u/unnamed_fishgame

I found this weird little thing growing on the glass of my new blackwater tank! Could this be a bryozoan of sorts? :O

New to the blackwater scene with this 5gal long blackwater setup made in the wrong orientation! Still cycling (1 week in) but the meiofauna are already popping up (probably due to using old substrate and media + introducing mulm from a running filter).

The water's gonna get darker probably, fingers crossed it cycles well 🙏

My sparkling gourami decided to tuck herself under the anubias! So stinkin' cute,,,

Just got 11 purple harlequin rasboras yesterday, they seemed fine swimming around but they started doing this (see video) today after lights on. My other fish in the tank seem to not be affected by whatever is happening.

Is this just them being silly, or is this a concern?

Parameters:

Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia: 0ppm

pH: 6.6

Found one of my sparkling gourami resting on/in leaves near the surface of the tank this morning. They're swimming fine so not sure if this is normal behavior? :O

(Top of tank photo for reference)

UPDATE:

The gourami got weaker, it seems to have sustained an infection or injury, red spot in the left caudal fin and moving its left pectoral fin less. Quarantined and medicated for now, fingers crossed the boy will be okay

I have a large hollow-ish driftwood in my tank, and my kuhli seems to just love to dangle out like this sometimes

What a guy