ravvlet
11-12-2023, 02:50 PM
Hey y’all, I posted in the tank questionnaire thread but figured I’d post here as well.
I’ve been keeping freshwater fish on and off since I was around 10 years old. I’m 37 now. I’ve always had a soft spot for goldfish (poor fellas always get the short end of the stick), but after tackling hi tech planted tanks this year decided I wanted to move into something more challenging. I considered marine fish, but I have zero experience with them and it seems like a steep learning curve, plus I sort of hate the blue sheen their lighting setups require for successful coral! Maybe some other time.
I really love the warm light from a good planted tank, and discus are gorgeous. The only other cichlid I have experience with is angels, however, so I’m here to do my homework!
In the meantime here are some photos from my other tanks - a 20g L heavily planted that we are letting a little short finned black moor grow out in, a 5.5 that’s a hot mess and storage for extra plants but will eventually have a pea puffer, and a weird little aquaponic system I got for free with a betta and ghost shrimp.
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This is how the 20 started. Gosh; it was ugly, haha! Made a lot of mistakes and changes and added a lot more plants, then threw shrimp at it and let it sit. Here it is now:
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Pardon the mess; the desk it’s on is also my kid’s art table! Here are some close up shots of the residents:
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Not all my tanks are pretty; the 5.5 has pest snails and ghost shrimp to keep it cycled but is otherwise just storage for plants I’ve gotten on sale or free:
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I’m kinda proud of the little betta tank; it was real ugly when I got it, but I took some offcuttings from my tank plus some anubias and penny weed and it looks a lot better:
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Anyway, that’s it. Nice to meet yall! PS: no idea why some of these photos are upside down or sideways.
I’ve been keeping freshwater fish on and off since I was around 10 years old. I’m 37 now. I’ve always had a soft spot for goldfish (poor fellas always get the short end of the stick), but after tackling hi tech planted tanks this year decided I wanted to move into something more challenging. I considered marine fish, but I have zero experience with them and it seems like a steep learning curve, plus I sort of hate the blue sheen their lighting setups require for successful coral! Maybe some other time.
I really love the warm light from a good planted tank, and discus are gorgeous. The only other cichlid I have experience with is angels, however, so I’m here to do my homework!
In the meantime here are some photos from my other tanks - a 20g L heavily planted that we are letting a little short finned black moor grow out in, a 5.5 that’s a hot mess and storage for extra plants but will eventually have a pea puffer, and a weird little aquaponic system I got for free with a betta and ghost shrimp.
137430
This is how the 20 started. Gosh; it was ugly, haha! Made a lot of mistakes and changes and added a lot more plants, then threw shrimp at it and let it sit. Here it is now:
137431
Pardon the mess; the desk it’s on is also my kid’s art table! Here are some close up shots of the residents:
137432
137433
137434
137435
Not all my tanks are pretty; the 5.5 has pest snails and ghost shrimp to keep it cycled but is otherwise just storage for plants I’ve gotten on sale or free:
137436
I’m kinda proud of the little betta tank; it was real ugly when I got it, but I took some offcuttings from my tank plus some anubias and penny weed and it looks a lot better:
137437
Anyway, that’s it. Nice to meet yall! PS: no idea why some of these photos are upside down or sideways.