Recent content by Deborah Martin

I keep going back and forth between Betta and tropical type fish. I really like the black molly's that I saw today. Decisions decisions.

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Spike is so pretty.

I went ahead and bought a 10 gallon tank today. I know you should be a larger tank, but I can't fit a huge tank in my house. I looked around at the fish and I really like the black molly's. I think I may buy those. How many can you fit into a ten gallon tank? I also bought the stand and...

Also....do you need to cycle the tank for betta fish?

No the test doesn't have the NH3/NH4 test in it. I did see the liquid test. I will buy that one. I'm really leaning towards the betta now. I was thinking of buying a 5 gallon aquarium for it. Is that enough room?

Forgot....what is the best water conditioner to use?

I will have to go to the fish shop and look around more closely at the fish I like. But, since our water is so hard I guess I will need to go with fish that do better in the harder water.

I bought one of the water testing kits...the sticks that you dip into the water and then tested our water. Our water is hard....off the charts hard. I wrote down the numbers. Hardness GH 180 ppm KH 80 PH 7.5 NO2 0.5 NO3 20 Our water is filtered too. I don't know what it would be...

Hi all. I'm new here and I'm trying to decide between a betta fish or tropical fish. Which are easier to care for? Any suggestions on starting up my own aquarium. I know tropical fish need a large tank. I've seen betta fish in small bowls, but I don't want to do that. I would prefer a...