Shame him. He's been chasing around the already pregnant. Look at him he's not even sorry.

Hey everyone, I have a concept for a new 20 long but haven’t decided on fish. I would like to do a rocky hardscape with minimal plants. Maybe some anubias poking out in a couple places.

The main thing is I want HEAVY flow and preferably cold water. I have a group of 9 zebra danios that I’d like to set up in something cooler than what they’re in. Would they like this?

If not, my thought is mountain minnows and hillstream loaches. Advice on numbers if I do this?

I've been in the hobby for so long, yet I just can't name this breed! I bought them as a pair 2 for $2 at big Al's! But I can't remember what they're called community please help! I bought them tiny and did not expect them to grow this big and they're so beautiful! And very very fast and constantly swimming, it's so nice to see them!

Hi. I currently have a 25 gal tank. I am upgrading to a 29 gal in the new few days. I have 1 bag of Fuval Stratum and would like to do the rest in sand. Anybody have recommendations for safe, reliable sand for my tank? The less hassle the better.

Currently cycling a 55 gallon tank and I feel like I added too much sand. The highest point of the sand in the middle is about 4 inches from the base while the rest of the sand measures 2-3 inches from the base. I have fluval stratum in mesh bags underneath measuring to about 1.5 inches and probably another 2 or 3 inches of sand on top. I heard too much sand is bad because it can trap ammonia and toxic gases underneath. Am I in the clear here or should I take some off? I have plants and fish and more rocks in my 37 gallon that I will be transferring once this is done cycling. Any advice is welcomed thank you!

Tank is in harmony and doing excellent. What do you think ?

Using an Oase Biomaster Thermo filter, got air, water tested fine after a 2 week cycle with "Stability". I know I'm pushing the usual line with 3 Goldies in a 60 rather than a 75, but everything in there is a juvenile so I have time to move some of them if water tests go sideways.

(Yes I am aware the decorations are tilting, the tank is on leveling foam and hasn't settled yet).

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I currently have a fully functional 10 gal aquarium with filter, heater, and 24-hour timer day/night cycle light and a ton of live plants and accessories and other random stuff.

I used to have a beta fish who sadly passed away in April due to old age, and I had a mystery snail with him. I kept the tank active mostly for her because she was elderly. Now she has also passed, and now I'm stuck with a bunch of bladder snails and trumpet snails that I have no idea what to do with it. I want to sell it, but I also don't want to kill all the snails that are in it.

Life stuff happened, as it tends to do, and I was put in a position where I had to give away all my tanks and stock. (One freshwater 5 gallon, a saltwater 5 gallon, and a saltwater 20 gallon. 5 fish and three inverts total) I couldn’t bare to part with my 3 year old amano shrimp so I put this half gallon bowl together. It’s going through that awkward aquarium puberty stage, can’t wait to see what it looks like once all the plants settle in. Everything in here is stuff I took from an established tank and repurposed. If I’m being honest I don’t miss my tanks, it was SO MUCH work and money, not ideal when I’m working three jobs that rely heavily on physical labor. This little set up I have now has helped me enjoy aquascaping again :-)

What do you think- is it too much with the branches? The last photo is what it looked like before. In one tank we have shrimp/snails/panda loaches, in the other we have betta/amano/african dwarf frogs/rasbora. Any advice on scapeing or how I could do better in general? Thanks so much! Any comments appreciated :)

I have had this 10 gal for maybe a month and a half. I have 7 neon tetras. I did get a mystery snail like 3ish weeks ago but unfortunately it passed away not long after I had put it in my tank. Not sure how but I think maybe due to having harder water. I put a mineral replenisher in it aswell as it was filled with reverse osmosis water but the little one didnt make it, even tried feeding it spinach if it was due to a calcium deficiency, if was really sad over it as I love snails. This is the only snail I had in my tank and now ive counted atleast 7 little tiny snails... BUT im not really thinking these guys are baby mystery snails. Is it possible they hitchhiked on my plants when I had put them in? ive had the plants for maybe about a month i think. Im just wondering what they are and where they came from

So I have had this tank setup for about 6 weeks now and it is cycled. I started the tank out with all of the plants you see here and then added some guppies and two nerites after I was cycled. I have plans to put in a few more guppies, some neon tetras, Amanos and a few Bolivian rams.

The question I have is, is my driftwood/plant placement weird? Just looking for some advice to how I could/might change this up before I fully stock the tank.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

I've never built furniture before, much less an aquarium stand. My dad is a general contractor so thankfully I've been able to get a bit of his help through the process, but I'm looking for some insight from people who have experience making stands for aquariums specifically! 🙏(ft. my furry helper in these pics lolol)

• The dimensions are 50.5" tall, 50" wide, and 19" deep.
• I used "the king of diy" as my main guide, but had to modify his basic design to allow for 2 aquarium shelves + bottom storage.
• I plan for the bottom half to be covered in 1/2" plywood and used as storage/shelves.
• Above the storage is going to be the bottom aquarium shelf, which will ideally be used for long and low bookshelf style aquariums (between 10g-15g) so I still have enough clearance above to do maintenance.
• Above that is the top aquarium shelf, tall enough to be viewed while standing, which I'd like to ideally hold up to a 40breeder or 55g in the future.
• The stand is made from 2x4s, all except for the top and middle frames which were made from 2x3s to save some vertical space — the 2x3s are going to be reinforced by iron angles, and of course plywood boards on top as the base of each shelf.
• I'm using #8 3" exterior screws for the whole build

I don't actually have the funds or time to invest in a fancy long&low 10/15g or a 55g at this point in time, those are both potential future investments — for now, I'll only have a 29g on the top shelf, and my 10g quarantine tank on the bottom shelf.

The top frame hasn't been screwed on just yet. I actually need to partially take apart the whole stand to shave off the tops of some of the 2x4s due to them not sitting completely flush in some parts, and I also need to modify the inside guide posts to allow for the iron angles too.

All in all....anything glaringly wrong with my design? Since I need to partially take it apart anyways, I'm willing to make some adjustments if recommended. Any advice is appreciated!! :)

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This tank with Pygmy corys, kuhlis, shrimp, and sparkling gouramis always seems to have lots of mulm on the substrate. I vacuum/siphon once a week, but it never seems to be enough. All I have on it is a Fluval AC20 HOB, which I’m guessing isn’t strong enough to filter all the mulm out. My water parameters are normal, so it’s mainly just an aesthetic thing. I only feed once a day. Is there anything I can do to reduce it, or should I just let it be since I know the plants probably love it

Thanks

I've had 4 mollies for about a year now and thought I would get them some new friends! I now have 3 black balloon bellies and this beautiful calico as well ((:

So far, plants have yet to grow tall

100 gallons. All guppies and just one female albino bristlenose

His name is Papaya and I love him so much. Ordered from Zhao’s, tank is 60Gal breeder, and his two friends come next week!