kittywolf13
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello everyone! I came to this forum just looking for advice and general information. My family and I are avid ichthyologist's 
I've had fish in my life all since i can remember. we have only have had fresh water though. but we've had oscar's (my moms favorite!) , goldfish, bettas, shovel nose cat fish, cicchlids of all kinds, gouramis including a giant gourami...archer fish, all sorts of fish, but we always come back to goldfish. i really love them and bettas!
I recently got married so i moved out of my family home. My mother has some goldfish, koi, 2 blood parrots, and 2 silver dollars (and i think a pleco or two.) My brother is building my mother a pond in the back yard for her koi and goldfish... so shes planning on down sizing.
I recently picked up a 5 gallon fish tank, now i know this is a hot button topic from what i've briefly read... but we have a small place so i cant have a large tank. (no room for the tank, stand, and whatever else is needed.) It's a pretty nifty tank, its long and short, but came with a filter and hood and everything. ive honestly never seen a 5 gallon tank shaped like this.
i've always wanted to try a tank with live plants, to make a nice aquascape. not sure i can afford to do that right now. but i figure the tanks future is probably a really cool betta tank, with maybe a few shrimps or a snail for a mate with some interesting decor or some small schooling fish that dont grow big. im still doing some research for it, and i still need to set it up to start cycling and stuff like that. I also really enjoy Marimo's so id love to throw some various size marimo in the tank as well. i have a tiny one currently just sitting in a jar.
Here's a pic of the tank just while i was testing to make sure it held water. (i got it at a thrift store for 10 bucks, it doesnt show the filter but it has a brand new hood with working florescent bulb, and the filter looks like its never been used!)
Cute fish tank by kittywolf13, on Flickr
I just thought it was so unique looking i couldnt pass it up. its got a slight bow front. it fits perfectly on my entry way table... i just miss having a fish tank. So i hope everyone will be gracious and give me some advice and such...ive never had a living tank before but that would be the ultimate goal... but if not i just want a nice little tank.
I've had fish in my life all since i can remember. we have only have had fresh water though. but we've had oscar's (my moms favorite!) , goldfish, bettas, shovel nose cat fish, cicchlids of all kinds, gouramis including a giant gourami...archer fish, all sorts of fish, but we always come back to goldfish. i really love them and bettas!I recently got married so i moved out of my family home. My mother has some goldfish, koi, 2 blood parrots, and 2 silver dollars (and i think a pleco or two.) My brother is building my mother a pond in the back yard for her koi and goldfish... so shes planning on down sizing.
I recently picked up a 5 gallon fish tank, now i know this is a hot button topic from what i've briefly read... but we have a small place so i cant have a large tank. (no room for the tank, stand, and whatever else is needed.) It's a pretty nifty tank, its long and short, but came with a filter and hood and everything. ive honestly never seen a 5 gallon tank shaped like this.
i've always wanted to try a tank with live plants, to make a nice aquascape. not sure i can afford to do that right now. but i figure the tanks future is probably a really cool betta tank, with maybe a few shrimps or a snail for a mate with some interesting decor or some small schooling fish that dont grow big. im still doing some research for it, and i still need to set it up to start cycling and stuff like that. I also really enjoy Marimo's so id love to throw some various size marimo in the tank as well. i have a tiny one currently just sitting in a jar.
Here's a pic of the tank just while i was testing to make sure it held water. (i got it at a thrift store for 10 bucks, it doesnt show the filter but it has a brand new hood with working florescent bulb, and the filter looks like its never been used!)
Cute fish tank by kittywolf13, on FlickrI just thought it was so unique looking i couldnt pass it up. its got a slight bow front. it fits perfectly on my entry way table... i just miss having a fish tank. So i hope everyone will be gracious and give me some advice and such...ive never had a living tank before but that would be the ultimate goal... but if not i just want a nice little tank.
. I too have just recently learned about the marimo moss balls and I find them fascinating. The pet supermarket in my area have just gotten some in at 2.99 each so I bought 4. One for my betta's bowl and three for my ten gallon and they are big ones, a little larger than a golfball.
