'fishe';

'>>4775122
/thread';

'>>4775116
> no mention to "women" in the topics
> link to the shithole that is the reef tank general
0/10 for effort, do better next time';

'Baby displaying wild type metallic scales and spots.';

'I've been on a binge read about filter media and this one is really interesting:
https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/7-filter-media/
What I read from this is that all the biomedia stuff is nonsense and you can just fill your entire filter space with regular sponge and get not just the same but a significantly better effect.';

'Ordered this cute lil higger filter for my desktop tank. Nicrew nano filter is great but has started whining just a little bit which bothers me at the desk. Will reuse it elsewhere though. That little nicrew is really great for 12 bucks.';

'>>4775224
This is pretty old news. Lots of shitposting about this website over the years here. Practicality affects what you should actually be using a lot though. Like if you buy a HOB filter, it comes with media already, so even if 30PPI foam and pot scrubers are superior, you're likely going to use whatever it comes with. If you're filling your own media basket, I often prefer pot scrubbers because they're just easier to maintain. 30ppi foam gets clogged pretty fucking fast, so I reserve it only for prefilters.

BTW, I've done some less formal testing in saltwater and find the results do carry over, which was expected. But most of my "media" in my reef tank are natural objects (rocks) as they house all kinds of inverts as well. I still have some random media in the sump for emergency/quarantine tank purposes though. It's a lot easier to transfer over pot scrubbers or ceramic media to a hospital tank than it is rock/rubble.';

'>>4775246
It may be older but "the way I've always done it" is so pervasive that new knowledge doesn't get passed through. Shit like fishless ammonium dosing as well (which is literally in the OP).';

'>>4775224
Counter point, I only need to rinse them and not work them with my hands to get out all the fish shit every week. Nor I don't need to replace them every few months.
Here is how I have my HoB filter set up.
(Top)Bio-ring baggie
Filter floss
Sponge 2
(Bottom)Sponge 1';

'>>4775249
I think the counter counter point would be that if you have the same rough volume of sponge in both locations as your bioring bag you could probably throw it away and not notice a difference.';

'>>4775249
>I don't need to replace them every few months
more deboonked stuff';

'>>4775253
>ough volume of sponge in both locations as your bioring bag you could probably throw it away and not notice a difference.
Pot scrubbers could replace the biorings in the same volume and be just as effective as ceramic, if not moreso, as well.

Also, I've had ceramic start to disintegrate in my freshwater tank after ~4 years, and when it starts, it starts to go quickly. Pot scrubbers will last literal decades (which is why plastics in bodies of water is such a big deal). I've had sponges disintegrate as well. In my saltwater tank, it usually happens about four times faster (i.e. I've had ceramic start to collapse in less than a year, lmao).';

'>>4775260
His argument was about maintenance (a very fair point), assuming he needs the other sponges anyway the vastly superior biofiltration of it means what the biorings are providing are negligible in comparison is all I meant.';

'Looking to add some plants to an old unplanted tank. Any reason not to just buy them off Amazon? The local fish store is a bit of a pain to visit.';

'>>4775269
Most of those amazon stores probably have their own online store and a lot of the time you can get either cheaper shipping or plant prices if you buy from them directly.
Ebay also usually has some good stuff and occasionally hobbyist sellers.';

'>>4775233
Actually I just un ordered this because multiple reviews say it's designed incorrectly and pulls water from near the top instead of through the bottom.

I still kinda wish I went with under gravel but I like my centerpiece altlandbergh sword so I will keep looking for a new nano filter.';

'>>4775269
Petco and PetSmart have very decent snail free commercially packaged plants also.';

'>>4775116
My weather loach hides all day and I'm worried he isn't eating enough, he looks a bit skinny. Are they nocturnal or something? Should I start feeding in the evening? The tank is very heavily planted with tons of roots, and plants to hide in, so when he disappears, he is impossible to find. Sometimes when he's out in the open like in this pic I dangle food directly in front of his face which he does eat.
>captcha: G00G';

'>>4775299
Tank looks too heavily planted tds prob high as fuck';

'>>4775316
What do I do to fix that? Are weather loaches particularly susceptible to that? The other fish haven't seemed to mind it if it is too high.';

'>>4775116
Currently have an apisto pair with 10 each lemon/black phantom tetras and 5 pepper cory in a 30 gallon. Any chance they breed or is the tetra herd too large for them to feel comfy? Any thought would be appreciated.';

'>>4775338
They probably will, apistos are pretty good at breeding just add a cave and watch them go.
The corys will probably eat all your fry in my experience though';

'>>4775319
Remove plants. Weather loaches arent hiders they want room to swim.';

'I've got a planted aquarium with 8 neons and 10 cherry shrimp which have reproduced and now there are a shit ton of them.
lately I've been noticing my filter has been clogging and reducing flow rate. I take out the sponge and rinse the nastiness using aquarium water. Now it has been clogged in just 10 days of usage. Should I buy a bigger one? This one is a 300L per hour flow rate and my aquarium is a 60 L (16 gallonish). I think the issue is not the flow rate but the sponge size.';

'>Shoal of 15 Colombian gold tetras
>They still hide despite their numbers
This has to be the most anxiety-ridden tetra species out there';

'I posted >>4772969 but then got caught up in a bunch of dumb work shit and didn't have time to answer any of the questions people had asked me. I will add some details:

Schooling fish bum me out because I have a dozen Neon Tetras in there (plus a couple other fish) right now, and I don't want to dedicate so much of the available bioload to another single species. I know some people say that you can get away with 5 or 6 individuals for a small schooler but that seems low to me.

My tank is fluval stratum with a fuckload of plants and hiding spaces, and about 2/3 of the exposed stratum covered in pebbles. It has multiple ceramic fake logs and a 'cave' made out of a bigass chunk of wood and a nice piece of petrified wood. If I get shrimp that should be a decent amount of options for fry to hide out in, but it takes a while for them to get to a big enough size to no longer be considered food by fish, so I don't know if it would be enough.

re: Apistogrammas, I read that they can be aggressive/territorial, prefer sandy substrates, and do better with dimmer lighting, which is the opposite of what I have/want to deal with. I read that you can get away with a single Honey Gourami and they'll be cool most of the time, so that might be something to consider.

Most of the other fish I looked at required a larger tank. I think my plan is going to be to add shrimp now and look at other fish later, this way the shrimp have a better chance of building a decent sized colony while there are fewer things in the tank that will eat their young.';

'>>4775316
whats wrong with heavily planted?';

'>>4775375
>distant ukulele noises';

'>>4775279
>snail free

Snails are based. You can never have too many snails cruising around in a tank.';

'>>4775395
Centerpiece fish are bigger than average fish (well, big among the small ones). Big fish eat shrimp easier than small fish. It's that simple.
>>4775279
If you dont like snails, limpets and similar hard-shelled molluscs just slap some co2 onto that tank and their numbers will drop considerably.';

'>>4775384
My green neon tetras are the same. There's 11 of them but they are still scared shitless of me unless I'm feeding them. They're a schooling species, too.';

'Picture your aquarium.
There's a bobbit worm in it now.
What happens?';

'>>4775563
I have a freshwater tank so... it dies.';

'If ever there was a species of fish that needed a fucking valium every once in a while its this one.';

'How can I stop my fish from eating the duckweed in my tank? I recently had to add more because they ate it all before. I have locally bred plattys and longfin blackskirt tetras. How do I get them to stop?';

'>>4775609
Thug fish.';

'Gourami rasbora tank
30 gal

Too smol?';

'>>4775630
feed them more? Add more variety of floaters to distract them maybe.';

'So for plants, is it good practice to cut down leaves and let them grow from scratch instead of just letting them slowly wilt away?';

'Any detailed guides on caring for a white gourami?';

'>>4775804
giant gourami*';

'>>4775116
i've been researching fish that can be kept solo in a 5 (or smaller?) gallon tank.
the obvious choice would be a betta, but in looking at alternatives, the pea puffer also seems like an attractive option. but i'm reading mixed things about whether they can be kept alone or should be kept in a small shoal. anyone here have experience with them in this regard?';

'>>4775744
Yeah, plant matter rots into ammonia like everything else so you should be pruning.
https://ukaps.org/forum/threads/pruning-a-general-guide-to-plant-maintenance.236/
This is a basic guide.';

'>>4775338
Lady blasted these out twice in a community tank.
Dozen kuhli, 2 dozen tetras and a dozen danio.
Dunno what happened to the first clutch, maybe the Kuhli horde was stronk but I grew out the 2nd.

Like other anon said, give them a cave or nook with a wall or two.';

'>>4775673
>Too smol?
Looks fine';

'>>4775838
I haven't kept them despite wanting to, mainly because every source for info on them that I'd trust recommends keeping them in a larger group in a species only tank. I'm sure people have kept them alone just fine but they're out in schools of hundreds in the wild.';

'>>4775841
Yeah, it breaks down into ammonia, which the other plants consume.
If you have problems with ammonia, it's a skill issue.';

'>>4775395
Yeah, you posted that, got some good suggestions, why are you still debating on schooling fish vs centerpiece?
Just get a Betta or a honey gourami.';

'>>4775339
>>4775842
Sweet, I'll keep what I have going then. I have two caves on opposite sides that I'll see the two pop in and out of, generally separate though. Just hoping to be able to catch out or them somehow raising up a few survivors, although I think my tetras might have something to say about that.';

'>>4775926
Depends entirely on the planting density and how mature your tank is as to whether it's a risk though, you can't just handwave it for everyone Mrs Walstadt.';

'I havent been here in a while. What happened to Flanders?';

'We cyber bullied him and his boyfriend into shutting the fuck up. Mostly by not engaging.';

'>>4775373
Ok, I pulled out a bunch of the over growth, found him, and slid him a bit of beef heart. He went crazy for it so I doubt he's sick I think he literally was just lost in the jungle.';

'Can a sparkling gourami do alright in a 3 gallon?';

'How is your local aquarium shops?

>Petsmart
The Nerite snail I got from them to start my tank has been fantastic. I've refused buy other fish from them because their display tanks are filled with dead fish and their betta section is also filled with dead or dying fish. Great for supplies though. it's also on my way to/from work so I can easily stop there. They also never, EVER have shrimp besides ghost shrimp. An employee told me a Bichir keeps jumping/getting into the shrimp display tanks
>Petco
They've hired someone who seemingly gives a shit and the tanks are in excellent shape. They have even started to keep female Bettas in tanks to show off that they can be kept in community tanks. I picked up one of their Baby Bettas a few months back and she is super chill with the Medaka. She will even watch the male dance at her. The only real problem with it, is I have to go out of my way to go there. They also never have shrimp in stock.
>Local small shop
It's a few towns over, but they have an amazing selection. The tanks are in immaculate shape. They actually have shrimp in stock. The only issue is how far they are and the price.';

'>>4776047
>Petsmart
kinda bad, they seem to be getting out of most aquarium stuff sold off all their large tanks and filters a while back and haven't restocked anything
>Petco
Not as bad as I expected, the kid they have working it likes saltwater though so most of the freshwater side sucks
>Local small shop
Hate it, they stock large fish that no one who goes there can reasonably care for. Salt section is full of triggers and large growing butterflys, freshwater is 50% monster fish and the other 50 is goldfish.

I hear theres better fish stores near me but I don't feel like spending half of my day driving when I could just buy fish and supplies online.';

'>>4776052
>I don't feel like spending half of my day driving when I could just buy fish and supplies online.
yeaaaa, it really is just easier to order off the internet.
I do use amazon once in a while for shit like brine shrimp eggs and lights that are reasonably priced. With it heating up I really should order fish before it gets too hot.';

'>>4776031
Thanks Anon';

'>>4776047
>go to petsmart
>want another angel
>see angel tank
>dead clown loach inside the tank
>corpse is coated with bacteria clod
>angels are eating it
>nope out of the store
>go to petco
>fish tanks are immaculate, managed by a friendly neckbeard
Its really hit or miss depending on the city.';

'>>4776047
>Petsmart
Cheapest dry goods near my place. I would never buy anything living from this store, including plants. The Petsmart tissue cultures are fine but this particular store doesn't stock them, only has a tank of half dead java fern and amazon sword.
>Petland (Canada)
Decent size selection of fish. Sells a lot of goldfish despite not selling most of what you would actually need to correctly keep goldfish. That was mildly unsettling. Primary reason I avoid this place is that they boldly charge 30%-50% mark up on everything. I don't know how they stay in business. Yes it's a nice neighborhood and I'm sure they have a steady stream of regulars wealthy enough not to care that the cat food costs more than anywhere else but still. It's madness.
>The big independent pet store
This one is the best in the city for fish. They started as fish specialty and eventually turned in to an all purpose pet store. Fortunately they never neglected the fish department. It's still the biggest and obviously most cared for part of the establishment. Prices okay. Tanks are pristine. They sell a lot of salt water gear and fish, too.
>smaller independent shops
Hit and miss. One is great. A couple are questionable. A couple got shut down by local authorities.';

'do kuhli's eat shrimp?';

'>>4776112
Fry, yes.';

'>>4776047
>Petsmart
Looks like a fish concentration camp, anything from there will absolutely give all your fish AIDs. I only go there for frozen food and sometimes medicine.
>PetCo
The tanks certainly look nicer, but I still wouldn't trust it.
>Fancy Aquarium Place
It's the nicest location, and it's where I got fish from when I was first getting started. I've gotten a few diseased fish from them before, but I have some that I've kept for years and are still fine, but it's really expensive.
>Crack house local fish store
It's a much crappier location, the building looks disgusting, and it's in the bad side of town, but it's the best of them all. Great selection, healthy fish, fair prices, it's my go to spot now.';

'>>4776031
you didnt bully shit my nig
the meme was simply dead at some point
thanks for still keeping me in your head rentfree tho';

'>>4776092
30/50% markup on products isnt that much, most petstores mark up prices by 100% from retail';

'>>4776134
30%-50% is the markup from their competitor's in store prices. >___<';

'Afternoon lads, brand new to the salt hobby. Does anyone know what this little guy is? I got him recently with some live rock.';

'>>4775116
can anyone suggest a smaller tetra. Preferably not a black water species, blue green purple and or silver metallic coloration?';

'>>4776211
Cochu's blue tetra is the right color but they get to 2 inches
If it doesn't have to be tetra axelrodi rasbora are tiny and blue green metallic, and kubotai rasbora are bright green.';

'>>4776178
Cant see shit, anon. All I can parse is a clam in the rock but that's probably just a shell (they like sand).
>>4776211
I have green neon tetras (paracheirodons simulans) and they are alright. They are smaller than the normal neon and cardinal tetras while having mostly the same look and being a schooling species. My tank currently has a ph, of, like, 8,2 without co2 so they definitely arent fussy about parameters. Bought 11 of them 8 months ago and none have died. Their only downside is that mine are rather skittish despite their numbers.
There's some gorgeous long finned tetra species (ex: Hyphessobrycon eques/mato grosso tetra) but they are a bit larger than an inesi, so I dont think they would work for your tank.';

'>>4776222
>>4776233
these digits
I bought some yellow orange tetras and was trying to find something to compliment them. Seems like blue/purple is much more prevalent in species associated with black water, overhead trees, shade red absent light.

If nothing else maybe just get some black neons for that iridescent line. I’d imagine pretty but plain metallic tetras don’t sell well enough to stock at many stores';

'due to my failings with cherry shrimp- i wanna hunt these guys down in my local pond- any tips? is it warm enough in NY these days?';

'>>4776246
Black neons look very nice once established in home tank and put on a decent diet. Their fins have a blue tint.';

'>>4776248
>failings with cherry shrimp
What did you do?';

'>>4776249
Oh yeah, can see it on some pics. That’s perfect, the tetras I bought have really pretty aquamarine eyes. Just wanted something to play off that';

'>>4776178
> Blurry as fuck
> 4032x3024

Anon, turn the MP count down on your phone's camera or resize your images (as I have done for you here), make sure you're not using any sort of 'digital zoom', and brace your hands/arms against something while taking the picture and they'll come out a lot clearer.

>>4776052
> Local store 1
Quiet, concrete floors and dim lighting gives it a nice mellow atmosphere, almost always empty, owner is pretty nice and informative but after hearing him make a joke about selling his shop and making an offhand comment about how he could make more money leasing the building for business use I'm pretty sure he's at the point where the magic of owning your own fish store has faded.

> Local store 2
I haven't gone in yet because its one of those passion project businesses that is only open for like four hours a day four days a week - it feels like its never open during the times when I would have the time and motivation to go check it out so I don't bother.

> Petco
Staffed entirely by zoomers. The tanks are surprisingly clean and well maintained. Their selection of animals seems to be the normal gamut but I have never seen them carrying shrimp, which is weird because they're currently running a "buy 3 get 1 free" deal on inverts.

The last time I went in a family was picking up stuff to set up a small 5g aqarium for their little kid because it was his birthday and he was excited as FUCK, it was great.

>>4775929
>Just get a Betta or a honey gourami.

Why did you bother replying to a post you clearly didn't read?

>>4776052
>>4776061
I hate paying out the ass for shipping. I understand why (shipping live animals means you need the quickest shipping speed possible), but it still sucks that depending on what you are getting it's very easy for half or more of your total to be shipping costs.';

'>>4776178
>>4776282
Apologies lads, I have a really old iPhone 7. Is this any better?';

'>>4776323
I’m dumb, linking back to my old post. Sorry for not turning it btw again, just been busy with work.';

'>>4776323
I still cant tell what the fuck that is. It's either a ball anemone or some sort of pseudocorynactis mushroom coral I think.';

'>>4776346
>>4776326
Actually, now that I've taken a closer look, it looks very similar to a white ricordea. Big win if that is the case. Chances of an awful infestation if it's a ball anemone.';

'>>4776323
>>4776326
It'll be easier to see if you resize it before posting it. I don't know how this is done on an iPhone in general, let alone an iPhone 7, but there should be a resize option somewhere. Worst case scenario you could do it on a desktop or laptop and post from there, but at the end of the day its not a huge deal.

As for it posting with the wrong orientation, about a third of the time that's due to the poster being Australian, but the other 2/3 of the time its due to pic related.';

'>>4776352
Iphones dont record too much metadata. It says it's an apple product (but so does the title of the file if you're phoneposting) but there's not much else to it. I used to check and delete metadata religiously and I never found anything.';

'Finally got water in the new tank, wood is still not sinking though so a few more weeks until I get anything in it.
This light is fun though, it has an adjustable focus so I can get a spotlight effect.';

'>>4776368
Glue the wood to a rock so that is sits.';

'>>4775116
I love the idea of having an awesome aquarium in my home and watching it for hours, but I know I’d get lazy with upkeep and learning how to keep it optimised. Aquatic animals are so cool';

'>>4776437
If you want something simple it really isnt that much work. But if you want a competition-tier planted aquarium or a reef with exquisite corals, it is quite expensive and laborious indeed.';

'>>4776418
>Glue
>underwater
>wood
yeah, i vote for string';

'>>4776458
>If you want something simple it really isnt that much work.
this only applies to tanks 100L and up lol';

'>>4775838
>>4775875
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_2/cav2i6/lonely_puffer/lonely_puffer.htm
Interesting read on the case for solo puffers';

'>>4776475
Superglue gel. Works. Is safe. No off gas period either. For example if you wanted to use silicone to stick wood to rocks you would have to wait around one week for the silicone to off gas and cure before it's safe to be in the tank with anything living.';

'>>4776475
>>4776482
Cyanoacrylate (superglue) is safe for plants and aquarium livestock. It also bonds instantly, including to wet surfaces, which as anyone can imagine could be useful in this hobby.';

'>>4776475
100% cyanoacrylate (superglue) is literally what every reefer in the world uses to glue coral while wet, whether it's some $20 clump of random zoas or hundreds of dollars of acropora. It's fine for a nano planted tank. Water also makes it cure faster.

>>4776178
>>4776282
>>4776323
>>4776346
>>4776351
First off, there is no need to resize or reduce MP. That resized picture does literally nothing to clarify anything.
>inb4 a blogpost about noise and sensor size
Yet the resized pic still looks just as bad as the non-resized pic. Effort is best spent elsewhere. Bracing is a good idea. No digital zoom is okay. One big thing missed is focal distance. Most people here smack their phone right up to or very near the glass (often to avoid glare) and you just end up being too close for your subject to focus well. Lighting looks to be mostly fine so we'll not go over that.

Regardless, it's likely a ball anemone, which isn't an anemone and 99.999999% of the time absolutely nothing to worry about. It's just a type of mushroom, and ironically less invasive than mushrooms people buy, lmao.';

'>>4776491
>First off, there is no need to resize or reduce MP. That resized picture does literally nothing to clarify anything.

What's it like being a complete fucking retard? Is it just like being high as fuck all the time, or what?';

'>>4776490
>(superglue)
>>4776490
>(superglue)
yayaya safe and it sticks- how long? do you know what happens to it after some time when fully submerged? fucking regurgitating google results';

'>>4776482
>silicone to stick wood to rocks
gl with that- all of you seem like you just got your first tank last week- wtf is this amateur hour?';

'>>4776498
When applied correctly, with something as small and light as little rocks and plants, it will hold indefinitely, even when submerged.

It's fucking superglue dude, have you never heard of it before?';

'>>4776501
>all of you seem like you just got your first tank last week- wtf is this amateur hour?

Everyone was new once, don't be a cunt.';

'>>4776504
>it will hold indefinitely, even when submerged.
have you never heard of material science before?
did you ever check what happens to the interface after month+?
>>4776507
i'm a cunt, especially to redditors that pretend to know it all like these fucks. giving shit information is much worse than being a cunt to someone. mind you my OG post was not rude';

'>>4776510
I've used superglue longterm in multiple tanks to attach plants to rocks, wood, and unglazed ceramic, it stays bonded. Believe me or fuck yourself, it's all the same to me.';

'>>4776512
>plants
>stays bonded
>longterm
X';

'>>4776513
I don't understand why you're being such a dick, anon. Particularly in the case of plants, the idea is that the plant, usually an epiphyte in this application, will secure itself to the wood or rock over time. This is how that works. The fact that you don't know this suggests to me that you, in fact, are the one who is new to all of this and you are assuming anons here don't know what they are talking about. I wonder why you figured to ask here if your immediate reaction to any information would be an angry dismissal of the veracity of the response received.';

'>>4776514
>I wonder why you figured to ask here
i didn't ask shit reatrdo
>will secure itself to the wood or rock over time. This is how that works. The fact that you don't know this suggests to me that you, in fact, are the one who is new to all of this and you are assuming anons here don't know what they are talking about.
ah, so your strategy was to lie that attaching a plant to anything with superglue will be permanent so you can do this now? fuck this is some women tier mental gymnastics.
yeah this is why you use super glue for plants that root- its like a dissolvable stitch. because superglue will turn into powder with enough time especially underwater+ the plant will naturally grow and detach form anything that is bonded to where wire/string might choke it. now stop wasting peoples time spreading bs - pretty sure this is what reddit is for';

'>>4776523
How about you fuck off until you can interact with people like an adult?

Its pretty clear that you're either a piece of shit person or you're having a really bad day, either way its not our problem.';

'>>4776524
you throwing insults at me without any other argument and you saying i should behave like an adult? again bro- reddit this is not.
>either way its not our problem.
yeah clearly giving people proper information isn't 'your problem'
kys';

'>>4776528
The only 'proper information' you could ever share with any level of authority would be on the subject of sucking horsecocks.';

'>>4776498
>yayaya safe and it sticks- how long? do you know what happens to it after some time when fully submerged?
We’re sticking a piece of rock to the driftwood to make it get waterlogged and lose its buoyancy easier. It doesn’t matter if it only lasts a month. But it will.
>>4776514
Of course he’s new. He started off implying that it is toxic, had people call him off in his stupid idea and got mad because of it. Now he’s grasping at straws to find some way to defend himself. Meanwhile I have rocks here that have superglue stains of people fixing plants from 8+ years that went into the aquariums of 3-4 different dudes before I got them.';

'fish noob soon to set up my first aquarium here
i was watching this video about things to do in a new aquarium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r7sy4Y-I8
and the guy advocates for, what seem to me, pretty strange things that i haven't seen recommended anywhere else
>1 inch of soil + 2 inches of sand for substrate with no filter in the tank
>not adjusting the PH level of your tank because the fish will get used to it and it's what you'll have on hand for watcher changes anyway
>feeds his some of his fish once a month
what do you make of this advice?';

'>>4776477
so a bigger simple tank is easier to manage than a small one?';

'>>4776523
>>4776513
>>4776501
>>4776498
post tank gook, you won't
if your such a pro you should have le epic tank photo to flex on us super glue eaters';

'>>4776559
Yes. Larger quantity of water can absorb small mistakes more easily before you kill your fish. For example it's harder to create a rapid temperature swing or ph swing in a larger quantity of water. Not that it's terribly hard to run a nano tank under 10g. If you are responsible and serious about researching you are unlikely to encounter serious issues related to your ignorance.';

'>>4776555
Sand capped soil is fine if you want to do that. Use a filter. Sponge filters are fine. Stick to fish species within the general range of your tap water ph. While it is possible to create drastically different water chemistry in your tank to what you have coming out of your tank, this is a more complex endeavour that requires a lot more care. Most stuff commonly kept does just fine in the 6.5-8 range.';

'>>4776572
>what you have coming out of your tank
*tap';

'>>4776142
oh
oh yea okay then i retract my statement, that is very crazy.';

'>>4776559
Consider that anything over 20-30 gallons is a real bitch to move, and how much work a water change entails is goes up drastically as well. Also anything bigger and the cost on what you need to buy for the tank just climbs.

I think a 20 gallon is just easier than a 55, even if you need to treat it a little more carefully. The only reason imo to go larger is because you want the aesthetics of a big tank or need a big tank for big fish.';

'>>4776555
Do the normal tank thing before doing the wacko tank thing, imo you need to follow the rules and nail them before you can start breaking them';

'>>4776555
He's a meme. Shit advice. Run a normal tank with a filter.';

'>>4776555
Everyone above is correct, however, I would add that pH is definitely not something you should worry about. Trying to force it into some "ideal" level will fuck your shit up more than just leaving it alone.';

'>>4776510
>have you never heard of material science before?
You certainly haven't. I've had superglue bonds in my reef tank longer than you've been in the hobby. Literally several years. I don't even know how much longer it would've lasted since I upgraded from that tank a year ago, but all the bonds were fine at the time of tank teardown.';

'>>4776493
>reposts picture that doesn't prove shit
What's it like to dig yourself into a deeper hole?';

'>>4776559
Depends on your definition of big. Most people here think 20g is "big." Compared to like a 1g tank, sure, it's bigger. With practicality and cost accounted for, anything in the range of 10-20G will likely be the easiest to take care of. Anything below that can still be quite easy. Anything above that you can start running into logistics issues. Like if you had a 55G, how are you going to do water changes? 5G buckets are going to be painful. Python hoses perhaps, but that is not feasible or desirable for everyone.';

'>>4775116
I've got a 2.5 gallon saltwater tank with a Toadstool, Zoas, a Candy Cane Coral, and red Macro algae. My large blue-leg hermit finally died, what should I replace him with? I'm hesitant to go with an emerald crab since I don't want him to eat my corals';

'>>4776694
man i can’t believe people remember that show';

'>You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity.

>Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 340%.
>Recommended water change schedule: 46% per week. (You might want to split this water change schedule to two separate 26% per week)
>Your aquarium stocking level is 133%.

>Your tank is overstocked. Unless you are an experienced aquarist who can meet the maintenance/biological needs of this aquarium, lower stocking levels are recommended.

How accurate is AqAdvisor? It's telling me my Loach can grow to 10 inches, I'm assuming it's using that as the max size/measurement for stocking levels which is why my numbers are out.';

'>>4776678
>Like if you had a 55G, how are you going to do water changes? 5G buckets are going to be painful.
I don't see a problem here, you simply make it a part of your weekly workout routine. You don't need a gym to keep fit if you make doing so a part of your lifestyle.';

'>>4776555
Just do a regular hob filter aquarium. AIO sump if you can afford it. Leave these gimmicks for when you have more experience.
The PH thing is mostly true. Most species of fish are quite indifferent to the ph of the water. They just want it to be stable. Some odd species require high or low ph but they are the minority. So, just be careful with water changes if the ph of the incoming water is different from the tank (especially if it’s higher).
As for the food, no, don’t listen to that. It’s going to depend on the biology and parameters of your tank but you should feed every other day until you are confident that the tank is mature enough to handle daily feeding. The least I would do is once a week but that makes your fish less healthy.';

'>>4776694
Hermit crabs are a commodity. You get them for free at your lfs and throw a bucketful of them in the tank. Even the big expensive ones are usually just bought to feed octopi around here, kek. I like them but only hermits can be boring and some people complain that they attack snails. In my 2.5 g I have around 5 hermit crabs, 1 margerite snail, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp and a ton of spaghetti worms as the cleanup crew. I might nuke the worms because they are starting to annoy my zoas though.';

'>>4776555
>those digits
>at least it's not 666
>didn't even have to click, I knew it was Father Fish
Follow his teachings, anon. You can't go wrong with a Father Fish technique!';

'>>4776565
>if your such a pro
Good morning saar, please do the needful and post your tank. Is there any options to redeem a shitty aquarium post?';

'>>4776694
Another blue legged hermit crab. I love mine! They always seem to hang out next to each other too, I didn't know they're social animals. Sometimes the medium sized one gets to ride the large one - I'll take a pic next time I get the chance.';

'>>4776480
>The first exception is the popular Dwarf Puffer
Sorted.';

'>>4776775
>>4776659
>>4776652
>>4776572
>>4776555
do not... fall into the trap... of spending your money... on filters... that you buy... from the store...
those people lie to you... all they want... is your money... they don't caaare... about your fish...
you already have... plenty of filtration... in your a-qua-ri-um... it's in the form of plaaaants... and saaaand... and rocks... and whatever else you have...
just go into the nay-ture... to a creek... or a pond... any body of wuhturr... you will not see... a hang on back... filter... hanging above... a creek... hur hur hur...
just follow what nay-ture does... and don't be afraid... to bring nay-ture... into your a-qua-ri-um...
that's all for now... bye, now... love you all...';

'>>4775224
Shit like this always makes me feel clueless
What are they referring to when they say "thoroughly clean"? Because I just squeeze out all my sponges in the bucket I'm siphoning the water into';

'>>4776555
I can't believe that speeding the video up to 1.75x results in a normal talking speed';

'>>4776969
That's basically it, just get all the debris and gunk off your sponge by cleaning it in water siphoned from your tank. You can't really dislodge the nitrifiers in any meaningful quantity by doing this since theyre inside the sponge as well.';

'>>4776552
>He started off implying that it is toxic,
LOL nice strawman dude
>>4776565
how about i post this
https://books.google.ca/books/about/Handbook_of_Adhesives_and_Sealants.html?id=eJFwZVMTtpsC&redir_esc=y
>>4776671
>I've had superglue bonds in my reef tank longer than you've been in the hobby. Literally several years.
you should submit your findings to a scientific journal then, clearly you found something everyone else have missed.
man i thought people with aquariums would be better educated than this';

'>>4775838
Never kept one solo but i have 3 in a 10gal and theyre doing just fine';

'>>4776555
I feel like half of what he says is just batshit but he's safe from consequences due to heavy planting. People talking about anaerobic activity reducing nitrates to nitrogen gas need to be locked up.';

'>>4776855
Well he's saying it more in a "they tolerate tankmates" than "they need tankmates" way';

'>>4777003
Kinda. In freshwater there is definitely a tendency to devise all kinds of ideas around the unspoken basis of heavily planting lets you get away with whatever the fuck because plants are just that effective.';

'>>4777030
People coming up with all kinds of hairbrained theories over nitrate uptake while their tank is fucking covered in duckweed or frogbit drives me up the wall.';

'>>4776955
Well....You See....You should just....Go to your nearest stream and.....Pick a jar of mud....And place it in your aquarium.....That really is all you need to kickstart an ecossystem....If the fish they, they die....Sometimes that's just the way it is, be sure to pick the hardier species.....And light? You don't need no fancy light and frills....Just use some hardware store floodlight and you will be fine....Just be sure to use some of my branded baked worm humus to give nutrients to your plants...';

'>>4777035
>their tank is fucking covered in duckweed or frogbit
What's wrong with that? Those floating plants remove TDS, get rid of ammonia, look good, grow fast, are cheap/free, and so on and so forth.';

'>>4777063
I can't imagine having reading comprehension this bad.';

'>>4777065
Maybe try not writing like an ESL calling about my extended car warranty?';

'>>4777074
You're just actually retarded, it's one sentence and you have all the context.';

'4776845
4776977
double replied to my bait, lol lmao kys tankless';

'>>4777063
nothing is wrong with it, it's just some dumb troll who makes assertions, and then backtracks because he has no idea what hes talking about.
anyway, im off to sell some black mini mollies today, should hopefully be enough store credit to pay for some food for my rainbows.';

'>>4777096
>not one but two illiterates
This general is actually full of idiots';

'>>4777097
>flexing auto correct
got any fish? or are you just some lonely fuck needing attention? here is one of my fish.';

'>>4777101
It's insane how people will just double down instead of actually fucking reading something. Go back and try again I'm begging you I'm not even disagreeing with you on duckweed you morons.';

'>>4777105
>this nigga has no fish lol lmao
opinion completely disregarded from a tanklet';

'>>4777078
Yeah, one run-on sentence written by an ESL with the skills of a braindead monkey.
My ramshorn snails are smarter than you, and they go "weeeee" on the frogbit.';

'>>4776955
I live in commiefornia and the cops ate always chasing homeless tweakers away from the nearest stream. Ill stick with my sand and canister filters. Also, your discord members welcomes fags and trannies.';

'>Fish thread
>Everyone constantly takes the bait
lmao';

'Anybody know if a filter I can get to help out with these water changes? I enjoy fish, but the maintenance is a bit much. Aqadvisor says I'm a little high on stocking, but don't give me any solutions.';

'>>4777228
you need a plenum';

'>>4777112
not even him- you are retarded';

'>>4777230
Is it big? I don't exactly have a ton of room in the tank.';

'>>4777157
All roads lead to /pol/. Such are things on mongolian basket weaving forums.';

'>>4777248
about 4” tall that covers the entire bottom, then an inch of potting soil, then cap it with 3+” of sand';

'>>4777248
here’s mine, literally no water changes and there’s quite a few shrimp in there';

'anyone got a tiger lotus growing? how has it been for you, i just got one and am debating where to plant it
do you trim it much?';

'Have any of you tried the bridge between two tanks or is it just a meme?';

'>>4777262
half of your tank is substrate??';

'>>4777276
I had a green variety grow pretty steadily for a couple of months, trimmed a leaf hear and there, then i neglected some surface overgrowth from other plants and its been wilting ever since.
hoping its just gone dormant for a bit and will pop back eventually.';

'>>4775116
pretty excited to finally take the Father Fish pills and go natural';

'>Reinstalling UV sterilizer unit
>Accidentally drop the AC adapter brick onto the table next to tank
>Sound/vibration was loud enough for one of the gold tetras to commit pic related
>Obviously succumbed to its injuries and didn't make it
Don't be retarded like me';

'>>4777253
as is necessary';

'>>4777318
holy shit';

'>>4777262
Nice tank, granted there seems to be a lot of lost space for my taste. I don't need new filters as my tanks are lower capacity. I was just messing around on aq advisor and found their warning funny.';

'>>4775116
G';

'>>4775116
New frens
First time doing saltwater
2 clowns 2 hermit crabs I just need to decide what other fish i want and corols
Dunno how much i can do in a 36 gallon';

'>>4777312
6/10 needs more sludge
>>4777325
>Dunno how much i can do in a 36 gallon
A lot of shit. Gobies, damselfish, cardinal, gramma, valentini puffer (unless its a cube). You just need to watch out for the clownfish because some of them can get pretty aggressive but they usually respect the territory of the fish you add later on. If you add a damsel or a sixline first you are in for a sea of trouble.';

'>>4777340
Im just really excited for corals
Really want a pic related
Anyone have experience with dwarf angel fish? I saw a fire angel and it looked so fucking cool but was very expensive and i feel like it could kill other fish';

'>>4777343
You newbies love pulsing xenia because of the motion and we love it because we can flip them to you for good money.
They are pests. Breed too fast and are hard to control. Pic related is the future of your tank if you dont cut them down religiously (I still managed to kill one).
>dwarf angelfish
They still get pretty big and like to swim around. They would do fine at first in a 35g but depending on the species they might outgrow the tank.';

'>>4777345
There like the coolest color ever though';

'>>4777345
im not a salt enjoyer but even i stop and watch the xenia pulse at the fish shop';

'>>4775673
Looks nice. Gourami leaving the Rasbora alone?';

'>>4777345
How long do you have to wait before adding them to a tank?';

'>>4777376
Xenia? Not very long. Just enough for you to have a cycle and get it going. Ionly managed to kill mine because I smashed my finger into it and carved a huge hole in its body. And it still survived for like a week.';

'>long day of waging
>pull in to the front yard
>chihiros light already on
>glowing warmly from my front window
>fish notice the food providing goblin and come to the glass
it's the little things bros';

'>>4777384
Mines only been going for a few days but I have test stripped several times and it seems all good.
Gonna pick one up in a few days.
Wtf am I supposed to do when ot multiplies too much though? I want a anemone and other corols too';

'So i am new into aquarium, and I just started plant some warterweed in my tank, then when I add water it become all dusty, so I waited for few hours it do seem to become better, but there are a lot of dust lying on my watere weed’s leaves, will this have any negative impact on it? Andis there any way to prevent such thing from happening?';

'weak bait brah';

'>>4777345
>Pulsing xenia is for newbies because they grow so fast and exoti-fags want you to buy their new $100 1/2" stick.';

'>>4777432
This. I'm only going to grow GSP, cloves and a fat fukken magnifica. Maybe a zoa idk.';

'>>4776672
The fact that you're too stupid to understand what is happening right now would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Stick your entire head in your aquarium and leave it there for ten minutes.';

'>>4777276
I had one for about a year, it grew like gang busters until one day it just stopped and the leaves slowly died and now it's gone.';

'>>4777318
That woman went right back to taking photos of the fish, without a care in the world.';

'>>4777343
Don't listen to >>4777345, xenias are based as fuck. And your clownfish will start hosting in it.
Pic related, my two clowns having fun in the Xenia, poking their noses out to look at me and being cute as hell.
>inb4 "hard to control"
Imagine being such a tanklet that you can't look up a single YouTube video where it shows you how to remove xenia from the rock. Lol, lmao even';

'bacopas have reached the water surface, so i removed my DIY co2 system. I want plants to slow down growing. i will see if everything remains stable without it.';

'>>4777391
wish I could experience this…';

'>>4777318
Holy shit, what prompted it to do this? Didn’t even notice it at first kek';

'>>4777427
Here is the pic, also don’t know why there are lots of bubles.';

'>>4777427
>>4777621
Filling your tank will produce bubbles and kick up particulate in to your water column. Bubbles will clear in a couple days. Dust will settle in about that time as well. Particulate settled on your plant leaves will do not harm. If this is a brand new uncycled tank you may have a bacteria bloom soon. You water will take on a cloudy/milky appearance and any wood in your tank may grow a white fungus. Both of these will go away on their own within one month without any intervention needed. Any intervention taken often just delays the process or wastes your time/money. Water changes won't speed it up, clarifier won't clear it and neither will purigen. Just have to wait it out.';

'>>4777622
Thank you, this answer is exactly what I am looking for. My tank currently only have these plants, I plan to get a betta fish after I can confirm my waterweed can survive';

'>>4777623
Sure thing. Good luck.';

'>>4775116
i'm looking into starting a small aquarium
right now, i'm thinking of getting a betta fish, along with a nerite snail and a kuhli loach to help keep the tank clean.
i know bettas can be aggressive, so i picked a nerite because their antennae are less exposed than some other snails, and a kuhli loach because it probably will be hiding most of the time. they can all live at around ~80ish F.
what do you think of this plan? any incompatibilities? going with either a 5 or 10 gallon tank.';

'>>4777633
Skip the kuhli loach and get some malaysian trumpet snails, they do a really good job of keeping your substrate clean.
Nerites are pretty good at eating stubborn types of algae but keep in mind if you get a female they lay bright white eggs on fucking everything.

Get a 10 gallon if you want to play with plants, you'll be grateful for the extra room to work with.';

'>>4775116
Anyone have experience with low tech iwagumi scapes? I'm thinking something like the pic, with just moss on the stones so I don't have to mess with C02 systems';

'>>4775116
>>4777648
I'm a retard, forgot the pic';

'Just got an old 55 for cheap, they're a lot skinnier than I expected. What fish would appreciate a long skinny tank?';

'>>4777652
anything. the length is the most important bit. Personally I would want something that likes to zip around super fast and likes high flow. You can make a riverscape with lots of current.';

'>>4777649
Also can anyone tell what kind of moss is used here?';

'>>4777661
I think you can choose different types of moss based on your parameters, like I've heard java moss is one of the only ones that does well higher than 75.
If you want a really low maintenance version of this tank you can buy those marimo balls and pull them apart to glue around different spots.';

'>>4777633
One single kuhli loach sounds sketchy. Just do Betta + snails. He will bully the nerites, and they will try to climb out of the water, but as long as you have a lid, enjoy the show!';

'>>4777649
In my experience, the moss will end up taking over the rocks so you'll have to constantly do maintenance on it.
But you can do a low tech scape where the rocks would look good when they're covered in java moss - add some red root floaters for a nice contrast between the top level and bottom level, and there you go!';

'I am looking for an ebook version of
Corals: A Quick Reference Guide';

'>>4777666
nice double trips';

'>>4777556
That’s so cool';

'>>4775116
Can anyone give me stocking recommendations on a 36 gallon saltwater? So far I have 2 clownfish and 2 hermit crabs
I figured I should only really have room for like 4 more fish right? Wanted a emerald crab and snails too';

'Does anyone have African dwarf frog/congo/clawed? What are they like? They look cute.';

'>>4777682
dumb as bricks but cute, yeah';

'>>4777688
Do they explore the tank or just sit there?';

'>>4777689
They move plenty. Obviously not as active as fish, but they're not aquatic pet rocks. Especially when they smell food they'll start scurrying around everywhere since they are bad at finding it. If you keep a group you'll see enough activity.';

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'>>4777694
Noice, I've never had a fish tank before would it be a mistake to get those first?';

'>>4777706
It's fine, they're not hard to keep. Just make sure the tank is escape proof because they can get through even tiny slits and then dry out on the ground. If you keep them with fish you need to monitor that they're getting enough food before the fish eat everything away because the frogs are so slow, feeding them after the lights are out can help with that.';

'>>4777654
Sure, but I still couldn't keep a large fat fish in it because turning around would be difficult';

'>>4777711
Thanks for the advice';

'>>4777637
My nerites layed eggs in my tank and I tried to move them to salt water but I couldn't remove them from the glass without breaking them';

'>>4777604
most likely the flash photography, it resembles the glint of light coming off of a prey fish. turning tail and running.';

'>>4777681 are you the same guy as >>4777325?
If you are, then why double post?
If you're not, see the post above.';

'Went collecting for natives today, but the only interesting thing I managed to take home were two Least killifish. Everything else I caught were just grass shrimp and mosquitofish';

'>>4777910
Find streams and brooks. Thats where the nicest fish are';

'>switch small sponge filter to bigger more expensive one
>water clears up in a few days, algae disappears, looks crystal clear
>water testing is perfect
>betta falls sick and dies
wtf?';

'Can anyone tell me what these small clear snail things are? There are far too many to just pull out, I haven't fed the tank in days either and they just keep multiplying.';

'>>4777965
Looks like limpets. Keep feedings light like you are and just start popping them with tweezers until they start to die down.
Or keep them, they're no different than bladder snails really.';

'>>4776047
Oz

>Petbarn
Generic large pet supply chain. Has a fish section that sells common species, few plants and a bunch of basic necessities with name brand normie gear. Alright for convenience shopping and got my fish tank from them since it was the least overpriced before you go second hand.

>Basic Corner Store LFS
Visited a few and they're hit and miss with what you can get. Poor marketing and online skills, make you visit their shops and see prices completely different to what they show online. Customer service ranges from decent to useless. Good places to get wider selection of accessories and meds.

>Specialist larger LFS
Best place to get fish. Has all the common species as well as a huge selection of rarer fish. Manager is actually passionate about fishkeeping and breeds/sells rare fish just for the sake of it even if they're not popular. Only lacks hardware selection but thats because its focused on holding livestock.';

'>>4775116
Do reefs need special lighting or does literally any blue light work? I have blue leds';

'>>4777971
ah, I might put an assassin snail on them then';

'I'm going to overstock my tank with kuhli loaches';

'>>4778013
Based, should so a species only tank for even more kuhli's.
Throw some indian almond leaves for them to play in, comfy as.';

'> Setting up new tank
> Don't want a basic bitch flat black background, want a nice looking graphic one instead
> Find a cheapo seaview one that I think will look nice
> Kit even comes with the spray on shit that is supposed to make it stick better and be brighter looking
> Apply it
> Step back and look at it
> It looks tacky as fuck
> Think to myself "Maybe it will look better once the plants have had a chance to fill in a bit"
> Two months later
> Still looks tacky as fuck

Gonna have to find some black paper I guess.';

'>>4778028
I tried a dark background for my main tank, but it made the glass mirror too much and my rainbow cichlid started jiving and dancing at his imagined mate/competitor for the better part of the day.
The ideal background is some kind of thin 3d sheet that goes in the water and blends out the colours with none of the reflections. Ive struggled to find one that isnt thick as a large book.';

'>>4777633
Get a 10 gallon, fill it with plants and hiding places, and get like 4-6 kuhlis. They like being in groups. My betta gets along just fine with them.';

'>>4777963
Could be unlucky timing and the two aren't related at all. Water parameters not changing indicates probably not filter change related. You did leave old filter in for a while while the new collected sufficient bacteria load though, right?';

'>>4777963
>>4778060
nta but one thing I read about before even beginning this hobby was that even if you do everything right sometimes fish will just die.

You can have perfect water parameters, perfect lighting, perfect plants, perfect substrate, a perfect filter, plus perfect food, and you can still wake up one day to single dead fish or an entire tank that has crashed.

As long as you're doing your best (and know your limitations) you're alright.';

'Are there any good tiny air pumps?
I've heard those piezoelectric ones can actually be pretty close to silent but I've never got to hear one in real life';

'>>4777391
damn shame i am a neet
but glad for you
you people are the backbone of society
and the foundation of my lifestyle';

'How would Chili Rasboras do in a 10G tall tank?
W/D12.5x H19.5';

'>>4778025
I have a 5 gallon in setting up for plant/occasional guppy isolation. Was thinking of throwing some kuhli in, but 5g seems small. Thoughts?';

'>>4778396
I've got one of those and while they're not completely silent they're much, much better than a regular air pump.';

'>>4778427
These are some of the smallest fishes there it. They would do fine.';

'no filter, no water changes meme tier tank, has tiny bugs from lake water that my betta hunts all day';

'>>4778001
>Do reefs need special lighting
Yeah. Needs UVB, UVC, Violet, blue and red. Your light needs to have at least violet, blue and white LEDs for optimal development and colors. You can run with just blue and white cheap lights but the corals will kinda just hang in there. And those are unlikely to meet the PAR requirement either way.';

'>>4777963
The hererogenic bacteria fucked him up.';

'>>4778452
I have a topfin kit that has blue white and purple led
Does it need to be actual uvb or?';

'>>4778396
I just have the cheap petco one and it’s silent';

'>>4778469
With that spectrum it's probably possible, but the bigger issue you'll run into is the PAR level. High PAR levels for freshwater is still considered low PAR for a reef lol.';

'>>4778396
There are those coin ones that stick on the glass, but ultimately tiny airpumps are only for tiny aquariums. Schego are the best airpumps IMO, for build quality and longevity.';

'Hi, first time here in /an/

Got a question: Is it possible for a regular guy like me to have some kind of permanent self sustained ecosystem? Like once you’ve done the ground work you won’t need to touch at the project ever (or at least not before a decade)?';

'>>4778555
Yes just follow instructions from an online tutorial to the letter.';

'>>4778555
Yeah but not with fish, you could probably set up something with scuds or copepods and plants that could last for decades easily.';

'>>4778559
Yeah I saw some, but the most reliable ones seems not to recommend fish like >>4778560

How could one incorporate fish and get the same results?';

'>>4778602
>How could one incorporate fish and get the same results?
how do hard thing easy with no experience or research and ask on 4chan?';

'>>4778604
Well… I just thought that you guys would be more experienced or more knowledgeable than regular sites that are more recommending stuff as a hobby';

'>>4778608
Sure. Just understand what you're asking about is very difficult to pull off. It's also uncommon to attempt as freshwater fishkeeping is not high maintenance to begin with. You stuff a tank with plants, run a filter and maybe an air stone, you don't have to do a whole lot beyond cleaning that filter every once in a while, feeding the fish, maybe a small water change once a month or two.';

'>>4778555
pond with small fish
A few nano fish in a massive tank';

'>>4778446
Looks based as fuck.';

'>>4778555
Let me respond with another question: why? Why do you need something like that? Feeding the fish, topping up the water, and removing excess plant growth doesn't take very long.
Do you plan to have something you only look at once a decade? You can buy a ticket to the aquarium if that's your plan.';

'>>4778401
that's why you have no fish/tanks to post lmao too broke';

'What fish should I get for a 3 gallon other than a betta?';

'>>4778677
scarlet badis i guess';

'>>4778677
Paradise fish can as well.';

'>>4778608
First step is a planted aquarium, then wait a few years for it to grow in';

'>>4778661
keep on hustlin!';

'>>4778686
>paradise fish in a 3 gallon
no? they're like 2x the size of a betta and are more powerful swimmers than even a plakat. 20g is basically bare minimum for them.

>>4778608
Fish are hard because they require a lot more calories to sustain them than inverts do. Especially when you consider a lot of the tiny fish are schoolers and need a social group to not be constantly stressed.

The best candidate for this in a nanotank is a scarlet badis. Make sure the tank is well seeded with snails (both mts and ramshorns/pond snails), shrimp and/or scuds and has enough places inaccessible to the fish that their populations can recover from predation. Dense planting with a mix of floaters and rooted plants, some gentle flow from a sponge, light on a timer, also a nice craggy rock under direct light to be a good algae farm for everything to graze on.
I ran a setup like this in a 10 gallon with 1 scarlet badis for ~2 years before the badis died, I'm pretty sure of old age. I had it for almost 3 years but fed for the first year or so before deciding I didn't need to.

You pretty much need to go like 5x minimum recommended size if you want a chance of going feedless with most fish, and you have to be very careful with how you set up your system. It's not really something for getting your toes wet in the hobby with.';

'>>4778735
lmao this nigga just parrots information he got online
paradise fish do well in smaller tanks alone, like a betta, because they are unhinged violent niggers, like a betta';

'>>4777391
Based. The only fish in my tank that do this are two fucked up guppies that I rescued.

When I put together my first tank my bristlenose pleco would bail back to its hiding spot as soon as I walked into the room. It's been quite a while since then (and everything is in a larger tank now), but at the time I remember being fairly surprised at this behavior because it showed just how cognizant fish could be of the environment outside of their tank.';

'>>4778677
3 gallon is too small for a Betta. Make a shrimp tank instead.';

'>>4778763
I've owned several over the years and always kept them in community tanks with minimal issues. I currently have one with about a dozen odessa barbs, some loaches and a bunch of male guppies in a 30 gallon. Watching them when they're in frenzy mode they'd be bouncing off the walls in a 3 gallon. Yes they are placid and just sit there 90% of the time but I can't cotton to keeping a fish like that in a tiny tank.
I think the aggression issues people have with them are lack of line of sight breaks. I have a little stem plant forest that he chills in most of the day as his territory, comes out to eat and sometimes just swimming around a little, chase the barbs or whatever. Obviously don't pair them with any anabantoids, and also they really hate warm colored platys/mollies, I had one with some blue platys and he was OK with that but the oranges get attacked every time.

I've also usually kept bettas in communities. Only ever had one betta that just wasn't capable of behaving himself.';

'>>4778763
>just parrots information he got online
And not just anywhere online, but through ChatGPT.';

'>>4778787
stop being a retarded nigger, do you really think chatgpt wrote that?';

'So I'm planning to start breeding neo shrimp and selling them to some local shops.
I have 4x 20L to use, as well as the main colony living in a 155litre aquarium for now.
They still need to be set up, but I was thinking of having 2 of the smaller tanks as the breeding tanks, and setting up the other two underneath. I will let them breed and move baby shrimp down to the lower tanks to be sold off when they are bigger. Leaving the shrimp alone in the two tanks above, will hopefully stop me selling off too many and losing my colony to sell from.
Is there anything I'm missing? I was going to run them a lil warmer for a few months so I can build up some numbers, will this affect the gender balance of the shrimp fry?
Cheers lads, pretty keen to sell off better shrimp than what is available to me locally. Haven't seen a decent fire red or blue jelly in over a year now. Most are wild type/low grade cherries.
Pic unrelated, would try sell them if they would FUCKING BREED REEEEEEEEEEEEE.';

'>>4778784
>3 gallon is too small for a Betta.
Onions advice.';

'>>4778813
volume itself is adequate but then you have to consider what it looks like after adding filtration, heat, substrate, hardscape and plants and you're looking at losing 20-40% of that swimming space depending on what you go with which for some bettas is probably adequate but you're not going to get the best display behaviors in something that small imo. I prefer the really small rasboras or just a selection of handsome male endlers for tanks that small.
fish generally exhibit the best and widest array of behavioral displays when given extra space so unless its a constraint because you're like breeding at scale or something i dont understand why you wouldn't try to provide it. im not in the ANYTHING LESS THAN 300 GALLONS IS ABUSE faction at all but keeping stuff in smaller tanks just isnt something that should be a flex or display of skill. its something you do as a compromise.';

'>>4778823
A 3 gallon is fine for a single Betta. Even with 2 1/2 inches of substrate, heater, and sponge filter';

'>>4775116
>Dimensions: 35Wx 35D x 58H cm
>Volume In Litres: 65

Purchased pic related and about 5kg of a 7kg bag of black flourite at a yard sale a couple months back, previous owner had it for a year and a half.

what do?';

'100% water change yesterday. I messed up the balance in the tank after continuous overdose with fertiliser.
The water is clean af. Also found out I'm a papa shrimp, the chameleon shrimp will give birth soon. Ahhhhh so cute.';

'It just appear in my tank,should I take it out or what?';

'>>4778917
snail. you can leave it in.';

'>>4778917
why would you ever take him out, he is fren';

'>>4778475
Killing myself';

'>>4778923
>>4778919
I search snail in fish tank and most of my result are how to kill them, and say they breed fast. But I will trust you';

'>>4778925
they do breed fast but they are helpful also. they eat algae and uneaten fish food and various gunk and dead plant matter in your tank. It is beneficial to have some of them. If you have too much for them to eat in your tank they can multiply a lot. At that point you can consider removing some of them or adding a predator such as an assassin snail to control their population.';

'>>4778925
Yes they do grow and breed freakishly fast especially if you tend to overfeed and left food on the tank but existence wise they're a net positive for your ecosystem
They're not that hard to get rid off if they got out of control, just purge them by hand or use traps, don't bother with any chemical stuff';

'>>4778560
Hello, you can indeed do this:
Beneficial bacteria with lots of plants and wood( inverts will snack on wood)
Copepods/bladder snails set up first
Leave for 3 weeks with airstone/filter/dead oak leaf or catapa leaf
Feed flakes once a week for 3 weeks
Add cherry shrimp and shrimp of choice
Feed flakes 1x a week for 3 weeks
Introduce ONE betta or one or more pea puffers (depending on tank size)

If you are going the puffer route buy ramshorns at the same time with bladder snails but stick to the same schedule.';

'>>4779068
Not that I'm in favor of attempting some 10-year self-sustaining tank, but Bettas don't live for a decade, bro. Neither do pea puffers but I assume with a large enough tank you could attempt to have a perpetuating colony.';

'>>4779077
Medaka might be a good choice for a perpetual colony tank without having to worry about having a tank filled to the brim with livebearers. As long as they have plenty of space to lay their eggs and floating plants for the fry to hide in, they should be able to take care of themselves for the most part. They are also very hardy and don't even require a heater.';

'>>4779083
It could but not in my experience, I put 6 in a 10 gallon with cherry shrimp and malaysian trumpet snails a couple years ago and never saw a fry even though I always saw females carrying eggs.
I think the eggs just take too long to hatch compared to other egg scatterers, it's like 10-15 days I think.';

'>>4779084
In my tank, I have the same experience, but I also don't have any floating plants in it. Last summer though in my tub outside I had a TON of floating plants, im talking the whole surface was covered outside of the the where are the air bubbles are coming up. I tried to get all the fry out as I was harvesting the floating plants for hatching in a separate bucket, yet in the fall before it got too cold I did one big water change and there was about 25 fish in there.
8 original ones.
about 10 I added from the breeding
and the rest just raised themselves in the tub hiding amongst the floating root jungle.';

'>>4779077
Sorry that was meant for
>>4776555';

'I'm interested in some dwarf emerald rasboras for my tank and I'm curious how much I can bend temps.
I would be in a good range for all but winter, they supposedly like at least 68 and my tank gets to the low 60s over night during the winter. I'm pretty sure the shop has wild caught ones for sale, would that help or hurt my attempt to keep them without a heater?';

'>>4779129
Their natural habitat only goes down to 20°c but there is only one way to know. In my experience they are rather fragile, though.';

'>>4779157
Yeah, I figure by the time I get them it will be spring and they'll be adults by the time winter hits at least. The tank has already been running for 2 years and is 2/3rds full of plants so they should be happy hopefully.';

'>>4775116
I'm planning to start a high tech 10 gallon derp frog tank soon. My plan is to have the carpeting plants establish roots before introducing the frogs, will the frogs dig them up anyways, or will the they just chill on their new lawn? Also do frogs do fine with CO2 injection? They breathe air so I can't imagine it would suffocate them or anything, but seems like these frogs are quite fragile. Also also, last time I kept frogs, they all died of chytrid, what can you do to prevent this?';

'>>4779173
Dunno about frogs' sensitivity to it, but be aware that CO2 injection lowers pH.';

'>>4778813
Butthurt comment.
You shouldn't own a betta (and probably don't)';

'>>4778831
>talks about a betta
>posts a shrimp tank
Pottery';

'>>4778925
Those results are from women like Girl Talks Fish.
Take the advice of men! Snails are good!';

'>>4778060
>You did leave old filter in for a while while the new collected sufficient bacteria load though, right?
it's a betta and there should be enough beneficial bacteria in the rocks and such, not just the filter.';

'>>4778925
They are a normal part of the aquatic ecosystem. They eat any extra fish food and take more nutrients out of the fish waste that was not digested. In this way they are very benificial to the tank, but heavily populate aquariums because they have so much waste in there to eat. They are seen by retards as pests for this reason. The only way they are actually a pest is if you think they are ugly';

'>>4779230
>but heavily populate aquariums because they have so much waste in there to eat. They are seen by retards as pests for this reason. The only way they are actually a pest is if you think they are ugly
Ironically, in the case of overpopulation of snails, the pest of the tank is the owner, not the snails, lol.';

'>>4779234
>>4779230
>>4779216
snail gang';

'>>4779243
>>4779234
>>4779230
Rate my snail feeding frenzy

https://files.catbox.moe/lug1id.mp4';

'>>4779173
You need to watch out for the ph drop caused by the dissolved co2, which can kill shit if your regular water ph is too high, the co2 concentration itself and the oxygen in the water. Some people who keep fragile animals do 20ppm co2 during the day (turning on an hour before the photoperiod) and an airstone during the night.';

'>>4779310
chonker outshines';

'https://youtube.com/shorts/jlAgx7nRehY?feature=shared

Why my fish like hamburger? Is it healthy? Vid unrelated';

'What fish can I keep in a 54 litre/14 gallon tank?';

'Thinking of replacing an air-driven sponge filter in this one 5 gallon with one hooked up to a powerhead. Params are fine, but it's always slightly cloudy, which tells me there's some excess bacteria in the water.';

'>>4779354
Two clownfish, a few hermit snails, one peppermint shrimp, and some corals (zoas in the front, Xenia or leathers in the back, GSP on the back wall).';

'>>4779364
I keep that much in a 8l aquarium. Harder actually because there’s a torch and some other lps there.
>>4779354
Valentini puffer do it';

'>>4779354
Brown recluse';

'https://www.livescience.com/42862-peanut-butter-jellyfish-created.html

>even unusual husbandry is worth trying once
Amazing how things change so quickly.';

'>>4779370
Two clowns in an 8 liter aquarium??? Pics or I don't believe it.';

'>>4779372
Lol
>>4779378
Wtf';

'My new Mahachai betta is sperging out on his reflection in the glass to the point where he is ripping his own fins. Any suggestions to make him stop?';

'Snails are cool. I saw one of mine taking a shit and laying eggs earlier.

Please excuse my dirty glass, my tank has gone apeshit with algae lately. A million snail eggs just hatched so I am hoping that with the ensuing wave of snails (plus the cherry shrimp I added a couple days ago) they will start taking care of the algae issue on their own without the tank needing my intervention.';

'>>4779465
Try a fish whip.';

'>>4775116
Luv me grass, simple as
Gonnan et this fucker fill till its just grass and guppies';

'>>4779541
Grass is pretty based, ngl.

Right now my tank has hornwort, grass, and some kind of weird stickly looking plant that I cannot identify. I only added hornwort because it grows FAST AS FUCK BOI but eventually I will probably replace it with grass as well.';

'I am considering raising these guys for a bit of fun.
Are they difficult to care for? Do they get along with other species?

It's sad they don't live very long.';

'Turns out red root floaters will survive out of the water if you mist them regularly. These niggas have been in my terrarium for over a month, a few have been eaten by isopods and others are blooming.';

'>>4779378
>even unusual husbandry is worth trying once
Flanders was right
you can not change my mind';

'Does anyone have a female Betta version of this? The Baby Betta I got from Petco has some really nice n long fins and i'm wondering how fancy she is.';

'>>4779533
I wish I could do something because he is very beautiful and it's stressful watching him beat himself up trying to get at his reflection.';

'>>4779792
I've been trying to get red roots going in my tank but i think the frogbit is out competing it. The culture is there and it's alive but it's not growing.';

'>>4779468
this is the way';

'>>4779612
They are going to dig up your aquarium';

'>>4779893
You can try putting something a bunch of plants on the sides of the tank to help keep him from seeing his reflection. Same for the back panel. You are kind of fucked with the front unless you don't want to see it very well. I'm talking like a jungle so when in the middle of the tank he cant see any of the glass.
If you can dimming the tank lights.';

'>>4779893
If the ambient light in the room is equal to the light in the tank, he shouldn’t see his reflection i.e. it’s because the room is dark';

'>>4779216
I like Girl Talks Fish :3
I wonder if she got over her breakdown.';

'What fish can I keep in a 54 litre/14 gallon tank? could I keep 5 mollies?';

'Is a 10g a sustainable guppy and shrimp tank?

There's also a bristle nose pleco in there who dug a cave under a rock.';

'>>4780073
>>4780073
>>4780073';

'>>4780046
Yes';

'New:
>>4780265
>>4780265
>>4780265';

'>>4780071
>>4780046
Yeah but the problem with livebearers is that they population will grow and grow and grow and grow and grow and grow and grow and grow until the ecosystem gets unsustainable and the whole thing collapses.';

'>>4776047
>petsmart
haven't been in ages
>petco
seems generally well run but i found not one, not two, not three, but four dead bettas in their betta display once. also not much variety in their schooling fish, surprisingly.
>local small shop
decent fish and of course better cared for, but bad betta variety and a ridiculously small selection of supplies. Crazy prices, too.
>local chain shop
horrible. bad variety, bad fish care, dead fish floating around, employees are even more uncaring and unknowledgeable than the big chains.';

'>>4775116
ngl I feed my fish 6+ times a day';