my 15g high

[geoff]

I just finished setting up this tank. All the plants except the sunset hygro were just planted. What do you think?

Equipment:
15 lbs flourite
5 lbs gravel
Eheim Ecco 2231
Ebo Jager 75w heater
Hagen Natural Plant Gro CO2
Custom hood w/ 36w ahsupply diy kit

Plants:
Sunset Hygro
Money Wart
Golden Baby Tears
Glosso

As far as fish go, so far there are only a male and a female cherry barb in there so far. More on the way soon.

 

[Kurty]

looks nice great size I have 2-15H tanks the cherry barbs will love the plants I think gold barbs are great tank mates with cherrys about 6 each enjoy and good luck

 

[beaver8888]

nice pic good size now just add some fishies and your all set ^.^

 

[Cyberfish]

It's gonna look like a lush jungle in a month or two..good job!

 

[geoff]

Thanks for the comments. The cherry barbs are much less shy now and are coming out of the plants. So here's another pic.

Two questions I have though

1. Is it normal for the male to constantly chase the female?
2. Would a single angel fish do well in this tank?

 

[treewhale]

It looks a bit sparse right now, but once it grows in a bit it should be great. As for an angel, (and I have little experience with them, but I've been looking into getting some) The height should be fine, but it seems like there must might not be enough room for them in the long run. They do get reasonably big eventually.

 

[sinasster]

looks like your off to a great start.

I would recommend a blck background on the tank.

I was planning on trying one of those hagen co2 kits. how do you like it, would you recommend it?

 

[geoff]

Thanks Sinaster. Yes, a background is on the list of things to get.

I'm really happy with the hagen kit. It really is just the same as diy, but it looks a lot better. Plus the bubble ladder that comes with it is pretty effective. All of the plants in this tank pearl like crazy.

 

[Cyberfish]

I wouldn't recommend an angel to your tank either. I've kept them before and they grow large and very fast. And you have to worry about agression towards small fish, especially in a small tank.

 

[Wormo3188]

I found that one male and 3 female cherry barbs make a great combonation

I had bought 3 juvenile barbs, (they haddent shown their colors yet) and ended up with 3 females, so I went out and bough a male, he doesnt chase the females around all the time, he is sort of an outcast, but he will still chase the females around (not constantly)

You may want to get a few more females as to distribute the male among the females instead of stressing out one poor fish.

 

[Brobro]

i agree with wormo. get at least 2 more female cherry barbs. no angel in that tank (too small) i would reccommend maybe a school of danios, 6 or so. that would look nice.

 

[Kurty]

YES TANK LOOKS NICE! needs a black back ground. NO TO THE ANGEL FISH! too agressive gets big. WHY NOT MORE MALE CHERRYS ? brite red lots of fresh water color happy tankin'

 

[cory]

looks nice....

 

[jaws2]

i like not a jungle but the plants are perfect