Choice of fish in an aquarium of 120 liters

Sep 13

We respond to Graziana, which does not have a big problem, however, wants a board to populate an aquarium with 120 ther, and at least I can give willingly, then ... if anyone wants to join is welcome!

Hi Raffaele, first of all I want you my compliments for the site. My name Graziana and for about a year and a half I intrappreso passion aquarium: for now nothing more than oranda and goldfish. But now I would like to launch into something more satisfying.
I bought an aquarium juwel lido from 120litri and would like some advice on what fish to put (logically not too delicate fish per hour) and then what type of construction adopted for my new aquarium.
Unfortunately I have problems of space and then I had to opt for a cubic tank, which develops mostly in high, I can not afford a width greater than 65-70cm.
I await your valuable advice.

Hello Graziana, while 120 liters for a freshwater aquarium, although cubic, is still an interesting litraggio, with which you can keep many species of ornamental fish and try different outfits.
He begins to read your posts in category "beginners" (in the menu on the right hand column) and then between the various readings also goes by " what NOT to buy fish for the aquarium ", then you evaluate what kind of water from the tap (as is tender? That is, the hardness is high or low?), then think at least a feature important to you in the fish host and already able to do more detailed research on the Internet.
Usually those who pass from tropical fish to choose red or "fry", then the purchase of a little fish 'at random according to his taste, or falls in love with one species and then try to put more fish next to this . And if you suggest then this solution is usually less reserves disappointments of the first ...

11 comments for "Choice of fish in an aquarium of 120 liters"

Sara January 8th, 2011 at 07:14 a
Hello Raphael,
I already had the opportunity to benefit from your advice in the past-I would not take advantage, but for weeks now spend hours and hours looking for information, and often Ricapito here .. Particularly noteworthy is the patience with which answer the questions of the inexperienced (ok, say "Beginner" ..)
This is further proof of how tough the world your passion for the aquarium!
I come to the point: after (very) reluctantly given up the project to accommodate two Polypterus palma chickens in my tank from 160 liters, because space seems a little 'to the limit, and that I would not need to adjust the values too much of' water in my city (these are the values taken from the site of the town, of course I will also test!)
Ph: 7.3 to 7.5
Kh: 14.5 to 25
GH: 9 to 14.5
I would like to accommodate a group of 5 Synodontis petricola, perhaps by purchase from many farmers so as not to have blood relatives in case of reproduction ^ ^
I would also antrodurre some apple snail and a few platy, aware that they could easily Synodontis "limit" is playing both.
160 l, 250 External Filter Eheim, open tank, in part sandy bottom but mostly planted and fertilized, Syno hiding places for only a buried pipe, but I'll probably add rocks and woods
I am informing as possible to understand how to correct the values of the water, but from what I read on the forums, many of my city aquarists breed and reproduce the Synodontis in tap water conditioning ..
You think I can leave, after 3 weeks of initiation, with slugs, 7 days after the platy, finally Synodontis?
Many thanks to the availability and patience!
Sara
Sara January 8th, 2011 at 7:17 2
He canceled a row!
Obviously, it is clear that the category of naive back I too, huh?! (If no one takes offense, and then from 3.30 at the computer - not maximum clarity!), P
Raffaele Galano January 8th, 2011 at 18:12 3
Thanks for the compliment, since 1997 that I delight in aquariums, aquarium forums and sites.
Bellini ... which Synodontis! I have had many years ago, in the tub with Astronotus! They were ocellifer, I think ...
You have seen fit all'accoppiata with platy? Why I fear that a Synodontis an adult, although these are "dwarf", a platy adult if you eat it without too much fuss ... then the little sarebe doomed. If you want to keep poeciliids, why not the greatest Swordtails?
And ... since I love them, why not keep it together with the beautiful African cichlid, choosing among the smallest and "strong", that we are safely in 160 liters?
I can not wait for the water problems in the sense that they are of African origin, then ancqua hard. If you feel more comfortable using a 20-30% of osmosis, and uses it even in the topping.
And also OK to leave. Add to the "recipe" of floating plants (to reduce nitrates in the case Syno screw up on the bottom), and in theory better as hiding rocks in a timber ... vai gardene and buy some. Better than many small as a fist, or less, instead of the heavy rocks.
Sara January 8th, 2011 at 21:38 4
We were this afternoon in a beautiful and well-stocked shop, they had huge tanks with Synodontis long arm, fish cats "dalmation" .. I had never seen (obviously I can not permettermeli)
And I just spotted the swordtail very beautiful, big and above all, and I thought the same thing you say!
The cichlids I would have excluded me because I'm afraid they can dig very bottom, but especially for the very territorial behavior, and also for the fact that maybe I should take a couple to select a group, then bring back the extra ones ...?
The poeciliid seemed more sociable and gentle in demeanor, but I speak as someone who has never had occasion to host cichlids!
Perhaps there are species "docile" and educated, I do not devastate the tank and plants ...
I still have a few weeks to document myself seriously, thanks to your "blessing"!
Thanks again! I keep reading you (and envying, I admit it!) ^ ^
Sara January 8th, 2011 at 22:19 5
But I do not have to worry about the possible release from limestone rocks that will insert? I've seen a lot of beautiful, clear and all "holes", more or less smooth, but I got them because I feared could worsen the water hardness .. Perhaps only the tests will help me understand, I have to try and remove my doubts (and possibly even the stones and replaced them ..)
In the case of cichlids, maybe I could put a male and two female leptosoma? They seem peaceful, non-diggers! the top of the aquarium, the incubation lasts enough to notice and try to save the young from Syno ..
They seem to suit my needs ...!
(How exciting!)
thanks again
Sara January 9th, 2011 at 11:19 6
But leptosoma are better in large groups (and thus more capacious tanks ..)
I do not know that cichlids diggers find none U_U
The only semba be the swordtail-
Raffaele Galano January 9th, 2011 at 17:04 7
If you like Synodontis, then bought a book about African cichlids and find so many different species. For example, you read it here on my blog of my happy experience with Neolamprologus Multifasciatus? Watch this video for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nz98UCKGo4
Or read the Julidochromis, the Leleupi, the Brichardi. They are small species 6-8 cm, but ... "badass", who are also respected by the cichlids twice the size of them! And do not eat plants.
If I can advise you, as the sand on the bottom is fascinating and pleasing to the eye, keep your tainer in 2/3 rear of ordinary gravel (small cichlids that are not able to dig), and sand on the front, which will delight both Synodontis For example, in conchigliofili as multifasciatus. All clicidi are territorial, certainly, more or less, that is, someone controls an area of 100 × 100 cm and there is no one to enter, there are other conspecifics only enter, while others are limited to being a lair and manage 20 cm up front.
Sara January 9th, 2011 at 23:24 8
Unfortunately the only info I am gathering from the internet because I live in Berlin and still speak little German .. volumes on cichlids are definitely out of my reach, for now
I'm thinking a lot about African cichlids speech, among the things that make me cautious to go (in addition to "temper", territoriality, in some cases the need to take a group, to allow forming a couple, and bring back others) c ' is the fact that the prevalence of aquarium rocks, I find it a bit 'sad ..
I know it is their biotype (they like it!) that stand out and the colors of the fish, and you can choose to put rocks or still beautiful plants too ..
but to offer an adequate number of shelters while looking natural and "roomy" enough, always prevail in the end the rocks-
and I realized that the African biotype at the end makes me so much "the aquarium of the restaurant" D:
(It's an opinion!)
Instead I'd love a tank similar to that described below (although I'm not sure I have the skills to grow all those plants emerged!), populating it with the Synodontis, which are the only fixed point, and probably the big poeciliid ..
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286114&page=6
Raffaele, I thank you again so much for the suggestions and support of what is perhaps the most critical time, namely the design of the tank!
would really want to do a lot of tanks with many different biotypes ... it's hard to choose if you only have room for an aquarium!
A greeting to all your family, both human and pinnuta! ^ ^
Raffaele Galano January 10th, 2011 at 9:04 9
Hello sara,
of African cichlids, large and small, I've had many. I can reassure you of ALL the important thing is not to buy "to hell" because they are not all equal.
The biotope leave him alone, you do not really care, is a semi-fixed but not many practical benefits ... only "ethical". If you take small cichlids, in small group, will form a couple of pairs, and also excluded will not have any problems, they will stand by their side. If you take multifasciatus then they create a community, so that you would not understand who the "husband" in a couple ... every female has its conchigli even at 5 cm above the other and the boys roam seamlessly. And this I tested both in 400 liters in the small 40-liter (link at the top right sidebar). I'd take, along with Syno, 2 pairs of multifasciatus (these are different from adults) and next 5 or 6 Julidochormis (fascinating the way they seem to fly to swim ...).
And of course even with all these plants you want.
Interesting link, I knew quell'acquario, however, does not believe it is easy to take good ones emerged plants guarantee him without moisture, usually in the aquarium is not enough ... and still with that kind of set up virtually no cedresti the Synodontis below, which would run in the shadows given by the area of the plants above. I have a friend who did it and below is all bulls ... 2 side lights should be added to help make it more pleasing to the eye.
For the book: I highly recommend amazon.uk for texts in English, Italian, or an online bookstore, there are so many!
Sara January 10th, 2011 at 10:33 10

thanks a lot for all the info, once made the difficult choice will definitely update this perhaps with a photo!
^ __ ^
Sara February 2nd, 2011 at 15:04 11
"The mystery snail"
Of course .. it was an unknown species ..
just now that has tripled in size, I can clearly see that this is a leopard-planobarius
I thought that the newly hatched snails were equal to the great, simply "scale" ..
Instead (at least in the case of planobarius) by small waaay are larger, and round, then as the coils grow, the shape of the shell in proportion to changes shape.
Thanks and sorry if I wasted your time