Livestock

The UV sterilizer cleared the green water. But when we could finally see the tank clearly, we noticed we were two fish short.

After 58 days of cycling, waiting, and watching green water bloom, we finally added fish to the tank. Just not the ones we planned.

The hitchhiker snail population continues to grow—and we finally have a concrete stocking plan with real prices from the local fish store.

One month since setup. No water test today—just a visual observation day. And what we observed was… unexpected.

We couldn’t wait any longer. With ammonia at safe levels, we added our first livestock: three Nerite snails.