My tank!

[originalhandy]

OK as I said I am starting off slow so its been active for 6 months so I took my time with it. I know its nothing special compared to some peoples tanks but its my baby!!

First fish stock, I think all that was in it was platys, corys, albino pleco and neon tetra.




Later on added some Angelfish. My water as going through a greeny colour stage then.


Didnt take long for the pleco to outgrow the corys


Took these today, my first plants and moss ball added in the last week. Also added some black skirt tetras and dwarf gourami and 2 more albino plecos in the last three weeks.

[SunnyHouTX]

Good start man, definitely not rushing into it LOL

[thegoodlife]

Looks good man! It doesn't have to live up to certain expectations or compare to other people's tanks...it's your tank to enjoy...

[troy tucker]

It's a great start. starting slow and taking time is a good thing.
If you are going more South American? I have some Geo,s You may like.

[originalhandy]

Thanks!

Right now I am just going for what looks good and wont kill each other. Im looking for a good piece of.driftwood for it too. Not sure what.geo's are, what's their full name so I can Google

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[SunnyHouTX]

Geophagus. Best kept with a sand substrate though

[mistahoo]

Careful with the dwarf gourami. They're litlle, but iffy.one day they may get along, the next they may try to terrorize everything. Angels can also get very aggressive if they begin to mate.

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[originalhandy]

Ive heard that about the Angelfish and Dwarf Gourami, so far so good though. How can I sex the Angels ? They're prolly too small to sex now though.

I just looked up the geo's, they are a good kooking fish. They are cichlids right ? Are they aggressive? I avoided cichlids because most of the ones I researched are aggressive. I think I need a peacefull tank since im so new to the hobby.


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[troy tucker]

Geophagus Brasiliensis Is the full name and they are every peaceful. they are cichlids and one of the most peaseful of all cichlids. they are a pretty blue and look like a big blue ram. they get about 6". about the same size that your angels will get.
Sexing Angels is kinda hard. Males will have a hump on their head. Female tend to be fatter in the tummy. but they have to be adult to tell.

[originalhandy]

They are good looking fish, I might look into getting some from you.

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[troy tucker]

I will PM you my cell phone number.

[originalhandy]

Cool cool, sounds good

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[originalhandy]

I added mopani and attached anubus to it, that was a pain to do with my big fingers. Planted some java fern. What do you think so far ? Any suggestions?









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[sdaley6999]

Coming along good. What are you using for lighting?

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[originalhandy]

Just the stock 40w that came with the tank.

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