Hello!
I have a very well established 36 gallon tank that I have had running continuously for about 6 years. It's a tropical tank kept at about 75 degrees, currently with only 3 black skirt tetras, a platy and a horde of trumpet snails. All of these are over a year old. My plan was to get several more tetras to complete a small school, but I wanted to get a few new ideas for what to introduce in the tank. Ive done all of the basics over the years: Mollies, giant danios, guppies, plattys, tetras and even a gourami, kind of your basic beginner fish. I have enough experience and knowledge under my belt that I think I can take it a step up a notch. That gourami was my favorite, he made it to 5 years old and was just a doll. My hope is to get another one of them, and pair him with others that will compliment him. I know they have a temperament sometimes, so keeping to fast schooling, small finned etc. I'd consider myself beyond beginner, maybe intermediate because I don't have the time to check tank parameters every day or devote detailed care to the big tank (I have 5 total now) but I know my stuff. Maybe some otos for the algae, I also wouldn't mind some more colorful schooling fish. So what would the next step up into intermediate care be? Currently my tank is heavily planted with fake plants, but I will slowly convert it to all real plants. Good ideas on what plants to get is appreciated too!
My other tanks are currently: 40 Gal goldfish (2 fancy goldfish) , 2 5 gallon betta tanks (one is real plants), and a 20 gallon cold water community tank of danios, paradise fish and white cloud minnows, with plans of getting cherry shrimp to clean up the plants and logs.
I have a very well established 36 gallon tank that I have had running continuously for about 6 years. It's a tropical tank kept at about 75 degrees, currently with only 3 black skirt tetras, a platy and a horde of trumpet snails. All of these are over a year old. My plan was to get several more tetras to complete a small school, but I wanted to get a few new ideas for what to introduce in the tank. Ive done all of the basics over the years: Mollies, giant danios, guppies, plattys, tetras and even a gourami, kind of your basic beginner fish. I have enough experience and knowledge under my belt that I think I can take it a step up a notch. That gourami was my favorite, he made it to 5 years old and was just a doll. My hope is to get another one of them, and pair him with others that will compliment him. I know they have a temperament sometimes, so keeping to fast schooling, small finned etc. I'd consider myself beyond beginner, maybe intermediate because I don't have the time to check tank parameters every day or devote detailed care to the big tank (I have 5 total now) but I know my stuff. Maybe some otos for the algae, I also wouldn't mind some more colorful schooling fish. So what would the next step up into intermediate care be? Currently my tank is heavily planted with fake plants, but I will slowly convert it to all real plants. Good ideas on what plants to get is appreciated too!
My other tanks are currently: 40 Gal goldfish (2 fancy goldfish) , 2 5 gallon betta tanks (one is real plants), and a 20 gallon cold water community tank of danios, paradise fish and white cloud minnows, with plans of getting cherry shrimp to clean up the plants and logs.