Ice222 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hey there! I'm rather new to fishkeeping, only had my AquaOne AR380 for a month, but I'm really getting into the hobby and wishing I had a bigger tank already! Not to mention that I went out and got a quarantine/spare tank as well . At the moment I only have 5 ember tetras and a Plakat Siamese fighter, which I just got the other day. Should be getting some celestial pearl danios soon which will stay in the 'quarantine' tank. At least until I can afford a bigger tank, which would fit all my fish more comfortably, and eventually either a bristlenose or some otocats once I get that tank upgrade. As for pic I think I'll save them when I feel up to posting in the Member's tank section, although don't expect to see anything as fancy as most of the tanks in there :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Welcome :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Welcome to the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 welcome good move to get a QT tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hi there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 hi. the 380 is a great little tank, the one I started out with too! I'm still learning and don't have the natural eye to get my tanks looking like some of the experts here but it's lots of fun anyway. My 380 is currently sitting idle but will be set up as a dwarf puffer tank when my daughter saves up enough to sort it all out and gets it cycled etc. I was just going to keep it as a spare tank but no - little Miss 13 has other ideas. and yes, agree with livingart.. GOOD MOVE to get the QT tank. I now quarantine most new fish after some unpleasant experiences with shop bought livebearers. Even recently I went against my better judgement and put some beautiful imported guppys in , was told they had already been in MAF Quarantine and would be fine.. but they ended up infecting most my existing guppys and I was not able to save them all , and lost the two beautys that started it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Haha, staring at the empty QT makes me want to put stuff in it though. Must. Resist. Urge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Welcome Ice 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Welcome - nice pic. Hows he doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 welcome, great you could join us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Welcome - nice pic. Hows he doing? He's doing very well . Likes my driftwood cave (sleeps in there) and lets me feed him by hand now. He seems to be okay with my tetras, I've seen him swim in a somewhat threatening way towards them, no flaring of the gills or nipping though, the tetras just move out of the way. They don't seem too scared of him either. I saw my female tetra nip at him once, but only that once and his fins don't look damaged, I think she may just have been a bit overexcited as it was during feeding. Still checking on them a lot just to make sure things are staying peaceful. Thinking of getting an otocat fairly soon. Hopefully he won't mind sharing 'his' cave. I never thought bettas would like caves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Hi and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Thinking of getting an otocat fairly soon. Hopefully he won't mind sharing 'his' cave. I never thought bettas would like caves! Get more than one oto, happier in small groups , I'm after a couple more to add to my two but i just need to find the same species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I'd be happy to get more than one, but since my tank is small I don't want to add too many fish at a time. Just added the fighter recently was thinking of waiting longer before getting otos but my algae is a bit of a pain on the plants and I can't clean them off there. Suppose I'll wait a bit more and get 2 otos at the same time instead of the 1 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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