swimwithme
Aquarium Advice Freak
Well, the last several days I've watched my tank closely. It seemed to have finish cycling and I decided to go ahead and take the plunge. After 3 months of fishless cycling, I was READY for some friends.
So, I decided to make my way to the LFS and acquire some Long Finned Serpae Tetras. They only had 8, so I took them all. Although there may be one or two in there that are not the long finned variety but that's okay. I'm really satisfied with them. They are so cute.
Anyway, while I was there they had 4 BGRs. I told myself I wasn't going to get these just yet, but they are a little hard to find and they usually don't carry them through the winter months. At least that is what I was told, that they were seasonal. So.......(clears throat) I decided to get them. I know...I know....You're thinking I'm stupid for not waiting, but ohhhhhhhh how I've wanted these for so long. It didn't take too much convincing from the LFS employee for me to take them home. Supposedly, there are 3 females and 1 male, but I'm really not sure how to tell them apart.
After drip acclimating them, I got them to their "new" home. They all seemed a little shy and I think the 40 gal seemed a little large to them at first. By the end of the evening, the tetras were zooming around. Really fun to watch. And the GBRs seemed to have settled in. I have a very large rock cave with holes and they are already fighting for territory. I know I'll need to keep and eye on them as they were not like that in the store. So, hopefully they will find their places and get along. I'll have to post pics later. Didn't get my pics downloaded, but got a few good shots (I think)
I re-checked my water this morning and everything is still looking good. I know they haven't been in there for 24 hrs yet, but I'm a little nervous. I really don't want to lose any of the little guys.
So, I decided to make my way to the LFS and acquire some Long Finned Serpae Tetras. They only had 8, so I took them all. Although there may be one or two in there that are not the long finned variety but that's okay. I'm really satisfied with them. They are so cute.
Anyway, while I was there they had 4 BGRs. I told myself I wasn't going to get these just yet, but they are a little hard to find and they usually don't carry them through the winter months. At least that is what I was told, that they were seasonal. So.......(clears throat) I decided to get them. I know...I know....You're thinking I'm stupid for not waiting, but ohhhhhhhh how I've wanted these for so long. It didn't take too much convincing from the LFS employee for me to take them home. Supposedly, there are 3 females and 1 male, but I'm really not sure how to tell them apart.
After drip acclimating them, I got them to their "new" home. They all seemed a little shy and I think the 40 gal seemed a little large to them at first. By the end of the evening, the tetras were zooming around. Really fun to watch. And the GBRs seemed to have settled in. I have a very large rock cave with holes and they are already fighting for territory. I know I'll need to keep and eye on them as they were not like that in the store. So, hopefully they will find their places and get along. I'll have to post pics later. Didn't get my pics downloaded, but got a few good shots (I think)
I re-checked my water this morning and everything is still looking good. I know they haven't been in there for 24 hrs yet, but I'm a little nervous. I really don't want to lose any of the little guys.