help with new fish tank

[the plasterer]

help please, any fish tank experts on here who could help me out on getting started up with new fish tank??, got 70l tank and want advice one what filter etc etc to use also what type of fish would be best suited, cheers

 

[bobmcfc]

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aquarium/aquarium-filters/external-filters/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aquar ... l-filters/</a>

All pond solutions ^ is a decent site for buying equipment. I'd recommend an external filter of 800 or 1000 lph with a tank your size. Your tank isn't huge but you need a decent turnover to keep things nice and clean.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles_51/fishless-cycling-article.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles_5 ... rticle.htm</a>

also you will need to cycle your tank before you put fish in it. This is a process of growing the healthy nitrifying bacteria in your filter that will process all the waste that your fish produce and make it less toxic to your fish.

As for fish in the tank, your tank is small so no angelfish, silver sharks or anything that would grow too big. I'd suggest neon tetras or other small tetras maybe a pair of apistogrammas for colour and some small corydoras for lower in the tank

 

[Barcon]

What type of fish are you interested in? IMO 70l is pretty small (I use 150l tanks as grow out tanks for fry).
I only have experience with lake Tanganyikan cichlids, so I would suggest a dwarf chiclid, a type of shelldweller. ie: N. Multifasciatus.
Very cool and interesting little fish that live in shells and will colonize within the tank. I would suggest a 50w Jagr heater and either a small Eheim canister filter (2213), or a small H.O.B filter like an aquaclear or an Emperor.

Multies.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_HPHd9q8fs[/video]

 

[bobmcfc]

What type of fish are you interested in? IMO 70l is pretty small (I use 150l tanks as grow out tanks for fry).
I only have experience with lake Tanganyikan cichlids, so I would suggest a dwarf chiclid, a type of shelldweller. ie: N. Multifasciatus.
Very cool and interesting little fish that live in shells and will colonize within the tank. I would suggest a 50w Jagr heater and either a small Eheim canister filter (2213), or a small H.O.B filter like an aquaclear or an Emperor.

Multies.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_HPHd9q8fs[/video]

If I could be arsed with another tank I'd have shell-dwellers. So cute and interesting :) but are they not a tad advanced (water wise) for a first time tank owner Barcon ?

Although I do say if something's worth doing you may aswell go all in ;)

 

[the plasterer]

thanks for the advice, appreciated

 

[Barcon]

What type of fish are you interested in? IMO 70l is pretty small (I use 150l tanks as grow out tanks for fry).
I only have experience with lake Tanganyikan cichlids, so I would suggest a dwarf chiclid, a type of shelldweller. ie: N. Multifasciatus.
Very cool and interesting little fish that live in shells and will colonize within the tank. I would suggest a 50w Jagr heater and either a small Eheim canister filter (2213), or a small H.O.B filter like an aquaclear or an Emperor.

Multies.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_HPHd9q8fs[/video]

If I could be arsed with another tank I'd have shell-dwellers. So cute and interesting :) but are they not a tad advanced (water wise) for a first time tank owner Barcon ?

Although I do say if something's worth doing you may aswell go all in ;)

No Bob, not advanced at all really. IME, given regular water changes, most cichlids are bullet proof. I had a 36" long tank with multies in a few years ago and they were like aquatic cockroaches. Just add water, sand and shells and they went from 5 pieces to a couple of hundred in no time. Great little fish to watch as well, especially when they steal each others shells (and women). :)
They are great in a community tank as well, as long as they are given an area to themselves. Now that I'm talking about them, I might get some and put them in my Paracyprichromis grow out tanks.

 

[bobmcfc]

What type of fish are you interested in? IMO 70l is pretty small (I use 150l tanks as grow out tanks for fry).
I only have experience with lake Tanganyikan cichlids, so I would suggest a dwarf chiclid, a type of shelldweller. ie: N. Multifasciatus.
Very cool and interesting little fish that live in shells and will colonize within the tank. I would suggest a 50w Jagr heater and either a small Eheim canister filter (2213), or a small H.O.B filter like an aquaclear or an Emperor.

Multies.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_HPHd9q8fs[/video]

If I could be arsed with another tank I'd have shell-dwellers. So cute and interesting :) but are they not a tad advanced (water wise) for a first time tank owner Barcon ?

Although I do say if something's worth doing you may aswell go all in ;)

No Bob, not advanced at all really. IME, given regular water changes, most cichlids are bullet proof. I had a 36" long tank with multies in a few years ago and they were like aquatic cockroaches. Just add water, sand and shells and they went from 5 pieces to a couple of hundred in no time. Great little fish to watch as well, especially when they steal each others shells (and women). :)
They are great in a community tank as well, as long as they are given an area to themselves. Now that I'm talking about them, I might get some and put them in my Paracyprichromis grow out tanks.

Let me know how they get on

 

[Bill]

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[the plasterer]

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ta mate and cheers for yesterday

 

[Bill]

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ta mate and cheers for yesterday

anytime mate.