All my aquariums have relatively been the same dirted style. I was told before that I should know the basics and chemistry of an aquarium before moving onto aqua-scaping (the reason being, scaped tanks are apparently harder to maintain and keep, so knowing those beforehand would be really beneficial), so now that I'm prepared, I decided to go and jump into a completely different style.
Coincidentally, while I was thinking of a new tank, an 18" aquarium at out shop cracked at the front, and instead of changing the glass to the same size, I changed it to a shorter length.
The tank is 18x10x10, the front glass being 4" so it's more like 18x10x4. Now, it's more like a 3-gallon tank, so I was having a hard time with stocking, I decided to go with the betta. It's a beautiful red half-moon betta. I don't have a name for him yet. I'm honestly unsure if the 3gal is enough for him, but considering I "rescued," him from a jar, I think he's happy with it for now. He started off being inactive and just being depressed, like a betta in a jar. But now, he's starting to pop out his fins and colors, very active feeder too.
Now, this style is TOTALLY different from my usual style, so this was a new experience for me, I definitely had fun with it, and now is the maintenance. Usually, with a self-sustaining tank, I don't really worry about algae or water changes much, but with a tiny tank like mine and epiphytes, I feel like the maintenance wouldn't be so easy. So heres to hoping I do well with this tank
~ Also, I may move this betta to the regular 18x10x10 and replace him with guppies and shrimps. I feel that might be better. I'm planning on slowly converting my tanks into more of a scaped nature aquarium style. I'm sure it won't be easy but with practice, I hope to achieve it.
Any recommendations would be well appreciated!
Coincidentally, while I was thinking of a new tank, an 18" aquarium at out shop cracked at the front, and instead of changing the glass to the same size, I changed it to a shorter length.
The tank is 18x10x10, the front glass being 4" so it's more like 18x10x4. Now, it's more like a 3-gallon tank, so I was having a hard time with stocking, I decided to go with the betta. It's a beautiful red half-moon betta. I don't have a name for him yet. I'm honestly unsure if the 3gal is enough for him, but considering I "rescued," him from a jar, I think he's happy with it for now. He started off being inactive and just being depressed, like a betta in a jar. But now, he's starting to pop out his fins and colors, very active feeder too.
Now, this style is TOTALLY different from my usual style, so this was a new experience for me, I definitely had fun with it, and now is the maintenance. Usually, with a self-sustaining tank, I don't really worry about algae or water changes much, but with a tiny tank like mine and epiphytes, I feel like the maintenance wouldn't be so easy. So heres to hoping I do well with this tank
~ Also, I may move this betta to the regular 18x10x10 and replace him with guppies and shrimps. I feel that might be better. I'm planning on slowly converting my tanks into more of a scaped nature aquarium style. I'm sure it won't be easy but with practice, I hope to achieve it.
Any recommendations would be well appreciated!
