JS Fish Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 This all started due to my very picky sparkling gourami. First he was in a 2.5 gallon with a mexican dwarf crayfish. He was doing well until the crayfish started picking on him and I noticed gouramis fins were getting shredded. After this I moved gourami to my 20 gallon to see how he would do in there. He was fine with my shrimp, otocinclus, and dwarf rasboras but was picking on my scarlet badis. So I had to move him out of there as well. Now I was in a dilemma. I couldn't put him in any of my tanks without problems so I had to come up with something fast. He is currently set up in a 1 gallon fish bowl with an air stone as a temporary solution. He hopefully wont be in there for more than a couple weeks. In the mean time, I went to my local pet shop to get crickets for my leopard gecko George when I noticed something. They were having a sale on "desk top fish tanks". Included in that sale was a 5 gallon aquarium kit. This kit included a 5 gallon aquarium, a HOB, a lid with a built in light, and a thermometer. I tested it for leaks in my garage and it checked out ok. Afterwards, I drained it and set it up on my desk. I used fluval stratum for my substrate and got a peice of mopani wood aswell. I put the substrate in and the peice of wood and filled it up with water. Then I plugged in my filter, put water conditioner in, and put in some biological enhancer. Now I'm waiting for the water to clear up so I can start scaping the dragon stone I also bought from the pet store. Once its atleast somewhat cycled, I can plant the plants I picked up for the tank. I picked up a tissue culture of cardinal plants, and an anubias congensis. I will continue updating as I go through the process. Thanks for reading! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Awesome, I can’t wait to follow this topic!!!!!! Good luck as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 On 6/11/2024 at 4:58 PM, Whitecloud09 said: Awesome, I can’t wait to follow this topic!!!!!! Good luck as well Thanks @Whitecloud09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 The waters got cleared up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Following! I think Sparkling Gouramis are the coolest. Have you ever heard yours do the weird croaking sort of noise? 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 On 6/12/2024 at 12:13 PM, EricksonAquatics said: Following! I think Sparkling Gouramis are the coolest. Have you ever heard yours do the weird croaking sort of noise? 🙂 I love them aswell! I spent alot of money to make sure I set him up a good aquarium. I have not heard mine make a noise, I didn't know they could do that! If you could, could you post the sound in this journal? That would be cool, thanks for the reply! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I think they mostly do it when they’re sparring/breeding. It’s the craziest thing. I don’t have them myself but here’s a video I found: It’s a weird sound, almost like loud tapping or something! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 On 6/12/2024 at 1:06 PM, EricksonAquatics said: I think they mostly do it when they’re sparring/breeding. It’s the craziest thing. I don’t have them myself but here’s a video I found: It’s a weird sound, almost like loud tapping or something! Thanks! @EricksonAquatics I have a question, my sparkling gourami hasent really gotten along with other fish to well, do you think it's ok to get another one or two sparkling gouramis for this tank or should I keep it only him? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I wish I knew someone who’s kept them or kept them myself. But from what I’ve seen I think you could make two in your 5g work. If you plant it up pretty densely they should do well. From what I’ve read they do better in pairs or small groups of their own kind anyways. Was yours rude to other fish? I’d probably only start with one more and see how it goes. But maybe be prepared with a backup plan in case your little guy decides he doesn’t want a roommate 🙂 With two, you might get to hear their croaking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 On 6/12/2024 at 4:53 PM, EricksonAquatics said: I wish I knew someone who’s kept them or kept them myself. But from what I’ve seen I think you could make two in your 5g work. If you plant it up pretty densely they should do well. From what I’ve read they do better in pairs or small groups of their own kind anyways. Was yours rude to other fish? I’d probably only start with one more and see how it goes. But maybe be prepared with a backup plan in case your little guy decides he doesn’t want a roommate 🙂 With two, you might get to hear their croaking! Thanks for the advise, I'll keep it in mind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 Just finished scapeing the dragon stone! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 On 6/12/2024 at 7:02 PM, JS Fish said: Just finished scapeing the dragon stone! Awesome! You would never think what you can do with a 5g tank!! Looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Looks great! Throw some plants in there and you’ll be golden😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 (edited) Water has cleared up alot and the tank is almost ready for plants! I'm going to go with water salvinia, cardinal plants, and anubis nana petite. Here are some pictures of the tank currently! Edited June 17 by JS Fish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 Finished the black background for the tank and planted two anubias congensis! The tank is almost done cycling aswell. Here are some pictures. The anubia's plants are on the right and on the left just behind the drift wood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Looking great! Almost there! Always a great feeling when the cycle is almost done 🙂. Looks awesome @JS Fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 On 6/19/2024 at 5:38 PM, Whitecloud09 said: Looking great! Almost there! Always a great feeling when the cycle is almost done 🙂. Looks awesome @JS Fish. Thanks! @Whitecloud09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Looks awesome! Nice scape and the plants look super healthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 Finished planting the plants I bought for this tank! I planted 4 cardinal plants and one anubias nana petite. I also added a black lava rock (front right corner of tank infront of one of the cardinal plants). I added it because I though it added some nice texture variety in the substrate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Looks awesome, i have so much inspiration for my 5g tank that i am about to start on. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 On 6/20/2024 at 6:19 PM, Whitecloud09 said: Looks awesome, i have so much inspiration for my 5g tank that i am about to start on. Love it! Thanks @Whitecloud09. I appreciate it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 On 6/12/2024 at 10:06 AM, EricksonAquatics said: I think they mostly do it when they’re sparring/breeding. It’s the craziest thing. I don’t have them myself but here’s a video I found: It’s a weird sound, almost like loud tapping or something! First time I heard it I was up late working. At first I thought it was the floor creaking from a kid out off bed. Them it just kept happening and I remembered reading about it online. After that every time I heard it I would try to get my wife to listen but she never got there in time. She thought I was crazy. Then like three weeks later I got a text "I heard them!" Now that we know what it sounds like it's a lot easier to pick out and we hear it all the time in the evening when things are quite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 On 6/21/2024 at 3:22 AM, Schuyler said: First time I heard it I was up late working. At first I thought it was the floor creaking from a kid out off bed. Them it just kept happening and I remembered reading about it online. After that every time I heard it I would try to get my wife to listen but she never got there in time. She thought I was crazy. Then like three weeks later I got a text "I heard them!" Now that we know what it sounds like it's a lot easier to pick out and we hear it all the time in the evening when things are quite @Schuyler, is the sound ever at night or anoyingly loud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Fish Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 (edited) My sparkling gourami has finally been added to the tank! Hes been in a few days now and is doing good. His favorite spot in the tank is in the "cave" under the drift wood! Also got some new plants planted in my tank! The two new plants are dwarf hair grass and some variety of Alternanthera plant. I cant wait for all the plants to grow in! Edited June 24 by JS Fish 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM On 6/24/2024 at 5:45 PM, JS Fish said: My sparkling gourami has finally been added to the tank! Hes been in a few days now and is doing good. His favorite spot in the tank is in the "cave" under the drift wood! Also got some new plants planted in my tank! The two new plants are dwarf hair grass and some variety of Alternanthera plant. I cant wait for all the plants to grow in! Nice! You should try this newer anubias plant on ACs website! I just ordered it for my 20g! It is called, anubias hastifolia. It taller, but i think it would look good! Also pearl weed is one of my favs @JS Fish. It grows like a weed! No pun intended 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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