Recent content by AmberW

Well, yes, we do want another and already have one! It is his original 15 gallon tank. We have two bamboo shrimp, an Algae eater and four pea puffers in it. We got the pea puffers for the larger tank but found them too boring to take up our whole tank. Someone on here suggested them saying...

OK, I see what you mean now. That fern in the back right. We have had that mondo grass for about a month and I have started to notice that the ends of the leaves are dieing. I was wondering why. Now I know. Frustrating that Petco sells them as aquatic plants. My son bought them with his...

Thanks! Yes, these tanks are a ton of fun and a ton of work and money. We have gone through many fish trying to get it all right. I think we have a good handle on it all now. Cycling was a process that I never thought would happen and it finally did. We really celebrated when our water...

Hi, Thanks for informing me. I need all the help I can get but I don't quite understand. I purchased all of these from two different fish stores and they were sold as aquarium plants. If they are thriving in the tank why does it matter? Is there are reason non aquatic plants shouldn't be in...

Love this idea! That is a great idea. Thanks!

Well after beginning our adventure just over a year ago my eleven year old son and I finally have a tank we are proud of and confident in. We started with a 15 gal but quickly ended up with this 29 gal. In this we now have five nerite snails Two bamboo shrimp Three Brazilian yellow bellied...

Great video. She loves her fish!

Hi All, Well, we did it. My 11 year old son and I bought plants and got rid of the fake stuff. We are very proud of ourselves but have encountered some issues. First, we need to upgrade our lighting. T5 lights? Is this the way to go? Where are they the cheapest? Our tank is 29g...

I just got plants for my 29g tank this week. I still have the lighting fixture that came with the tank. Now looking to upgrade to the t5 fixture. What I don't understand is with the fixture raised up like that is there any cover over the water or is it just left open?

I have this grayish dusty-looking floating algae in my tank. It has been growing rapidly for the last few days. Here is my tank history: 29g tank is about 6 weeks old and is cycled (I got an old gross filter from a random person I met at LFS) I started with cichlids but took your advice...

I will have to describe them. One electric yellow One solid bright orange, can't remember the name of them One that is a cantoloupe color One blue-ish with stripes and a yellow-ish top fin

Hi, We started a 29 gallon tank for my 11 year old son about 4 weeks ago. We started with three cichlids, about 1-1 1/2" each. After we had a cycle (pretty sure we are cycled as we got a really good goopy filter from someone and the test kit is reading the right numbers) we added one more...

Thanks OK, going to do an easier change now. So glad I no longer have to carry buckets of water. What a pain that was!

Hi All, I just got my son a 29 gallon tank and need to do a water change. We bought the hose that attaches to the sink to make it easier. But, how do I pump the water directly into the tank without it being treated? Do I need to take the fish out every time I do this, treat the new water and...

Ugh, thank you all so much. I just wish I found this forum before a week ago. The guy at Petco told me I really needed change out my filter. I questioned him but he said I really needed to do it. My cycle was only 4 weeks in at that point so I am afraid the cycling of my tank has just about...