Irene Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Hi, I'm Irene, and I work as a Content Strategist at Aquarium Co-Op where I write blog posts, make videos, and create all sorts of marketing content! I got into fish keeping because my son became interested in my friend's Glofish tank. That friend offered to buy him a betta fish for his birthday, so I decided to some research on bettas. We ended up getting our first family aquarium, I started getting more fish, and eventually I began a YouTube channel called Girl Talks Fish to help beginners learn from my mistakes. Because we don't have a lot of space in our home, I'm mostly interested in nano fish and planted tanks. I currently have a 20-gallon planted community tank, 10-gallon breeding tank, and a 10-gallon plastic tub for quarantining new fish and doing experiments. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lizzie Block Posted July 10, 2020 Administrators Share Posted July 10, 2020 Irene! Your tank is awesome, love your big bunch of java fern in the right hand corner! Sweet 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 48 minutes ago, Lizzie Block said: Irene! Your tank is awesome, love your big bunch of java fern in the right hand corner! Sweet 🙂 Thanks! I bought it from Greg Sage, the rare livebearer breeder/seller in our area, and it's perfect for hiding my sponge filter. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyGimbal Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Love the chain of events that lead you here. Always fun to hear about the origin stories with fish nerds. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat.Shaw Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yay! I love your videos! They are very informative and to the point. Thanks for all you do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm3aquatic Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hi Irene, Love your story and subscribe to your channel. Your videos are very informative. I got I to nano fish recently and what a joy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ed's Aquatics Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I really like your tank and how upbeat and helpful your videos are. Thanks and welcome to Washington, I was excited to hear Cory was bringing y'all to the PNW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael St.John Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Irene; Glad you are here. It isnt the size of your tanks but the size of your heart that matters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandra Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hey Irene. Huge fan of your videos here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Irene! You are famous in my house! A gamer's wife....thought caught my husband's ear. My son just loves you videos. I told him you're like Murphy's manager....Too bad we're East Coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestJenn Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Thank you for the water chemistry video. Perfect timing! It was super informative and easy to understand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 The video dropped right as @Cathee Turner was asking about about pH and KH. As @ForestJenn says, perfect timing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelndisguise2277 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 beautiful tank! I'm curious, is that a green background? I've never cared much whether my tanks had backgrounds...until I put one on my guppy tank. I have the perfect background ideas in my head for two of my tanks, and I can't really seem to find them anywhere without them costing a small fortune to have custom made. I'm not a fan of most of the common designs out there though. Do you have any thoughts on different backgrounds? I have watched the video on the store page about sewing plants onto a material for a background...not really a fan of that idea either... I'm just flat out too lazy for that mess. Anyways, I love your advice, yours and Cory's videos are incredibly helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 9:36 PM, Angelndisguise2277 said: beautiful tank! I'm curious, is that a green background? I've never cared much whether my tanks had backgrounds...until I put one on my guppy tank. I have the perfect background ideas in my head for two of my tanks, and I can't really seem to find them anywhere without them costing a small fortune to have custom made. I'm not a fan of most of the common designs out there though. Do you have any thoughts on different backgrounds? I have watched the video on the store page about sewing plants onto a material for a background...not really a fan of that idea either... I'm just flat out too lazy for that mess. Anyways, I love your advice, yours and Cory's videos are incredibly helpful. Haha, there's actually a black poster board taped on the outside, but then I decided to let green, flat algae grow on the back pane for my algae eaters. I should probably clean it off one day and shock my viewers. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Good job Irene! You don't need to apologize about the size or number of tanks you have, you don't need a fish room to be in this hobby. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) *Irene, I don't buy the premise that a nice brilliant green field of algae such as yours is unattractive, but given that attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder, to each his own. As you note above, that algae makes for a better environment for your fish (presumably our goal). I suspect you might feel the same as you haven't cleaned it away yet. 🙂 @Bill Smith likes sci-fi dioramas and dramatic set pieces, @MickS77 goes for a blackwater biotope, @Streetwise has carefully landscaped small vignettes. Who knows, maybe algae-scaping is the next fashion? @Irene, show us the way! Edited August 5, 2020 by Daniel *Irene, the nabob of non-vascular flora, the éminence grise of green, the doyenne of dulse 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Your comment about my tanks was very nice, and I appreciate it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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