u/A_little_curiosity

This is a 65 Litre tank. It is currently home to only neocardina shrimp. As you can see, it is very densely planted. As you can't see, there's a big bit of driftwood in there, hidden by the pants. Is this tank suitable for otos as it is? Or do I need to cut back plants etc? Anything else glaring?

How many oto would you put in this tank?

It currently has two internal filters running, as well as a heater and an airstone - listing these things because you can't see all of them for the plants!

I love them!

I really want to hang up some pictures around my house. I can't nail into the walls because they are asbestos. I hate command hooks because I feel like no matter what I do they might fail. I could get picture rails professionally installed and might eventually! But for now, could I put little hooks straight into the wooden cornice to hang things? Or is this a bad idea for reasons I do not understand. Any other possible solutions I'm missing? Guidance appreciated! Thank you for a great sub

I really want to hang up some pictures around my house. I can't nail into the walls because they are made from ye olde lung poisonous substance. I hate command hooks because I feel like no matter what I do they might fail. I could get picture rails professionally installed and might eventually! But for now, could I put little hooks straight into the wooden cornice to hang things? Or is this a bad idea for reasons I do not understand. Guidance appreciated! Thank you for a great sub

She's not usually a very affectionate dog, but she's cuddly when I'm sick. The nicest part of a bad week - my little mate

I was looking at buying this tank, but when I showed up to collect, one corner has a crack and has been patched. It's a big tank - about 4 foot - and I obviously really don't want it to explode and destroy my house and/ or life. Seller says professionally patched but I still feel nervous. What do you reckon?

This female platy never bounced back after her last enormous batch of fry. She spent a lot of time hiding (there's a lot of good hiding spots in the tank) and would sometimes spit out food. I put her on her own but that seemed to stress her out more, so I put her back with everyone else. Now her behaviour has brightened a lot and she is back swimming around with overdone and eats well. But her fins are mostly clamped and her spin has now curved. I have interpreted this as her being old and I am imagining that I am essentially palliating her, planning to euthanize whenever the time seems right. But recently someone online said that a fish with these symptoms has TB and is dangerous to other fish and to meee. What do you reckon?

In the past I have drawn so much joy and energy from plants, and now I want to again!

I got tired and busy and run down. Life things happened. Health things happened. And now when I look at my plants, I feel stressed about how much work I have to do to get things back to a good place (so much repotting required, omg). I feel stress and shame instead of joy! And as they are a hobby, I should find new homes for them if they aren't making me happy. But I really really feel like they can make me happy again! I feel like I'm looking for the right key for the lock to get back in to my love of this

I would deeply appreciate any advice, encouragement, or story-sharing. Please be kind to me :)

Pictures are some of my favourite leaves from some of my favourite plants that are still bravely holding on! It was nice to focus on them to take these photos

There's so much different and contradictory advice! 

I have a 2 foot tank, heavily planted, and its only (visible) inhabitants are some snails and my beloved neocardina shrimp. I don't know how many are in there as the tank is so very full of hiding places! But I'd guess between 30 and 50 adults and approx one million babies since a recent triumphant baby boom

I want to do right by the bugs but it's hard to know how often I'm meant to feed them and how much! Some things say I shouldn't feed them at all because they can nibble sufficient biofilm; some things say feed them several times a day; some things say every second day; some things say twice a week; blah blah blah

I have recently been feeding them "shrimp cuisine" pellets every second day, just as much as they can eat in a few hours. That they are breeding seems like a good sign! But some grow so much faster than others, so I wonder if the shrimpier shrimps might not be getting enough? But I also don't want snail and algae bloom etc. Advice?

Not my photo! I just think they are gorgeous