Hi all!
Thought I'd start a thread on this and 'fish out' all the other members who own a tank
I'll start with mine (Sorry for the poor quality, the water is actually crystal clear but the phone doesnt do it justice):
50G/200L glass tank with gravel substrate
10x Harlequin Rasboras
2x Rummy Nose Tetras "My teenage brats"
1x Golden Apple Snail "Henry the Sea Snail"
RIP Sailfin Molly "Hanson"
Triple T5HO lights (on a timer, 8 hours a day)
DIY Moonlight LED lights with PWM dimmer (on a timer)
Mix of Anubias, Java moss, Blue Stricta and Val (Just added today).
I got started in this hobby always wanting a pet but never being allowed one as a kid (especially since we moved around alot). A dog would be great but dont have the time these days so decided on a fish tank! About a year in the making, the first 3 months saw 2 platies, almost a whole school of rummynose and cherry shrimps pass away due to a serious tank-crash with white fungus totally enveloping the tank within days
Luckily I found a friend willing to take the remaining two tetras and Henry (who is my most beloved). After a hard-reset of the tank (Nuked the tank, substrate, filter and driftwood with a mix of boiling water and bleach and chlorine) the tank has been running beautifully for 9 months. Henry regularly eats his greens such as spinach, peas, cucumber, corn and carrots and is quite the clown to watch. The rasboras are actually courting and mating which is considered difficult to achieve so was very proud of my tank so far
The tetras love to school with the rasboras and are accepted as part of their group even though they are different species. I find it fascinating how such things occur in nature
