Phillip

Good to hear about the neons. Someone on another group recently told me to steer clear of them. We had some when I was a kid, forever ago, and I really liked them. We are just looking to get a variety of fish, not really set in stone which ones.

All males is a good idea. We plan to start with one kind of fish, then slowly add more. So much to choose from!

Hey everyone! We got our daughter an aquarium for Christmas - 36 bow front. She loves animals an we figured this would be a nice addition. We've learned so much this past month! I had no idea you had to cycle a tank. It's been great learning and teaching her about the nitrogen cycle. We are getting close to being cycled - still have some nitrites, but nitrates are coming up. Can't wait. We want a community tank and are thinking about adding zebra danios first (not set in stone). I've really gotten into it and can't wait to get my own tank. I've also really started getting in to the plant side of it, which is funny because I don't really know anything about plants! We haven't decided what fish we are going to add, but we have a list of possible. Fish on our list (in no particular order) Zebra danios She loves guppies, mollys and platties - I told her we probably won't be able to get all three, I think they all are live bearers and produce a lot of off spring?? Harlequin rasboa Some kind of tetra - Cardinal maybe?? I've read neons are not best for newbies And some kind of coy cats I'll take any tips or advice you have.

Thanks! I’m really enjoying learning about these plants while my tank cycles, but man I feel like a fish out of water! It’s a cool hobby and I think I’m enjoying my daughters Christmas present more than her lol

Thanks for the replies everyone. I have the lights on a timer. 6 hours Monday through Friday and 10 hours Saturday and Sunday. Also in the tank I have cryptocoryne lutea, cryptocoryne wendtii, amazon sword, water sprite and anibias nana petite. Too much light? Not enough? I just have the led strip the tank came with. Thanks!

Are these guys planted deep enough? Cryptocoryne lutea.

Will my Java fern be ok like this? I didn’t know what else to do with it.

Thanks! That’s what I was hoping!

Looks like my crypt is shredded. That shredded part used to be a leaf. Is it dying? Should I cut that part off? Brand new to plants here lol