Today's a new day.

[elephantnose3334]

If you still have that 5 gallon you could make a paludarium? I know you’ve hinted at the potential of making one in the past. Obviously it would be too small water volume to keep fish and most likely shrimp.

But a small body of water for snails could work. SerpaDesign which I believe you’ve watched before on YT recently did a mini paludarium for less than $50US to show that one can be made on a budget. You could gather materials from local habitats obviously within the local laws. And attempt a mini waterfall style paludarium. This could also be a chance for you to try a selection of both aquatic and terrestrial plants. Water changes would be easier as there’s less water and not a large amount of fauna But as @Colin_T said you’ll have to respect your parents concerns

I wish, but it's better off being a betta tank.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Today's Tuesday. Hopefully me and my younger sister get a Classica (discontinued brand that my LFS sells as 'manager's specials') 30L aquarium starter kit (41 x 25.5 x 29cm) together in a weekend day. Costs $120, which is a good price for this sized tank. We did get along with one another since my younger sister got a purplish-blue betta named Amethyst two days ago. We were thinking of an easy planted aquarium with the light and heater because the tank would definitely need both because bettas are a tropical species and aquatic plants need light to photosynthesise.

 

[elephantnose3334]

It's Wednesday. Days come and go. The tetras are doing okay. The difference between a 30L Classica aquarium and an Aqua One Splish & Splash aquarium the same size is that the Classica one have a glass base, not a plastic base, while the other one has. Both of them have a similar starter kit.

 

[Colin_T]

So one tank is all glass and the other tank has glass sides but a plastic base?

 

[elephantnose3334]

So one tank is all glass and the other tank has glass sides but a plastic base?

Yes.

 

[Fishmanic]

I wouldnt think it would have plastic as the bottom flat piece if the rest is glass. Maybe it has plastic trim around the edges of the bottom flat piece but the bottom piece should be glass.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Today's Friday. @Colin_T, I came by to see if everything's okay. I wanted to see if you're okay today and if there are some improvements on what's happened to some stuff. I know it's hard, and I get that. It sucks that some terrible things have happened since over a decade ago. Days come and go, and important stuff have been going on sometimes.

Worked at the Fremantle Good Sammy on a traineeship (part-day Thu and Fri, but changing to full-day Thu starting next week) since a few months ago due to the traineeship change from the Booragoon store to Fremantle, and I enjoy it more than the tiny Booragoon store. Revamped the store a little starting in the kids section, and slowly working the way up in a few weeks. Items constantly change and we have to move stuff. Since I'm quickly learning how the retail system works. In my world, things are looking bright for me and I have been caring for my tetras when I'm not at school or workplace. People can be efficient at certain things, but it may take time and patience.

Fellow fishkeepers, do you want to share your happy moments that you had in the past, but struggled to find your stepping stone in the present day? I had some struggles regarding fish deaths in my first tank, but I moved on from them and worked my way up to becoming a good fishkeeper who have done their proper research on fish species and aquarium sizes. My younger sister have a lower chance of fish dying in her aquarium than I had. I was lucky to have (mostly) disease-free fish. My two cardinal tetra survivors have been living in a year and 3.5 months old (approximately) and my silvertips a bit longer. I'm happy with the tetras I have, oh, and I must do a water change tomorrow because it's been two weeks since the last one.

 

[Colin_T]

Worked at the Fremantle Good Sammy on a traineeship (part-day Thu and Fri, but changing to full-day Thu starting next week) since a few months ago due to the traineeship change from the Booragoon store to Fremantle, and I enjoy it more than the tiny Booragoon store.

Are you going to do something else with your life after the trainee ship (look for a job somewhere else or do something else) or just stay at good Sammys for a while?

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I have nothing good happening at the moment. My leg is infected where the skin came off and it smells bad and hurts. The doctor prescribed me with antibiotic cream and pills (not taking the pills) and the cream isn't helping. I have an appointment with a dermatologist (skin specialist) on Monday so hopefully they can figure out why my skin is falling off and I'm not healing.