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Im getting a betta for this aquarium! Any tips are welcome 🙏🏼

Inside is just my betta (comet) and my 2 Amano shrimp, one of which is rarely seen because it seemingly hates light.

I have 3 Anubias, the new red tiger lotus which I’ll be planting, grass, tons of floating plants (moneywort, frogbit & red root floaters) and then his little moss hammock (Christmas moss). All other moss is flame moss.

He is food trained to his hammock so when/if he goes blind he knows where to eat.

I’ll be eventually upgrading to a 20-30 long, but I’m waiting on availability of one at a good price. I want the seapora 20 long, but I can’t get it anywhere locally, or anything similar.

I’m hoping that brown algae eventually goes away 🫠 it came on the plant and I should have dipped it. Shrimp have somewhat eaten it.

Hi guys so this is my first tank after first seeing this subreddit. I've always wanted a fish tank but after coming along to this sub i have learned a lot a this month i finally made that dream a reality.

Before everyone criticizes me for adding fish so early, I started with some ramshorn snails and my tap has .5 ppm ammonia. I do water tests everyday and ghost feed (kinda), first few days there was good amount of ammonia but after awhile that ammonia hit zero for a few days in a row. Thats when I added my first batch of fish then after awhile of 0 ammonia the next batch and so on.

So back to the tank, for my first tank I wanted to go all out, I bought the UNS 90P (around 50 gal), a Fluval 307 canister, Aquarium Co-op filter outake, heater, the B series light from Chihiros, a few bags of Fluval shrimp and plant stratum, some dragon stone and a piece of spiderwood.

For the plants, I can't really remember what i got but I do remember buying dwarf hairgrass (melting atm), some elodia in the back, java ferns, and some anubias.(don't quote me) I am going to add some java moss and some duckweed (yea duckweed very mixed feelings around the hobby but i really like how it looks and it spreads super fast so a bonus).

The scape took quite a bit but for my first I think it really came together.

As for the stocking I have a few ramshorns, 13 ember tetras (going for around 30), 9 pygmy corydoras (the guy at the LFS accidentally gave me an extra going for 12), 2 amano shrimp (again the guy at the LFS accidentally gave me some). I am going to be adding cherry shrimp soon once the tank is stable, 3 honey gouramis, and maybe also a pom pom crab.

If my tank is going to be overstocked please tell me, I want to give these fish and inverts the best life they can live.

I am still figuring out live and frozen food but my dry food collection is pretty decently sized. It includes Aqueon tropical sinking granules, Fluval bug bites tropical formula, Fluval bug bites spirulina, Repashy soilent green, Aquarium Co-op fish fry feed(forgot what its called), and Aquatrol flakes.

I might try the Aquarium Co-op brine shrimp stuff.

How did I do for my first tank, criticism and pointers are welcome!

edit:(lol im editing it like 5 min after posting) seems like i forgot to say my nitrites are also at 0.

Hi All, this my first rank after taking a couple years break - in so excited to get back into it!! My last Betta who unfortunately I said good bye to after many years, lived in a nano tank but this time I decided to go with 30L. First week in!! I'm hoping to see some carpet this time around hopefully see my Betta enjoy his space ❤️ (tank one week old)

I need any suggestions to make my tank look good. It's a 32.5 Fluval flex. Any ideas on where to put my hardscape and how should I arrange the plants? Im trying but it needs help.lol

I've kept fish for the past 10 years but mostly goldfish! This is my first ever planted tank any advice or tips are welcome does it look okay?

Its a 12 gallon and my stocking is 8 male endler guppies around 6 cherry shrimp so far and zebra nerite plus a ramshorn snail.

12 gallons stocked with. One Thick lipped gourami. One peacock gudgeon. 2 male endlers. 2 male guppys. 7 pygmy corys. 2 khuli loaches.6 cherrys barbs. 3 neons tetras and a single ember tetras that were rescued along side the neons. 2 otto catfish. 4 amano shrimp. And some pink ramshorn snails. They are all getting along peacfully.

I’ve been wanting a tank for ages to keep some frogs and snails to watch when bored. It’s 54 liters, 24 degrees Celsius and has been set up for a few days now. I’m waiting two weeks to add what I’ve been wanting: four African Dwarf Frogs and a few smaller snails. Until then, I’ll let the plants grow out and fill whatever space is still left in the front and back.

Two weeks ago, I added some Java Fern and Java Moss to my tank that I ordered online from Bunnykart.

Today, I was looking closely at the tank and spotted two tiny baby Ember Tetras swimming around...

So I’m a bit new to the hobby and am genuinely curious. In a year or so, I’ll be moving and getting a 40-gallon tank to put everything into, but for now, I want to know if what I have is overstocked. I have 5 Amano shrimp, 6 Sterbai corys, 10 neon green tetras, 6 mollies, 6 guppies, and a large assortment of nerite, ramshorn, and bladder snails.

this was day 1 of the dry start, its day 3 now.

planted monte carlo tissue culture in fluval biostratum (smaller granule size for the monte carlo roots) & some java moss on the driftwood (chopped up into a paste with some fertilizer & crushed stratum)

the light is a random from amazon & i have it set for 12 hrs at 100% intensity. airing it out for 15 mins daily.

day 2 (slide 2) i realized it needed some more moisture so that’s what im keeping it at but im still wondering if its enough or too much?

this is my first dry start & 3rd tank & ive got some questions:

saw some discourse on monte carlo not doing well with dry start but i dont use CO2 so im wondering if i should stick with the dry start or flood it early on?

also, i have some diluted hydrogen peroxide prepared to spray any mold with but im debating getting springtails. i just dont know what to do with them afterwards since i won’t be immediately stocking the tank & i don’t want them to die. can i just put them outside in some grass after?

also saw someone dosed fertilizer every few weeks & im wondering if i should do that too.

any other tips or input would be appreciate, thx!

I’m new to this hobby! And I’ve been trying out different things to make my aquarium look good + I have been watching few yt videos where the creators reacts to few aquarium and then shows ( idk ai edited img may be ) to how to make it look better. Can you guys do the same and suggest me what can I add next ? And maybe a new placement.

Its A 56L tank

My fishes :

🐟royal blue male betta
🐟 Red female betta
👼 Marble angelfish
👼 Female angelfish
🧡 Orange molly
🧡🤍 Orange-and-white molly
🧡 Orange male guppy
🩷 Female guppy
🌈 8 GloFish tetras

Edit: guys I know it’s overstocked ,And i know my angel fish will grow bigger!! I was anyway gonna setup 2 new tanks after I shift in my new home ( 1-2 m ) so pls help men with what I asked for :)

Trying to make a fully self efficient koi tank with my pothos plants climbing up my wall. Let me know what you guys think 🤔

behold my new tank! set it up today as a moina / pink ramshorn / plant grow out tank. i’ve had this driftwood for a while & finally found a use for it in this tank, but as soon as i set it up, my partner & our roommate were dying laughing over how it looks. so my partner sees a man with a giant [redacted] & [redacteds], our roommate sees a diver, & i see someone taking a biiig step. we all also thought it looks someone busting out some sick moves. we spent way too long just loosing it over the many interpretations that just kept coming. my partner then sent a pic to our friends & they had even more nsfw interpretations but i’ll leave it to your imaginations. just thought it was hilarious that this beautiful driftwood piece i’ve been saving for a special tank turned out to be so evocative lol. does anyone else see what we’re seeing?

Hello all! Me and my partner are starting this hobby together as total beginners, this is our very first tank set up. Planning on getting a betta, yellow cherry shrimp and nerite snails in here eventually 🤗🦐

I just took this picture today. It's a 30 gallon tank and I just added more plants + neon tetras (getting more buddies for them soon!)

I also have 5 Corydoras which are also getting more buddies soon.

The tank does feel awkward, is it the plant placement? If so, where should I move stuff?

I also feel like I need more hiding spots, what are the best ways to make hiding spots for the fish?

Any suggestions are helpful!!

i plan to black out the back of the tank soon. However, it feels like something is definitely missing. It's been running for over 2 years now and is a naturalistic planted tank. i even rigged up a fountain pump with some tubing to create a sort of "waterfall" for extra surface disturbance for oxygen diffusion. It's my personal therapy, lol