New stocking calculator with a difference!

[yhbae]

I will be releasing another build tomorrow night. If you want to see any species or filters currently missing from the list for tomorrow's build, please let me know ASAP.

Thanks!

[OCtrackiepacsg1]

This is amazing! I played around with it, and If its okay with you I'll recommend this thing to people that needs help

[yhbae]

Originally Posted by OCtrackiepacsg1 This is amazing! I played around with it, and If its okay with you I'll recommend this thing to people that needs help

Of course not... After all, I am building this tool so that people can use it. Please recommend it and I will also welcome any suggestions from them!

[bmlbytes]

HAHA I added all the fish that started with A together. And this is what I got:

Warning: At least 5 x Adolfo Cory are recommended in a group. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Adolfo Cory. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too aggressive to co-exist with Adolfo Cory. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with African Butterfly Fish. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with African Dwarf Frog. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with African Filter Shrimp. Warning: At least 5 x Albino Cory are recommended in a group. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Albino Cory. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too aggressive to co-exist with Albino Cory. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Altolamprologus Calvus. Warning: Altolamprologus Calvus is too big to co-exist with African Dwarf Frog. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Altolamprologus Compressiceps. Warning: Altolamprologus Compressiceps is too big to co-exist with African Dwarf Frog. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Altum Angel. Warning: Altum Angel is too big to co-exist with African Dwarf Frog. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Amano Shrimp. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too aggressive to co-exist with Amano Shrimp. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Angelfish. Warning: Angelfish is too big to co-exist with African Dwarf Frog. Warning: Angelfish is not compatible with Altum Angel due to interbreeding possibilities. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Apistogramma agassizii. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Apple Snail. Warning: At least 5 x Arulius Barb are recommended in a group. Warning: Adonis Pleco is too big to co-exist with Arulius Barb. Warning: Water temperature requirements are not fully compatible between all selected species. => 22 - 26C: Adolfo Cory (Corydoras adolfoi) => 23 - 30C: Adonis Pleco (Acanthicus adonis) => 23 - 30C: African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi) => 21 - 27C: African Dwarf Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri) => 22 - 28C: African Filter Shrimp (Atya gabonensis) => 22 - 28C: African Knifefish (Xenomystus nigri) => 22 - 27C: Albino Cory (Corydoras aeneus) => 24 - 27C: Altolamprologus Calvus (Altolamprologus Calvus) => 24 - 28C: Altolamprologus Compressiceps (Altolamprologus Compressiceps) => 27 - 31C: Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum) => 15 - 27C: Amano Shrimp (Caridina japonica) => 24 - 30C: Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) => 24 - 29C: Apistogramma agassizii (Apistogramma agassizii) => 16 - 30C: Apple Snail (Pomacea bridgesii) => 19 - 25C: Arulius Barb (Puntius tambraparniei) [Display in Farenheit] Warning: Water pH requirements are not fully compatible between all selected species. 6.5, 7.2: Adolfo Cory (Corydoras adolfoi) 5.5, 7.8: Adonis Pleco (Acanthicus adonis) 6, 8: African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi) 6, 8: African Dwarf Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri) 6.5, 7.5: African Filter Shrimp (Atya gabonensis) 6, 8: African Knifefish (Xenomystus nigri) 5.5, 7.8: Albino Cory (Corydoras aeneus) 7, 9.5: Altolamprologus Calvus (Altolamprologus Calvus) 7, 9.5: Altolamprologus Compressiceps (Altolamprologus Compressiceps) 4.8, 6.2: Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum) 6, 8: Amano Shrimp (Caridina japonica) 5.5, 7.8: Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) 5.5, 7.8: Apistogramma agassizii (Apistogramma agassizii) 7, 9: Apple Snail (Pomacea bridgesii) 6, 8: Arulius Barb (Puntius tambraparniei) Warning: Water hardness requirements are not fully compatible between all selected species. 1, 15dH: Adolfo Cory (Corydoras adolfoi) 1, 15dH: Adonis Pleco (Acanthicus adonis) 5, 15dH: African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi) 5, 20dH: African Dwarf Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri) 5, 20dH: African Filter Shrimp (Atya gabonensis) 5, 19dH: African Knifefish (Xenomystus nigri) 1, 15dH: Albino Cory (Corydoras aeneus) 10, 30dH: Altolamprologus Calvus (Altolamprologus Calvus) 10, 30dH: Altolamprologus Compressiceps (Altolamprologus Compressiceps) 1, 5dH: Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum) 5, 15dH: Amano Shrimp (Caridina japonica) 1, 15dH: Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) 1, 15dH: Apistogramma agassizii (Apistogramma agassizii) 10, 30dH: Apple Snail (Pomacea bridgesii) 5, 15dH: Arulius Barb (Puntius tambraparniei) No errors. You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity. Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 345%. Recommended water change schedule: 16% per week. Your aquarium is 61% stocked.

At least my 265 gallon tank was not overstocked

[yhbae]

Originally Posted by bmlbytes HAHA I added all the fish that started with A together. And this is what I got: At least my 265 gallon tank was not overstocked

LOL

Do those guys get along ok? If it does, I can adjust it in DB. I guess the main "offenders" are the pleco and the angel.

[yhbae]

Wow you have angels living with lake tang species? LOL. How are they getting along?

[bmlbytes]

Dude, if you read what I posted, then you would see that it isnt my real tank. I said that I chose every fish that started with the letter A and put them in the calculator. I don't actually have this mix of fish.

[yhbae]

Originally Posted by bmlbytes Dude, if you read what I posted, then you would see that it isnt my real tank. I said that I chose every fish that started with the letter A and put them in the calculator. I don't actually have this mix of fish.

LOL ok, I guess I need more sleep...

[WhiteRaven]

If you ever get around to making a saltwater version, you could team up with some saltwater experts who can help out with all the compatibility info, etc. Would certainly make it a separate calculator to avoid confusion and making the calculator look 'messy'.

When you can, would love to see the Silver Prochilodus added to the DB. I understand that a lot of hard work goes into adding so many species (having made a wiki website for pet birds... urgh so many species), honestly you have done well over 3 months, I would have just procrastinated, lol. I've let the workers at the pet and aquarium shop I work at know about your calculator, they are quite interested.

[yhbae]

Originally Posted by WhiteRaven If you ever get around to making a saltwater version, you could team up with some saltwater experts who can help out with all the compatibility info, etc. Would certainly make it a separate calculator to avoid confusion and making the calculator look 'messy'.

Yeah a separate calculator might be a better idea. Parameters are probably different. Even equipment requirements are somewhat different so it makes sense.

When you can, would love to see the Silver Prochilodus added to the DB. I understand that a lot of hard work goes into adding so many species (having made a database with pet birds... urgh so many species), honestly you have done well over 3 months, I would have just procrastinated, lol. I've let the workers at the pet and aquarium shop I work at know about your calculator, they are quite interested.

I'll look into that species. So far it has been quite a bit of work. More than I expected but certainly I am getting some enjoyment out of it at the same time. I won't be able to do this forever so while I have time, I want to get as much done on it as I can.

Excellent - let me know if your co-workers have any feedback on the site.

[WhiteRaven]

I'll let you know if they mention anything about it.


The other thing is are dwarf gouramis happy on their own (your calculator doesn't mind just one)? I heard they are happiest with at least another one but I may be wrong. I am newish to fish.

[yhbae]

Originally Posted by WhiteRaven The other thing is are dwarf gouramis happy on their own (your calculator doesn't mind just one)? I heard they are happiest with at least another one but I may be wrong. I am newish to fish.

Yeah Gouramis are ok alone. DB has set the minimum number for these guys to 1 so it won't display any warnings there if you only select 1.

[yhbae]

What's new for 2009 11 09 build:

- Added Black Diamond Cichlid/Marakeli Cichlid/Paratilapia Polleni
- Added Glo Fish.
- Added Longear Sunfish.
- Added Pumpkinseed Sunfish.
- Added Red Hump Eartheater.
- Added Red Stripped Eartheater.
- Added The Pearl Eartheater.
- Added Ornate Bichir.
- Added Delhezi Bichir.
- Added Ryukin Gold Fish.
- Added Silver Prochilodus.
- Added Mega Clown Pleco
- Added Tiger Pleco.
- Added Chocolate Zebra Pleco.
- Added Angelicus Pleco.
- Added Northern Mountain Swordtail.
- Created alias for Red Cherry Shrimp as Cherry Shrimp.
- Silver Dollars are marked as fin nippers.
- Attributes for Clown Loaches have been updated. Min tank size required was set at 36x12, ouch!
- Added Aqueon QuietFlow series filters.
- Fixed a bug - sometimes temp/pH/hardness range recommendations were not displayed.
- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 116.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 320.

Link to the tool: www.aqadvisor.com

[bmlbytes]

You could have just added GloFish as an alias for Zebra Danio, since they are the same thing.

[yhbae]

Originally Posted by WhiteRaven This calculator is incredible! I'm having a play around with it now, especially because I'm having a hard time figuring out what I want to put in my new tank. Heaps of info in there, you've done a terrific job. Keep up the great work!

Thanks... I wouldn't be surprised if I am not one of the heaviest user of this tool in real life, so I know what you mean...