Hello all! I am setting up a 10 gallon blackwater tank which will have PH in the 4's, TDS, GH, and KH as low as possible, and heavily planted with infrequent water changes (essentially a PH crashed walstad tank). I already have some ideas on what to put in here, but I wanted some input from my fellow forum members to get some ideas. Before we start, note that this is going to be a species tank.
Here's a list of what I've come up with, by fish category;
Anabantoids;
- Any Parosphromenus sp (I already have P. sentang in a 5 gallon)
- Bettas from the coccina, foerschi, or possibly a few other complexes
- Any Sphaerichthys chocolate gourami
Cyprinids;
- Any Sundadanio, Paedocypris, or Boraras
- Several african barbs ('Barbus' jae, 'Barbus' hulstaerti)
Characins;
- Various pencilfish (some sources suggest that male pencils are psychotic and need a 3 ft tank to get along! Any thoughts on this?)
- Green neon tetras (not sure about the other two species)
- Ruby/ember tetras
- Some neolebias sp (haven't researched these much yet)
- Black morpho tetra (Pair/harem, males fight)
Thankx in advance!
Here's a list of what I've come up with, by fish category;
Anabantoids;
- Any Parosphromenus sp (I already have P. sentang in a 5 gallon)
- Bettas from the coccina, foerschi, or possibly a few other complexes
- Any Sphaerichthys chocolate gourami
Cyprinids;
- Any Sundadanio, Paedocypris, or Boraras
- Several african barbs ('Barbus' jae, 'Barbus' hulstaerti)
Characins;
- Various pencilfish (some sources suggest that male pencils are psychotic and need a 3 ft tank to get along! Any thoughts on this?)
- Green neon tetras (not sure about the other two species)
- Ruby/ember tetras
- Some neolebias sp (haven't researched these much yet)
- Black morpho tetra (Pair/harem, males fight)
Thankx in advance!