Monday, January 18, 2010

Hello

I've moved to Yuma, AZ from Southern IL about 15 months ago. Before that I lived in Guatemala with the Peace Corps. And before that I lived in Florida. I share my apartment with my dog Maya, a 20 gallon freshwater tank, a 1.5 gallon tank, and several pots of succulents.

My aquariums started with a single male betta fish in a 1.5 gallon tank. I had some java moss in there and added a couple of shrimp. It was so much fun to watch that small tank that I decided to get a 10 gallon tank.
My first betta

The beginning



Within a month I had traded in the 10 gallon for a 20 gallon. The residents are: 6 lambchop rasboras, 2 harlequin rasboras, 3 cory cats (1 green/bronze, 2 albino), 3 dwarf sunset platies, 3 glofish (genetically modified zebra danios), 1 female betta, some ghost shrimp, and 1 mystery snail. It's probably a little overcrowded, but with 25% weekly water changes the tank is very clean and all the inhabitants are very happy. Plantwise the only plant surviving is a java fern that has multiplied. I've tried java moss, corkscrew valia, and moneywort.

The 10 Gallon


The 20 Gallon


I'll detail the inhabitants more later.

Next post: Tale of the succulents
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3 comments:

  1. JulieFebruary 11, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    Pretty fish! I love fish, but my cat would have a heyday with them!!! LOL!

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  2. JulieFebruary 11, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    BTW...living in AZ, you might like to try cactus! I have several AZ bloggers who have them. They sure do well there! If you hate the spines, there are spineless prickly pears you might like.

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  3. Desert Swamp DwellerFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    I'm trying to keep on eye out for those spineless cacti, but I haven't seen any in my local shops. There are plenty of spiny ones at the stores though. Just in the process of picking out some succulents I wound up with a thorn in my finger that stayed for almost two weeks.

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