Hi there,
I recently upgraded from a 20 gallon to a 72 gallon aquarium, since my Pleco was getting far too big for the 20 gallon one. A friend gave me some additional fish, so I currently have:
5 Congo Tetras
6 Bleeding Heart Tetras
1 Pleco
1 Keyhole Cichlid
6 Fancy Guppies
2 Albino Cories (not sure what the technical name is)
Anyway, I know the guppies are pretty random, but I had them in my 20 gallon tank, so I held on to them.
The tank has been cycled, all the fish seem to be doing well. But... it has gravel on the bottom, and I want sand. I am waiting for my order of pool filter sand to come in, but I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to switch over without removing the fish, since I don't really have a place to keep all of them.
In addition to that, I feel like both the Tetras and the Cichlid are kind of boring looking, color wise. They all seem to pretty much be in the grey/brown family. Sure makes my Guppies look awfully colorful, heh. I want to add some more colorful fish to the mix, but I'm not sure on what to get. I suppose Neon Tetras are an option, but does anybody have any other suggestions? I also don't want to overstock my tank.... Oh, and I want to keep things as peaceful as possible, so I'm trying to stay away from even semi-aggressive fish. Thankfully, all the fish so far seem to be pretty happy to share space.
Thanks!
I recently upgraded from a 20 gallon to a 72 gallon aquarium, since my Pleco was getting far too big for the 20 gallon one. A friend gave me some additional fish, so I currently have:
5 Congo Tetras
6 Bleeding Heart Tetras
1 Pleco
1 Keyhole Cichlid
6 Fancy Guppies
2 Albino Cories (not sure what the technical name is)
Anyway, I know the guppies are pretty random, but I had them in my 20 gallon tank, so I held on to them.
The tank has been cycled, all the fish seem to be doing well. But... it has gravel on the bottom, and I want sand. I am waiting for my order of pool filter sand to come in, but I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to switch over without removing the fish, since I don't really have a place to keep all of them.
In addition to that, I feel like both the Tetras and the Cichlid are kind of boring looking, color wise. They all seem to pretty much be in the grey/brown family. Sure makes my Guppies look awfully colorful, heh. I want to add some more colorful fish to the mix, but I'm not sure on what to get. I suppose Neon Tetras are an option, but does anybody have any other suggestions? I also don't want to overstock my tank.... Oh, and I want to keep things as peaceful as possible, so I'm trying to stay away from even semi-aggressive fish. Thankfully, all the fish so far seem to be pretty happy to share space.
Thanks!