My first fish tank

Hello everyone!

So I've been on the site for a few weeks but i haven't done any introduction!

I have a 96l tropical tank up and running for three weeks now.
In it I have six zebra danios which i am very fond of!

The tank has a sand substrate about 1.5 inches deep. I have some anubias, java fern, amazon sword, jungle val and java moss.

In the future I'd love to build a big amazonian tank but for now I'm happy with getting a few corys and some tetras!

I can't wait to become a part of this community and enjoy everything there is about keeping fish!

Niall

weocme along, enjoy and most importantly participate

Hi wackoo,
Welcome, danios are class little fish to watch! People on here are very helpful and very knowledgeable.
Regards
Jim

Welcome to the Forum Niall

You'll learn a great deal on here
it's great to have a Forum dedicated to Your new found passion


Des

hi niall welcome along

Welcome along there.

LoB

Welcome along Niall.

All i can say is ........PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES

We love photos

On the way!!

Hello and welcome this site is very good a lot of detail goes into some people's answers and time

Some pictures of my tank

looks great , you know what type of rock you have in it ?

Dude i really like that tank.... I love the boulders and the plants and substrate.... awesome photos. are they danios? how big is the shoal?....

have to agree with Gilly; you don't see enough big rocks in community aquaria really. most of the time it seems to be about the bogwood

bmcg38 wrote:

looks great , you know what type of rock you have in it ?

I have no idea what the large rocks are... I know that isn't the best thing to do but i thought they look class!!

They were in my front garden and i used to play with them when i was little. I boiled all the rocks twice in a pot on the stove so i think they're safe?

Gilly wrote:

Dude i really like that tank.... I love the boulders and the plants and substrate.... awesome photos. are they danios? how big is the shoal?....

Thanks a million!

There's six in the shaol and they are some characters!

They are my very first fish and i think they are class! they're great fun to watch, they're always on the move and swim everywhere in the tank

Wackoo wrote:

bmcg38 wrote:

looks great , you know what type of rock you have in it ?

I have no idea what the large rocks are... I know that isn't the best thing to do but i thought they look class!!

They were in my front garden and i used to play with them when i was little. I boiled all the rocks twice in a pot on the stove so i think they're safe?

they are some great looking rocks and i am a real rock in tank fan , have got rocks from everywhere ! saying that one thing I would say recommend is boiling them letting them cool off a bit then put a scrape or cut in the rock and put a little white vinegar on the cut . If the rocks fizz dont use them , it means a high calcium content in the rock which will over time raise teh PH in the tank and a stable PH really is what you want

Nice tank Niall, welcome!

Alan

bmcg38 wrote:

Wackoo wrote:

bmcg38 wrote:

looks great , you know what type of rock you have in it ?

I have no idea what the large rocks are... I know that isn't the best thing to do but i thought they look class!!

They were in my front garden and i used to play with them when i was little. I boiled all the rocks twice in a pot on the stove so i think they're safe?

they are some great looking rocks and i am a real rock in tank fan , have got rocks from everywhere ! saying that one thing I would say recommend is boiling them letting them cool off a bit then put a scrape or cut in the rock and put a little white vinegar on the cut . If the rocks fizz dont use them , it means a high calcium content in the rock which will over time raise teh PH in the tank and a stable PH really is what you want

Oh... should i take them out and test then? The pH has been a 7.8 for the past few weeks in the tank (that's also the tap water pH)

Wackoo wrote:

bmcg38 wrote:

Wackoo wrote:

bmcg38 wrote:

looks great , you know what type of rock you have in it ?

I have no idea what the large rocks are... I know that isn't the best thing to do but i thought they look class!!

They were in my front garden and i used to play with them when i was little. I boiled all the rocks twice in a pot on the stove so i think they're safe?

they are some great looking rocks and i am a real rock in tank fan , have got rocks from everywhere ! saying that one thing I would say recommend is boiling them letting them cool off a bit then put a scrape or cut in the rock and put a little white vinegar on the cut . If the rocks fizz dont use them , it means a high calcium content in the rock which will over time raise teh PH in the tank and a stable PH really is what you want

Oh... should i take them out and test then? The pH has been a 7.8 for the past few weeks in the tank (that's also the tap water pH)

nah , i would say if its staying stable then its fine , just keep an eye

Danios are hilarious you could afford to . Its like watching the movie little rascals all over again. My kerri danios have reached near full size very fast in the 180 litre.. all they do is chase eachother... still food and generally cause trouble. if i were you id add another six.

Gilly wrote:

Danios are hilarious you could afford to . Its like watching the movie little rascals all over again. My kerri danios have reached near full size very fast in the 180 litre.. all they do is chase eachother... still food and generally cause trouble. if i were you id add another six.

I'd definitely like another six!! Im actually not entirely sure how many fish i can have in the tank? If i could add another six i definitely would

What filter do you have... and what other fish is in it

Eheim 2012 pickup

2 Flame Gouramis and a baby pleco

You see judging from my knowledge the filter you can atm is OK! now.... but only cause the pleco is a baby. Looking into your future with a 90 litre.... your filter is only a pickup.... which means its made to pick up what your main filter doesnt. There not made to be a primary filter. Im going to pm you now.