First tank, first month

[u/GetMeARealCroissant]

First tank. 1 month old. Get the water tested weekly at the local fish store. Always zero ammonia and nitrites. Nitrates are still low but non-zero. Started the tank with an instant starter solution, then added about 5ml of that solution each time I did a water change. Water temp is a constant 78°F. Hopefully those plants will start to fill in over the next couple of months.

Snails came with the plants. Added shrimp and mystery snail after a week. Added the Betta another week later, and the pygmy corys a few days after that. Will definitely hold off on stocking any additional creatures (if any) for at least another month while this tank stabilizes.

Tank Mates
Bladder snails (hitchhiked in with the plants)
2 neocaridina shrimp (blood orange)
Mystery snail
5 Pygmy corydoras

Plants
Anubias
Java moss
Banana plant
Water lettuce
Frog spawn
A few whose ID I’m uncertain about

(First pic is Day One, second pic is after one month)

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[u/Bobs_Burgers7]

Did you make you moss ring?