CESAR0916

My 2 weeks old 48 gallons planted tank. Still cycling....

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Lucy

Welcome to Fish Lore

Your tank is beautiful. What are you going to stock it with?

Allie

Love the bow front.

CESAR0916

Thanks Lucy,
I'm still in the process of researching. Your suggestion is highly appreciated..

Lucy

It's great to hear that you're researching before stocking.

I'm not good at stocking suggestions, but a nice school of cardinals would look awesome.

We have several members who are very good at helping stock a tank, I'm sure they'll be able to help you.

What kind of fish are you interested in?

CESAR0916

I prefer peaceful & active schooling fish

pinkfloydpuffer

Wow, your tank is gorgeous! I love it! Can't wait to see what it looks like with fish!

Fish Addict

I think maybe a huge school of neons and angels or rams would look amazing!

What plants do you have?

CESAR0916

Fish Addict, I have a micro hair for my foreground & diff varieties of plants on my mid ground & back ground

Ram_Kelly

Looks great. Is that eco-complete with some pebbles on top? I love it. For a planted tank, my favorite stocking is def. a large school of neons with some rams (I'm not biased or anything....). But, for a tank that big, I'd probably go with angels since rams only get to be about 3 inches. Get a little group of otos, too! They make a wonderful algae crew and they don't damage your plants.

Fish Addict

what is on the driftwood? Sorry for the interrogation, its just such a great looking tank!

CESAR0916

my substrate is ADA Amazonia II & ADA gravel on top...I can't recall the name of the plants on the driftwood, I'll let you know soon Fish Addict

GouramiGirl1221

Your tank looks amazing!

MissMTS

Your tank is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the pics.

A school of cardinal tetras (in my opinion they are prettier than neons) and a school of Rummynose Tetras would look beautiful in there with some German Blue Rams and a pair of angels (I love platinum angels if you can get your hands on some). Otos are great algae eaters and so are bristlenose plecos. What is the pH of your tank? Your aquarium info says 6.5-7.5, but that is a really wide range.

CESAR0916

Thanks Guys for your comments & suggestions ,,, I'm using a PH controller & my current PH level is 6.75

MissMTS

Usually we recommend against chemicals that will alter the natural pH of your tank. They can strip the natural buffers out of the water and cause all kinds of problems. What is your natural pH? If your water is 7 or below, you would be fine with German Blue Rams and rummynose tetras, but they can't handle higher pH's.

CESAR0916

Just wondering whether platinum angelfish is peaceful & can get along well with some smaller peaceful fish community...I fell in love the first time i saw it ...

CESAR0916

thanks MissMTS for some precious advice...Actually my tank is still cycling . I have 4 Zebra Danios & 2 Gold Gouramis.... & last night i noticed some small algae. so, today i turned off my lights & gave my plants TMG fertilizer... Hope to overcome these challenges soon..

Cheers!

04_si

if its brown algae dont worry about it. its ugly, but its just a small diatom that comes along with new tanks.

Angels are fine in community tanks for the most part. once they get big (which they get 6"+ ) they might look at some of the fish as food, and go after them. when small, they just need to have their own little area to call their own, and they need plants. My angel is ALWAYS sleeping in the plants.

as far as high ph goes - my tap water has a ph of 8.0 and I have an angel who is doing extremely well, and a pair of German Blue Rams who are breeding every 7-10 days (but eating their eggs - whole different story haha). but its better to leave your ph unless EXTREMELY high or low, than to adjust it. If you're on city water, its almost a gurantee that the LFS will have the same ph level as you granted they're on city water and not using RO water.

dmm28

How did you get from nothing to that in 2 weeks ceasar 0916? I'm just asking because I've never had a planted tank before but plan to do so with the new 75gal I'm getting on friday. you could just pm me if you like.

Darlene

Your tank is gorgeous! Good luck with the cycle and then stocking.

Jess

Beautiful tank. I love the green moss growing on the drift wood. I like the suggestions of Missmts. I love cardinals and rummy nose they add beautiful flowing color across the tank.

beyzagorkemli

It's a great tank. I love your plants.

CESAR0916

Actually, some of my plants are turning brown & I'm planning to replace them with some hardy plants over the weekend.. My ammonia level is going down & my nitrite is going up.. Its hard to be patient sometimes...Hope, everything will be ok..

Cheers!

CESAR0916

Actually, I plan ahead... Specially the driftwood, you need at least 2 weeks to get rid of tannins from it, otherwise you'll get a brownish water.

CESAR0916

Here's my stock list..
Glowlight Tetra x 6
neon tetra x 6
Cardinal Tetra x 6
True Rummynose Tetra x 5
Pristella Tetra x 5
Cherry Barb x 5
Harlequin Rasbora x 5

Japonica Amano Shrimp x 2
Ghost Shrimp x 6
Albino Aeneus Cory Cat x 2
Siamese algae eater x 1

Please give me some advice if its too much for my 48 gallon planted tank

Jess

Brownish water isn't really a bad thing and it goes away with water changes. My fish like tannins. Not a problem.
Think you still have too many. (rough 1" of fish per gallon, plan for adult sized fish) Unless you plan on doing frequent water changes. (like I do) Also you should put them in slowly so your biological system has a chance to catch up.