So I've been out of the fish scene for almost 15 years now (boy how things have changed) and with all the beautiful rimless planted tank pics I've been looking at for the past few months, I finally jumped back in.
As I was checking out fish, I decided I REALLY liked the White Cloud Mountain Minnow. After I brought them home and googled everything I could, I quickly earned they're a cool water fish. Since I've got nice central A/C I figure okay, I'll dump the heater and embrace it. I can probably keep the tank from 68-72 (a couple cooler in winter, and a couple warmer in summer).
I'd like to go with about 10 WCMM's, then small numbers of 2 or 3 other species to round it out. Perhaps 1 or 2 Hillstream Loaches, maybe a couple Sparkling Gouramis for color, and maybe some other small scavenger that'd be happy at people temps. It may not be perfect for those fish, but fairly close right?
My BIG concern is that I didn't know going in that I'd be doing cool water and I'm afraid I'll be compromising too much to satisfy me, the fish or the plants - and I need to make a decision before I add more (which won't be until I've cycled). What do you guys think? Could you be satisfied with a cool water setup?
p.s. Here it is. I just received the tank 4 days ago :-D.
As I was checking out fish, I decided I REALLY liked the White Cloud Mountain Minnow. After I brought them home and googled everything I could, I quickly earned they're a cool water fish. Since I've got nice central A/C I figure okay, I'll dump the heater and embrace it. I can probably keep the tank from 68-72 (a couple cooler in winter, and a couple warmer in summer).
I'd like to go with about 10 WCMM's, then small numbers of 2 or 3 other species to round it out. Perhaps 1 or 2 Hillstream Loaches, maybe a couple Sparkling Gouramis for color, and maybe some other small scavenger that'd be happy at people temps. It may not be perfect for those fish, but fairly close right?
My BIG concern is that I didn't know going in that I'd be doing cool water and I'm afraid I'll be compromising too much to satisfy me, the fish or the plants - and I need to make a decision before I add more (which won't be until I've cycled). What do you guys think? Could you be satisfied with a cool water setup?
p.s. Here it is. I just received the tank 4 days ago :-D.
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