I know it is going to be a money pit but I am going to set up a home aquarium.
I have checked out all the pet supply sites and the tank itself wouldn't be that expensive. What would cost me is all the equipments like water filters, pumps and lighting fixtures, etc. I just love playing with those things. I would set up another tank just for this purpose. What I do is buy 2 or 3 water filters and clean the water in that extra tank. Then, I would send the clean water into the main tank with the plants and fishes using a pump.
Right now, I am looking at these two books I bought yesterday. They have pictures of all these different tank set-ups using different substrates, plants, decorative items, and animals.
I want 20 -30 schooling fish (Medaka, probably) in it and maybe a few shrimps and loaches. I have always been fond of small catfish like Corydoras in my tanks but I will try to stay away from mixing species from different locations. Yes, when it comes to fishes, I am all for Segregation! I just think the animals display their most natural behaviors in an environment that is most similar to their natural habitat.
A neighbor has a tank that has Guppies, Neon Tetras and a Betta. No, no, no, no, no, NO! That is all wrong!!
What I hate even more are those fake plastic plants and those porcelain ornaments and figures. You've seen them. Treasure chests that opens and closes, Scuba Divers that goes up and down, Pagodas painted the colors of the rainbow....
I am thinking about getting out of work a bit early to go to the mega pet store in town and look at some aquarium stands.
It is starting again..... and it was only a few months ago that I promised myself that I would try to cut back on spending and save.
I have checked out all the pet supply sites and the tank itself wouldn't be that expensive. What would cost me is all the equipments like water filters, pumps and lighting fixtures, etc. I just love playing with those things. I would set up another tank just for this purpose. What I do is buy 2 or 3 water filters and clean the water in that extra tank. Then, I would send the clean water into the main tank with the plants and fishes using a pump.
Right now, I am looking at these two books I bought yesterday. They have pictures of all these different tank set-ups using different substrates, plants, decorative items, and animals.
I want 20 -30 schooling fish (Medaka, probably) in it and maybe a few shrimps and loaches. I have always been fond of small catfish like Corydoras in my tanks but I will try to stay away from mixing species from different locations. Yes, when it comes to fishes, I am all for Segregation! I just think the animals display their most natural behaviors in an environment that is most similar to their natural habitat.
A neighbor has a tank that has Guppies, Neon Tetras and a Betta. No, no, no, no, no, NO! That is all wrong!!
What I hate even more are those fake plastic plants and those porcelain ornaments and figures. You've seen them. Treasure chests that opens and closes, Scuba Divers that goes up and down, Pagodas painted the colors of the rainbow....
I am thinking about getting out of work a bit early to go to the mega pet store in town and look at some aquarium stands.
It is starting again..... and it was only a few months ago that I promised myself that I would try to cut back on spending and save.
