okay, i have had a tank for 4 years and i had two pacu, i moved to an apartment and my room mate literally froze on of my fish to death (long story) so i have moved back home and to other pacu did not take to the move that great and he ended up dying shortly after. So now i am trying to set up my 55 gal for a community tank. i have never been able to keep any other fish w the pacu because they would eat anything that went in (even an oscar their own size) they were awsome fish and so bug, but i am ready for a change but i dont know anything about community tanks. i thought i knew enough about other fish but apparently not. i introduced several fish in two days ago but all i have left living are two garoumis sp? they are doing really well and love the tank. (it is awsome looking, i have never been able to have many plants because the pacu ate them so i decked it out w an atlantis theme hee hee) so i would really appreciate some ideas on fish that would occupy the entire tank bottom middle and top, and hopefully live. i have well water and i think it is more acidic and alkaline than most fish can bear, so i need fish who arent really sensitive. i appreciate any help and suggestions thanks!!
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okay, i have had a tank for 4 years and i had two pacu, i moved to an apartment and my room mate literally froze on of my fish to death (long story) so i have moved back home and to other pacu did not take to the move that great and he ended up dying shortly after. So now i am trying to set up my 55 gal for a community tank. i have never been able to keep any other fish w the pacu because they would eat anything that went in (even an oscar their own size) they were awsome fish and so bug, but i am ready for a change but i dont know anything about community tanks. i thought i knew enough about other fish but apparently not. i introduced several fish in two days ago but all i have left living are two garoumis sp? they are doing really well and love the tank. (it is awsome looking, i have never been able to have many plants because the pacu ate them so i decked it out w an atlantis theme hee hee) so i would really appreciate some ideas on fish that would occupy the entire tank bottom middle and top, and hopefully live. i have well water and i think it is more acidic and alkaline than most fish can bear, so i need fish who arent really sensitive. i appreciate any help and suggestions thanks!!
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Have you checked your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels? It could be that your tank became uncycled in the transition.
I could be wrong, but I don't think your water can be both acidic (meaning low pH) and alkaline (meaning high pH - but I've also seen the word referred to in the context of hardness with reference to water).
I would recommend getting your water tested for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, pH, and gH/kH. Those parameters will help determine what fish will do best in your tank
Have you checked your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels? It could be that your tank became uncycled in the transition.
I could be wrong, but I don't think your water can be both acidic (meaning low pH) and alkaline (meaning high pH - but I've also seen the word referred to in the context of hardness with reference to water).
I would recommend getting your water tested for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, pH, and gH/kH. Those parameters will help determine what fish will do best in your tank
thanks sorry, i was refering to the hardness, it also has high nitrates and nitrites but the ammonia is usually low. and when i moved i kepy several buckets of the old water to put in the new set up, and when the last pacu died, and i let the tank filter for a little less than two days so it would filter through a new cartridge and clean the water,i also did a 50% water change (including a real thorough vacuming) and cleaned the heaters, but i left the sponge in the filter so i would still have some of the good stuff left. was that too soon to add fish? i have realized that the bigger the fish the better chance they are going to live, but i dont want big fish again, sigh