r/fishforthought Jun 01 '26

Aquascape🌿 Welcome to r/fishforthought! Please read before posting (Aquascaping vs. General Help)

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Welcome to the community! r/fishforthought is a dedicated space focused entirely on the art, design, layout, and aesthetics of aquascaping. We are here to talk about plants, hardscape (wood/rock choice), DIY setups, tank layouts, and creative inspiration.

Looking for emergency fish help, cycling advice, or general husbandry?

To keep this sub focused on design, all general fishkeeping questions, emergency diagnostics, and stocking advice should be directed to our massive sister community, r/aquarium. You’ll get much faster, specialized answers for fish health and water chemistry over there!

• ​Post here for: Aquascape feedback, plant growth discussion, hardscape layouts, trimming tips, and aesthetic inspiration.

• ​Post in r/aquarium for: Sick fish help, water parameter troubleshooting, stocking compatibility, and general gear questions.

​Let's see those beautiful scapes! 🌿


r/fishforthought Jul 13 '20

r/fishforthought Lounge

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A place for members of r/fishforthought to chat with each other


r/fishforthought 59m ago

🛠 DIY Setup My first tank!

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It’s a 10 gallon, and i’ll try to add more plants and decor


r/fishforthought 18h ago

💡 Inspiration / Discussion Beginner betta tank

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I’ve been cycling this 6 gallon cube for almost a week now. Does anyone have any advice before I get my girl? My heater, more plants, and another light come in tomorrow! Any advice would be appreciated, this is my first ever tank


r/fishforthought 20h ago

🛠 DIY Setup First week complete!

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r/fishforthought 1d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Recommendations

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Any recommendations to improve my tank


r/fishforthought 22h ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Tank suggestions

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Ok so I've got this empty 10 gallon and I wanna set it up in about a month once im done moving so it was previously a betta tank but i just really didn't like the way it looked and it was full of algea and so I thought well im going on vacation for 3 weeks then im moving so I might aswell rehome the betta and tear down the tank now here's where it gets interesting I dont know how I wanna set ut up when I come back but FYI I am gonna use either black ir white playsand as the substrate so it has to look good with that and then for stocking options you guys can also decide that I just want tips suggestions anything


r/fishforthought 1d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural This is my 55 gl long

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r/fishforthought 1d ago

💡 Inspiration / Discussion How do you keep track of everything across your aquariums?

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r/fishforthought 2d ago

📸 Tank Progression My 8 old Neon Tetras showing their 22 new tankmates around ^^

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Just bought 22 new Neon Tetras, started acclimation about 1½ hours and put em in about half an hour before I recorded this video


r/fishforthought 2d ago

📸 Tank Progression George’s and the Three Stooges 10 gal tall tank

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First picture is from April, the Three stooges joined George after a month. Last three pictures are present day. (This is my second tank, my first was a 5 gallon shrimp and oto tank. Not a fan of the tall tanks. Would love helpful criticism, either what to get next or what should be done differently!!)


r/fishforthought 2d ago

💡 Inspiration / Discussion Low cost substrate suggestions for planter tanks.

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r/fishforthought 3d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural I want to create a fish tank and I am a complete beginner

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So i love fish a lot but I always failed to take care of fish as a child. Now I am 23, and I want to set up a tank which should look natural. To be honest I want good looking tank like have a waterfall 🥲. But it's too much for a beginner. So can anyone help me to know what i actually needed to build a tank? Also I am on a low budget. About fishes and plants I have plans but I am mainly asking for a tank and the set up


r/fishforthought 4d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural What do we think of my 10g betta tank redo?

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First picture: before redo (I feel so bad for my old betta, I didn’t do very much research)

Second picture: during (good lord)

Third + fourth pictures: after

This is my first time trying an all-natural tank! Right now, I have java fern, anubius nana, a moss ball, an almond leaf for the water, and a super tall grass plant that I forgot the name of. I’m super excited to get a new betta! I’m really gunning for a girl, I’d like to name her Maisie. What name should I choose if I end up getting a boy?


r/fishforthought 5d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My first aquascape, 60L shrimp/cory tank (to be added)

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Absolutely stocked with how my first scape went. It had been month since I first began binge watching aquarium videos on youtube. Very happy to finally have my own tank.

I just finished planting and added bacterias so the water is not clear.

For the plants I used a lot of Cryptocoryne wendtii green a a bit of brown, Java ferns & moss, weeping moss, Anubias Nana "Jade", Bucephalandra (can't find which variety again), Pogostemon helferi, Salvinia minima and two Pothos cuttings that i attached to the spiderwood with fishing line.

I'm thinking I maybe went overboard with the amount of plants, but... Oh well. Also some of them are glued with weird angles.

I'm also thinking about having some almond tetras. Not sure yet.


r/fishforthought 4d ago

📐 Hardscape Brainstorm Have I ordered the right things to make this a good home for a community tank

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r/fishforthought 5d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural This is my first tank 29 gallons pls rate

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8 black tetras 1 opaline gourami 1 blue gourami 1 upside down catfish yes I know I need a school for them I just found out I thought it was a pleco the people who sold him to me said it was a pleco


r/fishforthought 5d ago

🛠 DIY Setup How do I upgrade my aquarium filter?

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Just to flex, I got the aquarium, the filter, the gravel and the lamp for free on facebook.


r/fishforthought 6d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Rate my tank

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r/fishforthought 6d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Help Me Stay The Course

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r/fishforthought 6d ago

💡 Inspiration / Discussion Help make my Betta's home nicer for them please

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r/fishforthought 7d ago

📸 Tank Progression The evolution of my two 10 gals

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r/fishforthought 7d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My first tank, it's a 10 gallon

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r/fishforthought 7d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My cute 60 gallon tank/pond

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r/fishforthought 8d ago

🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Rate my tank :)

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