10 Gallon Legit Guppy Rescue Tank

sipec
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So my friend gave me her guppy tank that she doesn't want anymore. The tank is a ten gallon, hob filter. I'm probably going to rescape it. I think I'm going to do a peat substrate with some rock and driftwood. For plants I'm thinking ludwigia, hornwort, and maybe some dwarf baby tears? Idk I'll have to go to the lfs and see what they have. I'll probably get a few more guppys too, and maybe a pair of ottocyclis. And a few nerite snails.
I am having some issues with disease, though. One was dying when I got the tank and died earlier today, another one doesn't look good either. They might have ich.
Here is a fts:
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Aqua 59
  • #2
I am sorry to hear that you are having disease problems. Keep cross contamination of tank water/supplies at a minimum. I love your guppy tank! Good luck.
 
sipec
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  • #3
Feeding tonight went well, they all ate like pigs, except for one that is sorta crippled, I have to euthinize it tomorrow
 
sipec
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  • #4
Did the rescape yesterday.
Note: when using seachem flourite sand make sure to rinse it AS GOOD AS U CAN!!
Very important, the tank is extremely cloudy and may take a few more days to settle, may be good to put a cap on It too.
Till then the guppys are living in a bucket. I will be getting rid of the females though because there are way too few compared to males and they tend to get pushed around, my friends mom has a guppy tank, I think I'll see if she wants them.
 
sipec
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  • #5
Got the tank rescape, here it is. I am still going to add more rocks though, and of course more plants. The current plants are hornwort and anubias, and I want to add some ludwigia and some crypts or Java fern. And in the front a carpet of dwarf baby tears
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BottomDweller
  • #6
I think it will look great with more plants

How many guppies are in there currently?
 
sipec
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  • #7
8 or 9, they're so hard to count though
 

FishFor2018
  • #8
great! I highly Amazon sword I think that would look great and grow good!
 
sipec
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  • #9
great! I highly Amazon sword I think that would look great and grow good!
Maybe... We'll see
 
Mike81
  • #11
What's the male to female ratio of the guppies?
 
sipec
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  • #12
It was 4 females to 9 males but I took the females out, I'm going to see if my friend will take them, otherwise they'll go to the lfs
 
sipec
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  • #14
8-17-18
Been awhile since I've updated, but since I have added some plants, Brazilian pennywort and a type of crypt, and also some free duckweed rode in, and a few more rocks. Sorry about the tannins, I should do a water change, but I got a nice sliver in my cuticle, and I'm not sure I should do a water change
Ok, and also my rooms floor is covered in Legos lol
It's hard to take pictures of the fish with a phone camera, and I tried taking a video, but I didn't turn out, so, yeah. Maybe eventually I'll do a photo shoot with my dad's camera...
 
sipec
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  • #15
Everythings doing good and growing
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sipec
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  • #16
Also the pennywort is actually hygrophla polysperma
 

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