Hi all!
It’s super exciting to be here. I am new to fishkeeping as of this weekend and I’m soooo excited to learn more!!
I am an elementary school music teacher, and I have a 5 gallon Fluval spec freshwater tank with live plants and one betta - his name is Andante and he’s our class pet. He’s my first fish ever (I never got to have one as a kid) and I’m in love with him.
Unfortunately I did not know enough about the nitrogen cycle prior to acquiring him (I found out a lot about it the day I got him home) so I got the water loaded up with Tetra SafeStart and a filter pellet from my well established fishkeeping colleague. I’ve been doing partial water changes every other day and checking my chemistry obsessively and. Yeah! Even though I’m stressed about having started him off in uncycled water, I remain cautiously optimistic that he’s gonna be okay.
Here’s to the start of a calming and very addictive hobby!
It’s super exciting to be here. I am new to fishkeeping as of this weekend and I’m soooo excited to learn more!!
I am an elementary school music teacher, and I have a 5 gallon Fluval spec freshwater tank with live plants and one betta - his name is Andante and he’s our class pet. He’s my first fish ever (I never got to have one as a kid) and I’m in love with him.
Unfortunately I did not know enough about the nitrogen cycle prior to acquiring him (I found out a lot about it the day I got him home) so I got the water loaded up with Tetra SafeStart and a filter pellet from my well established fishkeeping colleague. I’ve been doing partial water changes every other day and checking my chemistry obsessively and. Yeah! Even though I’m stressed about having started him off in uncycled water, I remain cautiously optimistic that he’s gonna be okay.
Here’s to the start of a calming and very addictive hobby!
