Hello Everyone!
My name is Lissette and I'm getting my DMA at the University of Illinois, but my real home is in Miami, FL. I have two tanks up and running, with plans to upgrade to a very large one (125+ gallons) when I graduate next May. Right now I have a 45-hex, I know terrible shape, and it's too small for what I have in it now, but it was only $15 dollars with the stand and lights. The inhabitants of that tank are going to the upgrade home next year. Right now it has a butterfly koi and a comet, which are fine, but I want them to have a larger, better display tank. The koi is really a magnificent fish, and I've considered a pond, but we have a bad feral cat population and I don't feel like setting up the neighborhood's newest sushi bar.
The other tank is a 15-gallon high in my apartment in IL. Right now it's divided in half and home to two male half-moon bettas, Fassolt and Fafner. They never touch, there's a partition, so no accidents there, just plenty of mental stimulation. Does anyone have any suggestions for other fish that could go in that tank with them. I was thinking perhaps a trio of swords on one side and a trio of platies on the other, or maybe corydoras, any suggestions? I would prefer to keep the tank understocked rather than overstock it, but I would like some color besides the bettas' blue. The tank is cycled and the bettas are a new edition after my friend's kids dumped a container of fish food in the tank, killing a beautiful school of 15 neons that I had for nearly a year. That made me mad, it took me 8 weeks to get that tank prestine again, and she didn't even compensate me for the fish
.I have kept planted tanks in the past and have bred kribensis, so if I can give any advice, I would love to, or just sit back and enjoy this hobby with a community of fellow fish lovers.
Have a great day, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm Regards,
Lissette
