shyfan

Thanks guys for your response, you have given us some awesome advise and answers to my questions , I will look up all the fish you have mentioned and study them well, also the answer to the heating system I will need. Some of you mention about profile, I am still getting my way around this site so I am not to sure what you mean, I am 43 from New Plymouth is this what you mean? I would be happy to connect with anyone in my region who has experience and can give me ideas, I am willing and patient to learn before I act rashly and make unnessary mistakes, even if it takes another 3 months to gather imformation before we start. whetu wrote I would suggest that the single most important thing to understand about keeping fish is the nitrogen cycle. That explains how fish waste gets turned from deadly poisons into harmless substances in the water. It is vital that a tank goes through the "cycle" before you keep delicate fish in there. I assume you have come across the concept of cycling a tank in your research - but if there is anything you don't understand please feel free to ask lots of questions here and we will help guide you through it. awesome, I had not come across this infro before, can you please expand it a bit for me Thanks SO MUCH everyone your help is much Appreciated

I am absolutely a newbie the fish aren;t even in the tank yet -i have just got myself a jebo R790 my 12yr old daughter and I love fish and have decided to reseach this hobby together, she has managed to care and look after 6-goldfish without losing any so we are up grading to a tropical adventure - my husband has brewed home made wine for years so he understands how to keep things at a stable temperture, we have read so much information over the last 3-4 months it gets confusing so I would like to hear some more experienced point of veiws - How many fish IS best in a 167l tank ? what is the best community mix? We like fish with character who are they? what sort of heating would we need? :bounce: