About Me
- About mercurybebe
- Biography
- Brand new to fish other than the betta that lives on my desk at work!
- Location
- Albany, NY
- Occupation
- Behavioral Health Specialist
- Gender
- Female
- Gallery
- Yes
- Country Flag
- usa
- List any water conditioners and test kits used:
- API liquid test kit
Prime - Do you know about the Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle?
- Yes
- Fish Keeping Experience
- Just started
- Aquarium Size
- 30g hexagon coldwater/20g FW
- Aquarium Type
- Freshwater Fish Only
- Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- 30G Hex:
2 large Black Moor Goldfish
20G:
3 male fancy guppies
2 male platy
3 panda cory cats - Aquarium Start Date
- 6/25/09 (changed fish)
- Ammonia
- 0 (6/28) .25 (6/29) 0 (6/30-7/2) 0 (7/7) 0 (7/8)
- Nitrite
- 2.0 (6/28) 0 (6/29) 0 (7/2) 0(7/7) 0 (7/8)
- Nitrate
- 40 (6/28) 5.0 (6/29) 5 (7/2) 5(7/7) <5(7/8)
- Temperature
- 76
- pH
- 7.6 (6/28) 6.0 (6/29) 7.2 (7/7)7.2 (7/8)
- Lighting
- florescent
- Aquarium Filter Type
- 40-70g Tetra whisper/30 gal Tetra Whisper
- Aquarium #2 Size
- 55 gallon
- Tank #2 Type
- Freshwater Fish Only
- Tank #2 Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- 1 flame gourami
7 "juvie" platy fry
5 Cory Catfish
1 chinese algae eater
6 rummy nose tetras
2 cherry barbs
4 red-tail danios
2 bloodfins
4 zebra danios (2 silver, 2 red)
2 black skirted tetras
1 red skirted tetra - Tank #2 Start Date
- 6/23/09
- Tank #2 Ammonia
- 0 (6/28) 0 (6/29) 0 (7/2) 0 (7/7) 0(7/8).25(7/14)
- Tank #2 Nitrite
- .25 (6/28) 0 (6/29) 0 (7/2) 0 (7/7) 0(7/8) 0 (7/14)
- Tank #2 Nitrate
- 5.0 (6/28) 5.0 (6/29) 0 (7/2) 5 (7/7) 5(7/8) 5 (7/14)
- Tank #2 Temperature
- 79
- Tank #2 pH
- 7.0 (6/28) 7.6 (6/29) 7.6 (7/2) 7.6 (7/8)
- Tank #2 Lighting
- florescent
- Tank #2 Filter Type
- 1 60+ gal, 1 30+ gal
- Aquarium #3 Size
- 30g "The Zen Garden"/ 10g Fry Tank/ 10g Frog tank
- Tank #3 Type
- Freshwater Fish Only
- Tank #3 Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- Zen:
7 female platies
2 balloon belly female mollies
2 neon tetras
2 glowlight tetras
3 green cory cats
Fry Tank:
25+ baby molly and platy fry
Froggers:
1 african dwarf frog - Tank #3 Start Date
- 7/10/09
- Tank #3 Ammonia
- Zen on 9/25: .25
- Tank #3 Nitrite
- Zen 9/25: 0
- Tank #3 Nitrate
- Zen on 9/25: 20
- Tank #3 Temperature
- 78
- Tank #3 Lighting
- florescent
- Tank #3 Filter Type
- Imagine BioSystem 35
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Signature
- ~55g:male livebearers, DG, rummies, tetras, danios, cae, and cory cats.
~30g: female livebearers, ass't tetras, & cory cats.
~30g Hex: 2 black moors
~20G: male guppies & platies, and cory cats.
~10g: nursery tank PLATY FRY!
~10g: 1 ADF, 2 rouge male platies
~5g tank with 1 male betta at work
- ~55g:male livebearers, DG, rummies, tetras, danios, cae, and cory cats.





I see your very cute platys here..and nice tanks. I have blue platys that are only 6weeks old. I don't know what size tanks you have, they look like a comfortable community with the raspboras and platys. Are you getting another tank. ( like the kitten too!) awwww...