burbler Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 My partner and I started a new Tank setup some 14 weks ago and all is well so far... Tank- Aqua One 980 Fishies- 6 Cardinal Tetras 6 Rummy Nose Tetras 6 Glow Ligyt Tetras 4 Pristella Tertras 4 Bristlenoses 4 Yo Ya Loaches 2 Gurami's 5 Discus 2 khuli Loaches Fish added sort of every 2 weeks per species... I do weekly water changes 25%, Amonia,Nitrites,Nitrates seem to always be at 0 ppm, Ph 6.8 and water temp between 27-28 deg... No fatalities as yet...(touch wood) Are we lucky that we hav'nt had a fatality as I have read that new tank setups seem to be a problem, I have also read that Discus should'nt be in a community tank?(after we had bought them). The only problem we encounterd was when we added 2 red tailed sharks and they chased each other round non stop...we took one back to LFS and then the other shark turned and shased everything else in the tank, subsequently he went back to LFS too. Any comments on our setup appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 IMO you probably avoided big losses by stocking your fish slowly which is the way to do it, well done. Discus are fine in a community tank, you just gotta pick the right tankmates for them Your list looks ok to me, the cardinals and rummies are perfect with discus. Some people dont like mixing gouramis with discus so just keep your eye on them and the yoyo loaches- sometimes they can hassle other fish. The main problem with adding other fish is heat tolerance as not all fish like 28ish degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Sounds good - your lfs shouldn't have sold you two red sharks anyway. Its a good thing you returned both as they need lots of space, can grow quite large and are very good jumpers. Love to see a pic of your tank if you can post one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 i have found that khuli loaches prefer to be in bigger groups, otherwise you don't see them. also the more hiding place you can provide, the less they hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Are we lucky that we hav'nt had a fatality as I have read that new tank setups seem to be a problem Not good luck... good planning Decent sized tank, start with just a few small fish and gradually build up the numbers, no problems. Choice of fish sounds good, now the Red Tail sharks are gone anyway. They aren't really that bad, but should be kept with more boisterous tank mates. I am still thinking about getting one for my big tank, but it will be in with a gang of tiger barbs, Kribensis and bigger plecos. Shouldn't cause much of a problem in there. Discus require better water conditions than many other fish, but as long as you can keep the water quality up they will be fine with the other fish you have. Also the higher temp rules out some species, but again the ones you have can handle 28 deg. Oh, and I 2nd getting a couple more kuhli loaches, they are really cool and are much more sociable when in a bigger group. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 This hobby isn't addictive... Denial? … Isn’t that a river in India? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozski Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Egypt :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burbler Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 thanks for the responses I will endevour to post picture of our tank... and I will get a couple more Khuli loaches as they are nearly my favourite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Egypt :lol: See, I can't be in it if I don't even know where it is. Do you think it's unfair to be told by your partner that if you bring home another tank you're sleeping on the couch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozski Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 hahaha, ummm...well how many tanks are you up to now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burbler Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Here is my tank ,first try at uploading pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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burbler Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I forgot we also have 2 platies... hungry little buggers they are too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozski Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 hey burbler, good try, you almost got it Click the IMG button at the top, THEN paste the link, THEN click the IMG button again So it looks like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burbler Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I ant seem to get pictures to upload...Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Do you not have any live plants in your tank burbler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burbler Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I will try and post pictures again... We have 4 bannana lillies, 3 swordgrass plants and a sort of bushie long grassie plant (grows to surface). Banana lillies have grown to the surface and block a little of the light.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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