LuckyFishGuy Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Hi everyone I’ve been keeping fish for I think 5 years only seriously in the past 3. My dad however has been keeping cichlids off and on for 10. Lately I’ve found myself attracted to (fewer) larger tanks and see myself moving moving in that direction. I enjoy natural looking planted tanks (low tech so far). I love to learn and am looking forward to gaining and spreading knowledge of this fantastic hobby! A bit about my tanks and their current stocking 20L - (8)star sapphire (growing out) 29- (15) tiger barbs, (15) serpae tetras, (5) Agassizi cories ,(1) juv blood parrot 47- (2) angelfish “I hate this tank” lol 75- (8) M. Parva “sunset rainbows” from Gary Lange, (4) angelfish, (3) geophagus tapajos 75- empty and awaiting the star sapphires -bucket list fish- Cyathoparyax furcifer raizba protomelas virgatas ophthalmotilapia Sp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I love your tanks! I hope mine grows in as well as yours do. I don't have anything quite that large yet. I dipped my toe in the shallow end first and went with a 15 for my first tank and years and my first planted tank ever. Of course now I wish I had gotten a larger one and planned for additional tanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordernAquariums Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Jealous of your pogostemon growth! All look great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Welcome fellow Chicagolandian! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFishGuy Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Alison said: I love your tanks! I hope mine grows in as well as yours do. I don't have anything quite that large yet. I dipped my toe in the shallow end first and went with a 15 for my first tank and years and my first planted tank ever. Of course now I wish I had gotten a larger one and planned for additional tanks. Thanks Alison! I’m lucky in the fact that my partner doesn’t mind them as long as I keep them “looking nice” 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFishGuy Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) @NordernAquariums it showed no progress for almost 3 weeks then BAM 😂 Edited September 11, 2020 by Aquarium Apotheosis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordernAquariums Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 What are your general water parameters? TDS, pH, KH, GH, anything you know off hand. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFishGuy Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, NordernAquariums said: What are your general water parameters? TDS, pH, KH, GH, anything you know off hand. Thanks Ph 7.8-8.2 /gh 300+/kh 300+ as you could imagine Val and anubias do well for me 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordernAquariums Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Thanks for sharing. I have tried it once or twice and it melted away super quick. I have comparable water to yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Aquarium Apotheosis said: Thanks Alison! I’m lucky in the fact that my partner doesn’t mind them as long as I keep them “looking nice” 😂 😁 I'm lucky I'm single right now. No one to complain about my space hogging hobbies other than me. Not only did I dive back into the aquarium hobby but I'm an orchid grower as well. I may have a couple of other house plants as well. Just a couple(dozen). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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