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Dan The Man
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Worst thing that ever happened in your tank?
What is the worst disaster that ever happened in your tank? In my case, it was a population imbalance between males and females that led to the destruction of my cherry shrimp population.
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Anyone have a pond?
No, but that sounds like it would be dope.
I leave a little space because it makes it less likely any water will splash out if I have to reach inside and do something, but not much.
I just avoid all of this stuff. The decorations in my tank mostly are things that came out of the actual ocean.
I just studied tanks that I liked and took mental notes about what worked and what didn’t, and then tried to replicate that with my own tank.
I don’t mind the appearance of it, but mostly I would rather leave it there for the fish.
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How big....?
A larger tank is more forgiving. Honestly it is also just a lot easier to work in since you can reach everything more easily.
Usually I’d say if you want to buy one and you know you will be using it ethically yourself, go ahead and get one. But if you would be happier without one knowing stores no longer stock them either, maybe it isn’t…
There are tanks that feature a more vertical pillar-like construction; you could try one of those, but they still tend to be pretty small.
Community tanks can be hard to manage, but personally I think they are more interesting because you get to create a complex ecosystem and watch how it evolves and do what you can to keep it in balance and functioning.…
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Decorations?
I have some old coral and shells that I found on the beach when I lived close to the ocean.
Thank you for sharing this petition--keeping betas in these tiny environments is deeply horrifying to me, and I cringe every time I walk into a pet store and see them in those awful little plastic containers. I only…
I would consider paying for something like that if it was within my budget, which isn't likely at the moment. It also makes me curious how viable something like that would be as a profession.
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