Another newbie like me that has been out of the hobby for a few decades and recently got back in.
I had the blessing of wifey, though, after we were in Petsmart and she saw some juvenile tiger oscars. I am currently cycling a 55 gallon tank for her oscars in the near future.
Can't help with substrate or live plants, I prefer plastic plants just like in the old days.
Prior to cycling the 55 gallon, I set up a 40 gallon originally scheduled to be an angel fish tank. Gave wifey the chance to add some community fish - mollies, she chose. I added a few swords and some platies and now she is hooked.
Current inventory: 3 juvenile veil angels (nickel body size), 4 swords, 3 lyretail mollies, 6 platies along with 4 very small platies they threw in that were recently birthed and too small to sell, as well as 2 unknow fry that have shown up in the tank in the last 48 hours.
I wish you dontinued success as you rehabilitate the tank.
Please keep us updated with photos.
I had the blessing of wifey, though, after we were in Petsmart and she saw some juvenile tiger oscars. I am currently cycling a 55 gallon tank for her oscars in the near future.
Can't help with substrate or live plants, I prefer plastic plants just like in the old days.
Prior to cycling the 55 gallon, I set up a 40 gallon originally scheduled to be an angel fish tank. Gave wifey the chance to add some community fish - mollies, she chose. I added a few swords and some platies and now she is hooked.
Current inventory: 3 juvenile veil angels (nickel body size), 4 swords, 3 lyretail mollies, 6 platies along with 4 very small platies they threw in that were recently birthed and too small to sell, as well as 2 unknow fry that have shown up in the tank in the last 48 hours.
I wish you dontinued success as you rehabilitate the tank.
Please keep us updated with photos.