1st Tank

[guppy]

I have never used blackwater extract, I think that it is mainly tannin, if so I have known a couple of people who used water that they boiled black walnut husks in and then added a little to get that blackwater look but to me it just seems like one more thin to goof up, the right lighting, planting and background will give you the same effect. I read your thread starter post and see that you already have the 55g tank. While bigger is always better I think that a 55g is a nice tank and as you get into the hobby you will find that as you upgrade the older tanks turn into useful secondary tanks like for hospital tanks, feeder keepers, quarantine tanks, or specimen tanks for fish that don't play well with others. I kept a marbled goby in a 55, and an american eel in another.

 

[beefy]

How big of a tank should i start with ? I have a 55gal . I new to the hobby any info and help would be very helpfull.

in choosing tank size for a beginner.... pls bear in mind that a small tank is harder to manage than a larger one....... one common mistakes for a first timer is that they tend to overstock their tank with fishes , so with a bigger tank you have more space to work with.

 

[beefy]

I have never used blackwater extract, I think that it is mainly tannin, if so I have known a couple of people who used water that they boiled black walnut husks in and then added a little to get that blackwater look but to me it just seems like one more thin to goof up, the right lighting, planting and background will give you the same effect. I read your thread starter post and see that you already have the 55g tank. While bigger is always better I think that a 55g is a nice tank and as you get into the hobby you will find that as you upgrade the older tanks turn into useful secondary tanks like for hospital tanks, feeder keepers, quarantine tanks, or specimen tanks for fish that don't play well with others. I kept a marbled goby in a 55, and an american eel in another.

yes me too, i have heard people using tea leaves instead of blk water extract

 

[beefy]

GO WITH THE FLOWERHORN! BUY QUALITY AND LET HIM GROW OUT IN THAT 55. YOU WIN FIND A MEANER HYBRID THAN THAT. PLUS, NO 2 ARE ALIKE, SO IT WILL BE UNIQUE.

what's your opinoun bout flowerhorns........ they are products of cross and cross breeds. i feel like you are buying half breeds dogs ( not pure bred ) when u but these flowerhorns

 

[Stella]

How do you add black extract???????

We have a blackwater tank. I think the extract is just one more unnecessary thing to add to your tank--we get the effect we want from driftwood and peat filtration.

Laura