hritchie

Love it!  I've been wanting to add a black background to my tank for a long time and wasn't sure how to do it.  I'm going to go looking for that kitchen drawer liner this week. Thanks for the fantastic tip!

Hello!

I'm Heather from Calgary and in 2013 I started up a nano tank (Fluval Spec V) after a 20+ year break from fish. Back in the early 90's I was a clueless kid with a 25 gallon kit, buying whatever I thought was cute without asking any questions or doing any research. I was responsible for the deaths of countless fish, mostly clown loaches. When I decided to buy the spec I researched for months first, determined to never make stupid mistakes again, and bought it as a Christmas gift for myself, and a Betta a few weeks later.

Unfortunately my betta passed away this spring. All I had was an amano shrimp and a zebra nerite for a couple months before I started adding more stock again. Now I have a flourishing tank with cherry and tangerine tiger shrimp, Phil my original grumpy amano, Mabel the zebra nerite, Spike the horned nerite, and a handful of celestial pearl danios.

I read this and many other forums regularly to educate myself further and I am so thankful they are available.