First tank!

[Grounderfree]

Hi everyone!
I am very excited to be part of this group. I started my first tank back in September 2020 and it has been a learning experience to get it up and running. I currently have some mollies, Corys, and red tailed guppy’s. I am hoping to get into some live plants eventually but I don‘t want to get too in over my head.
I do not know a lot about aquarium keeping but did a ton of research before I started and have always wanted to have an aquarium. I live in an apartment with my boyfriend so we only have a 20 gallon tank and I don’t think we will have room for anything bigger/multiple tanks any time soon.
We also have 2 cats, Toast and Lady Marmalade. Toast is a grump but Marley is a very active kitty and loves the fish tank (probably more than I do). She will sit and watch the fishies for hours and I am always finding little paw prints on the glass.

 

[Colin_T]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[bettafrog]

Good luck with your tank! I'd recommend starting out with floating plants like water lettuce and frog bit if you decide to get into plants, I had amazing luck with them and zero problems when I decided to start planting. (Toast and Marmalade are the cutest names btw I'm in love)

 

[corylover5]

Welcome!
Amazon Swords are great begginer plants if you want to try live plants. I agree with Bettafrog as well for the floating plants.

 

[mrsjoannh13]

Welcome! Your tank looks great! I love the little lights around the top.

 

[Sgooosh]

pothos is also a really good starter plant even though it isnt an aquatic plant. grows fast and is good for fry (if youre gonna breed)

 

[Fish4dawin]

There are also Anubias as well no you can also attach this to driftwood. There is also java fern and you can also add this on driftwood as well