind of interesting schooling fish. With this kind of list which plants would work? I read the Gourami needs some type of floating plant as well as planted ones. Any thoughts on fish or plants would be great. Thanks all!!
P.s. I hope I posted this in the right place.