Newbie- sorry if this posts weird!
Hi all! I’m new to the group. My names Kristin but I often go by Storey (middle name) so if I accidentally sign messages that way don’t be surprised! I even confuse myself sometimes. I have several fish tanks- 2 10gal, 20gal and 3gal tank. For some reason I never have any luck with a more aggressive fish tank so I tend to keep to the tropical/passive communities. We had one tank sitting empty for a while and I decided to use it again. I did everything the way I normally do to prep the tank, I even bought the “good” fish water. I’ve bought water before but I don’t always, just depends. We’ve recently had a ton (about 6) fish & reptile stores open up close by. I’ve never had any problems with their quality before so I don t think its them. For some reason, this 10 gallon tank is just murky as I’ve ever seen!! It only has 3 ADF’s and 2 mystery snails in it. I don’t usually like to purchase a whole tank community at once. I was planning on moving a snail and frog to another tank later. I actually wanted a tank that was a non-fish aquatic tank…. That was my goal. Anyway, basically its been 8 hrs and the water has gone from clear to horribly gross! I’d swear I was staring at a swamp. I’ve never seen this happen so fast before. Any idea’s? I actually put off naming my frogs cause I’m not real positive they’re gonna make it… I’m running to the store first thing in the AM! I also have a Beta, I thought about putting him in the tank with the frogs & snail but… I wasn’t sure if this was smart. I know Beta’s are really fickle with personalities and I’ve never had him around others. I’m not sure if He’d be aggressive or not. I know some Beta’s do fine with ADF’s and other fish (non-Beta looking) and other Beta’s are too aggressive. On an off topic, I’ve always wanted clown fish but scared to try them! Little background on me… I’m 27, own my own business- Kreative Storeys.. I have 5 cats, 2 dogs, 2 gerbils, lots of fish…. It keeps growing. We live in Ga on a llama, chicken, horse farm. Strange I know! We don’t have kids but have been trying for 5 years, which I think is why we keep rescuing animals… We just have lots of love. My husband is an electrician in the local union. Thanks! I’m so glad to have found this group!! ~Kristin
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Category: AquaticLife
