Hello. Name's Mike and I'm from Norway. I recently got a free 112l aquarium from someone local and decided to give it a go since my fiancee and I both like fish in all shapes and sizes. I bought a new external filter called Am-Top 3338 that flows 1200l/hour and has a filter capacity of 7.5l. Works like a charm.
Now the tank is empty, just sand and some rocks in there while I'm waiting to buy fish. I've been checking most of the fish available to me, but I can't figure out which to choose due to the lack of knowledge with fish in general. What I do know though, is that I absolutely love the Apistogrammas!
Now I've decided to keep it South American. That's one down! Now I can't make a decent composition of the following;
Ap. cacatuoides
Ap. agassizii
Ap. baenschi
Ap. macmasteri
Ap. piauiensis
Now knowing that my tank is 112l/29.5g big, how many would I be able to keep as a community tank? Which is the most suitable? I know I can't have them all, but I'd like to see what my options are. I also want to have a couple of algae eaters (Otocinclus?), a good school of fish (Hemigrammus bleheri? Nannostomus marginatus?).
I also intend to buy Redmoor wood to decorate th tank with, as well as some coconut caves and suitable plants for their environment. Any plants you recommend?
What do you guys suggest? As I said, I am completely new to this (only a couple of days) so I'll appreciate all the help I can get.
Cheers,
Mike The Confused and Unknowing.
(PS: Excuse my bad language, my first language is Norwegian as you can imagine.)
Now the tank is empty, just sand and some rocks in there while I'm waiting to buy fish. I've been checking most of the fish available to me, but I can't figure out which to choose due to the lack of knowledge with fish in general. What I do know though, is that I absolutely love the Apistogrammas!
Now I've decided to keep it South American. That's one down! Now I can't make a decent composition of the following;
Ap. cacatuoides
Ap. agassizii
Ap. baenschi
Ap. macmasteri
Ap. piauiensis
Now knowing that my tank is 112l/29.5g big, how many would I be able to keep as a community tank? Which is the most suitable? I know I can't have them all, but I'd like to see what my options are. I also want to have a couple of algae eaters (Otocinclus?), a good school of fish (Hemigrammus bleheri? Nannostomus marginatus?).
I also intend to buy Redmoor wood to decorate th tank with, as well as some coconut caves and suitable plants for their environment. Any plants you recommend?
What do you guys suggest? As I said, I am completely new to this (only a couple of days) so I'll appreciate all the help I can get.
Cheers,
Mike The Confused and Unknowing.
(PS: Excuse my bad language, my first language is Norwegian as you can imagine.)