New Tank Setup

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It has been a while since I have had any sort of fish thank, but I have had my eye on the Tetra Fauna Viquarium for some time(and a brand new unused 20 gallon long tank sitting in storage). The price finally dropped enough for me to pull the trigger on the viquarium($67 @ Amazon). I started off with 6 guppies, but I didn't have the river setup right so two swam up river and got stuck in the shallow rocks and died(it is unfortunate, but they were only a dollar a piece). I have since remedied the initial problem(more rocks, slightly lower water level, and crevice blockage).

Anywho, I had a pretty good bio-bloom the next day, did a cycle, added some treatments and a Betta. After the tank cleared I added an albino corydora and a bamboo shrimp. I doubt I will add any "land" animals(or partial land animals) considering the size of the tank, but that may change later.... I really just wanted a planted tank with a few small fish. I have considered trying to somehow work this into a portion/corner of a large custom cham cage, but am hesitant(for the reasons we all know).

This is a crappy cell pic, but I will take some video and better pics later to update this thread. I also need to find a good background for the aquarium. Let me know if you guys know of a good place to snag one(preferably jungle or river theme).

 

[qdude46]

Well I would suggest a few fiddler crabs but u would have to convert to brackish. How many gallons of water are actually available to the fish because maybe something like a large hatchet fish, gourami or possibly a killifish would work. Although nice set up anyways!

 

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There are only 10 gallons of water(half full 20 gallon long tank), but they only have about 55% of that to swim around in(45% of the water is in the land section).

I have 4 Guppies(1" ea), 1 Corydora(1" will get to 2"), 1 Bamboo Shrimp(2"), and the Betta(2" centerpiece fish). I was a little worried about the Betta as their temperament will determine if they can get along with the other fish, but I have not seen any signs of fighting or nipping so far(which is good).

With the number and size of fish I am getting close to pushing the limit of what is sustainable(1" per gallon rule), but I have been pondering what else I could put in there(maybe one or two more fish depending on how big they will get).

And THANKS!

 

[dom1959]

my experience with betta is if you add them to an existing
group of fish, you have a better chance of it working.

nice idea, we like pics!

 

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The betta seems to leave the guppies alone, but he likes to bully the cory sometimes. I may add one or two more corys, so the one feels more comfy, but that will likely be it for fish. Here is a quick video I did of the tank after I added a few more things(light and background). I still want to add a moss rock and another plant top side as well.