So, is it just required that any new tank will cost 3x what you planned on spending?! I'm still reeling at what I spent this weekend setting up my 25gal tank...including the emergency run to Petco at 8:30pm to get a new HOB filter when I found out the used one I'd been given was leaking! I'm just now getting to the point where I'm enjoying the tank more than dreading it (as in: What have I gotten myself into?! And how much more will it cost me?!). What in the world do you guys with bigger tanks go through?! It really is much more fun to watch a 25 gal tank rather than the little 5gal and 6gal!
I actually did have some questions... My current tank population is:
4 balloon mollys
5 blue tetra
2 zebra danios (probably permanently stunted from improper care when I first got them. )
4 corys
1 pleco
Is there room for a few hatchet fish? I do have an air pump, so I can add some more oxygenating power if needed.
Also, the tank looks embarrassingly bare because all the decorations are under 10". Is there a cheap way to get some tall decorations? I was thinking of tall plastic plants, but all the extra tall ornaments I've looked at are insanely expensive, like $40 and up.
Lastly, would a background help reflect some of the light back into the tank for the plants? I think it would bring out the aqua of the gravel, too, but I've never used a background. I certainly don't think the fish would care either way.
TIA
I actually did have some questions... My current tank population is:
4 balloon mollys
5 blue tetra
2 zebra danios (probably permanently stunted from improper care when I first got them. )
4 corys
1 pleco
Is there room for a few hatchet fish? I do have an air pump, so I can add some more oxygenating power if needed.
Also, the tank looks embarrassingly bare because all the decorations are under 10". Is there a cheap way to get some tall decorations? I was thinking of tall plastic plants, but all the extra tall ornaments I've looked at are insanely expensive, like $40 and up.
Lastly, would a background help reflect some of the light back into the tank for the plants? I think it would bring out the aqua of the gravel, too, but I've never used a background. I certainly don't think the fish would care either way.
TIA