Curtis Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Was playing around with the http://www.aqadvisor.com/ which is kinda cool. Was getting a water temp warning. In everyones experience how close to the recommended temp for each species do you have to be? Bang on or are most of these fish fairly hardy? A few species that at 25 or 26 C the min from one and the max for another have a gap of about 1 degree. Will this cause problems and having said that should I try to keep to the average comfortable temp for a group of different fish?.(Have not even consider plant temps ...I feel a spreadsheet about to happen LOL ) I am posting this list for open debate LMAO (was originally in the main body but I had to attach it) => 16 - 26C: American Flagfish=> 23 - 27C: Cherry Barb=> 23 - 27C: Chili Rasbora=> 21 - 27C: Cherry Shrimp=> 25 - 30C: Boesemans Rainbowfish=> 24 - 30C: Endler=> 22 - 27C: Adolfo Cory=> 19 - 28C: Panda Cory=> 23 - 28C: Dwarf Gourami=> 23 - 26C: Clown Killifish=> 20 - 28C: Dalmatian Molly=> 24 - 28C: Diamond Tetra=> 23 - 26C: Rummynose Tetra=> 23 - 27C: Silver Hatchet=> 23 - 25C: Blackline Rasbora=> 18 - 24C: Celestial Pearl Danio=> 26 - 30C: German Blue Ram=> 25 - 30C: Banded Archerfish=> 8 - 25C: White Cloud Mountain Minnow=> 25 - 30C: Gold Nugget Pleco L018 Settings were for adult fish These warnings came up as well; Suggestion: If you want to keep more than 1 Dalmatian Molly, minimum recommend male to female ratio is 1:2 (M:F). You will be less likely to experience problem if you get even more females. Note: Silver Hatchet may jump - lids are recommended. Warning: Cherry Shrimp may become food for German Blue Ram. Warning: Banded Archerfish requires brackish water. Note: Gold Nugget Pleco L018 is a juvernile form of L085. Thoughts? I thank everyone in advance for their comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I would think you have a choice to make. Blue rams prefer warm. Corydoras and the minnows like cool. I usually find a temp in the middle, but at the same time I make a point of separating tanks into say 2 or 3 categories. Up to 24, 25-30 and 30+ degrees. Sure it would be nice to have it all, but someone will suffer for it usually. Pick a few, and do the others at a later date. Also, how big is the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Thank you for the input Jayba. Its a 200 gal 68X26X26 with a built in overflow, 2 X 2" returns to a 55 gal sump. Had it up and running in the garage with this nicer weather as it needs a ton of cleaning. Was a saltwater tank and it is encrusted with algae (educated guess) and all kinds of colorful stuff LOL I know you can't have everything you want hence the post....was just playing around with that fish selector to see what might work. The rams were kinda far reaching for a community tank but as they seemed to be the "best" of that aggressive group of fish I thought they might fit in. Every pun intended as I thought I might just cast a line out there and see what I could catch I truly want to be successful at this and don't want to mess up. I am still months away from actually buying stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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