Decorating the Aqurium

[CheLives]

I purchased my 1st aqurium, 20 gallons fresh water and set it up.

i orignally did not put much thought into the decorations, and purchased dark blue substrate, and a few blue and white artificial plants.


after researching, i came to the conclusion that i should plan out the decoration scheme, and use more natural colors.

any sugestions or links on decorating?

what color scemes, placements of rocks etc. can other suggest?

i am going to start out with a few female bettas?

thanks

 

[1979camaro]

my best suggestion would be to check out the FW top tanks section for a lot of ideas. really, its your tank so if you like the blue gravel/plants/etc there is no reason not to keep them. personally, it isn't to my taste...but i dont get the pleasure of looking a it each day. That said, what has inspired you to keep female bettas? they are, relatively speaking, kind of bland and boring in my opinion...there are a lot of much more interesting/nice looking fish that coule be kept in a 20...but again, i dont get to look at it every day

 

[LittlePuff]

Female bettas are not boring! They're quite comical in fact! (sleeping positions,guarding their cave) You should try a couple.

Kim

 

[Leopardess]

I showed him mine and he kind of took that statement back Mines a gorgeous ultraviolet purple and has the cutest personality ( I dare say) off all of my fish, 5 other male bettas included!)

 

[1979camaro]

only kind of...it still wouldnt be my choice, but like i say...not my tank

 

[Purple]

this link's worth a look - http://www.kingvinnie.com/aquaria/articles/auralproportions/

 

[jclif1995]

i agree with what has been stated. check out some of the designs out there. my tropical tank has a very fine gravel, african driftwood, two silk plants, sponge bob, patrick, mr crabs, squidward, gary, and the pineapple. in addition to that it has 8 schoolers two dwarf and two moonlight gourami, two clown loaches, and three snails. it is a cool looking tank.

my cold water has larger black substrate, a ghost white castle, three silkish plants, a progressive dark blue background, and three goldfish that really offset in the aquascaping. this one is available although small, in the freshwater section.

you can have a lot of fun with this portion of the hobby. and you can change it up as frequently as every water change. enjoy