Slightly murky water?
My almost-four-year- old daughter was given a small common goldfish (now named Nemo, surprise, surprise) and we now have a ten gallon tank in our kitchen stocked with two plastic plants, Nemo and his three 'fish friends' and three real plants. (There's maybe 6 inches of fish in there). The plants are Indian Fern (Ceratopteris thalictroides), Cryptocoryne wendtii and pennywort. I got the last two plants out of the 'needs TLC' tank at our LFS, so I'm not 100% sure on the id, but they look pretty close.
Is there anything i need to do or add? I've never had algae, though the water is just slightly murky--did you know that independant four year olds are a direct cause of overfeeding in fish tanks?
Other than that, the fish seem happy and healthy enough--they're active and they're always begging for food. Oh, and I have 2.6 watts of flourescent lighting per gallon and fertilize with trace minerals weekly.
Comments? Suggestions? I know that this is a bit heavy for a 10 gallon with goldfish--I do a 30% water change twice a week, with the plants hopefully grabbing up a bit of nitrate in between. (i'm hoping to someday hear my husband say, "Honey, those fish need a bigger tank...")
Karen
My almost-four-year- old daughter was given a small common goldfish (now named Nemo, surprise, surprise) and we now have a ten gallon tank in our kitchen stocked with two plastic plants, Nemo and his three 'fish friends' and three real plants. (There's maybe 6 inches of fish in there). The plants are Indian Fern (Ceratopteris thalictroides), Cryptocoryne wendtii and pennywort. I got the last two plants out of the 'needs TLC' tank at our LFS, so I'm not 100% sure on the id, but they look pretty close.
Is there anything i need to do or add? I've never had algae, though the water is just slightly murky--did you know that independant four year olds are a direct cause of overfeeding in fish tanks?
Other than that, the fish seem happy and healthy enough--they're active and they're always begging for food. Oh, and I have 2.6 watts of flourescent lighting per gallon and fertilize with trace minerals weekly.Comments? Suggestions? I know that this is a bit heavy for a 10 gallon with goldfish--I do a 30% water change twice a week, with the plants hopefully grabbing up a bit of nitrate in between. (i'm hoping to someday hear my husband say, "Honey, those fish need a bigger tank...")
Karen
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