Hi, I'm new to this forum as I needed a place to ask questions. I've had a 38 x 30 x 20cm tank for about 5 months (the previous owner had left it to rot and I cleaned it up. I would have sold it but I found 2 ember tetras so decided to see if they'd survive the new tank. They did so I got more fish.
Fish in the tank:
5 ember tetras
5 neon tetras
1 leopard cory
1 bristlenose pleco
1 golden panchax/kilifish (quite small)
The ember tetras are all see through, one neon tetra gets more ragged by the day (he is now missing a fin) and all the tetras seem to stick in one corner of the tank unless scared away or there's food. The leopard cory doesn't move around much. I had 2 but one of them died, also very shredded. The panchax is the happiest of the lot and is the only one that has improved in it's health since leaving the petstore (it had fin rot and scales falling off but now it doesn't). The bristlenose is also ok.
The tank
I am uncertain of what kind of filter I have but I will attach an image. It has a spray bar on top because the filter being underwater causes too strong a current, I had to put duct tape around the bottom half of the filter, also because of strong currents.
I have a small heater bar for the tank that keeps it at 27°C
I have recently covered the tank light to reduce the brightness as I read that tetras prefer slightly darker tanks.
I have 1 plastic plant and a couple longer plants (cannot remember the type) that have had the majority eaten by the bristlenose.
I had the tank water tested and was told everything was perfect.
1/3 water change every 2 weeks and 1/2 every 2 months
I feed them Aqua One tropical flakes, Feed On The Wild Side insectivore granules, and occasionally shelled and mushed up peas.
Please help I haven't kept fish before and have been doing my best to give these guys the best I can.
Fish in the tank:
5 ember tetras
5 neon tetras
1 leopard cory
1 bristlenose pleco
1 golden panchax/kilifish (quite small)
The ember tetras are all see through, one neon tetra gets more ragged by the day (he is now missing a fin) and all the tetras seem to stick in one corner of the tank unless scared away or there's food. The leopard cory doesn't move around much. I had 2 but one of them died, also very shredded. The panchax is the happiest of the lot and is the only one that has improved in it's health since leaving the petstore (it had fin rot and scales falling off but now it doesn't). The bristlenose is also ok.
The tank
I am uncertain of what kind of filter I have but I will attach an image. It has a spray bar on top because the filter being underwater causes too strong a current, I had to put duct tape around the bottom half of the filter, also because of strong currents.
I have a small heater bar for the tank that keeps it at 27°C
I have recently covered the tank light to reduce the brightness as I read that tetras prefer slightly darker tanks.
I have 1 plastic plant and a couple longer plants (cannot remember the type) that have had the majority eaten by the bristlenose.
I had the tank water tested and was told everything was perfect.
1/3 water change every 2 weeks and 1/2 every 2 months
I feed them Aqua One tropical flakes, Feed On The Wild Side insectivore granules, and occasionally shelled and mushed up peas.
Please help I haven't kept fish before and have been doing my best to give these guys the best I can.