Trindlebee Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Hi there friendoritos~! My name is Trinidad and I've recently taken an interest in the freshwater hobby -- I've always wanted to start up a fish tank as an adult and I've finally made a small purchase on a starter five gallon tank this week for aquatic plants and maybe shrimp? Though I think, once I get the hang of caring for an aquarium, I'd love to upgrade into something modestly bigger. I'm extremely grateful that aquarium co-op has an online presence as I've been binging a ton of videos from the channel, as well as those made by some of the employees and customers! And while I'm aware I have a little ways to go in-terms of tank cycling before I can support any aquatic critters, I'm genuinely excited to learn about aquatic plants and aqua scaping as a creative outlet. I welcome any other aquarium noobies to reach out, I'd love to make some hobby friends that are willing to share in their experience. I'm headed over to the shop in Edmonds on Friday, can't wait to see the crew in action and see Murphy in person. ;D! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Welcome it’s awesome you live close enough to go to the coop. I’m east coast 😝 so settle for Murphy cam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 welcome to the forum. plants you can do on day 1 no problem. shrimp, you definately want not only a cycled tank, but a seasoned tank(one that has been running a few months that has grown a nice bio film shrimp can eat off of). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Welcome to Nermlandia! I miss living up in the area (Bellevue, then Bellingham, and then Maple Falls), happy for you to be so close to the best fish shop I know of. Adding plants on day 1, and adding as wide a variety as you can afford, will give you an opportunity to identify which plants will perform the best in your tanks, with your substrate and in your water. I learned water in Bellevue was very different than water in Bellingham, which was completely different than well water and artesian spring water in Maple Falls! As for shrimp, they are sensitive to water changes and need a lot of permanently available food stuffs in their aquarium. That means that they have the best chance at survival if they don't go in a tank until a healthy beneficial bacteria colony has established itself, the tank is able to sustain plants, and the tank has already begun to grow algae and biofilm. Add shrimp before that point, and the likelihood of starving shrimp to death, or having unstable water parameters kill the shrimp, is exponentially higher. The biggest learning curve is fine tuning how to successfully fertilize the planted tank with out injuring/poisoning inverts! (Snails and shrimp) Once the hiccups have been identified and resolved, adding shrimp is much easier. 🌿🐠🌿 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindlebee Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Good to know! I don't want to jeopardize needlessly killing a bunch of aquatic critters and I'm happy to wait until something hearty can thrive in the small tank. I will try to google and find nano fish that live harmoniously with shrimp for the future, incase I get to the point where I buy another tank while having something readily established for inverts. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTA999 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 welcome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Welcome! It sounds like you have a good plan for setting up your aquarium. I am with @Guppysnail about the Murphy cam thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindlebee Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 He was just as cute in person 💛🐡 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Awesome!!!!! Do they still have the soda fridge at the shop? You are in such an amazing place for getting some of the best fish, shrimp, and plants! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindlebee Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 I didn't check, but next time I'm in the shop, I'll shoot you a DM with a picture! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 6:27 PM, Trindlebee said: He was just as cute in person 💛🐡 I'm so jealous! ❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Welcome to the forum, great plan for the shrimp. Patience is so important.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMiller2020 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome to the group 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome to the forum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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