Recent content by Laverne

The oranda goldfish totally creep me out - it's like their brains are hanging out of their heads. Urgh. No goldfish for me.   I think after much contemplation I've pinpointed what I hate about bettas - they're super mopey! Always hiding behind plants, swimming all slow and dejected. How...

I really don't like betta fish but maybe I could get some shrimp. Are there any small fish that do okay without companions? It seems like most fish need others in the tank too and that's probably not feasible. As a little kid I literally had a 1 gallon fishbowl with a guppy, danio, and snail. I...

I am a totally new aquarium keeper with a lot of questions about this hobby! I received a very small 3 gallon tank for Christmas and was planning to put some live plants in it and a couple neon tetras once my tank has cycled.   I really wanted to start my tank right and spare unnecessary...