Hey y'all,
I'm Sam, and only recently got back into fish keeping (did it a lot as a kid, now in College with a steady job that can help support the habbit).
My girlfriend got me a betta fish for my birthday earlier this year and after that everything has tumbled quickly into me getting a much larger 20 gallon tank, and us owning 3 betta fish (soon to be four) and another (currently empty) 10 gallon tank. I would love to go bigger, but the issue currently is space and funds. No room for the huge tanks I'd love to do!
When I got the 20 gallon tank, it came with 3 tigerbarbs and a 5.5-6" pictus catfish along with some sort of old turtle resting bridge-thing that was used for shelter for the pictus. I bought the tank on craigslist for all of 25 dollars and it had everything I needed (I've since had to replace the heater, but still, it was a great deal). I thought the fish would be pretty cool, but after observing and researching, I realized the Pictus needed some buddies, and there was NO way I could have more than one of him. Furthermore, he was going to munch any of the fish I would want to put in there. Combined with the tiger barbs, I was looking at a fairly challenging tank to stock.
I luckily found a local store to buy the fish from me, and sold them all for 15 dollars, enough to get some supplies and plants. I like to think of the 20 gallon as my 10 dollar tank.
I have since rescued some fish from (shudder) Petco, since there are no local aquarium stores at my university, and driven out to Montgomery to pick up some of my nicer fish.
This 20 gallon is the first time I've kept anything harder than neon tetras in my life so I'm a little nervous with the German Blue Rams I have in there, but so far so good!
Any advice is welcome! Great to meet everyone. Pic of tank:
I'm Sam, and only recently got back into fish keeping (did it a lot as a kid, now in College with a steady job that can help support the habbit).
My girlfriend got me a betta fish for my birthday earlier this year and after that everything has tumbled quickly into me getting a much larger 20 gallon tank, and us owning 3 betta fish (soon to be four) and another (currently empty) 10 gallon tank. I would love to go bigger, but the issue currently is space and funds. No room for the huge tanks I'd love to do!
When I got the 20 gallon tank, it came with 3 tigerbarbs and a 5.5-6" pictus catfish along with some sort of old turtle resting bridge-thing that was used for shelter for the pictus. I bought the tank on craigslist for all of 25 dollars and it had everything I needed (I've since had to replace the heater, but still, it was a great deal). I thought the fish would be pretty cool, but after observing and researching, I realized the Pictus needed some buddies, and there was NO way I could have more than one of him. Furthermore, he was going to munch any of the fish I would want to put in there. Combined with the tiger barbs, I was looking at a fairly challenging tank to stock.
I luckily found a local store to buy the fish from me, and sold them all for 15 dollars, enough to get some supplies and plants. I like to think of the 20 gallon as my 10 dollar tank.
I have since rescued some fish from (shudder) Petco, since there are no local aquarium stores at my university, and driven out to Montgomery to pick up some of my nicer fish.
This 20 gallon is the first time I've kept anything harder than neon tetras in my life so I'm a little nervous with the German Blue Rams I have in there, but so far so good!
Any advice is welcome! Great to meet everyone. Pic of tank:
