Tropical fish

[117 M34]

The water has been tested and it is fine. Going to test it each week to check.
The tank was being used for a year so the filter was up and running with bacteria etc.

 

[lafitz2008]

If your patient and lucky enough there's a poster on here that knows his stuff on this subject.

Blue2112 is the Oracle when it comes to Tropical + Marine fish

Cheers Danamy, hope your well its been a while now.

Lots of good advice has already been given, your angel will get territorial and become aggressive to other fish, not bottom feeders like your loach and plec but more mid/top water feeders and like has been said fish with long fins will be nipped and could potentially get stressed causing disease or death.

As for the question regarding setting a Marine system up, it can be as expensive as you want to make it and that will dictate what you can keep, a fish only system or a reef system with inverts and corals (Soft, LPS/SPS) the latter being for the more experienced aquarist. The bigger volume of water you can afford the better. Failing that a nano reef system is a cheap and easy starter.

If you do happen to go into the Tropical Centre on Hyde Rd opposite Denton Golf Club then ask for Keith(Tues-Sat) or Ryan(Sat-Sun) and tell them Josh referred you. Don't go on a Monday as they are closed.

A nano "reef" system is a waste of money. It may be cheap to set up and start but the first abnormally hot, long spell of weather will see the demise of its inhabitants. Temperature stability or the lack of is the main problem with tropical marine systems. Most people cannot accomodate sufficiently large tanks (at least 100 gallons) to help with this problem. Cooling systems are effective but are prohibitively expensive and also need to be fitted correctly with vents fitted to outside walls. In short, think carefully before investing in a tropical marine system. However, if you have the time, the inclination, the finances and sufficient space then it is a rewarding hobby. DO NOT fill a reasonably large aquarium (100 gallons and above) without being 100% sure of the suitability of your floorboards and joists (GET ADVICE).

-- Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:09 pm --

Thought I would ask on here as I'm sure that some of you must keep tropical fish.

Bought a tropical tank off someone yesterday - 120l.

It is up and running with a bout 8 fish; angel, clown loach, plec and a few others whose name I can't remember. Not an ideal setup as I didn't cycle it as I had to have somewhere to put the fish that came with it, but not a lot I can do about that now. Kept the filter as it was so there is some bacteria etc already in the tank. So basically it is as if I have done a 100% water change.

Any advice for continuing the setup?
Which fish should I buy? Also where from, went to the Abyss today and it didn't seem too good-maybe it was just the person who was serving me. I usually go to meadow view for Koi so will prob go there unless there is somewhere else better?

Hopefully I will get some decent advice amongst the fish puns.

Oasis in Salford as someones said is very good,bought a lot of fish from there.
Meadow views not really up to much in my opinion,near there Star quatics in Daisy nook garden centers better.
There's a place called pier aquatics in Wigan that's huge and probably the best I've been to overall,great selection of fish if you're prepared to travel.
With picking other fish depends a lot on what your other mystery fish are,120 litres isn't loads and if you've got a common plec they get big quite fast if well looked after .
I'd leave it a week or two before adding anything new for now anyway if it was me.

With the tank not having been cycled then there is every chance that the inhabitants of the aquarium will not survive the first ammonia spike. This is NOT the way to set up an aquarium and is also cruel.

Ive used mature filters on new tanks and added fish straight away with no problems.As long as the filters moved quickly,waters similar paramaters and you monitor closely initially it can be done this way.
Starting a tank completely from scratch and adding fish like this, as you say would be cruel and irresponsible and is just making a lot of work for yourself.

 

[Sunsh111ne]

be careful with clown loach as are prone to white spot, if white spot occurs just turn the temperture up to about 28degrees and add 2 table spoons of salt per 100l every 5 days. the fish will go to the bottom and be less active, but once white spot has gone put the temperature back down.

regards to fish shops, abyss is ok, bit overpriced if you ask me. 2 good ones are oasis in salford and Wyvale pets at home in timperley.

i wouldn't get any fish with fancy fins such as guppies as the angel fish will nip at them.

OMG what is white spot?!!!

I have a jelly headed oranda (whom i love more than life itself) and he had a white spot on his head the other day!!! Now I'm freaking out...am I doing something wrong???

 

[ibbo]

white spot is a common fish disease. If your fish get it, doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong. most prone to it when you have new fish in your tank. just turn your temp up a little and add some aqua salt. u can also get some medicine that will turn your tank green for 3 days, but works well.