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[Raikon316]

Hi, I'm newbie deaf guy and I finally got rid of Cichlids then cleaned my 30gal Aquarium Tank with warm waters. I read this http://wildlife.ohio...des/pub5127.pdf and I only going to get Common Fishes only. I am interested to Darters and Daces, and then before put Ohio Stream Fishes in my 30gal. I can't find information of pH, Alkalinity, and Hardness requirement for Raindow Darters, Redbelly Daces, 2 Crayfishs and few different Minnows. Do anyone know where to find or already know the answer for freshwater comparison?

I did digging hard on the goggle searchs and got myself headache by reading too much few days. Right now, I'm done brought sands and brown mini-gravel, and then starting to find Driftwoods and Rocks for decoration from rivers and streams. Any tips should I need to know before put them in tank?

 

Can I adds few Aquarium Plants from pet store? What kind of Aquarium Plants that was in North American?

 

I added 30-60gal power filter and over 60 gal air pump for 11" bubble tube that stick on side. Is that good enough flow?

I will not add temperature because in my house keep my tank at between 60-72 F.

 

I just wonder which is best bottom feeder fishes for clean up bottom of leftover foods and even fishes' craps too (haha)?

 

Thank for advise

Edited by Raikon316, 02 April 2016 - 11:29 AM.

[smbass]

I'm the author of that Ohio Stream Fishes field guide, glad you found and are using it!

 

I would be glad to give you some advice on keeping some local species. The best local darters in my opinion for keeping in an aquarium are rainbows and they are pretty adaptable to aquarium life. You should not need to alter your water chemistry in terms of PH after all you are using local water for local fish. Just be sure it is good for fish but you have kept fish before so should have no issue there. Food wise most darters do best on frozen foods like blood worms, mysis, or mosquito larvae. They of course will also take live feeds but it is not needed. Most of the time they do not adapt well to dry feeds in my experience. Minnows on the other hand (most of them) do quite well on typical tropical flake with some other things mixed in. What I would suggest start with a group of rainbow darters, southern redbelly dace, and western blacknose dace all found near you. When feeding use the flake food first to fill up the dace and then once they are pretty full add in the frozen food making sure you put in enough that a sufficient amount makes it to the bottom for the darters. Good plants you can find at an aquarium store that are also native to Ohio would be american vals, and various types of ludwigia.

 

Send me a PM and I'll give you some specific sites you can find these species at.