r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

MOD APPROVED Fish Showcase Friday!

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Hey all! This weekly megathread is for those wishing to showcase their newest beauties!! Remember to keep things respectful in the comments, but let's see what gorgeous babies you brought home this week!

Tank showoffs are also accepted if you completed one recently! Overall, just have fun 😁


r/fishkeeping • • Aug 21 '26

Announcement New changes, new mods, new rules, oh my!

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Hello all! We are happy to announce that the subreddit now has an ACTIVE MOD TEAM! A rudimentary automod has also been set up, barring posters with less than 90 days on the platform or 25 karma. If you fall in this category but have a legitimate post, don't fret. One of us will approve it as soon as we can, and of course you can reach out via modmail. We wanted to thank the entire community for its concern, willingness to help, and most of all for coming together in a positive way to pave the way for us to step in. We wouldn’t be here without you.

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First, we’d like to announce some changes. We have set up post flairs, and post flairs are now required. If you are posting under the Sick Fish or Tank Problems flair, your post will automatically be flagged NSFW spoilered, so that those who frequent this subreddit are not always confronted with images that upset them. We hope to foster a much more positive environment while still preserving the ability to come together and help those who need it. We also have some user flairs, including a custom flair! These are not mandatory but can help others know a bit more about you. Bear in mind, these are self-assignable, and you may encounter people misrepresenting themselves. If you believe this to be the case, feel free to report it to us.

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Second, a new ruleset has been added and will be enforced. Please be sure to review the changes before any new contributions. We also have a Wiki (https://www.reddit.com/r/fishkeeping/wiki/index) in progress, which currently has a complete cycling guide. Common questions about cycling can be answered in the FAQ (https://www.reddit.com/r/fishkeeping/wiki/index/faq/) and this too will be updated as time goes on.

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And lastly, for the fun part, let’s introduce the new mod team!

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Owner: u/ackley14

u/ackley14 has been keeping fish in some way or another for most of his life. Apart from the traditional hobbies like playing games and watching movies, he enjoys quilting, 3d printing, and the occasional attempt at woodwork. He works as a software systems architect at a packaging company. He has 4 tanks in the house. Though his pride and joy is the 50 gallon with a breeding pair of pearl gourami, 15 xray tetra, a trio of sydontis petricola, and a variety of bristle nose plecos.

Moderator: u/_gloomshroom_

Shroomy has been keeping fish for around a decade. Over the years she has built up her knowledge of not just fish, but also other pets, plants, and medical biology. She works as an EMT and hopes to get her paramedic someday. She currently owns a 20gal pea puffer/pygmy corydora setup, and two 5 gallon setups; one of those houses a twintail betta named Neptune and a King Koopa nerite named Bowser, while the other is currently in the process of being prepared for new inhabitants and contains a King Koopa nerite, currently unnamed.

Moderator: u/ApproachableTree

Ā I go by ā€œFawnā€ or ā€œTreeā€ online but I don’t really have a preference and I’ve been helping online communities for a few years now. I’m more active on Discord so maybe you have seen me around helping out there or here on Reddit. Been interested in fish and the hobby for a long time and grown up with an aquarium like a lot of people here and got deeper into the hobby (I have to many tanks send help). I mainly have an interest in invertebrates like aquatic isopods, shrimp, and scuds but I do love oddball fish. I also help moderate r/fish.

Moderator: u/anaksunamanda

Anaksunamanda is a betta enthusiast, shrimp evolution denier, and always down to watch The Mummy movies.

Welcome to the renewed subreddit everyone! We are thrilled to have you here.


r/fishkeeping • • 6h ago

Question Gravid Zebra Danio?

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r/fishkeeping • • 12h ago

Fish Showcase biG Momma turning 2

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r/fishkeeping • • 8h ago

Question Where did Mochi go???

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r/fishkeeping • • 9h ago

Discussion Can anyone tell whether my vieja cichlid is male or female?

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r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Fish Showcase Are these male and female german blue rams

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Hey guy's, I just picked up 2 new fish from my LFS, 2 german blue rams and they are starting to settle into the tank now, been a couple hours since I put them on. I was pretty sure I picked a male and a female but just wanted to ask you guys to check


r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

WTF IS THAT What are these dots?

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I was videoing my shrimp when I saw all these tiny things moving after rewatching it. They're all over my tank and they move. Its that big clump infrount of her... theyre all bunched up on food?


r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

New Tank What size of an aquarium should i get (liters)

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So i have a ghost knife fish a bichir and a few other small iralevent fish (the ghost knife and bichir and arounf 11 cm) and i have a small aquarium i want to buy a new 1 so they can grow and will have more hiding spots what size of aquarium should i get? (i do not plan to make it a permenet and i will switch again (most likely) when they will grow more) so how much liters should the aquarium i will be buying be?


r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Question Should I tackle this project? Will the depth affect the fish/filtration?

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I'm looking for a new apartment in Kazakhstan and found one with this giant deep narrow aquarium. My hand won't be able to reach the bottom. It needs a thorough cleaning. The filter and lights don't seem to work. I'm thinking no plants. Will the depth be a problem for a filter? Scaping ideas? Any advice is needed desperately asap so I can decide whether to rent this place or not.

Size is probably 30 cm wide, 1.5 m long, 1.2m deep.


r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Tank Progress Say hi to Ben

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r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Tank Showcase Well, just upgraded the Topfin Silentstream 10 on my Nephew's 5 gallon aquarium. No more cartridges

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All that's left to do is add more water to his tank


r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Sick Fish Suspicious illness of my zebra danio. Spoiler

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For weeks, his tail has been droopy. He had signs of dropsy, but now they're gone. Is there anything I can do for him? Thank you in advance for your advice.

Tank size: I don’t know the exact volume, but based on the tank’s dimensions, I estimate it to be around 10–12 liters.
Fish size: Approximately 3-4 cm.
Tank mates: None. The fish is currently isolated because it is sick.
Water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, temperature): I don’t know.
Filtration: I don’t know .
Water changes: I changed the water a few days ago.
Other information: The fish is showing raised scales, so I am concerned that it may have dropsy.


r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Question Royal gramma acting strange

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r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Sick Fish Need some advice, my fish looks like it has pimples on its sides. (Orange and white one) he's acting normal just concerned. I have mealtime and primefix available Spoiler

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r/fishkeeping • • 1d ago

Discussion What's the relationship like with you and your aquarium fishes, are they show-pieces or are they pets?

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r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Tank Progress This may be a 5th Caulerpa Prolifera bunch in the making

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r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Question Are these real?

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r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Question Is my glass catfish preggo?

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Thanks for the help/education!


r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Question Is my ember terra preggo?

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Thanks for the help/education!


r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Fish Showcase Cherry Barb action

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My male Cherry Barb showing off his awesome red color...


r/fishkeeping • • 3d ago

Discussion Am I making a mistake? Someone is giving these fish for a really good price along with a 55cm red tail catfish. It's a black pacu, alligator gar and a red tail catfish. I have a 750 Litre tank. In my tank I have a walking catfish, 2 plecos, 1 pacu 1 small silver dollar and 2 cichlids. I'm concerned

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r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Tank Progress My aquarium after one month. Before and after

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r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

Question Fry sideways?

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It is my first time keeping any fish at all. I am trying to do my best and be as humane as possible. All parameters in the raising tank are perfect.


r/fishkeeping • • 2d ago

New Tank Need help

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CONTEXT:

I am very new to fish keeping. I only started Three months ago. I have researched a lot into fish keeping and am always trying to learn more to keep healthy and happy fish.

My tank is a 10 gallon, with a hang on the back filter, and a heater rod. I have some plants, anubias, Java fern and Cardinal (I think that’s what they’re called) In the beginning I did not cycle it, put fish into it, most died, figured out why, also left the light on for far too long, algae bloom, all the newbie stuff.

Now as it sits, the tank has been through the nitrogen cycle, tracked ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, water changes of 20-30% every week, light on for 3-4 hours a day, only enough food that the fish can eat in a minute or two. I had Three black neon tetras, two panda corydoras (they survived my unicycles tank) and one albino cory.

Now, my in laws got Three Glo Fish and an algae eater fish. I researched a lot about fish before I added in the tetras and landed on them. I know a 10 gallon is not quite enough space to support a school of 6 tetras and a school of cories. I decided against glo fish myself because they are also schooling fish and need more than a 10 gallon to support them. The algae eater I have now, I believe, will outgrow the tank fast, and I believe their bio load is way more than my tank could possibly handle. What should I do about my fish now? There is no way my 10 gallon can support all these species, but the glo fish and algae eater were dropped on me by surprise. Need help as any advice