Is your tank overstocked, are you setting up a tank, check this out everybody!

[quicklynx]

pretty cool.... can't seem to get the juvenile settings working and what not.

Here is my stock in my 55gallon

5 x Iridescent Sharks
2 x Pictus Catfish
1 x African Brown Knife
1 x Common Pleco
1 x Freshwater Clam
3 x Pond Snails (not sure what kind.... just bought 3 out of a store

Warning: Iridescent Shark is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 36 inches.
Warning: Pictus Catfish will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.
Note: Common Pleco needs driftwood.
Warning: Common Pleco is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.
Warning: Common Pleco will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.

Recommended temperature range: 22 - 26 C.
Recommended pH range: 7 - 7.5.
Recommended hardness range: 10 - 15 dH.

Your tank is too small - it will require massive amount of frequent water changes per week!

Your aquarium stocking level is 542%.
Your tank is seriously overstocked. Unless this setup is temporary, you should consider a larger tank.

It says my tank is overstocked by 542%, however, 3 of my ID Sharks are juvies, and my 2 Pictus are also Juvies.

What I do is when my fish get too large I give them to friends that have larger tanks, or put them up on Craigslist to rehome. 3 of my ID Sharks were rehomed a few weeks ago, as well as 2 Columbian Catfish I had. I decided to try the Pictus Catfish this go around and purchased 2, along with 3 new ID Sharks. I love the Columbians but with the Pictus I might actually be able to keep them because they won't grow out the tank. If they do well in the tank for a few weeks I'll probably add a few more.

I have the African Brown Knife on CL right now, he's about 7-8" now. My 2 Adult IDs are about 5 and 6 inches. The Pleco is about 4-5 inches. Once my ABK gets rehomed, I am going to try a pair of Apistogramma Cacatuoides Cichlids aka Cockatoo Apisto.

Debating on getting a juvenile to small Black Ghost Knife. I know they can get quite aggressive. It doesn't say on AqAdvisor that when I add a BGK to the list it should have any other problems than tank size, which I would either upgrade a tank, or rehome him in the future. Do you all think adding the Apistos in the tank is a bad idea? Mixing a BGK with them all? I'm more worried about the BGK attacking my juvie IDs, although I have minimal problems with the ABK. He does do some fin nipping but has trouble catching them.

Any suggestions?

 

[quicklynx]

This is what it says for my tank is I were to get rid of the African Brown Knife and add a Black Ghost Knife and 2 Cockatoo Apistos.

5 x Iridescent Sharks (2 are 5-6")
2 x Cockatoo Apisto
2 x Pictus Catfish
1 x Black Ghost Knife
1 x Common Pleco (4-5 inches)
3 x Pond Snails

Warning: Iridescent Shark is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 36 inches.
Warning: Pictus Catfish will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.
Note: Common Pleco needs driftwood.
Warning: Common Pleco is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.
Warning: Common Pleco will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.
Note: Black Ghost Knife Fish only eats live or frozen foods, no flakes. Need a well planted tank with lots of hiding places.
Warning: Black Ghost Knife Fish is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.

Recommended temperature range: 25 - 26 C.
Recommended pH range: 7 - 7.5.
Recommended hardness range: 10 - 15 dH.

Your tank is too small - it will require massive amount of frequent water changes per week!

Your aquarium stocking level is 559%.[SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]
Your tank is seriously overstocked. Unless this setup is temporary, you should consider a larger tank.

Interesting. My aquarium is heavily planted with many different kinds including moss and floating. I'm guilty of not having too many rock setups for hiding, which I plan to put on for my Apistos and potential BGK. My ABK sits in the floating plants.

I check my water parameters often. My only problem is the incredibly hard tap water that is available here in my part of Maryland. Other than that I rarely have any other problems. I guess the plants are doing their jobs.

Anyone know where I can get some nice driftwood for cheap? Petco wants like $13 a stick. Isn't too much nice stuff in any of the lakes nearby, also I'm not too sure how you would sterilize it for a tank. With rocks I just wash them with Clorox in my dishwasher.

Any suggestions on the aggression I could be setting myself up on?

Any chance a couple of Cherry Shrimp would survive in my tanks?

Thanks

 

[yhbae01]

pretty cool.... can't seem to get the juvenile settings working and what not.

In what way did it not work for you? Try clicking on "Using Juvenile size" and start entering your species including sizes... Then you can also try switching to adult mode to see your future bioload.

 

[quicklynx]

In what way did it not work for you? Try clicking on "Using Juvenile size" and start entering your species including sizes... Then you can also try switching to adult mode to see your future bioload.

Yea, it wouldn't change earlier when I clicked it. I updated my Mozilla browser and added the recommended plug ins. It works now.

Now this is what I get.

5 ID Sharks, 2 Pictus Cats, 1 ABK, 1 Pleco, 3 Snails... not sure which kind so I just used Pond. I have a freshwater clam but there is no option to put them down.

Warning: Iridescent Shark is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 36 inches.
Warning: Pictus Catfish will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.
Note: Common Pleco needs driftwood.
Warning: Common Pleco is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.
Warning: Common Pleco will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.

Recommended temperature range: 22 - 26 C.
Recommended pH range: 7 - 7.5.
Recommended hardness range: 10 - 15 dH.

Your aquarium filtration capacity is satisfactory.

Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 105%.
Recommended water change schedule: 28% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 76%.

This would be my potential tank.

5 ID Sharks, 2 Pictus Cats, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Common Pleco, 3 Snails, and a Freshwater Clam

Warning: Iridescent Shark is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 36 inches.
Warning: Pictus Catfish will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.
Note: Common Pleco needs driftwood.
Warning: Common Pleco is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.
Warning: Common Pleco will become too big to co-exist with Pond Snail.
Note: Black Ghost Knife Fish only eats live or frozen foods, no flakes. Need a well planted tank with lots of hiding places.
Warning: Black Ghost Knife Fish is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.

Recommended temperature range: 25 - 26 C.
Recommended pH range: 7 - 7.5.
Recommended hardness range: 10 - 15 dH.

Your aquarium filtration capacity is satisfactory.

Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 102%.
Recommended water change schedule: 28% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 78%.

Not too bad. Maybe I should invest in another filter. I have so many plants that everything seems to work pretty well.

My 2 larger ID Sharks will need a new home within a few months probably.

 

[yhbae01]

Yea, it wouldn't change earlier when I clicked it. I updated my Mozilla browser and added the recommended plug ins. It works now.

I have so many plants that everything seems to work pretty well.

Odd that it won't work for older Mozilla... Hmmm...

Yes, eventually I am going to add support for plants but right now I am still struggling on the GUI aspect of it. Not sure what is the best way to let user specify how much plants they have. "Lightly planted" vs "Medium" vs "Heavy" - I don't think this is enough....

 

[quicklynx]

It probably wasn't your site at all. I rebooted my computer as well. Updating Mozilla was due anyways. I hadn't rebooted this thing for a few days and it might have just been an issue with that.

So if I get a Black Ghost Knife next week... it should be fine with my African Brown and Cockatoo Apistos.... I picked them up today since the snowstorm may inhibit me from getting them until next Wednesday.

Obviously I'll keep an eye on them. The ABK seems to not bother the Apistos at all so far, bu it's only been a few hours. They actually already made a little home underneath my driftwood with the pleco, as opposed to the little cave structures I built around the tanks which have more plants around them than the driftwood. I left the driftwood exposed because its a really nice piece.

 

[yhbae01]

What's new for 2010 02 07 build:

- Added Panda Garra (Garra flavatra).
- Added Common Whiptail Catfish (Rineloricaria eigenmanni).
- Added Dwarf Rasbora (Boraras maculatus).
- Added Melon Barb (Puntius fasciatus).
- Added Midnight Catfish/Zamora Woodcat (Auchenipterichthys coracoideus).
- Added Royal Farlowella Catfish (Sturisoma panamense).
- Added Zebra Oto (Otocinclus cocama).
- Added Metriaclima sp. Msobo.
- Added Redtail Splitfin (Xenotoca eiseni).
- Added Butterfly Splitfin (Ameca splendens).
- Added Tequila Splitfin (Zoogoneticus tequila).
- Added Nerite Snail.
- Added African Pike (Hepsetus odoe).
- Added Featherfin Cichlid (Cyathopharynx furcifer).
- Added Dwarf Green Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla compressiceps).
- Added Rhomb Barb (Puntius rhomboocellatus).
- Added Dwarf Orange Crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis sp. Orange).
- Added Blue Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia caerulea).
- Added Waigeo Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia catherinae).
- Added Corona Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia corona).
- Added Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia duboulayi).
- Added Lake Eacham Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis).
- Added Exquisite Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia exquisita).
- Size of Blue Acara has been increased to 8 inches.
- Adjusted aggression defense levels for small species to be more consistent with each other, especially amongst tetras.
- Updated scientific name of Scarlet Badis as Dario Dario. Also, Dario Dario entry as a common name has been removed. Dario is now known as dwarf variation of Badis species but since "Scarlet Badis" is a popular name used for what's now known as a Dario species, this name has been retained.
- Added Juwel filter variation - Jumbo/Bioflow Super + Pump 400 for Rekord 800 tanks.
- Added UNIMAX canister filters.
- Added Marineland HOT Magnum Pro series filters.
- Fixed a bug: User Defined value for filter is being reset to 0. This has been fixed.
- Fixed a bug: "Clear fish selection" link was affecting tank sizes. This has been fixed.
- Fixed a bug: Flipping units after selecting species didn't work properly. This has been fixed. (Last release was very buggy! I'm glad I am my own boss!)
- Changed the layout - now it is more friendly for lower resolution displays such as those found on netbooks. It will not go wider than 1024 pixels.
- Now when you select a species '1' is auto-populated in the Quantity box.
- Changed one of the message - instead of "too big" now it will say "may become food". Some species can still consume other species without becoming "too big".

- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 255.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 737.

Requester: Pseudomugil Signifer was already on the AqAdvisor's DB.
Requester: Please provide a profile page on the web on the species "Feti Fetus". Could not find any reference to this species.

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[quicklynx]

yhbae1,
Is it possible that you can fix the search engine so we don't have to write things in order. Ex. If I search apistogramma cacatuoides, then it comes up fine, but if I type cacatuoides apistogramma, it does not recognize it.

Thanks man, and I appreciate everything you're doing. Honestly, I support the time and effort you are putting into this, and would completely support a donation section. Take some profit, and do something supportive with the site using our donations. If that makes sense.

 

[yhbae01]

yhbae1,
Is it possible that you can fix the search engine so we don't have to write things in order. Ex. If I search apistogramma cacatuoides, then it comes up fine, but if I type cacatuoides apistogramma, it does not recognize it.

The search function in AqAdvisor works at substring level. In your case, you can just specify cacatuoides and it will look for this string in both common and scientific names and list all entries for you. You can even go with "catu". It's actually pretty useful.

Thanks man, and I appreciate everything you're doing. Honestly, I support the time and effort you are putting into this, and would completely support a donation section. Take some profit, and do something supportive with the site using our donations. If that makes sense.

Thanks for your support - will consider this.

 

[yhbae01]

What's new for 2010 02 14 build:

- Added Betta macrostoma. Let me know if I got this right - HUGE conflicting info between profile sites on this species!
- Added Cuban Cichlid (Nandopsis tetracanthus).
- Added Blue Emperor Tetra (Inpaichthys kerri).
- Added Gold Tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi).
- Added Green Fire Tetra (Aphyocharax rathbuni).
- Added Flagtail Prochilodus (Semaprochilodus insignis).
- Added Spotted Headstander (Chilodus punctatus).
- Added Telmatochromis brichardi.
- Added Hypancistrus contradens.
- Added Butterfly/Flounder Pleco (Dekeyseria brachyura L168).
- Added Bandit Cory (Corydoras metae).
- Added Microrasbora kubotai.
- Added Red Dwarf Rasbora (Microrasbora rubescens).
- Added Danio erythromicron.
- Added Nana Rasbora (Microdevario nana).
- Added Indonesian Tiger Fish as an alias to Finescale Tigerfish (Datnioides microlepis).
- Added American Tiger Fish (Datnioides quadrifasciatus).
- Added Lesser Spiny Eel (Macrognathus aculeatus).
- Added African Arowana (Heterotis niloticus).
- Added Garnet Tetra (Hemigrammus pulcher).
- Added Cutteri Cichlid (Archocentrus sp. Cutteri).
- Added Tiger Oscar as alias to Oscar.
- Added Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (Chaetostoma milesi L187a).
- Added African Pipefish (Enneacampus ansorgii).
- Aggression for Dwarf Puffer has been increased slightly.
- Aggression defense for African Dwarf Frog has been reduced slightly.
- Starlight Bristlenose Pleco has been changed to non-brackish.
- Added an L number to Starlight Bristlenose Pleco. (L183)
- Bristlenose Pleco and variations are marked as compatible with Tropheus D and M.
- Bristlenose Pleco and variations are marked as compatible with Lake Tang species.
- Bioloads for all Arowana species have been increased significantly.
- Water change factors for all Arowana species have been increased significantly.
- Size of Silver Arowana has been increased to 35 inches.
- Size of Asian Arowana has been reduced to 28 inches.
- Size of Australian Pearl Arowana has been reduced to 24 inches.
- Minimum size of all Arowana species have been adjusted appropriately.
- Synodontis catfishes have been marked compatible with mbuna species.
- Synodontis catfishes have been marked compatible with Malawi species.
- Gold Nugget Plecos have been marked compatible with African lake species.
- Added Elite Stingray 15 filter.
- Added Fluval EDGE aquarium tank dimension.
- Will no longer try to calculate stocking % if your tank size is smaller than 1.5g. AqAdvisor looses its stocking % calculation accuracy for really smaller tanks. If anyone needs this, I can address this in the future.

- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 256.
- Total number of tanks in DB has been increased to 70.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 763.

Requester: I thought I was missing one of the small Eclipse tank dimensions but I don't think that is the case. If still missing, please get back to me.

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