aquanaut Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hey there everyboby. I have just signed up to the site finally! Just a quick intro of myself, My names Ira and i live in Christchurch but travel between there and Perth for work. I currently have a Japenese fire bellied newt tank with one newt as the other one just died And an Aquaone eurostyle 100 series tank(240ltrs) with an eheim 2213 or 2217 filter, can't remember which one and i'm in aus at the mo! The Aquaone tank is currently empty, I had a cold water marine setup in it but dismantled it as it was to much work for my partner while i'm away. I wish to set it up again shortly as a tropical tank, Planted and communal. I know everybody asks this question but what can i put in it? After some research i have confused myself, I want cichlids but feel it is to small for the larger ones. So dwarf cichlids, bristlenose and what else? i want bottom mid and top dwellers. Thankyou muchly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forums :bounce: I like a nice big school of Neons in a planted community, or Cardinals. I've just added a group of Sterbai Corys to my 200 litre planted comm. I had 2 and never saw them. Now I have 8 and they school together and are really active.As for the Dwarf Cichlids, I'd go for an Apistograma. I have Kribs but would prefer Apistos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hi and welcome, I always like a big school of neons and glowlights in a planted tank. Also platys can be nice. Khulie loaches are also awesome to watch and so are cories as they're always doing stuff and if you can you should get a Siamese fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 What are the dimensions of the tank? Planted community + larger cichlids usually = no more plants (or community!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquanaut Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 It is 100w-145h-45d, 240 letres. I wish i had bought a longer tank as apposed to a higher tank but i'm like a magpie and it was new and shiny! At that stage i hadn't planned on making it tropical but now i want to. I have read that larger cichlids are aggressive and eat plants and small fish/fry. Thats why i thought dwarf cichlids may be ok in a tank like that, more room for them and they aren't as aggressive from what i have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 My names Ira and i live in Christchurch but travel between there and Perth for work. Woah...That makes exactly two other Iras I've heard of in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquanaut Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 That is because we are very special and they only made a few of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 If you are after dwarf cichlids why not blue rams, then other community fish like rainbow treadfins and large schools of tetra are always cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Alot of those larger cichlids people mention are really sutable for a planted tank especialy the convicts. But the appistogrammas, kribs and rams do fine in planted tanks. As for mid and bottom level schooling fish you would be looking at danios and tetras for the mid level and corys are the basic bottom level schooling catfish. All of these do best in groups of five plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquanaut Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks for your help guy's. I'm going to make up a list of fish i like and go to some lfs to see what they have, can get and compatability of the fish i like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Welcome to the forums, Ira#2. Good idea to see what's in your lfs, but please don't rely on them completely for advice on compatibility! Certainly discuss it with them (they might know what they're talking about!) but then bring your ideas back here before making the final decision. I've overheard too many conversations in pet stores where the assistant tells the buyer that they can have certain fish together when I know they're talking complete nonsense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquanaut Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hey whetu thanks for that, I have been on the net everyday for a longtime studying up on what i can and can't do. And looking at what fish may be "compatable" for what i wish to do. I Have aquarium keeping books at home so i will dust them off when im back in nz, Wednesday yeay!!! The tank won't be getting stocked until my partner and i have purchased a house.Once we are in a house of our own we won't be moving for a while so the tank will get set up then. I can't look after it fulltime as i work in aussie for weeks at a time so she will be doing the duties when i'm away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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