Recent content by mikedj

Yes, we're all very glad to have fish. Thanks for the kudos, it feels great to have it working now. Unfortunately, we lost another lemon tetra today. He was swimming in circles, laying on the bottom, etc. I isolated him this morning and was researching what to do, but he didn't make it...

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As promised, some photos. The tank was designed mostly by my 10 year old daughter. Mike

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We definitely like the them. I just got back from the lfs to get some more. Unfortunately, we lost one of our Lemon Tetras this afternoon. Not sure what happened, but it was the smallest of the group and stayed pretty inactive since we got it. The truth is, when I originally went to the lfs...

I took all of your advice and started with tetras. Tuesday is a bad day to find stock around here, but I promised my daughter that was the day, so we had to go. I could only find 3 lemon tetras, and we decided while we were at the store to get bloodfin tetras as well. We started with three of...

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No, the bloodfins were not on the list. It was a last minute decision, but I think turned out to be a good one. They add a different dynamic than the lemons, more active, and yet get along well with the lemons. There's one lfs that should have some more lemons today, so I will probably pick up...

WE HAVE FISH!!!!! After some more research and suggestions in a thread I started about male vs. female gouramis, we decided to start with the lemon tetras. I promised my daughter we would get fish today, but, unfortunately, most of the stores around here get their fish on Wednesday, so...

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That makes sense. We'll adjust our plan. Thanks, Mike

I've read mixed opinions on having two in a this size tank. I appreciate your comments and based on them, we will likely get only one. In the coming weeks we'll be adding other fish - is it OK to add the gourami first? Thanks, Mike

We're ready to stock our newly cycled 20 Gal long aquarium. This is our first aquarium. The plan is: 2 dwarf gourami 6 lemon tetra 6 celestial pearl danio (if we can find them) 1 albino long fin bristlenose pleco We want to go slowly, so we're starting with the gourami. Should we get a male...

Great info. I thought we'd start slow just to see how it goes, but a trip to the lfs may change our minds!! In any event, we're excited - my daughter can hardly believe it's true - we can actually get fish now! I want to thank you for all of the help so far. You have really made our issues so...