Hi everybody! I got into the hobby because my dad kept a saltwater tank when I was a teenager. The more research I did (and I’ve been doing a LOT of research) I realized I was more interested in freshwater planted tanks and rare/oddball fish. I’ve only just now been able to start cycling my first tank at 23 and I realized just how much I still don’t know, so any tips or knowledge that you have would be appreciated.
I just dealt with my first outbreak of Blackbeard algae (I think) and I intend to stock my tank with Vietnamese cardinal minnows. They’re a relative of the white cloud minnow and from what I’ve read they’re very hardy and breed fairly easily. Besides them I want to get some cherry shrimp and one or two Pom Pom crabs. I’m doing a heavily planted 6 gallon aquarium and I’m about to switch to a Fluval U2 filter that’s rated for up to 30 gallons because I was worried about the bio load I was putting on my system.
I just dealt with my first outbreak of Blackbeard algae (I think) and I intend to stock my tank with Vietnamese cardinal minnows. They’re a relative of the white cloud minnow and from what I’ve read they’re very hardy and breed fairly easily. Besides them I want to get some cherry shrimp and one or two Pom Pom crabs. I’m doing a heavily planted 6 gallon aquarium and I’m about to switch to a Fluval U2 filter that’s rated for up to 30 gallons because I was worried about the bio load I was putting on my system.
