Recent content by Blue-Green

Mint, huh? That’s interesting! I hadn’t heard of that being used in aquariums before! Since last updating this thread, I started using about half tap and half RO now for water changes. I also added frogbit to my tanks. It’s an INSANE grower. It keeps my nitrate level pretty much near zero!

Thank you! Ooh, okay! I’d been thinking about pennywort and water sprite. I also figured the frogbit would be a good fast grower. At least, it seems to double in my 10 gallon every week haha

I am planning on starting a little 2.5g tank using the Walstad method. I’m going to try it with java moss, red ludwigia, bronze crypt, marimo moss balls, frogbit, and java fern (I can steal all of them from my 10 gallon except the java fern which I’ll have to buy). I’m going to attempt as low...

Fish I usually get at Petsmart—one specific Petsmart in the area that takes good care of their fish. The other Petsmart and Petco stores around here are pretty bad. Plants I usually get online from Aquatic Arts or on Etsy.

Wow so many fun plants! I dunno if you’re still looking for more types of plants, but I’ll put in a good word for ludwigia and frogbit. Mine are growing super super fast. Keeping my nitrates at 0—which is great, since the water comes out my tap with 40+ ppm! And I’m a total newbie, so it’s not...

Mine almost all melted a bit initially. Root tabs might be good for the rooted ones, although I haven’t tried them yet and my Amazon sword that was grown emersed came through the melting period like a champ without them and has grown quite a bit. I have bad luck with staurogynes repens, but most...

Oh, that’s good advice! My platies are definitely super interested in anything I put in there (makes trimming the plants a challenge haha). I’ll have to distract them or keep them away somehow while adding the shrimp. Ok great! I guess it’s good then!

Hello there! There’ve been a lot beautiful fishies submitted already but I couldn’t resist showing you my boy. Same boy in all! He looks very different depending on the angle of the light! (That last pic is also about a month after the others, he’s getting darker.) His name is...

I am flirting with the idea of putting some cherry shrimp in my 10 gallon tank, but I worry I’ll just be getting some expensive snacks for the fish, lol. There are two male platies in the tank and I may eventually add another (male again, I do not want babies). The two I have get along great...

Thanks for the responses! I add a couple drops of Seachem Flourish a week. When I remember The other plants seem to like it. I’m thinking you’re right. I’m going to move the light a bit forward and see if the spangles at the front of the tank get similarly “sunburned.”

Hey all, I added frogbit to my tanks several weeks ago. The stuff has EXPLODED, which is cool, but I noticed some of it is changing colors. Some of the leaves are yellow, or even a pinkish brown mixed with the green. It’s still growing super fast, not losing roots or anything (I actually...

Thank you all for the advice! I put the fish in a bucket while I got a new tank to switch out with the old one. I definitely don’t need a tank exploding (it’s right next to my bed so I doubt I’d sleep through it, but it would be too late to do anything about it by then!). You should have seen...

I’m not sure this is the right place to post this. Correct me if I’m wrong, I guess! I noticed 2 cracks in my 10 gallon tank a few weeks ago (have been too busy to post until now—finals, etc). It’s a relatively new tank that was just set up in December. I’m not sure if the cracks were there...

I crochet a teeny tiny bit. I am still learning and everything ends up lopsided, but at least it’s fun!

Wow, that’s a beautiful tank! So bright and green! I’d have a hard time focusing. I’m in nursing school right now and I have to study away from my fish tanks or I get too distracted, haha. Also, Lindsey Sterling is great study music!