Freshie In Disguise
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I honestly don't remember ever making an account here, but apparently it came in handy.
I recently acquired a 15 gal tank and decided to get back into fish. I've had bettas my entire life, but they are so incredibly easy that I almost feel like they don't count. I have never owned a test kit, and I really have very little desire to. I hate numbers, and nobody tests the water in the wild, not to mention my fish never die unless they are murdered somehow (cats, little brothers, etc.) The typical lifespan of my bettas is around 4 years. I haven't a clue whether that's considered good or bad here, but my friends are always amazed. I've had other fish, but I never did things "the right way" with them. I put the water in the tank, floated the fish bag on top for an hour, and poured the fish in. However, deaths were rare. I usually ended up giving my goldfish to people with ponds once they got too big, and then just buying new little ones. I think I lucked out more than anything with them, though.
This time, I want to do things right. I don't really know what kind of fish I want to get, but I'm not sure I want to keep goldfish in a 15 gal. I might just make it easy on myself and get a few female bettas.
I'll list what I have in my possession, and what I still plan to buy. Please tell me what else I need in addition to this.
I have:
15 gallon tank
Tetra Whisper 10-30 gal. filter
Alot of gravel
Fake coral
Squidward's house
Jungle brand Start Right liquid
Jungle brand Start Zyme liquid
I still want to buy a few live plants. They are just so incomparibly better than the fake ones, but unfortunately hard to find here. I was going to get an aerator, but another customer (who seemed alot more knowlegible than me) said that my filter will provide more than enough oxygen to the water and that the aerator I was looking at was mostly just a decoration.
What order do I need to do everything in? Do I put the Jungle liquids into the tank with the filter running or without? Should the plants be in there too? My house has very soft water which has a funny taste to it. My fiance has hard water that tastes perfect and when he had it tested, the guys were amazed at how pure it was. Will my water be okay or would it be better to haul water from my fiance's? Can I assume I can start adding fish after a month or so?
Thanks!
I recently acquired a 15 gal tank and decided to get back into fish. I've had bettas my entire life, but they are so incredibly easy that I almost feel like they don't count. I have never owned a test kit, and I really have very little desire to. I hate numbers, and nobody tests the water in the wild, not to mention my fish never die unless they are murdered somehow (cats, little brothers, etc.) The typical lifespan of my bettas is around 4 years. I haven't a clue whether that's considered good or bad here, but my friends are always amazed. I've had other fish, but I never did things "the right way" with them. I put the water in the tank, floated the fish bag on top for an hour, and poured the fish in. However, deaths were rare. I usually ended up giving my goldfish to people with ponds once they got too big, and then just buying new little ones. I think I lucked out more than anything with them, though.
This time, I want to do things right. I don't really know what kind of fish I want to get, but I'm not sure I want to keep goldfish in a 15 gal. I might just make it easy on myself and get a few female bettas.
I'll list what I have in my possession, and what I still plan to buy. Please tell me what else I need in addition to this.
I have:
15 gallon tank
Tetra Whisper 10-30 gal. filter
Alot of gravel
Fake coral
Squidward's house
Jungle brand Start Right liquid
Jungle brand Start Zyme liquid
I still want to buy a few live plants. They are just so incomparibly better than the fake ones, but unfortunately hard to find here. I was going to get an aerator, but another customer (who seemed alot more knowlegible than me) said that my filter will provide more than enough oxygen to the water and that the aerator I was looking at was mostly just a decoration.
What order do I need to do everything in? Do I put the Jungle liquids into the tank with the filter running or without? Should the plants be in there too? My house has very soft water which has a funny taste to it. My fiance has hard water that tastes perfect and when he had it tested, the guys were amazed at how pure it was. Will my water be okay or would it be better to haul water from my fiance's? Can I assume I can start adding fish after a month or so?
Thanks!