Lol before I fed them a pinch per day. I was thinking maybe a pinch every other day. I don't think I'm overfeeding them. I feed them first, and then I feed my chicks, and by the time I get back to the fish the food is gone. I'm more worried about underfeeding than overfeeding at this point. They also make it a point to eat Marli's food, which is kind of irritating, but atleast she still sucks on the walls of the tank. I'm hesitant about feeding them until they quit eating because I honestly don't think they'd quit eating. Maybe I will give them some duckweed to munch on this weekend.
That would be awesome for me to watch. I'll have to keep my eye out for hornwort, because it sounds like just what I need.
I bought some odd miscellaneous plant at Walmart today though. They don't tell you what any of them are. It looks like an aquatic pinetree. I took off the plastic pot and the material it was packed in, and I rinsed it off and planted it in my gravel, and so far nobody is eating it. I think it's too coarse for them to mouth. They sure like hiding behind it though. And, I have a grow light hung up chest-level in my room, because it emits healthy heat onto my chick brooder, and it's enough to grow land plants in there, so it might help my water plants too. I also got a new filter cartridge, but I didn't switch it, I just rinsed the debris off the other one, and I'll wait and see what happens. If I need to change the filter, then I'm well prepared. Thankfully, with the filter I got, the new cartridges are only $1.77 a piece, and the other screen that goes in there is like $2.50, but needs to be replaced much less often. I bought my filter at Walmart.. And it had the word "Whisper" on its name, but I don't remember the brand. Maybe Tetra. Anywho, I bought the 2-10 gallon one and now I see that I should have gotten the 10-30 gallon one. So that was my mistake. :/
My fiance GOT THE BIG TANK TODAY!
I am soooo excited! He thinks it's close to 150 gallons, but I haven't seen it yet. I'll take measurements and convert. It is missing a panel though which needs replacing. It had gotten cracked and they took it out so it wouldn't fall out and shatter. We need to spend another $250 to get it running (sigh) but it's well worth it for the price. I already have my filters picked out on the Petco website, and I'm going to go with two different kinds, because of the size of the tank and because they both work differently. The first one is a Rena Filstar something or other, and has tons of good reviews and is well-rated for large tanks. The second one is an undergravel filter, which I understand many people don't like, but it's the filter we had when I was little and it NEVER failed us. I always read reviews.
I am so stoked! The only thing I am worried about is the initial price of setting up the tank. And also finding cleaning critters that are compatible with freshwater fish. I am going to miss Marli so much. But she will get big and fat in the koi pond, and hopefully won't eat anyone doing so.
