Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum, but not super new to fish keeping. My husband and I have had freshwater tanks on and off over the years and we now have saltwater and a pond.
My question is this, we've just recently (this week) set up a 10 gallon for my 6 year old son. It is cycling now with some plants and water from my pond to jump start the bacteria. The pond is a small preform with some very healthy goldfish in it. The water in it is crystal clear and the parameters are excellent. Though as is typical for Houston, very high pH (we tend to run about 8.0). We've set the tank with a gravel bottom, heater, and a Tetra HOB either 30 or 40 (it's what we had lying around).
So now we come to the big question. What fish are we going to stock? My son and myself both really like guppies, but I showed him some pictures of Endler's Livebearers last night and he really liked those. The advantages to both are their small size (allowing more to be stocked) and their general toughness. We've had guppies before and they've always done well for us (well, until the whole can of fish food went in - but that was when he was 5 and didn't understand <VBG>). He talked about wanting goldfish, but I explained about how big they get and that they need a lot of room, so I think I've convinced him that he'll have to be happy with the goldfish in the pond.
All suggestions are welcome. Just keep in mind that this will be a child's tank (with mom doing most of the maintenance).
Also, if we decide to go with Endler's, where do I find them here in town?
Thanks,
Liane
I'm new to this forum, but not super new to fish keeping. My husband and I have had freshwater tanks on and off over the years and we now have saltwater and a pond.
My question is this, we've just recently (this week) set up a 10 gallon for my 6 year old son. It is cycling now with some plants and water from my pond to jump start the bacteria. The pond is a small preform with some very healthy goldfish in it. The water in it is crystal clear and the parameters are excellent. Though as is typical for Houston, very high pH (we tend to run about 8.0). We've set the tank with a gravel bottom, heater, and a Tetra HOB either 30 or 40 (it's what we had lying around).
So now we come to the big question. What fish are we going to stock? My son and myself both really like guppies, but I showed him some pictures of Endler's Livebearers last night and he really liked those. The advantages to both are their small size (allowing more to be stocked) and their general toughness. We've had guppies before and they've always done well for us (well, until the whole can of fish food went in - but that was when he was 5 and didn't understand <VBG>). He talked about wanting goldfish, but I explained about how big they get and that they need a lot of room, so I think I've convinced him that he'll have to be happy with the goldfish in the pond.
All suggestions are welcome. Just keep in mind that this will be a child's tank (with mom doing most of the maintenance).
Also, if we decide to go with Endler's, where do I find them here in town?
Thanks,
Liane
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