I like your tank! I have a 20 gal. tank with cardinal and rummynose tetras, pepper and bronze corys, and a bushynose pleco. Could I get 3 female guppies?
@jack26707 The guppies would do fine with those fish, the question is only how many of each do you have and how much filtration you have going on it. If you don't think it will be too crowded and the bio load can handle it, go for it. In fact, you could get a male and a couple of females if that's the case. The fry would get eaten, but it might be a more interesting combination.
I noticed you have a selection of live bearing fish in there. So i was wondering if i were to take mine out of the tropical tank and into my coldwater tank, would they still breed and if so would it be a big or low success rate?
@technikills Livebearers will be livebearers. As long as they have a healthy environment in which to live, they'll "get busy".
If you move them from heated water to non-heated water, however, they *might* need to adjust to the new conditions before they start, though it'll be similar to when you first bring them home and introduce them to your tank. Basically, I highly doubt you'll notice much of a difference.
@faraz312 The only ones who are truly tropical are the cardinal tetras and they're no longer in this tank. They were doing okay, though, because the tank is by a window and I'm in Houston, lol. The others are all just fine in cooler temperatures. In fact, a lot of people stock their outdoor ponds with guppies. White Cloud Mountain minnows are from a cool-to-cold area in China, anyway. Guppies themselves have a large range of temperatures in which they're comfortable.
@pandarsson what temperature is your tank? i have danio (which are doing great) and 3 new platys who dont move around a lot. i am wondering if it has something to do with temperature? they looked fine in the shop
@pandarsson what temperature is your tank? i have danio (which are doing great) and 3 new platys who dont move around a lot. i am wondering if it has something to do with temperature? they looked fine in the shop oh and i live in england
@littlelauren971 There could be a lot of reasons for what you're seeing. It's particularly odd for a danio to not move around much.
What size is the tank? How have you decorated it? What other fish are in the tank? Do you know the pH of the water? How long has the tank been running?
As for temperature, that tank at that time was running anywhere between 21°C to 26°C (about 70°F to 80°F, if I got my conversion to Celsius wrong). I live in a hot climate anyway, so it stayed rather warm.
@pandarsson the danios are fine, its the platys, is it because of the coldwater? the tank is only small but the danios love it. im getting live plants soon but at the moment theres plastic plants and some rocks. tank been running over a year and had no illnesses. dont know the pH.
i have 2 theories, either the platys dont really ejoy colwater or its cuz there new and still settling. any ideas?
@littlelauren971 I doubt it would be the cold water, unless your room temperature is 18° C (65° F). If so, I'd say get a heater for the tank.
Likely, though, I'd say it's a little crowded. Danios, as I implied, are like the speed heads of the fish world - it's hard to get them to slow down. The platies would definitely be affected by overcrowding, though.
There are two possible ways to handle it... (cont'd)
1. Thin the crowd. Either a larger tank or less fish would work.
2. More breaks in the line of sight. If your system can handle the current bio-load and you don't simply have too many for them to be happy, you can make them feel more at ease either by adding more hiding places or rearranging the ones you have.
Now, it's entirely possible that it's because they're new and still settling, so give them a few more days. If they're still acting off by then, though, try one of my suggestions.
I like your tank! I have a 20 gal. tank with cardinal and rummynose tetras, pepper and bronze corys, and a bushynose pleco. Could I get 3 female guppies?
jack26707 2 months ago
@jack26707 The guppies would do fine with those fish, the question is only how many of each do you have and how much filtration you have going on it. If you don't think it will be too crowded and the bio load can handle it, go for it. In fact, you could get a male and a couple of females if that's the case. The fry would get eaten, but it might be a more interesting combination.
And thank you.
pandarsson 2 months ago
what temperature is this tank?
wilza52 3 months ago
@wilza52 It remained more or less at room temperature, which was generally in the low 70s.
pandarsson 3 months ago
I noticed you have a selection of live bearing fish in there. So i was wondering if i were to take mine out of the tropical tank and into my coldwater tank, would they still breed and if so would it be a big or low success rate?
technikills 9 months ago
@technikills Livebearers will be livebearers. As long as they have a healthy environment in which to live, they'll "get busy".
If you move them from heated water to non-heated water, however, they *might* need to adjust to the new conditions before they start, though it'll be similar to when you first bring them home and introduce them to your tank. Basically, I highly doubt you'll notice much of a difference.
pandarsson 9 months ago
How r they all living in cold water... I thought they r tropical
faraz312 9 months ago
@faraz312 The only ones who are truly tropical are the cardinal tetras and they're no longer in this tank. They were doing okay, though, because the tank is by a window and I'm in Houston, lol. The others are all just fine in cooler temperatures. In fact, a lot of people stock their outdoor ponds with guppies. White Cloud Mountain minnows are from a cool-to-cold area in China, anyway. Guppies themselves have a large range of temperatures in which they're comfortable.
pandarsson 9 months ago
@pandarsson what temperature is your tank? i have danio (which are doing great) and 3 new platys who dont move around a lot. i am wondering if it has something to do with temperature? they looked fine in the shop
littlelauren971 5 months ago
@pandarsson what temperature is your tank? i have danio (which are doing great) and 3 new platys who dont move around a lot. i am wondering if it has something to do with temperature? they looked fine in the shop oh and i live in england
littlelauren971 5 months ago
@littlelauren971 There could be a lot of reasons for what you're seeing. It's particularly odd for a danio to not move around much.
What size is the tank? How have you decorated it? What other fish are in the tank? Do you know the pH of the water? How long has the tank been running?
As for temperature, that tank at that time was running anywhere between 21°C to 26°C (about 70°F to 80°F, if I got my conversion to Celsius wrong). I live in a hot climate anyway, so it stayed rather warm.
pandarsson 5 months ago
@pandarsson I should add that it likely stayed at the lower end of that spectrum, due to air conditioning keeping the room cool.
pandarsson 5 months ago
@pandarsson the danios are fine, its the platys, is it because of the coldwater? the tank is only small but the danios love it. im getting live plants soon but at the moment theres plastic plants and some rocks. tank been running over a year and had no illnesses. dont know the pH.
i have 2 theories, either the platys dont really ejoy colwater or its cuz there new and still settling. any ideas?
littlelauren971 5 months ago
@littlelauren971 I doubt it would be the cold water, unless your room temperature is 18° C (65° F). If so, I'd say get a heater for the tank.
Likely, though, I'd say it's a little crowded. Danios, as I implied, are like the speed heads of the fish world - it's hard to get them to slow down. The platies would definitely be affected by overcrowding, though.
There are two possible ways to handle it... (cont'd)
pandarsson 5 months ago
(cont'd)
1. Thin the crowd. Either a larger tank or less fish would work.
2. More breaks in the line of sight. If your system can handle the current bio-load and you don't simply have too many for them to be happy, you can make them feel more at ease either by adding more hiding places or rearranging the ones you have.
Now, it's entirely possible that it's because they're new and still settling, so give them a few more days. If they're still acting off by then, though, try one of my suggestions.
pandarsson 5 months ago
Nice wer r u from and I like ur vids
nicktkret 1 year ago
Nice
nicktkret 1 year ago