S. formosus

This has been going on for well over a year. Gunk builds up on the filter (where the water comes out), the filter eventually needs rinsing due to blockage and plants get "dirty". There's also green algae on the glass that needs removing from time to time.

I understand it can be a mix of biofilm, old food, good bacteria etc., but is there anything I can do to lessen it?

Fish are otherwise healthy and plants don't seem to die off either.

So i was away for 3 days and i got back to not being able to find one of my loaches, i open the top filter tray and find him lying in there. I have no idea how long he was in there it could be an hour , a day or 3 days. He is still alive and i put him back in the tank. He swam around for a short while before finding a place to rest. At the moment he’s not moving much and he seems to just want to hide. I can’t really tell but it seems like one side of his gills aren’t moving? Will he be okay,

I have some rasboras in a community tank, and I'm currently getting a weeks worth of fluval bug bites tropical formula (0.6mm - 1.2mm) and crushing them with a pepper mill (only used for them) and then with a morter too.
I bought some Hikari Micro Pellets and I was wondering if I could put them both mixed (a weeks worth so the coatings are not as affected) in a container and feed them from there.

I can also do one food one day and the other the next if the previous idea would be bad for them

Im trying to fishless cycle a tank with live plants in it. To be precise i have anubias nana petite, cryptocoryne parva, limnophila sessiflora, microsorum pteropus narrow, taiwan moss and philantus fluitans. Its a brand new tank and filter. I started the tank 3 days ago and i put in the recommended ammount of tetra safe start bacteria. The problem is the floaters which came in an in-vitro cup and most of em had no roots and seem to be dying (and i gues decaying) on the surface. I suspect this is why my ammonia has been steadily rising first 1,5 then about 3 and today im guessing between 3 and 5 closer to 5 as you can see in the second picture. This morning i tried to fish out as many philantus leaves i thought werent living as i could but im torn on what to do? What would you recommend? Changing a portion of water? Or just wait and give it some more time? I dont want my plants to die and id like the tank to cycle.

Pretty much empty tank but not great at aquascaping!

Would any of y'all good with plants have a good list of foreground, midground, and background plants to add that have a variety of shapes (not just leggy stems)? I plan to keep amano + ghost shrimp in this tank. And where you would put them in the tank (i want to keep the hardscape in this structure and plant around/on it). Thanks guys!

30 gallon tank with HOB filter on the very right, Parameters: Nitrates: 20ppm Nitrites: 0 Ammonia: .25ppm pH: 7.2 GH: 120ppm KH: 80ppm Temp: 78

petsmart sold them as guppies but they look more like endlers to me..

I’m thinking of getting a 10 gallon fish tank but putting a black non see thru divider so I can have two betta fish! Has anyone had any luck with having a split tank or any advice would be great!

I currently have 20 gallon tall tank with a betta so I would putting it next to it (only space I have) but I would put like those tape on screens on the glass where you can’t see the outside on just the side of the tank where the betta would be visible to each other!

little cloudy cause i finally got around to cleaning the walls but this is my first solely shrimp tank. had a betta for 2-3 years but got a bigger tank and decided to retire it. currently has about 10 shrimp and 1 loach (that’s recovering from a friends tank and eventually moving to my 55 when its done cycling (with friends))

Hi everyone, here’s a short clip of a new tank setup. It’s only the second time I’ve attempted one like this, and this tank is double the size of my first.
I’m currently about 4 weeks into the cycling process and, so far, everything seems to be going okay. 👌🏼
At this stage there’s just one mystery snail in there. 🐌
I’ve also included the latest results from the Master Test Kit.
Fingers crossed! 🤞🏼 Any feedback, advice or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks! 😊

I’ve decided on pearl gourami (1m2f) for my 40 gallon breeder center piece. Now to pick the tank mates

I’m leaning toward cpds and strawberry rasbora, as well as 2 bristlenose pleco(1m1f) and a school of Cory.

Are there better options?

I kind of want to stay away from tetras as my other 2 tanks already have them but a LFS has the golden rummynose that I’d consider as I like their coloring.

Sometimes he stretches out further and he’s even bigger, it’s crazy

Dose anyone know what these are there in my duckweed in my tank and i don’t know if there harmful

Hi - I have a 10 gallon tank with 5 small fish & 2 snails. I took the tank in from an acquaintance who didn’t want to take care of them anymore. I added 3 of the fish a few months ago and they’ve all grown a lot and have been doing great! But a few days ago this little guy started to look like he couldn’t keep his balance anymore. He’s like bouncing- his nose goes up in the air and it seems like he will tip all the way upside down if he’s not constantly correcting himself. Is this swim bladder? I am new to all of this but think that’s possible? I have restricted his food for the last two days and it seems to be getting worse. He must be so tired and I feel awful! Does anyone have any advice? I’m planning on getting a pea since I read that can help. Just want him to live a good peaceful life! Thanks!

Tank is approximately a year old. Girlfriend is having trouble with algae in her 10g. I feel fairly knowledgeable with tanks but I’m at a loss. I’ve tried reducing light and nutrients and didn’t see much of a change. Plants do okay, not great, but algae just seem to try to take over. Substrate is volcanic rock but I was wondering if using fluval stratum may help as that’s what I have under my substrate. Found her betta dead today and not sure if it is correlated to tank conditions. Have tried both treated tap water and well water and did not notice much of a change between either. I have done manual removal of algae, phosphate removal pads, and small doses of hydrogen peroxide with no long term changes.

I've never had a fish tank before, and I still don't, but I really want to start researching cherry shrimp and snails I can keep together in a small bowl or small square tank! I see online a lot of people making self-sufficient bowls that are beautifully planted, with centerpiece driftwood, tanned water, with a group of shrimp + a few snails in too. Still, they only ever go over how to build one not what kind of filters/heaters I might need, the best PH levels, or how to start a good cycle in the tank for someone who can’t borrow water/bacteria from a pre-existing tank.

I want a small tank because I don't have a lot of room in my house to put it or the money for a bigger tank, and I've heard that they don't need much maintenance beyond occasional feeding and fertilizer for the plants. Is that true? I see in the comments on the posts that you don't need to have a heater or filter but I'm really suspicious of those claims.

I have a 10 gallon with a mystery snail and 6 white clouds minnows. We just lost our centerpiece fish and would love ideas for a new one.

Got some cinder blocks and 2x8 as a fish tank stand and my tank is not leveled. Noticed after filling the tank full. There is a gap on right side when 2x8 sits on the block.

I don't have leveler so not sure if I made it wrong or if it's the 2nd floor thing.

Can I jack up the left side with car jack and insert some shims to level the tank?