Pookie Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hi there! I'm new to freshwater tropical fish keeping and I've been in the process of cycling my tank. I currently have a golden apple snail and a mountain minnow from my old tank (I was told that the minnow would be ok in the warmer temperatures?). I have been having issues with bright green algae growth - the picture attached is only 5 days after I cleaned the glass! I'm not sure if this is normal or not? Also, any advice for what tropical fish would be suitable for my 38L tank once my water is ready would be great! (38L, tropical, 1 apple snail, 1 mountain minnow) Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 The green algae you have is normally caused by too much sunlight (direct or indirect) hitting the tank or being reflected on to it. However algae needs excess nutrients to feed on as well so it would pay to feed very little to the one fish you have. Also, did you know apple snails feed on tank plants? Your tank is very nicely laid out Pookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 The tank layout does look nice but I am concerned the plants in there may not be aquatic. Of course, if they are actually synthetic then it isn't a problem :-) Minnows are fine in both cold and tropical tanks. Keep to a few small fish for an aquarium of that size. I always suggest people get more of one species rather than a few of several species. Get more minnows. Good starter fish would be guppies, platys, any of the small tetras, rasboras and a couple of ancistrus for the bottom level, or 3 small corydoras. Silverdollarboy2 and Pookie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookie Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thanks Adrienne and Caryl for the advice! yip don't worry the plants are fake! Just wondering how many fish would you recommend say if I were to get guppies and tetras with 2 ancistrus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 If you just get 1 female guppy you are sure to end up with many more Add 4 fish then wait a month, then add another 4. Pookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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