IHaveADogToo
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Pardon the cloudy water. I have it under control. It’s tannins I’ve been slowly removing with daily water changes. It's a lot better than it was.
I’m more proud of this than I was when it was a community and betta sorority hybrid tank. Something about that scape always bugged me. Even after I moved the bettas out to a different tank, as the skeleton of what it once was it never felt complete. And now that I rehomed the neon tetras and corydoras, I have a new stock.
1 Honey Gourami
5 Platies
1 Swordtail platy
6 kuhlI loaches
11 Pristella tetras
1 red tailed shark
Ghost shrimp
Ramshorn snails (pest)
Now before anybody jumps on me about the red tail shark, google their care and look at multiple sites. You will find there is not a consensus on the minimum tank size, but you will see several sites say as low as 20 gallons. I'm aware that fishlore says 55 gallons. I am going to try this in my 29 gallon and make up my own mind. If I notice problems as the shark grows, he will be moved to another tank. For now, he’s still small, and in this heavily planted aquarium he mostly hides and keeps to himself. In fact, he hides so well I couldn’t even get a picture off him.
I don’t know if the ghost shrimp will become a meal or not, we will see. If not, I may get more varieties.
The Pristella Tetras (X-Ray Tetras) are less common but just as easy of a schooling fish as neon tetras. A great beginner fish. But I think they look cool swimming around in this aquascape, little slivers of silver, almost like tinsel in the water.
The platies are all red and orange and black and I think they contrast well against all the greenery in this tank, and the bright yellow honey gourami stands out like the sun. The honey gourami enjoys being social with the platies.
I did quarantine the new fish but only for 1 week, not 2. My reason for that is the only livestock left in the main tank when I restocked it was the 6 kuhlI loaches. I had more money in new stock than existing stock in the tank. And I bought from a vendor I trust, not a chain pet store. So for me, in this situation, I feel safe taking this risk. The new fish all came from the same store, and the shark and platies and swordtail all came from the same tank at that store.
I bought these fish in 2 batches a week apart as to not send my tank into minI cycle. As I moved the first batch out of quarantine I moved the second batch in.
I’m more proud of this than I was when it was a community and betta sorority hybrid tank. Something about that scape always bugged me. Even after I moved the bettas out to a different tank, as the skeleton of what it once was it never felt complete. And now that I rehomed the neon tetras and corydoras, I have a new stock.
1 Honey Gourami
5 Platies
1 Swordtail platy
6 kuhlI loaches
11 Pristella tetras
1 red tailed shark
Ghost shrimp
Ramshorn snails (pest)
Now before anybody jumps on me about the red tail shark, google their care and look at multiple sites. You will find there is not a consensus on the minimum tank size, but you will see several sites say as low as 20 gallons. I'm aware that fishlore says 55 gallons. I am going to try this in my 29 gallon and make up my own mind. If I notice problems as the shark grows, he will be moved to another tank. For now, he’s still small, and in this heavily planted aquarium he mostly hides and keeps to himself. In fact, he hides so well I couldn’t even get a picture off him.
I don’t know if the ghost shrimp will become a meal or not, we will see. If not, I may get more varieties.
The Pristella Tetras (X-Ray Tetras) are less common but just as easy of a schooling fish as neon tetras. A great beginner fish. But I think they look cool swimming around in this aquascape, little slivers of silver, almost like tinsel in the water.
The platies are all red and orange and black and I think they contrast well against all the greenery in this tank, and the bright yellow honey gourami stands out like the sun. The honey gourami enjoys being social with the platies.
I did quarantine the new fish but only for 1 week, not 2. My reason for that is the only livestock left in the main tank when I restocked it was the 6 kuhlI loaches. I had more money in new stock than existing stock in the tank. And I bought from a vendor I trust, not a chain pet store. So for me, in this situation, I feel safe taking this risk. The new fish all came from the same store, and the shark and platies and swordtail all came from the same tank at that store.
I bought these fish in 2 batches a week apart as to not send my tank into minI cycle. As I moved the first batch out of quarantine I moved the second batch in.