abw0004
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Hello everyone,
This is my second thread I have started as the first one was already a question I asked. haha. But I thought I would tell everyone what I have so far. I received my first fish-tank as a Christmas present. It is a Fluval 25 gallon freshwater tank. I thought this would be a good starter tank so I can learn the ropes before I get a much bigger one and hopefully one day get a saltwater tank. I Put 11 live plants in it (including 2 moss balls) along with a piece of driftwood and a fake tree root thing that is hallow for fish to hide in. I made the mistake of not soaking/boiling the driftwood and it dyed the water. I quickly made a 50% water change and boiled the driftwood. I first added 6 tetras and lost 1. The others are fine so I then added 2 Boesemani Rainbows, a clown pleco and 2 guppies. Unfortunately I lost the 2 rainbows so I waited a week and then added 4 Boesemani Rainbows, 2 more guppies and 2 snails. I added 4 this time so they could school better and be less stressed. Everyone seems happy so far although I know rainbows need a 30 gallon tank.
I hope to learn a lot from this forum and I know that everyone on here knows more about fishkeeping than me. I love watching fish, I always have. So thank you guys for having me on here, and I look forward to conversing with you in the future!
This is my second thread I have started as the first one was already a question I asked. haha. But I thought I would tell everyone what I have so far. I received my first fish-tank as a Christmas present. It is a Fluval 25 gallon freshwater tank. I thought this would be a good starter tank so I can learn the ropes before I get a much bigger one and hopefully one day get a saltwater tank. I Put 11 live plants in it (including 2 moss balls) along with a piece of driftwood and a fake tree root thing that is hallow for fish to hide in. I made the mistake of not soaking/boiling the driftwood and it dyed the water. I quickly made a 50% water change and boiled the driftwood. I first added 6 tetras and lost 1. The others are fine so I then added 2 Boesemani Rainbows, a clown pleco and 2 guppies. Unfortunately I lost the 2 rainbows so I waited a week and then added 4 Boesemani Rainbows, 2 more guppies and 2 snails. I added 4 this time so they could school better and be less stressed. Everyone seems happy so far although I know rainbows need a 30 gallon tank.
I hope to learn a lot from this forum and I know that everyone on here knows more about fishkeeping than me. I love watching fish, I always have. So thank you guys for having me on here, and I look forward to conversing with you in the future!