JohnNYC Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hi all. Many years ago I decided get an aquarium. So I went saltwater and corals and failed at fish. I just went too far, too fast. Let me put it this way, I had no basic idea of the nitrogen cycle at all. Over the last few months I started seeing freshwater planted aquariums in my YouTube feed. So recently I got a 20 foot long and also got a 10 gallon quarantine tank. I started a fishes cycle in them. In the 20 long I have gravel and rocks. My plan is to add a few plants after the quarantine period is over, and then some driftwood. I know I could have put in plants right away but wanted to go slow. Tonight I picked up 6 Neon Tetras and put them in the 20, and a German Blue Ram in the 10 for now. The Ram is very shy and is staying behind the sponge filter. The tetras seem curious about the tank, although freaked out when I turned on the tank light. Anyway, hello! I hope I do well with my tanks and have happy fish! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hello, welcome to the hobby, can’t wait to hear how things progress, best advice I can give that I didn’t take initially is “patience”… good luck on the journey this forum is awesome for everything fish related 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutawater Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Sounds like your on the right track.most important thing when your getting started is to test the water regularly until your happy the tank is settled and running right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Welcome to the forum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janoš Bećar Pecaroš Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/26/2022 at 10:32 PM, JohnNYC said: Hi all. Many years ago I decided get an aquarium. So I went saltwater and corals and failed at fish. I just went too far, too fast. Let me put it this way, I had no basic idea of the nitrogen cycle at all. Over the last few months I started seeing freshwater planted aquariums in my YouTube feed. So recently I got a 20 foot long and also got a 10 gallon quarantine tank. I started a fishes cycle in them. In the 20 long I have gravel and rocks. My plan is to add a few plants after the quarantine period is over, and then some driftwood. I know I could have put in plants right away but wanted to go slow. Tonight I picked up 6 Neon Tetras and put them in the 20, and a German Blue Ram in the 10 for now. The Ram is very shy and is staying behind the sponge filter. The tetras seem curious about the tank, although freaked out when I turned on the tank light. Anyway, hello! I hope I do well with my tanks and have happy fish! That’s really big fish tank. Wellcome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 7:10 AM, Janoš Bećar Pecaroš said: That’s really big fish tank. Wellcome I wondered if I was the only one who caught that. I hope it's not overstocked with the six neon tetras. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNYC Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Sounds like I need a new ruler! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNYC Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 I feel a bit stupid, not about the typo, lol. I should have researched more. The LFS told me that the GBR and Neon Tetras could live in the same tank. But as I'm reading now Neon Tetras like 72' - 76' and GBR likes 84' - 86'. This could explain why the GBR is so sedate. I will say the Tetras seem happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janoš Bećar Pecaroš Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I have a balloon belly ram with neons and both do fine. Temperature is set to 79ish. It fluctuates from 78 to 82. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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