What Made You Want A Freshwater Aquarium?

[psyched102]

plus the fish give me something to look at and divert my attention to during my work day....im finding it cool because my mollies are starting to have babies.....

 

[hawaii]

The plants!!! LolView attachment 233478View attachment 233479

What do you do to keep them so healthy - my plants pale to your green beauties!

 

[psyched102]

The healthy ones are probably fake.....lol

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[Stigmata]

Beautiful kept plants!

Sent from my ZTE N9120 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[DMunoz84]

What do you do to keep them so healthy - my plants pale to your green beauties!

My set up is highlight high-tech tank. I do big water changes every 4th day with ferts. I have a pH controller for my CO2 system. The light fixture itself has a timer built into it. I like to keep my tank heavily planted and under stock that helps. I would say dirt is the biggest reason the plants look and grow the way they do. I capped with eco-complete flourish mix. I appreciate the compliment!?

Ps psyched not one of these plants are fake.

 

[psyched102]

Oh...I'm sorry....I thought you were asking about my tank....most of mine are fake

 

[DMunoz84]

Lol no reason to apologize. It's cool?. I I use to have fake plants in my 36 bow face but my 75 I liked the thought of a complete ecosystem all real all natural look.

 

[hawaii]

Thanks- will start with ferts then

 

[hawaii]

Thanks- will start with ferts then

... Have a sand substrate ... What are some good plants for sand? ( want a full live plant tank w ave amt of fish

 

[DMunoz84]

Sand isn't the best substrate for root plants but you could use heavy water column feeders like Hogwarts & or Anubias types

 

[squirrilah fish]

What made me want a freshwater aquarium?

Because salt was too expensive. Now that I have one, I would never give up fresh water. Between my massive African Cichlid tank, my tropical and community tanks and my betta/dwarf frog tank. I am addicted to fresh water.
Hoping to start either a 125-200 gallon SA, or another 30 gallon dwarf Cichlid or she'll dweller tank next year.

 

[schoeplein]

The plants!!! LolView attachment 233478View attachment 233479

Dude! What a the purple plants???

Sent from my SM-T310 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[DMunoz84]

Dude! What a the purple plants???

Sent from my SM-T310 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

It's limnophila aromatica purple

 

[DMunoz84]

Simply ecstatic was on a waiting list for 3 months for this guy!!!

 

[schoeplein]

Nice, thanks! I actually have a mini version of that same lily.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[mrvincent]

I had a little 10g, to replace the dead betta that suicided from his 1g bowl.

So I took a look on google images, and it give me the idea to have a hightech planted 30g.

29g
2x39W T5HO 6700K°
Pressurized CO2 system with 5lb cylinder.
Eheim 2213 for filtration

Now it's a jungle.

 

[cb172635]

the sound of the filter and air pump help me fall asleep at night. also as soon as I got my first fish I kept getting more upgrading tanks getting better more expensive exotic fish from cichlids to killifish which are two types of fish I am very fond of. then theres the fact that you can design you tank however you want.. planted, not planted, different colors.... and also salt is a lot more involved and more expensive!

 

[atb224155]

For me, I babysat a betta fish 2wice for a friend-of-the-family and adopted a betta fish from the shelter while doing a job assessment.

 

[dkmuller]

I lost my 10 year old dog to a mysterious illness and was grieving bad. I thought of a betta to rescue so then I made sure she had a nice tank 5.5 gallon to play and feel free. She is so smart and curious at times it seems we laugh together. I love her so much it is therapy for my grieving.

Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[zasz1234]

Been reading through theses and bough I'd add my story. Like a lot of others I started off buying a betta. It's was in a vase as a dorm decoration. Hen I started reading about Bettas and their care (bass ackwards I know) and realized I was torturing the poor thing. So before I knew it I had a 10 Gal set up and eventually added a couple cories. I had to give that tank to friend because I feared the fish couldn't handle a three hour drive home from school.

When I got my own place after college I set up he 29 Gal I have now. After a tragic weeklong winter blackout killed most of the inhabitants my current crew has been going strong for almost 3 years! I still find my fish beautiful and so relaxing to watch go about their little fishy lives.