Hello from Everett,Wash.

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Wow...awesome betta bowl and beautiful plants.  Welcome to the forum

Thank you cichlid-gal. What Kind of Beta is your avitar? It's like silvery gold color?

 

[PokeSephiroth]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Welcome! Yay another member from Everett! That's awesome! lovely bowl, with great growth!

 

[CrazedAce]

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I love that bowl! Definitely an amazing aquascape. Welcome to FishBox, we are here to help you with your addiction... I mean hobby... :spoton: 

 

[cichlid-gal]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Wow...awesome betta bowl and beautiful plants.  Welcome to the forum

Thank you cichlid-gal. What Kind of Beta is your avitar? It's like silvery gold color?

I'm thinking he is a mustard gas but he could be a chocolate also. I have been wanting to breed him but need to get all my stuff ready to do it. Live foods are the biggest problem so I'm trying to get those figured out.

 

[MorganEA]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

I want a blue mustard gas so bad!! they are beautiful!

 

[Anonymous]

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I'm thinking he is a mustard gas but he could be a chocolate also.  I have been wanting to breed him but need to get all my stuff ready to do it.  Live foods are the biggest problem so I'm trying to get those figured out.

Interesting, I have never seen this color. on my iPad the fish looks gold & the body is kind of chrome in color....

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Welcome! Yay another member from Everett! That's awesome! lovely bowl, with great growth!

I love that bowl! Definitely an amazing aquascape. Welcome to FishBox, we are here to help you with your addiction... I mean hobby... :spoton: 

Thanks guys!

 

[InfamousRedlineZ]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

wow thats the best bowl I have ever seen! haha keep it up and welcome!

 

[lloyd378]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

what's that underwater grass called? is it the one that aquarium co-op named above?  Id like to grow some grass in mine too

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

wow thats the best bowl I have ever seen! haha keep it up and welcome!

Thanks!!

what's that underwater grass called? is it the one that aquarium co-op named above?  Id like to grow some grass in mine too

Hi Lloyd387,
I do not know the name of the matting plant. Heck I didn't know the name of the other until Aquarium Co-Op pointed it out. It was passed down to me by a friend along with a few others "to try". I have had to pull a bunch out, later keeping the slowest growing plants for less maintenance. I basically started with a large handful, the plant hasn't had to grow much to fill the gaps.

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Ok. Wifey wants one. Cause I showed your fishbowl to her and she would like one in her office. PM me of what steps you did and plants you used. How long you cycled before fish. Thanks.

 

[cichlid-gal]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

I'm thinking he is a mustard gas but he could be a chocolate also.  I have been wanting to breed him but need to get all my stuff ready to do it.  Live foods are the biggest problem so I'm trying to get those figured out.

Interesting, I have never seen this color. on my iPad the fish looks gold & the body is kind of chrome in color....

When this pic was taken he had more silver in the body...today he has more brown to him. I'll try to get some decent updated pics of him and send you one. He's still beautiful and even more so I think. His name is Midas ... for the gold  

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Ok. Wifey wants one. Cause I showed your fishbowl to her and she would like one in her office. PM me of what steps you did and plants you used. How long you cycled before fish. Thanks.

Thank you for your interest SirWesDragon, PM sent... I will add that I have made specialized cleaning tools to clean the bowel. Every once in a while a hard spotty green algae develops on the glass. I have a pair of long nosed surgical clamps that I have put a small piece of sponge scrubber into so I am able to reach in and kind of scrub the glass. I do this about once a month.

 I'll try to get some decent updated pics of him and send you one.  He's still beautiful and even more so I think.  His name is Midas ... for the gold  

Please do

Even though I am attached to my beautiful Beta the thought of my male being gold in color would be awesome!

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Thanks FishNAbowl. Wifey will appreciate the hobby like I do. Well not that much. Im addicted to this hobby. I want more. :twisted: 

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Thanks FishNAbowl.  Wifey will appreciate the hobby like I do. Well not that much.  Im addicted to this hobby. I want more. :twisted: 

Well, I hope you have success with the bowl. I strongly believe there was a level of luck thats contributed to this set up.

I wasn't going to admit this but I do have a tank I started. It's a 29 gallon but it is nasty. It has this weird green filmy stuff all over it & stinks  No matter what i do it will not clear up. I am on the verge of draining it & throwing in the towel. This is why I mentioned getting another bowel earlier because this one turned out so well.

 

[Klaude]

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Beautiful! you've inspired me to post my own intro... Soon

 

[Anonymous]

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Beautiful! you've inspired me to post my own intro... Soon

:spoton: 

 

[Gryphon]

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Well, I hope you have success with the bowl. I strongly believe there was a level of luck thats contributed to this set up.

I wasn't going to admit this but I do have a tank I started. It's a 29 gallon but it is nasty. It has this weird green filmy stuff all over it & stinks  No matter what i do it will not clear up. I am on the verge of draining it & throwing in the towel. This is why I mentioned getting another bowel earlier because this one turned out so well.

Sounds like you have an algae problem, scrubbing will remove it for a while, but it feeds off the nitrates in your water. Try scrubbing and siphoning up what comes off the next time you go to do a water change.

 

[pbmax]

Re: Hello from Everett,Wash.

Well, I hope you have success with the bowl. I strongly believe there was a level of luck thats contributed to this set up.

I wasn't going to admit this but I do have a tank I started. It's a 29 gallon but it is nasty. It has this weird green filmy stuff all over it & stinks  No matter what i do it will not clear up. I am on the verge of draining it & throwing in the towel. This is why I mentioned getting another bowel earlier because this one turned out so well.

Sounds like you have an algae problem, scrubbing will remove it for a while, but it feeds off the nitrates in your water. Try scrubbing and siphoning up what comes off the next time you go to do a water change.

If it's a bright green color then it could be blue-green algae - cyanobacteria. In this case it thrives in low nitrate situations and can be quite difficult to get rid of. It stinks. :suspect: 

 

[Anonymous]

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If it's a bright green color then it could be blue-green algae - cyanobacteria.  In this case it thrives in low nitrate situations and can be quite difficult to get rid of.  It stinks. :suspect: 

Just did some reading... This is it- cynobacteria, I'm researching remedies now.

Nasty stinky stuff...