#temporary tank

[spideraquarium]

Loose Dog Activity in the wintertime messed up my 200+ gallon outdoor pond, so it lost a ton of water to Dog Digging It Out With Leaf Litter and had a lining puncture so it would forever be only fillable to about three inches to maximum. I lost my beloved Shubunkin goldfish group except for one of the first-year babies, and he (Bruno) now lives in this 20 long for the time being.

I took this photo before I had this dog-pond disaster happen, and was planning for the tank to house a group of coldwater species (hadn't decided between about five choices). Thankfully I did have the thing fully cycled when I realized I needed to rescue a goldfish and use this new tank as his impromptu hospital tank. He had deep dog-claw gouges on one side at first, fully raw muscle exposed, and his dorsal and upper tail fin were also ripped up terribly. That was months ago, shortly after this photo was taken.

Bruno is now very healthy, a half-inch longer, and the only signs of his injuries are his top tail fin lobe has a funky lil fold-over. Photos of him as soon as I can catch him not goofily begging for more food (or finger... he is always curious and comes to nibble finger).

[littleprincesnek]

Ooooh it's a spoooooky ghoooost!

'Gulp! d-did you say, s-s-spooky ghost?'

I don't think Ghost is used to his name yet XD

[manlybutterflys]

Just did the first of however many daily water changes I'll need to do for the new boy and he is so displeased about the whole ordeal. I'm sorry little guy, just hold out a bit longer.

[trixie541]

Meet Broccoli the bristle nosed pleco, and Grell and Sebastian my guppies! They are currently in their temporary tank till Saturday this week when the fluval edge is done cycling! I’m hoping to add more tank mates in the next couple weeks!

[halcyon-butch]

Eros this morning. Already starting to see some more color, I’m so happy for him.

[housebatbetta]

Hi! So I have a male veiltail betta. I live in a college dorm and have him in a 2.5 gallon with a heater and do regular water changes. I have spring break in a few weeks and I wont be here for over a week. I don't know what to do with him for that week! I don't know anyone here who would know how to properly take care of him, and if I take him home with me I cant take his tank and it's an hour drive. would he be okay in that long of a drive in a little cup? What should I do?

Hi there, so, read this great post about taking care of your betta while you’re away on vacation before you decide anything. 

If you’re still thinking about bringing your betta with you, read these posts about how to transport your betta.

If you do decide to transport, since you can’t take the tank, buy a 5+ gallon plastic storage container from the dollar store or Walmart/Target/whatever - food safe is best, like Sterlite or Rubbermaid - and bring your heater from the tank, water conditioner, and a silk plant or other decor from the tank. You can cut a hole in the lid for the heater’s cord to go through, poke some air holes in the lid too, and set up the storage container as a temporary tank. You’ll have to do water changes more often, because there’s no filtration, but it’s much better than a cup!