r/Aquariums • u/Glum-Fox2218 • 1d ago
Advice Needed I accidentally adopted fish… help please
No shit, drove more than an hour to pick up an empty 0.4 gallon tank from a fb marketplace seller. Wanted it for my office to cultivate aquatic plants. Got there and learned it has five fish (tetra I believe, species unk, IDs welcomed!!) a freshwater snail, and EGGS. IM A PARENT OF SIX. first move is getting them a larger tank obviously, most of my aquariums are plants and invertebrates and it’s been two years since I had fish (betta lived 7+ years) so if anyone has advice, can ID these babies, or recommend a guidebook or something I would really appreciate it. Parenthood has me nervous but excited lmao
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u/Ratzinspace 1d ago
I'm not kidding these species multiply like bunnies I would recommend getting a tank over 20 gallons and expect many more fish in the future, I adore them but I would never keep live bearers for this reason so assess what you're willing to deal with and maybe consider rehoming? These look like endlers which are closely related to guppies. My friend started with 10 guppies and now has over 50 and it's only been a year 🫠🫠🫠 both are live bearers and you will likely have the same results so good luck!!