namru9
New Member
Hello all,
Looking forward to meeting and getting to know the haps. I've been and off and on freshwater hobbyist ever since I was a kid. A few years back, the wife wanted a tank, and I picked back up on it. Now after having an established 46 gallon bow front for the last 4 years, you can say I am dedicated to it. I don't have anything too fancy, but am slowly trying to evolve my tank. Currently I have a mix of 4 Black Neon, 5 standard neon, 5 Serpae tetras, 2 clown loaches, 2 Flying Fox, 1 Opal Gourami, 1 female Betta, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Otto cat(they don't seem to take to my tank), and 1 standard Plecostomus.
My next step is to transition from the fancy/pretty fake plants my wife liked to live plants. So I might be looking for recommendations on plant types to start with. I'm hoping as my PH levels tend to droop, that it might help balance the ecosystem better. That and I've also read that live plants along with a few good algae eaters will help ward off the amount green spot algae.
As sad as it is to say, I am in need of rehoming my Plecostomus though. He was one of the original fish in the tank after I cycled it. Unfortunately as much as I'm attached, he's outgrown my tank I believe as he is between 12-14'. My wife thinks I should just go to the local Petco/Petsmart to surrender him(her), but I wanted to put the word out here if there are better alternatives.
Looking forward to meeting and getting to know the haps. I've been and off and on freshwater hobbyist ever since I was a kid. A few years back, the wife wanted a tank, and I picked back up on it. Now after having an established 46 gallon bow front for the last 4 years, you can say I am dedicated to it. I don't have anything too fancy, but am slowly trying to evolve my tank. Currently I have a mix of 4 Black Neon, 5 standard neon, 5 Serpae tetras, 2 clown loaches, 2 Flying Fox, 1 Opal Gourami, 1 female Betta, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Otto cat(they don't seem to take to my tank), and 1 standard Plecostomus.
My next step is to transition from the fancy/pretty fake plants my wife liked to live plants. So I might be looking for recommendations on plant types to start with. I'm hoping as my PH levels tend to droop, that it might help balance the ecosystem better. That and I've also read that live plants along with a few good algae eaters will help ward off the amount green spot algae.
As sad as it is to say, I am in need of rehoming my Plecostomus though. He was one of the original fish in the tank after I cycled it. Unfortunately as much as I'm attached, he's outgrown my tank I believe as he is between 12-14'. My wife thinks I should just go to the local Petco/Petsmart to surrender him(her), but I wanted to put the word out here if there are better alternatives.