I've never had luck with store bought bettas. I think they're practically all weak stock to begin with. Hobby raised though are different, but I haven't had much of a chance to play with those. I'd say play with plants for awhile, maybe grow and sell some to help convince the parents that there are practical reasons for a tank. Worked for mine.
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9darlingcalvi
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Posted 24 January 2019 - 09:21 AM
Well I have my tank back and I have approval to keep fish. It’s a 10 gallon looking like a stream, that will (hopefully) have some sticklebacks, right now it has 12 ghost shrimp. If I can’t get sticklebacks maybe I’ll wait for spring and collect some critters from our local stream.
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9darlingcalvi
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Posted 24 January 2019 - 10:03 PM
Thanks! I’m thinking of buying a scoop or two of minnows and hoping there are some dace in the minnows and using them or get white clouds for the time being and then collecting some fish when it gets warmerThats a really beautiful tank. Good luck with the stocking.
Thanks! Idk if I should get some dwarf hair grass or dwarf sag to complete the “stream” styleDude, that tank looks beautiful! Hard to believe that's a 10 gallon!
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mattknepley
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 01:27 PM
That is a pretty tank. Stark, in a beautiful way. If that's Java moss there, though, you'll have greenery aplenty soon enough!
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9darlingcalvi
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 03:01 PM
It’s Christmas moss, I added some accent stones and re arranged the moss. Still might do elodea or maybe some tuffs of dwarf hairgrassThat is a pretty tank. Stark, in a beautiful way. If that's Java moss there, though, you'll have greenery aplenty soon enough!
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9darlingcalvi
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Posted 30 January 2019 - 02:31 PM
Got approval to buy fish online when it gets warmer! So I’m rescaping the tank to make it more “stream” like. Hoping for a trio of rainbows, maybe another riffel darter species and possibly a small school of minnows. Will more than likely order from jonahsaquarium
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9darlingcalvi
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Posted 04 March 2019 - 09:00 PM
My goal for this summer is to set up a 5 gallon bucket to culture some! They LOVE ghost shrimp but don’t eat my 1” white cloudsAwesome. Great fish. I am truly surprised that they aren't more popular. Get them some gammarus and enjoy your micro pike.
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Matt DeLaVega
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Posted 05 March 2019 - 12:08 AM
Go figure. Normally they are pretty difficult to kill. I took that for granted myself once and collected a bunch of mud minnows and hornwort. Put it and them in a bucket for a half hour ride. Bad news when I got home. Nothing but hornwort left. Still don't really know exactly what happened. Had to be oxygen. I suspect that is what happened here as well. Nervous fish, high consumption and not enough circulation. I am bummed for you. You aren't alone though.
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Michael Wolfe
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Posted 05 March 2019 - 10:49 PM
Mudminnows can breath air if you give them access to the surface... agree with MDLV, dont put them in that box again.
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