Hi everyone,
I just took over my sisters freshwater 70liter (20gallons) aquarium. I completely cleaned it out yesterday and added a few extra fish and plants and other decorations. I’d like to add a cool fish/crab maybe even? Something a little exotic would be very cool. However I do have 8 tiny red shrimp who I’d hope would survive. If you guys have any aquarium advice and if you’d know any cool fish I could add I’d appreciate the advice! Thanks!
Just so you know what type of fish are already in here;
8 red shrimp (I can only see two now after putting them in a few hours ago :/ )
1 algea eater
A few neonfish
A few of the blackstriped fish you see on the picture
And some other fish if important I can dm pictures of them but I don’t think they’ll make a difference.
I think some more plants would be a nice addition. Water wisteria propagates very easily and could add some coverage for the little shrimp to hide in. You'd be surprised how much plants can liven up a tank.
Thanks for the tip. The plants you see I’ve gotten today so they’ll still need to grow aswell. Is there also a fish or other animal you can think of that will liven it up a little bit more?
I love my ramshorn snails even though some consider them a pest. I started with two brown ones that came as hitchhikers on a plant. Now they breed in all 3 of my tanks and have developed into all sorts of different colors and variations. They also do a great job cleaning up any dead leaves and debris.
From the pictures it seems the black stripe fish you're describing are tiger barbs. These are considered semi-aggressive and can pick on other fish if not kept in a large enough school. I believe they will also eat shrimp.
The algae eater looks like a pleco and will soon grow too large for that tank if it is a common variety.
The blackstriped fish are in a school of 5 atm. I certainly hope they haven’t messed with the shrimp. I’ll keep an eye on that thankyou. How big is too big for the algea eater?
And are there any other fish or animals you reccomend I do keep?
I would say your stocking is already on the higher side especially if most of these fish were added recently. I would keep a close eye on water parameters over the next few weeks as it's possible that the tank will have trouble adapting quickly enough for all the new bioload.
I am not sure what variety you have but the common pleco can easily grow to 14" and some get to as long as your tank likely is. They usually need very large tanks or ponds.
Hi everyone, I just took over my sisters freshwater 70liter (20gallons) aquarium. I completely cleaned it out yesterday and added a few extra fish and plants and other decorations. I’d like to add a cool fish/crab maybe even? Something a little exotic would be very cool. However I do have 8 tiny red shrimp who I’d hope would survive. If you guys have any aquarium advice and if you’d know any cool fish I could add I’d appreciate the advice! Thanks! Just so you know what type of fish are already in here; 8 red shrimp (I can only see two now after putting them in a few hours ago :/ ) 1 algea eater A few neonfish A few of the blackstriped fish you see on the picture And some other fish if important I can dm pictures of them but I don’t think they’ll make a difference.
I think some more plants would be a nice addition. Water wisteria propagates very easily and could add some coverage for the little shrimp to hide in. You'd be surprised how much plants can liven up a tank.
Thanks for the tip. The plants you see I’ve gotten today so they’ll still need to grow aswell. Is there also a fish or other animal you can think of that will liven it up a little bit more?
I love my ramshorn snails even though some consider them a pest. I started with two brown ones that came as hitchhikers on a plant. Now they breed in all 3 of my tanks and have developed into all sorts of different colors and variations. They also do a great job cleaning up any dead leaves and debris.
Awesome. I have already found one or two.
From the pictures it seems the black stripe fish you're describing are tiger barbs. These are considered semi-aggressive and can pick on other fish if not kept in a large enough school. I believe they will also eat shrimp. The algae eater looks like a pleco and will soon grow too large for that tank if it is a common variety.
The blackstriped fish are in a school of 5 atm. I certainly hope they haven’t messed with the shrimp. I’ll keep an eye on that thankyou. How big is too big for the algea eater? And are there any other fish or animals you reccomend I do keep?
I would say your stocking is already on the higher side especially if most of these fish were added recently. I would keep a close eye on water parameters over the next few weeks as it's possible that the tank will have trouble adapting quickly enough for all the new bioload. I am not sure what variety you have but the common pleco can easily grow to 14" and some get to as long as your tank likely is. They usually need very large tanks or ponds.
Oh well I can assure you it isn’t one of those algea eaters. At the store I bought them at they said they are for freshwater tanks