Tropical Fish?

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Hi wiseoldowl , need few imformation from you first ......

what kind of fish would you like??? very important as they need different ph and you just can`t put any fish togheter some will kill or eat each other.

how long did you run your fishtank??? very importand as it need at least 2 weeks before you can put the fish in.


those are really good for new starter and raccomend .

guppys , they will bread like mad and make everything more funny.




black molly



platy fish



those variety are easy and can be mixed togheter .....just add a one of this to keep clean

 

wiseoldowl , the guppy are really easy , the platy are easy as well but more subject to fungus due of the shiny color ....
2 weeks is good enough , If you`ve have posted the thread early I would have suggest you to use pond water to start the freindly bacteria .....

I would suggest to introduce the guppy first up to 10 and then the platy , guppy are ok even in a ph of 8 but raccomanded a ph of 7 , also introduce a real plant as well if you can , baby fish will need a place where to hyde ....guppy are not great swimmer so the platy will take advance when it come to eat food.

if you buy them make sure that get lots of female.

pregnanant female guppy.



and this is when they having baby

 

Then is perfect , if you go and buy some fish tomorrow , just ask for some extra water , just for the bacteria .....

if you go for guppy buy one of them floating nursery for fish .

another advice , remember at acclimatize the fish for a good 30 minutes and before relise them mix the water of the bag with the water of your fishtank .

most important , check the fish before you buy , if you see some unhealty fish , don`t buy them , the infection will stay in your fishtank for long time.

 

Oh noooooooooooooo , bless your son , but those are Serpae Tetras , they are really aggressive little fish , they can only stay with the same family of fish , they are notorius for tail fish eating , they eating other fish tail ............


that `s an odd situation and if he have asked the shop assistant is not really honest .....

you can take them back , or keep them and don`t put anymore or just search for compatibility fish .

most of the fish are coming from south america , asia , oceania , africa ...
do not try to mix all this continent together , african are the most vicious fish , followed by the asian .

platy , molly and guppy are all compatable with many other fish but not with the serpae


I really hope that you get well soon.

 

Hi Woo,

Sorry to hear you are laid up especially at this important time of the year and hope you feel better soon

I personally would go for fish like Neon Tetras,Cardinal Tetras,Ember Tetras,and also Harlequin Rasbora.All these fish are good for novice fish keepers.If you want guppys then the male Endler Guppys are colourful but if you get any of the brown looking drab females then any male guppies {Endlers,or the colourful tailed ones}will harrass the females until they have mated with them and then you will end up with lots of babies that you will either eventually have to get rid of {the pet shops are not keen on females and you will always end up with more of them than the males}or the babies will get eaten by either the male guppy's or their own mum.

You need to find out the size of your tank {usually in gallons/litres and you should only buy the inches of fish that your tank/filters can comfortably cope with}It is the same principal as a pond.

As a rule you should only start with one or two fish to get the tank cycled with the fish pooing and the filters doing their job.

I take it you have already had the tank cycling before you have added any fish?We used to take a water sample to our fish man and he used to test the water for us.He used to do it for free but some of the fish shops charge for checking the quality of the water.

Hope you get it sorted so you can all enjoy your new tank

 

Hiya WOO.

I don't know much about 'trops', but one thing I would add is to get yourself a test kit, to test (mainly) for Ammonia and Nitrite. These are very toxic to fish and usually account for most fatalities. This is why a filter is so important. The filter takes the present Ammonia and converts it into Nitrite, and eventually converts it into NitrAte, which is harmless. If you want any more info, I will gladly help all I can

 

Freddy that`s the reason for suggest easy fish like guppy and platy , they breed a lot and more though , if you notice there are no real plant in the fish tank ....Nitrite will eventually kill some fish , but the one that will born in there will be more though fish

I thing that he wants an easy to look after fish tank .

 

Hiya Sal.

Plants will only add oxygen, as far as I know, and of course, this is important. But if the filtration/water isn't right, then fish will just keep dying. It's true to say that some fish are easier to keep than others, but when it comes down to it, toxic conditions will eventually kill any fish.

 

Hy freddy , really nice advice

When I was young , I used to help a friend of mine in his acquarium shop and as I`m a joiner , used to make lots of cabinets for his hand made fish tank.
Of course different water over there , the tap water was around 9/10 , but often we used to go to a mauntain spring to get the water for his Discus fish , as it was completely free of nitrate ........
I always wondered what percentage of nitrate there is the english tap water and what level of acidity in the rain water not to talk of all the rest.

but as I remember he was actually increse the level of nitrate in the fishtank with mollys
bucause of the origin of them and expecially because they where subject to fungus .



there are amazing fish like the silver dollar (if I`m not confusing)
that can live in fresh water and salt water .