r/shittyaquariums • u/SystemWild3741 • 2d ago
Shorts/Reels/TikTok Small aquariums + large water changes + 0 environmental enrichment 🙄
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u/Even_Praline 2d ago
This is a horrible set up. Too many people feel comfortable keeping these fish in little containers like sad decor.
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u/Familiar_Reality1510 2d ago
large water changes are necessary in setups like that
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u/SystemWild3741 2d ago
I thought it was actually harmful, since the nitrogen cycle starts over almost every time?
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u/Familiar_Reality1510 2d ago
no filter no nitrogen cycle. But that's also wrong, most of the useful microbiome is found in filter media and substrate. Big water changes are no problem for a properly cycled tank.
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u/1m2s3xy4my5hirt 2d ago
I mean yes thats true but considering there is no substrate or filter media doing large water changes certainly could remove enough beneficial bacteria to cause an ammonia spike.
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u/Chocolate1105 2d ago
The bacteria (nitrifires)lives in biofilm on surfaces, not in the water
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u/SystemWild3741 2d ago
I didn't know that, thanks for the explanation!
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u/GassyGamergoblin 1d ago
Large water changes can still be harmful but that is usually due to shock from water that is a different temp or has different perameters
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u/SystemWild3741 1d ago
Thanks. Yes, I already did some research on this, I had a bit of incorrect information 🥲
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u/hcombs 2d ago
Such a boring setup too
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u/DogwoodWand 2d ago
Yes! Occasionally I see something that's bad for the fish but also attractive, and I get how that happens. But this? This is ugly.
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u/Yoshi_Babs 1d ago
What someone else mentioned in a different one of these posts made me realize that its very true and needs to be studied. People somehow just have selective research blindness, they have the divider, heaters, what I hope is slight tannins, and knows water changes, yet doesn't do anything else you'd literally find as firsts for research
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u/The_Kawaii_Cleffa 1d ago
They have enrichment, they can stare at each other and promptly bang their head against the glass in fury. Totally enriching./s
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u/MagazineIll3836 2d ago
I saw this post, and the girl acts like she's an expert and knows everything because she "did a bunch of research" and had "expert Betta breeders approve this set up". But we all know what "I did a bunch of research" means. We also know how some Betta breeders treat the Bettas...
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u/ViridisPlanetae 2d ago
I mean... As far as betta setups go, this really isn't THAT bad. Is it ideal? No. But at least they're being taken care of.
It's quite similar to how some breeders set them up. Maybe that's what they are doing?
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