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begginer aquarist fish combinations?
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<blockquote data-quote="casey" data-source="post: 2213772" data-attributes="member: 208421"><p>i think you might have had too many fish in your tank which could have messed with your water parameters ... if you are keeping the danios and glofish i think that would be enough fish ... if you are wanting to change fish, i would stay away from tiger barbs in such a small tank as they can be aggressive ... the mickey mouse platies are an good beginner fish, easy to care for and good for community tanks ... not sure if you are looking for a variety but you could also add three oto cats for algae eating (need to be kept in groups, minimum three) ... throw in some shrimps maybe and a snail ... just suggestions ... and are you testing your water, a good test kit (not strips) or have a fish store test for you (and if the store does it get the actual measurements because usually they will say something like all is fine, you need hard numbers to know what the water quality is) ... for fish to be happy and healthy ammonia needs to be 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates less than 25 ... if you have lots of real plants that would be a bit lower ... and if you don't have real plants, you should get some, helps a bit with water quality and there are many hardy, easy to grow plants that make a tank look great ... and only add dechlorinator to your tank ... a good one is Seachem Prime ... don't add any other chemicals to your tank .... do not add aquarium salt to a freshwater tank either ... do water changes weekly of at least 25% ... and your filter cartridge, when doing water changes rinse in siphoned off tank water and put back in ... no need to replace until it is falling apart ... that is where most of the beneficial bacteria is, that and your gravel, minimal in the actual water ... and beware of anything pet store people tell you, they are there to sell stuff and the more you buy the better, but that is not better for your wallet !!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="casey, post: 2213772, member: 208421"] i think you might have had too many fish in your tank which could have messed with your water parameters ... if you are keeping the danios and glofish i think that would be enough fish ... if you are wanting to change fish, i would stay away from tiger barbs in such a small tank as they can be aggressive ... the mickey mouse platies are an good beginner fish, easy to care for and good for community tanks ... not sure if you are looking for a variety but you could also add three oto cats for algae eating (need to be kept in groups, minimum three) ... throw in some shrimps maybe and a snail ... just suggestions ... and are you testing your water, a good test kit (not strips) or have a fish store test for you (and if the store does it get the actual measurements because usually they will say something like all is fine, you need hard numbers to know what the water quality is) ... for fish to be happy and healthy ammonia needs to be 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates less than 25 ... if you have lots of real plants that would be a bit lower ... and if you don't have real plants, you should get some, helps a bit with water quality and there are many hardy, easy to grow plants that make a tank look great ... and only add dechlorinator to your tank ... a good one is Seachem Prime ... don't add any other chemicals to your tank .... do not add aquarium salt to a freshwater tank either ... do water changes weekly of at least 25% ... and your filter cartridge, when doing water changes rinse in siphoned off tank water and put back in ... no need to replace until it is falling apart ... that is where most of the beneficial bacteria is, that and your gravel, minimal in the actual water ... and beware of anything pet store people tell you, they are there to sell stuff and the more you buy the better, but that is not better for your wallet !!! [/QUOTE]
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