Alina
New Member
Hello, I am Alina and brand new to the hobby.
My husband grew up with fish and wanted to get my son a pet, a male betta fish in a fish bowl. It immediately became my responsibility and I am trying to do our new family members well, but one problem. I know Jack squat. I have upgraded to a 10 gallon tank and we were told tank mates would be good. So now we also got 6 green emerald cory catfish. Wich we were also told are algea eaters.
Now I am understanding that green cories can get 3 inches long, not algea eaters, needs minimum 20 gallon long aquarium and a male betta should be alone in a tank. So come tax season I am planning on buying a 20 gallon long aquarium with full spectrum timer LED and aqua clear hob filter with foam, quilt batting and ceramic bio media, which I have already stocked up on and cycled so I can seed the new aquarium. I also want real plants, half carpet and a couple algea eaters. And as of right now that is as far as I've got.
I have test strips, unfortunately can't get the master kit just yet, Bill season. But how unreliable can the strips be? If they show me a cycled tank, could it be wrong and I am still exposing them to toxins?
My husband grew up with fish and wanted to get my son a pet, a male betta fish in a fish bowl. It immediately became my responsibility and I am trying to do our new family members well, but one problem. I know Jack squat. I have upgraded to a 10 gallon tank and we were told tank mates would be good. So now we also got 6 green emerald cory catfish. Wich we were also told are algea eaters.
Now I am understanding that green cories can get 3 inches long, not algea eaters, needs minimum 20 gallon long aquarium and a male betta should be alone in a tank. So come tax season I am planning on buying a 20 gallon long aquarium with full spectrum timer LED and aqua clear hob filter with foam, quilt batting and ceramic bio media, which I have already stocked up on and cycled so I can seed the new aquarium. I also want real plants, half carpet and a couple algea eaters. And as of right now that is as far as I've got.
I have test strips, unfortunately can't get the master kit just yet, Bill season. But how unreliable can the strips be? If they show me a cycled tank, could it be wrong and I am still exposing them to toxins?