Hello From NEW YORK CITY!

[FDNY]

Hello everyone!

My name is Hector and I live in Astoria, New York. I just bought my first Tank ever and I am SUPER EXCITED! It's a 45 Gallon Tall, I have no clue what to put in it yet, but it is up and running!




PS: These 2 pictures are obviously not updated.

 

[rasa92re]

Yes, another NYer. Welcome to MFK. You should make sure the tank is cycled and start stock that baby with 2 convicts.

 

[FDNY]

Thanks rasa92re, I just started the cycle about 30 hrs ago.
So Convicts are a good starting fish for the tank? For Cycling purposes?

 

[rasa92re]

They are hardy cichlids, which means good for cycling. Make sure you have adequate filtration. Some may say 2 convicts may be too much but a 45 is fine if well filtered.

 

[FDNY]

I am literally a newbie at this, so exactly what do you mean when you say that 2 convicts might be too much? I am using a 90g Filtering system with the 2 Wheels. They tell me thats good for proper bacteria build up for the tank?

 

[rasa92re]

If you mean bio-wheels then yes it's adequate filtration. When someone says that "it's too much" that means that they are saying your fish stock is too high and you may be producing a higher bio-load than your filtration system could handle.

 

[FDNY]

I just took these right now.

 

[FDNY]

So would the 2 convicts would be ok in my tank, with the filtration system I have?

 

[rasa92re]

Yes. They would be fine. Let's just hope they don't breed or that tank will be filled quickly.

 

[FDNY]

I'm going to do some research on convicts. I wanted to have a few fish (4-5) in the tank tho, maybe some shrimp and plant life. But I know I need to figure out if me and the tank can handle all that. Thanks for your help.