Recent content by LonelyPigeon

Aww, I'm glad your little Fideo, Kiara! Good on you! My older sister "rescued" (was given to pay off a debt - weird circumstance) a female betta from a high school science lab. She lived almost five more years, even though my sister kept her in a 2.5 gallon bowl. Tough little fish!   I have this...

For my property management company, I could have made a pet deposit prior to signing my lease if I wanted a tank larger than 10 gallons. I didn't, since I planned to keep this one. If they came to inspect my apartment, and found that I had a larger tank... well, I'm not sure what they could do...

poop. The LFS told me 10 gal was okay for cories. No, I don't intend to get rid of them, and I can't get a larger tank at my apartment (it's in my lease agreement). I don't know anyone who keeps fish (with the exception of bettas in bowls), and the LFS won't allow me to dump my fish on them...

Hey, you all. So for about a year, I had a ten gallon tank with several celestial pearl danios and some albino cory cats. This summer, I had a bit of a fishy tragedy. My heater died, and when I got a new, adjustable one, I tried to set it to 76 degrees, and it made the tank 84  degrees instead...

That's the thing, I don't know water perams cuz I don't have a tank set up, cycled, bought, or any of that jazz. I was just looking for some ideas. :) I'm probably not going to do a single fish that needs 20 gallons. 

Whoa, whoa, guys, I'm brand new here, no need to get all dramatic! I'M certainly not gonna judge you. So DPs work for some people but are a bit risky for beginners: this is good information for me to have. I'm probably going to go with the betta option. That's actually what I was thinking before...

Thanks for the advice! What else could I keep in a tank with a betta? Are pygmy cories the best option? I wouldn't want the poor guy to get picked on or get in a fight. (:

Well, I live 100 miles from the apt right now, so I can't exactly run up and test the water. ;) I've heard it described as "hard", though. Which probably is no help, since I can't give you any numbers.   To be honest, I had a betta once upon a time. I kept the poor dude in a 2 gallon tank...

Hey! So the only apartment I could afford to live in near my college doesn't allow pets like cats, rodents, or rabbits. I've always had dogs, so I'm really doing to miss having a non-human companion.   I have several celestial pearl danios and albino cory cats in a 10 gallon tank, but I'd really...