ok... went over my friend's house... he apparently has NO CLUE about fishkeeping. so for 2 years, he became my fish apprentice lol. And I told him about the stuff from this forum. He has a 5 gallon bow and he had a koi in it, which sorta died 
. But It was pretty obvious that it was. So I volunteered to clean up his tank and this time start him on a nice tropical tank. I kept telling about his gravel (you can see black stuff under it...). So then the project started. His filter is running but it's a piece of crud (WOW 
! A 5+ year old filter with no lid and no carbon or anything! Just fiber in it!).
but it's the gravel that got to me...
BUT...
after finishing the work, i found some nice plastic plants in his house and so I got a big plant in the back right, 2 mediums in the left (on in back, on in front)... it looks soo much cooler now! But I forgot to take the pic after... sry
btw, it's BARELY because it was so disgusting that i almost refused. then i thought about his little "training" from me lol.
. But It was pretty obvious that it was. So I volunteered to clean up his tank and this time start him on a nice tropical tank. I kept telling about his gravel (you can see black stuff under it...). So then the project started. His filter is running but it's a piece of crud (WOW ! A 5+ year old filter with no lid and no carbon or anything! Just fiber in it!).but it's the gravel that got to me...
BUT...
after finishing the work, i found some nice plastic plants in his house and so I got a big plant in the back right, 2 mediums in the left (on in back, on in front)... it looks soo much cooler now! But I forgot to take the pic after... sry
btw, it's BARELY because it was so disgusting that i almost refused. then i thought about his little "training" from me lol.
I'm not sure either.... I know that I was told guppies, cories, tetras and a whole bunch of others were too big for my 5 gal...I have a 10 g now, and I'm still stuck as to what put in it.... but maybe Endler's? 
