FishProfiles.com Message Forums

You read it right. I am making yet another tank. This time its a 2 foot tank that I plan to use as a softwater tank. The dimensions are 24"x12"x12" which is around 15gal.

I was thinking for fish selection, 2 rams, 6 cardinal tetras.
Would these be ok in a tank that size.

For plants I was thinking vallisneria. And also some flat rocks that the rams cans use for spawning. The tank will have a sand substrate. I am picking the stuff up tomorrow off a friend as I am getting the tank for free so I will post what the filter and heater are etc.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7825/design8nu.png

Milky

Milkyboy

sounds like a good idea for the tank, only id get some caves and driftwood for the rams.

was thinking for fish selection, 2 rams, 6 cardinal tetras
In a newly setup tank, those are probably the last fish you want to start off with.

Are you planting to seed the tank with another?

My Scapes

Hi,
Actually, if this is a true "soft water" tank, then Val
is not the plant for it. Val requires Calcium (Ca) for
growth and should be planted in tanks that have some
"hardness" (Mg & Ca) in the water.

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

Tetra- What fish would you recomend for seeding the tank? I have some white clouds that I could put in there. Would they do the job?

FRANK- What plants would you recommend for a softwater tank? Is amazon sword leaf ok?

Milkyboy

What fish would you recomend for seeding the tank
What I was referring to is using the filter and alot of the gravel and gunk from an established tank. This will give you a big headstart on developing the biological filter.

I still wouldn't go with those fish for quite some time. Also the german/blue rams are extremely difficult to keep long-term. Bolivians would be a much better choice.

My Scapes

Hi,
Using the vals depends upon how "soft" the water is.
It seems that if the water that is at least 3
degrees hardness it probably contains enough Ca and Mg.
Here is a site that lists plants for a Discus tank where
the water is 3dgh:

[link=http://www.azgardens.com/habitats_discus.php]http://www.azgardens.com/habitats_discus.php" style="COLOR: #FF00FF[/link]

You can either purchase them from AZGardens or you could
write down the plant names and look for them elsewhere.
They also have a South American Habitat listed as well.
Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

2 Rams &amp; 6 Cardinal Tetras would be fine in a 2 foot tank.


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos
http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/
Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970.
http://www.maltaaquarist.com

2 Rams &amp; 6 Cardinal Tetras would be fine in a 2 foot tank.
Not in a newly established 2 foot tank. That would be a death trap.

My Scapes

I was thinking of adding 3 cardinals one week, another 3 the next week and the rams the week after that. I got a whole load of plants today and a bit piece of driftwood.






The cycling white clouds...




Milkyboy