aquarist_in_china
Mostly New Member
Hi! I'm putting together a tank and will post little bits and pieces about it here. I'm not aiming to raise anything super special, but the location is different, so there might be one or two details of interest for curious people.
The attached photo is from the Guangzhou fish market at huadiwan metro station. It's ginormous. This is someone wholesaling bettas. I vaguely remember guestimating that there are about a thousandfis there. elsewhere in Guangzhou these sell for a pound. Here, they can be 50p each or 3 for a quid. all locally bought fish must come through here.
So far my the tank has plants and one betta in it. The most interesting plant is this water caltrop thing. I never saw it in the UK. I got it as a seedling an inch long hanging off a chunky seed that sank like a rock, threw it in as a novelty, and a week later it was at the water's surface! I'm effectively cycling the tank with the betta for various reasons (I think it's been a mutually beneficial arrangement, seeing as he's healthy and would've long ago died in a little cup in the store or elsewhere). I have a feeling that apart from my cautious feeding and frequent small water changes, this rapidly growing plant has really helped to keep the water clean enough for the fish by removing nitrogen of whatever type. Just a guess. I'll take a proper photo or two soon if people are interested.
http
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_caltrop
The attached photo is from the Guangzhou fish market at huadiwan metro station. It's ginormous. This is someone wholesaling bettas. I vaguely remember guestimating that there are about a thousandfis there. elsewhere in Guangzhou these sell for a pound. Here, they can be 50p each or 3 for a quid. all locally bought fish must come through here.
So far my the tank has plants and one betta in it. The most interesting plant is this water caltrop thing. I never saw it in the UK. I got it as a seedling an inch long hanging off a chunky seed that sank like a rock, threw it in as a novelty, and a week later it was at the water's surface! I'm effectively cycling the tank with the betta for various reasons (I think it's been a mutually beneficial arrangement, seeing as he's healthy and would've long ago died in a little cup in the store or elsewhere). I have a feeling that apart from my cautious feeding and frequent small water changes, this rapidly growing plant has really helped to keep the water clean enough for the fish by removing nitrogen of whatever type. Just a guess. I'll take a proper photo or two soon if people are interested.
http
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_caltrop
