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[cap1384]

Hello,
I'm new to freshwater. I recently bought a 55gal aquarium. It came with a whisper 60 filter, a 200W heater and a 6" net. yeasterday I bought a Tiger Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), and a Pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus), I also got a peice of drift wood with a Plant on it I'm not sure what kind of pland it is can someone help me id the plant Here is a pic of the plant , also can someone tell me how to care for my plant...

Thank You,
CAP

 

[Lupin]

Looks like Anubias lanceolata (if there was such thing I can remember correctly) to me but it is definitely Anubias.

On another note, I would suggest not adding any more fish. You're stocked and the Hypostomus plecostoums is guaranteed to grow beyond 18 inches in the best water conditions possible.

:welcome: to AC!

 

[cap1384]

The only other fish i want to add is a clown loach

 

[Lupin]

The only other fish i want to add is a clown loach

The tank is really stocked. Unless you plan to upgrade in a few years time, clown loaches really won't do well in the tank with very heavy bioload. Besides, clown loaches grow to 12 inches and will not work well with oscars. Oscars may eat them and the oscar may commit suicide if the spines below the loaches' eyes stuck themselves in its throat. If you intend to keep loaches in the future, keep 3 as the minimum, not one but not with oscars anyway.

I should have added earlier that the pleco is best kept in a 150 gallons tank when full-grown.

 

[jm1212]

the oscar itself overstocks that tank. they get to 12 inches long and make alot of waste. 75 gallons is really a minimum. the pleco gets even bigger; 24 inches isnt that uncommon. Plus they make so much waste that one common pleco will take up the entire bioload of a 55...and possibly a 75.

clown loaches should be in groups and get to over a foot long. at least 180 gallons is a minimum.

 

[cap1384]

the oscar itself overstocks that tank. they get to 12 inches long and make alot of waste. 75 gallons is really a minimum. the pleco gets even bigger; 24 inches isnt that uncommon. Plus they make so much waste that one common pleco will take up the entire bioload of a 55...and possibly a 75.

clown loaches should be in groups and get to over a foot long. at least 180 gallons is a minimum.

I plan to upgrade my tank as needed but I would Like to have another fish in there. right now the oscar is only an inch and a half the pleco is 2"
Either way can i please get some help with the plant i would like to know how to care for it better i went to my lfs and they weren't much help.

 

[silentskream]

both oscar and pleco will reach 10 times their current size in the next year.
if you plan on getting a 250 gallon or larger in the next year, then you could probably get a school of clown loaches to add to your current fish.

 

[doreenjoy]

Either way can i please get some help with the plant i would like to know how to care for it better i went to my lfs and they weren't much help.

Lupin already answered above...

 

[Puffernewbee]

I cannot see the picture of the plant, but if it is an anubia, it is a low maintenance one. They mostly feed from the water table so you do not want their roots buried in the substrate. They need light but no very much. How much light do you currently have on the tank? Since it is a plant that is happy in low light, it grows very slowly so do not expect much growth. They like water temps from 70 - 85. Very pH tolerant.

 

[Lupin]

I cannot see the picture of the plant, but if it is an anubia, it is a low maintenance one. They mostly feed from the water table so you do not want their roots buried in the substrate. They need light but no very much. How much light do you currently have on the tank? Since it is a plant that is happy in low light, it grows very slowly so do not expect much growth. They like water temps from 70 - 85. Very pH tolerant.

It is indeed Anubias. For your convenience, I am uploading the pic via this forum's system.