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Now, that's some tank! Someday maybe I'll get there... :drool:

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! I'm looking forward to the learning curve ahead - what fun! A few questions.... Where is the most economical place to look for tank ornaments? Garage sales aren't easy for us as we live a long way out of town (over an hour's commute each day). Is there a good store in Red Deer or Edmonton that sells ornaments and accessories particularly reasonably? When we are ready to stock our tank, what is the best source of fish? Are there local breeders willing to sell pets at prices competitive with the chain stores? Oh, and what live plants are suitable for Bettas? Obviously something soft (we've already been through lacerated fins from the plastic plant sold in the 'Betta kit')? I know someone with a Betta who has a sprig of some kind of bamboo (African, maybe?) that she swears keeps algae growth down. With regular w/c does this matter? Gee, this is going to be fun!

Hello all, I just love this forum - sooo much information! I'm green as grass when it comes to fish but am learning. Just bought my first Betta a couple of weeks ago. Took me 3 days to get back to the store to upgrade from a 'betta bowl' to a 4 gallon tank with heater & filter. (My boss wasn't too happy to see the tank size increase so much, but he hasn't made me take 'Samuri' home yet!) Now I've got 'the bug'! I've got a 10 gallon established tank at home with 2 medium goldfish. It'll do for now, but my goal is to turn the 10 gal into a tropical quarantine tank & get a big tank. Just how big will depend on cost & room (small house). Hopefully by the end of summer we can have something set up. :smokey: In the meantime, I've promised my 2 kids that they can get a Betta each (it was bribery to convince them we couldn't handle lizards!). We don't have room for more than about a 2-3 gal each. Any advice regarding where to find *cheap* smaller tanks, and any advice at all on Bettas (yes, I have done a bunch of internet research & have the basics down), especially where is a really good place to shop in Red Deer or Edmonton and where I can go to ask questions when I run into trouble. (When, not if - I know enough to know I don't know enough!) Look forward to spending time on the forums and learning lots!