nikkifro8994
Fishaholic
Last August I moved away for college. I had 4 freshwater tanks and 1 saltwater tank setup at my house. I could only take one tank with me so I sold all of my freshwater tanks and brought my little nemo along for the ride. I upgraded him from a 10 gallon tank to a 29 gallon tank and gave him a few friends in March. So I had an empty 10 gallon to play with.
I live with my aunt who has Alzheimer's. Her late husband was a fisherman. He owned a local fish market and bred angelfish in his free time. My aunt loves to watch my saltwater fish and talk about her husband's angels. Her daughter and I thought it would be a great idea to put my 10 gallon to use with a betta and Pygmy Cory cats. It's in my bedroom while it cycles (with 2 zebra danios because I'm a terrible person with no access to ammonia) and we'll move it to the living room once the Corys are in. I'm on day 5 of the cycle and just started getting nitrite. I use prime conditioner which is supposed to bind the ammonia. I don't know how well it does, but the fish are acting just fine.
The LFS ordered Pygmy Corys for me. They should be in on Thursday, but they won't be added to my tank until the cycle is 100% complete. I'll give them 2 weeks or so to get settled in before I add the betta. The LFS said I can exchange the bettas as much as I need if I have any comparability issues. In the past I've had one male betta that didn't care what else was in his tank and another that would try to kill anything that moved, even an oto.
Almost forgot to post tank specs! It's a 10 gallon tank, aquaclear 30 filter, 50 watt heater, sand substrate, silk plants, and a rock arch and a fake hollow log with no rough edges that might tear the bettas fins. Currently has 2 zebra danios that will be removed before the betta is added. Temperature stay at 78*F. Today's test had extremely high ammonia- blue green color isn't on my chart. 2ppm nitrite, 8ppm nitrate, pH of 7. My tap water is pH 7 and zero ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate. I'll update this thread periodically with test results.
I live with my aunt who has Alzheimer's. Her late husband was a fisherman. He owned a local fish market and bred angelfish in his free time. My aunt loves to watch my saltwater fish and talk about her husband's angels. Her daughter and I thought it would be a great idea to put my 10 gallon to use with a betta and Pygmy Cory cats. It's in my bedroom while it cycles (with 2 zebra danios because I'm a terrible person with no access to ammonia) and we'll move it to the living room once the Corys are in. I'm on day 5 of the cycle and just started getting nitrite. I use prime conditioner which is supposed to bind the ammonia. I don't know how well it does, but the fish are acting just fine.
The LFS ordered Pygmy Corys for me. They should be in on Thursday, but they won't be added to my tank until the cycle is 100% complete. I'll give them 2 weeks or so to get settled in before I add the betta. The LFS said I can exchange the bettas as much as I need if I have any comparability issues. In the past I've had one male betta that didn't care what else was in his tank and another that would try to kill anything that moved, even an oto.
Almost forgot to post tank specs! It's a 10 gallon tank, aquaclear 30 filter, 50 watt heater, sand substrate, silk plants, and a rock arch and a fake hollow log with no rough edges that might tear the bettas fins. Currently has 2 zebra danios that will be removed before the betta is added. Temperature stay at 78*F. Today's test had extremely high ammonia- blue green color isn't on my chart. 2ppm nitrite, 8ppm nitrate, pH of 7. My tap water is pH 7 and zero ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate. I'll update this thread periodically with test results.
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