Hello everyone,
I have not had an aquarium for over 20 years. Now that my kids are teens and my wife gave me permission to start up a smaller tank, I jumped at it, and bought a very nice used 30 gallon tank. I have been reading for a few days, and the hobby seems to have changed since I left it. I guess I would consider myself a partly educated newbie. I used to have Green Terrors, Red Devils, and my fav Jack Dempseys…..but
I now have the 30 gallon, and will be filling it and cycling it for the next 3 or 4 weeks. In looking what my options are, I have been grabbed my the dwarfs, as they seem to be a bit easier to care for, aren't very aggressive, so I may be able to have a decent number in the tank.
The one fish I would really love to build around is the Blue Acara. I love the look of these fish. Now here is where I need the help. If I got a pair of them, what other combinations, numbers of fish could I add/would you add?
The other that has caught my eye is the Dragon Blood. I know these grow a bit larger. Before I get to excited, is the DB too big/not a mix with the BA?
Some info, I have no idea yet of the PH here yet...I will test before any fish are added. I understand the water to have a hardness of around 101-110
Any help will be greatly appriciated
Parm
I have not had an aquarium for over 20 years. Now that my kids are teens and my wife gave me permission to start up a smaller tank, I jumped at it, and bought a very nice used 30 gallon tank. I have been reading for a few days, and the hobby seems to have changed since I left it. I guess I would consider myself a partly educated newbie. I used to have Green Terrors, Red Devils, and my fav Jack Dempseys…..but
I now have the 30 gallon, and will be filling it and cycling it for the next 3 or 4 weeks. In looking what my options are, I have been grabbed my the dwarfs, as they seem to be a bit easier to care for, aren't very aggressive, so I may be able to have a decent number in the tank.
The one fish I would really love to build around is the Blue Acara. I love the look of these fish. Now here is where I need the help. If I got a pair of them, what other combinations, numbers of fish could I add/would you add?
The other that has caught my eye is the Dragon Blood. I know these grow a bit larger. Before I get to excited, is the DB too big/not a mix with the BA?
Some info, I have no idea yet of the PH here yet...I will test before any fish are added. I understand the water to have a hardness of around 101-110
Any help will be greatly appriciated
Parm