ArnoldW
Seedling
Hello All,
As I said in my intro I recently bought a tank with contents from someone who was quitting the hobby.
The tank in question is a 160 litre open topped (ADA style) tank.
I thought I read up well before buying but oh boy was I wrong. I would really appreciate some answers to my most likely daft questions.
First of the tank is loosing about 5-10 litres of water a day through evaporation is this normal?
How do I know if my tank is overstocked? I have found multiple guidelines about a cm of fish per 5 litres or water or an inch per gallon and similar. What are your takes on this?
My tank currently houses 4 otocinclus affinis. (1 female 3 male I think), 10 black phantom tetras (4 female 6 male), 9 lemon tetras ( gender unknown) between 12 and 15 Paracheirodon simulans They all came with the tank.
Is there a good resource (book or website) about what fish and plants go good together? Fish and plant seller usually don't tell you this.
How do you determine how much flow a thank needs?
Thank you for the help.
As I said in my intro I recently bought a tank with contents from someone who was quitting the hobby.
The tank in question is a 160 litre open topped (ADA style) tank.
I thought I read up well before buying but oh boy was I wrong. I would really appreciate some answers to my most likely daft questions.
First of the tank is loosing about 5-10 litres of water a day through evaporation is this normal?
How do I know if my tank is overstocked? I have found multiple guidelines about a cm of fish per 5 litres or water or an inch per gallon and similar. What are your takes on this?
My tank currently houses 4 otocinclus affinis. (1 female 3 male I think), 10 black phantom tetras (4 female 6 male), 9 lemon tetras ( gender unknown) between 12 and 15 Paracheirodon simulans They all came with the tank.
Is there a good resource (book or website) about what fish and plants go good together? Fish and plant seller usually don't tell you this.
How do you determine how much flow a thank needs?
Thank you for the help.