ApistoQueen Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Hi ☺️ I'm new to the hobby in the Seattle area. I'm currently running a planted, 32 gallon, South American freshwater community tank with: 1 x Apisto. Cac. "Orange Flash" (M) 1 x Apisto. Cac. "Triple Red" (F) 2 x Bristlenose Pleco (1M, 1F) 12 x Black Neon Tetra (9M, 3F) 5 x Nerite Snails (???) 2 x Ramshorn Snails (??? - I didn't even buy these, they just appeared!) Additionally, my Apistos just spawned - after only 5 weeks - about 30-40 fry, so I've had to learn quickly. Find pictures of all below and a video of the tank at night here: https://imgur.com/a/brLfvUx I've fallen deep into this hobby fast. I'm cycling a further 2 tanks (20g, 16g) and have 3 awaiting setup (16g, 2 x 10g). I absolutely love the unique personalities of all of my fish and enjoy the challenge of keeping their water parameters in the right place - finding out what works and what doesn't. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Welcome to the Nerms! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 6 weeks into it, and you are already setting up two more tanks, yup you got it bad. welcome to the forum. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Welcome to the forum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Welcome! That’s a serious crash course. Fry are crazy fun. Looking forward to seeing them grow with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Welcome! the baby photo made me "awwww" irl. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Welcome to the forum!!! You must be doing something right, and are lucky to be right there with PSAS. Are you active in the club yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Welcome and congrats! That is quite the intro to the hobby. Hope you'll share updates on the little guys as the grow 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Welcome to the forum! Those Apistogramma look nice, are they from Aquarium Co-op? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApistoQueen Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 7:37 PM, Torrey said: Welcome to the forum!!! You must be doing something right, and are lucky to be right there with PSAS. Are you active in the club yet? I'm assuming that's a typo and you mean the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society? I've just recently joined, but I haven't been to a meet yet. I'm super excited to do so, though. On 3/13/2022 at 3:31 PM, Patrick_G said: Welcome to the forum! Those Apistogramma look nice, are they from Aquarium Co-op? The male is from Aquarium Coop, the female is from The Fish Store. I did get a female from Aquarium Coop originally but the male harassed her to death within the first week, unfortunately 😐 Thank you all for such a warm welcome!! 😊 I'll be sure to provide updates on my fry in the appropriate section. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 You’ve got one of the worst cases of MTS I’ve seen in awhile. We’re the go-to support group to egg you on to get more tanks and get deeper in the hobby. Welcome to the Nerms!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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