Tropical fish

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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.
 
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.
 
Get some corydora catfish they clean the algae from the bottom of your tank. My favourite fish when I had a tank was my upside down catfish. Lived in a bit of big wood I had in and only came out in the dark, made it a treat when you saw it out and about! Make sure you don't fill your tank with too many that swim in the same area ie too many on the bottom or too many that stay at the top. Neon tetras look nice, tend to die quite quickly though but if you get 10 they look good all together.
 
Just keep an eye on the plec as well sometime they like to hang on the side of angel fish and this causes the angel fish to lose their slime coat. also some of the plecs grow massive. I have quite a large sailfin. You'll just need to keep an eye for a week or so . If its like a 100% water change then i would suggest you don't over feed and don't add any more fish for a couple of weeks to let the filter mature etc.
 
More bother than they are worth in my experience, do yourself a favour and throw them down the toilet before wasting any more time.
 
dannybcity said:
This is an idea I've toyed with before but if I'm honest I've not got the time or will power to look after animals that require a great deal of attention. How difficult are tropical fish to keep once you've got them set up?
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A couple of hours one sunday a month for a water change.
Get it setup right first and foremost, good filteration is the key, when I had mine I was a touch OTT on the filtering but my levels stayed the same.
The fish then are another, some fish are hardy where others a very tempremental, and then some get on and some dont, a little bit of research and a chat in a good shop will help you out vastly, once its set up and your fish are in its a joy watching a healthy tank.
 
When buying fish be careful that you only buy community fish that can live together, if in doubt, ask for advice. Steer well clear from cichclids as most are generally aggressive and bully other fish that invade their space. Also beware of barbs as they tend to be fin nippers, particularly with guppies, siamese fighters, angels and veiltails. I'd reccomend you keep your PH at 7[neutral] and at a temperature of between 76-78. Feed a good quality flake or granuals and also feed frozen bloodworm daphnia as they like a variety of foods. Plecs are algae eaters but i sometimes add the odd algae wafer that can be bought from aquarium shops. Amazon sword plants are easy to keep and resist fish trying to eat them. Also a pump will help to oxigenate water, particularly if you want to keep quite a large amount pro ratered to litrage of water and in good condition.

I recommend a 10% water change every three days. You can add aquasafe to the water but if you stand tapwater for at least 24 hours, then any chlorine,flouride or metals present in fresh tap water will disipate,so aquasafe is not needed.

I recommend the shop in Denton opposite fairfield golf club, or Petman in Ashton.

Good luck and happy fishkeeping.
 
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