I stopped fish/aquatic plant keeping about ten years ago after my grandfather died and there was no one to look after them and I didn’t have the space at my very small house, it also didn’t feel the same without him there.
After I found this old cheap acrylic tank in mums garage, I set myself a challenge to build a tiny tank in his honour for the cheapest price possible.
The 20l tank was free, got some plants from a neighbour friend for free and the hardscape rocks are from the garden. The only things I bought was a new heater, the sand, the wood hardscaping, some root tabs and assorted tank chemicals.
Total spend: $95 AUD (67 USD)
I literally just finished setting it up and I’m realising that I’ve forgotten a lot about tanks, so any reminders of crucial things to do and any advice or layout adjustments are very welcome.
I’m thinking of putting 3 or so guppies in there while I set up a bigger, more suitable tank and they’re small.
Posted by dingdinghonk
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Guppies need more than 20 litres, especially because they need to be in groups of at least five. You could MAYBE get away with Tetras OR a longfinned Betta. But no guppies sorry