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I got a 48gallon!!!!!!
Hi guys, I just finished setting up my new aquarium, really nice aquarium, I just am still not sure on fish, I wanted a community, but i also want some ciclids, any suggestion would be great...Thankyou
Sorry i also thought..to cycle it faster can i throw some rocks in from my 10gallon or ornament???

10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

keyhole ciclids would be good or bolivian rams, they look good and are not aggresive from what i have heard.
i just got a 45 gallon and trying 2 figure out what fish to put in it too

to cycle it faster can i throw some rocks in from my 10gallon or ornament???

That will help but the ammount it helps will depend on the ammount you transfer. All surfaces in an established tank have the benificial bacteria, but if you move too much from the established tank it may get thrown into a minicycle.
One thing you can do for now is to run the filter for the new tank on your established tank, or if the flow will be too fast for the 10 then squeeze the filter media from the established filter onto the foam or floss of the new filter. Then just be sure to crumble a pinch or two of food into the new tank to feed the bacteria while you wait to stock it with the fish. Moniter for ammonia nitrIte and nitrAte per usual, and just be sure to stock the tank slowly and carefully with the hardiest of your stock first.

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ok thankyou, ya the only problen is the filter is huge and too strong for a 10gallon, The girl said wait till the temp goes to the right level and then bring the water to be tested so i gusse thats what ill do.

I was thinking for the stock, 6Corys-2~4ottos-8~10 Harlequin Rasbora-2Keyhole and/or 1gourami- and any suggestions for other fish?or a change?
How about a moonlight gourami? Its says it needs 200L and I am short 181L/need 52gal/have 48gal.
Since its a long do u think i can put 1?
Lastly do ottos have to be in groups of 6?


10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

I Dcided to forget the otto's and go with:
2-3 dwarf gouramis
8-9 raboras
6-corys
but i'm am sure i can add more right?Any suggestion

10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

I would do this:
2x Angelfish
2x Rams
10x small school like rasboras or black phantoms
6-8x cories

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Inky

wait till the temp goes to the right level and then bring the water to be tested so i gusse thats what ill do

I hope she didn't mean for you to bring water in right after setting up. If you don't add any established filter media or fish, there won't be anything to test for.

I will be a little different and suggest:
*1 gourami (blue, dwarf, pearl, or thick-lipped)
or 1 angel
*8-10 harlies
*8-10 lemon tetras
*6-8 cories
*1 bristlenose or 3 ottos
*2 rams


*Kristin*

Ok how about:
2dwarf gouramis
8raboras
6cories
3ottos not crazy for bristle nose
2keyholes

How does that sound?


10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

2 male dwarf gouramis might show aggression and nip each others. other than that i think your stocking idea is good.
i like it lol

2 male dwarf gouramis might show aggression and nip each others

I agree. I've heard of them fighting in a 55g tank...so I would just get one of them, or get one of the larger types.

I also worry about the 2 keyholes. They are peaceful cichlids, but with a pair, I'd worry about aggression. Especially towards the cories on the bottom. I don't know how keyholes are when breeding though...but with alot of the peaceful cichlids, they get aggressive when guarding eggs.

*Kristin*

OK how about the Thick lipped Gouramis? Do those males fight?

Also....well i dont know what to say about the keyhole how about i just get one?Or 2 males or 2 females?


10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

Would the Bolivian Butterfly or blue ram do better then a key hole because there smaller and less aggresive?
Now i changed it to
6corys
10rasobras or some type of similar sized tetra
1(something to clean alge?)
Pair of Blue rams
----suggestions----
Possibly a Dwarf oe thick liped gourami?

Can i mix red phantome tertas with black ones?

10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys