Blegh. My tank looks like it was decorated by a toddler.
Backstory:
So I did a water test on my 30G last week to make sure that it was cycled; it tested out at 0 ammonia and nitrite and just a trace of nitrates with no water changes for about a month.
I did a partial water change and sold most of the contents of the tank back to the LFS on Friday (2 ~4-5"ish butterfly koi, 4 or 5 2-3" comet goldfish, 1 4" dojo loach); the koi were getting too big for the tank, one of the goldfish was getting ornery and I wanted something different.
I didn't see much in the store that really interested me enough to buy anything that day; my girlfriend found some baby angelfish that she wanted but they were those ugly black marbled ones, which I detest. So we left without anything, leaving the tank empty save for three white clouds and an old, fat, lazy and blind clown plec.
Well, we were out running errands today and we happened to stop at a store that I don't go to that often because it's kinda out of my way. She found more of those blasted angelfish (why can't anyone just carry the wild type anymore? I actually like those...), which I almost got just to placate her. I ended up finding something else she liked (thank god
) though; a (supposedly breeding) pair of kribs. So we got them, 7 1"-ish rummynose tetras, a few otocinclus, and a trio of gold white clouds to keep the three existing ones company just long enough to get all six of them into the 29g I've yet to set up.
About the time I got the new inmat-er, victi-er, fishgrinno home, I realized that all I had for decoration in the tank was a fake rock and some silk plants (I hate artificial plants, but not as much as I hate giving goldfish and koi access to an all-you-can-eat salad bar at my expense...). All the stores have, of course, closed by this time, and I figure that breeding pair or not, both cichlids would probably appreciate having their own hiding spots, and my plec probably isn't going to want to share his with either one.
So. Off to the aquarium decorations drawer in my office. Out comes another fake rock, a fake cave that doesn't match either the new fake rock or the one already in the tank, and a terra cotta pot-cave-thing that doesn't go with anything.
Joy.
Most of the silk plants come out of the tank, the rocks and pot go in alongside some bamboo that I bought while I was out as an experiment, the sponge filter gets moved, and the result is... well, see for yourself:
Like I said, it's bad. Bad bad. :headdesk:
Ah well, the fish don't care. I'll fix it after they get settled in.
And in case anyone wonders: No, it's not heated right now; the water is staying a consistent 78 night and day with no heater, it'll get one before it needs it. And no, the boxes aren't the bettas' permanent homes. Yes, they're far enough apart that they don't flare at each other. I'm not sure they're even aware of each others' presence.
Anyhow, just had to vent before I go to bed. Ugly tanks bug me. *grumble*
Backstory:
So I did a water test on my 30G last week to make sure that it was cycled; it tested out at 0 ammonia and nitrite and just a trace of nitrates with no water changes for about a month.
I did a partial water change and sold most of the contents of the tank back to the LFS on Friday (2 ~4-5"ish butterfly koi, 4 or 5 2-3" comet goldfish, 1 4" dojo loach); the koi were getting too big for the tank, one of the goldfish was getting ornery and I wanted something different.
I didn't see much in the store that really interested me enough to buy anything that day; my girlfriend found some baby angelfish that she wanted but they were those ugly black marbled ones, which I detest. So we left without anything, leaving the tank empty save for three white clouds and an old, fat, lazy and blind clown plec.
Well, we were out running errands today and we happened to stop at a store that I don't go to that often because it's kinda out of my way. She found more of those blasted angelfish (why can't anyone just carry the wild type anymore? I actually like those...), which I almost got just to placate her. I ended up finding something else she liked (thank god
) though; a (supposedly breeding) pair of kribs. So we got them, 7 1"-ish rummynose tetras, a few otocinclus, and a trio of gold white clouds to keep the three existing ones company just long enough to get all six of them into the 29g I've yet to set up.About the time I got the new inmat-er, victi-er, fish
grinno home, I realized that all I had for decoration in the tank was a fake rock and some silk plants (I hate artificial plants, but not as much as I hate giving goldfish and koi access to an all-you-can-eat salad bar at my expense...). All the stores have, of course, closed by this time, and I figure that breeding pair or not, both cichlids would probably appreciate having their own hiding spots, and my plec probably isn't going to want to share his with either one.So. Off to the aquarium decorations drawer in my office. Out comes another fake rock, a fake cave that doesn't match either the new fake rock or the one already in the tank, and a terra cotta pot-cave-thing that doesn't go with anything.
Joy.
Most of the silk plants come out of the tank, the rocks and pot go in alongside some bamboo that I bought while I was out as an experiment, the sponge filter gets moved, and the result is... well, see for yourself:
Like I said, it's bad. Bad bad. :headdesk:
Ah well, the fish don't care. I'll fix it after they get settled in.
And in case anyone wonders: No, it's not heated right now; the water is staying a consistent 78 night and day with no heater, it'll get one before it needs it. And no, the boxes aren't the bettas' permanent homes. Yes, they're far enough apart that they don't flare at each other. I'm not sure they're even aware of each others' presence.
Anyhow, just had to vent before I go to bed. Ugly tanks bug me. *grumble*
Last edited:
