Hello Everyone

[pinknic]

Hi All

I'm Nicola From Northumberland, England, I would like to say hello to every one, and hopefully I will gain a lot of knowledge from you all.

[Abbeys_Mom]

Welcome to the forum :)

[Fishguy2727]

Welcome! How about starting by listing your tank's and fish.

[jeffs99dime]

hi there. welcome to a.c.

[pinknic]

I have a 90L tank, with probably too many fish, but I just love them all so I have a lot of plants and do regular water changes of about 40% to 50%, I have 9 Neon Tetra's, 10 Harlequins, 3 male Guppies, 2 Ballon Mollies and 1 Baby (molly?? think) 2 Clown Loaches, 4 Pepper Corys, 3 Silver Hatchets, 3 Marble Hatchets, 7 Red Eye Tetras, 2 Peguins, 5 Zebra Dinos, 1 Dwarf Gourami, 4 Blue Rams and 2 Panduro.

My 2 Panduro I only got 2 weeks ago, but last week they spawned and guarded them for one night and the loaches ate them, so the next day there were more eggs but again the loaches ate them, and unfortunately, two days ago I lost the Male, so I tried to replace him yesterday but they have given me another female!!

My favorite has to be the Blue Rams, they are so beautiful!!

[f1oored]

I count 58 there:) Is that a 90 Long or 90 Liters? Either way, welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy your stay!

[pinknic]

Sorry 90 Litres!!

[Cichlid_Man]

Welcome Pinknic!

It is wonderful to have you on board!

[jman]

welcome to the forum and merry christmas.

[Fishguy2727]

That does sound a bit much for that size tank. Watch your nitrates. My 40 is heavily stocked as well, but I keep my nitrates down to about 10ppm with HUGE weekly water changes so it is not overstocked. Considered a bigger tank?

[pinknic]

I have been checking my Nitrates regularly, and they seem quite low, I think I going to have to get a better tester, at the minute I using the dip sticks 5 in 1 test, and I have been doing about 40% water change weekly for the past 3 weeks, I have just bought a Sera Gravel Cleaner that connects to the air pump, couldn't belive how much rubbish it got out of the gravel. I will try to get a photo of my tank.

As for a bigger tank, it took all my time to pursade my husband to let me have this one, and I wouldn't have the room. He likes to look at them and help chose new fish but I know for a fact if I said I wanted a bigger tank he would hit the roof. Also I have only had this one since July, so the cost is still very much in his mind!!! So I think a bigger tank at the minute would be out of the question, but I will keep you posted on that one, you never know I might get round him, if I can find a bigger corner in the house to put it!!!

Have a Good Christmas!!thumbs2:

[Fishguy2727]

That's the key to a new tank, Christmas.

[pinknic]

I have just bought a proper testing kit today, and checked my levels they are
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 7.6
I'm happy with that, and my stockits has exchanged the female panduro that he gave me for the male that I was replaceing, so hopefully I might get them to spawn and keep the clown Loaches away from them. I will let you know how I get on!

[Cichlid_Man]

I have just bought a proper testing kit today, and checked my levels they are
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 7.6
I'm happy with that, and my stockits has exchanged the female panduro that he gave me for the male that I was replaceing, so hopefully I might get them to spawn and keep the clown Loaches away from them. I will let you know how I get on!

That sounds like picture perfect water to me!

Great job!