Chigwells First Tank

[chigwellhammer]

Not the best tank i no but this is my first, Ive got 4 guppies and a betta
Before

After ( now)

Thanks for looking
Jamie

 

[the biffster]

nice tank chiggy you just need
some wood and slate looking good
though

 

[chigwellhammer]

Thanks mate , Yeah i know i do i just need to get some money together first lol. Where is the best place to get hold of slate?

 

[the biffster]

for slate bogwood and stuff like that
i go to a garden center called peter barratts
but i dont know where about you are you could
try a maidenhead aquatics last time i was in barratts
they had some large pieces of bog wood in at a good price

 

[chigwellhammer]

Okay cheers

 

[MrNiceGuy]

keep an eye on that betta, theyre known to kill guppies. nice tank though.

 

[chigwellhammer]

They was all in the tank together when i first bought, Betta does its own thing and all the guppies stay out of his way doing there own thing, so its all happy in my tank

 

[jameshughes1989]

They was all in the tank together when i first bought, Betta does its own thing and all the guppies stay out of his way doing there own thing, so its all happy in my tank

Looks good m8, as regards to the betta and guppies. Some get on fine, some dont. When I was starting out, I mixed the two. All was well for a while until the betta got a taste for guppy tail. All the male guppies ended up with big chunks missing, they would get eaten before they grew back properly.

HTH

 

[BethK]

Nice start!

I would add in a coconut hut, maybe something like a ceramic pot with holes in so the fishes can swim through (bettas love that sort of stuff). Also, try adding more plants, something bunched together in a corner for your betta, they love to rest against things and swim in and out.

 

[chigwellhammer]

Thanks for the comment people much appreciated , I have have done some changes if you want to have a look there at the top below what it was like before. I just need a few new plants but not quite sure what...

 

[ian]

its getting better, i would move the slate just off center, it will be more eye catching. As for plants, why not try some Vallis along the back of the tank.

 

[the biffster]

looking good

 

[chigwellhammer]

Thanks That vallis is it this?http://www.plantsalive.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=578

 

[ian]

i was thinking more like Vallisneria Gigantea http/www.plantsalive.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=575

Its up to you, but i think it would look along the back.

 

[chigwellhammer]

Yeah okay ill get one of them, what about something else? Also should i get so java moss to cover over my slate.