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August 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| woohoo
my cycle is almost complete and i should be adding my red wag platies in a couple more weeks  | 
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August 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Nice. I'm waiting on a tank to cycle too, don't you hate the wait? | 
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August 13th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| its so hard i mean the fact of just seeing an empty tank is teh suckage except i get to watch the flows and current lol | |
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August 13th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Congrats!!! That is the hardest part of setting up a new tank. You're almost there!!!  | |
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August 13th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| thank you | |
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August 13th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Woohooo The Tank Is Done Cycling | |
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August 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Congrats  | |
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August 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| I don't acctualy mind seeing a no-fish tank... But then, that's since I'm a plant addict and sometimes I'm more involved with the plants than fish! 
Shall we talk stocking? If you want red wag platys - get all males. You will have no babies (They overstock you like crazy when they breed!) which is good. Remember the 1" of adult fish per gallon guideline. I would get 3 Male red wags, then 6 Neon tetras and a few ghost shrimp. If there are any fish you like - then tell me and I will try work out a nice stocking plan! | |
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August 14th, 2008
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| | Moderator
|  Congratulations! | |
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August 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| i plan on getting the red wag platys first and then probably some shrimp and a freshwater clam cuz ive always wanted one lol but im not doing guppies id probably do some zebra danios. | |
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August 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by morganrules  i plan on getting the red wag platys first and then probably some shrimp and a freshwater clam cuz ive always wanted one lol but im not doing guppies id probably do some zebra danios. | So. 6 Zebras (Minimal school number) = 12", 3 Male Platys = 6", 1 FM clam = 5" bio load. That's 23" in total - which is pushing it a bit for a 15gal. Shrimp don't affect bio load. So, perhaps take out the clam or platys so you have either 6 danios and 3 platys or 6 danios and 1 clam. Or, the Platys, Clam, and something else about 6" in total (Perhaps 3 Panda corys?). Personally I say clams aren't really worth the space they take up - people who own them say that guests are surprised that the clams are in fact live, not artificial decor because they don't do anything!
A little about FW clams: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.u...ead.php?t=7062
Last edited by Blub; August 14th, 2008 at 04:19 PM.
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August 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| well im definitely getting platies ill prolly just get alot of platies | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by morganrules well im definitely getting platies ill prolly just get alot of platies | So, 7 male Platys will fit quite nicely in there! Take your time building it up, and trey get a really big mix of varietys, make sure that are ALL males or you will have chaos. Platys asre fun fish to stock a tank with - they look stunning if you have lots of kinds. | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| what about like 2 cory cats or is that a no no | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by morganrules what about like 2 cory cats or is that a no no | Well, 3 Corys and 3 Platys would work. | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| sweet omg thats gonna be awesome thank you so much hatchet | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| im going to go get some platies right now | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by morganrules im going to go get some platies right now | So, does that mean your cycle is complete? Congratulations! | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| yah i just got back from my LFS with 3 platies a red wag platy, a black marbled looking one and a beautiful sunburst platy omg i wish i could swim with them lol | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by morganrules yah i just got back from my LFS with 3 platies a red wag platy, a black marbled looking one and a beautiful sunburst platy omg i wish i could swim with them lol | All the same sex? You'll have to separate them ASAP if they are several sexes to stop them overstocking you with fry! | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| they are all males | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by morganrules they are all males | Cool! Don't forget piccys!  | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| yah ill prolly get some posted tomorrow or sunday i want them to rest right now | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by morganrules yah ill prolly get some posted tomorrow or sunday i want them to rest right now | It's always a good plant to leave the light off the day you add new fish and only turn it on tommorow. | |
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August 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| i got home today and my powerhead was shooting water out of it it was weird and now im worriede about my platies | |
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