Hello all. After visiting my storage locker and looking at the 20+ (35 - 250 gallon) aquariums sitting in plastic, I decided to pull one out and slowly get back into the hobby. I moved from TX to NY 16 yrs ago and I got rid of all my fish but kept my aquariums and set ups. All fresh water. Generally kept about 17 setups going at once.
My choice was to pull a 75 gallon. I set it up earlier this week. Pretty basic. Today I added a clown knife, 3 albino loaches, spotted shovelnose cat, four line cat & a bristle nose pleco. My rookie moment was that I poured in 15 rosie reds too. Oops. Figured everything except the loaches and the pleco would eat them.
My only concern thus far is that I had 3 rosies die today, but the other fish (the important ones) seem to be doing really good. Both cats already fed (on live rosies). I checked my water, everything seems good. PH is 8 - so it's a little high and my water is "hard" (not super hard). Tank is at 80 degrees. So, I have no idea why 3 dead rosies - other than they can be sickly fish anyways. Hence, rookie mistake of putting 15 of them in!!! Live and learn.
Found a lot of great info on here so far! Thanks!
My choice was to pull a 75 gallon. I set it up earlier this week. Pretty basic. Today I added a clown knife, 3 albino loaches, spotted shovelnose cat, four line cat & a bristle nose pleco. My rookie moment was that I poured in 15 rosie reds too. Oops. Figured everything except the loaches and the pleco would eat them.
My only concern thus far is that I had 3 rosies die today, but the other fish (the important ones) seem to be doing really good. Both cats already fed (on live rosies). I checked my water, everything seems good. PH is 8 - so it's a little high and my water is "hard" (not super hard). Tank is at 80 degrees. So, I have no idea why 3 dead rosies - other than they can be sickly fish anyways. Hence, rookie mistake of putting 15 of them in!!! Live and learn.
Found a lot of great info on here so far! Thanks!
to MFK!