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Has anyone made any cool/interesting tanks. If not post other peoples work plz I am looking for some good inspiration for one.
>>2067460
Fire eels my dude
How can you go through the trouble of getting exotic and have this kind of taste?
I want one /k/.
More than anything
>>2067476
>/k/
youre in the wrong neighborhood, brother
>>2067472
those peacock eels are sold pretty cheaply at petsmart
Why do my ghost shrimp keep doing this?
>>2067506
lol, it looks like a dog dragging its butt on the carpet.
>>2067506
I've seen my amanos do the same thing. They go back to normal after a little while.
>>2067506
I think they're stretching their shells to prepare to molt.
>>2067454
Something seems off. Did you take out a link?
>>2067454
Finally a fish and not some fag shrimp
Your favorite cichlid? Go
Anyone here have a fishkeeping related job? Working in an aquarium is my dream job even though its a slim chance
getting ready to build this set up soon, going to be drilling the 40 next week then building the sump out of some cracked 29 gallons.
>>2067585
Making the tank from scratch?
>>2067586
ya the sump at least, is bassicly a 29 gallon on it's side so going to cannibalize some glass from some of those
I'm going for a half-gallon Walstad bowl. Probably going to be plant-only so I understand periodic fertilization will be necessary.
So far I have the bowl and some anubias and about an inch of water in there.
Any tips? I'm going to get some potting mix, maybe some sand/gravel and a light source soon.
Thinking of adding some meme balls and duckweed too.
I've heard that anubias can be tied to a lava rock or piece of driftwood. But can I just plant them with the roots in the gravel, leaving the rhizome above the gravel line?
I don't know parameters because it's in my father's tank, but anyone have any thoughts on why an angelfish (about four years old) would stop eating? He looks healthy otherwise, but has been lethargic lately, and I haven't seen him eat in a couple of days.
Why are kuhli loaches such sweet babies?
>>2067602
Don't add duckweed.
>>2067572
No, why?
>>2067629
How come?
>>2067630
You did
>>2067506
They're cleaning their pleopods (the frilly things under their tails).
>>2067575
>>2067575
I'm a huge fan of my angelfish.
>>2067602
>But can I just plant them with the roots in the gravel, leaving the rhizome above the gravel line?
Yeah, that's fine.
Get a spath or some lucky bamboo to grow half-submerged, too.
>>2067629
It grows really fast and covers the surface, shading the rest of the plants, and it sticks to your hand and tracks all over your house and clogs the sink. It's really a pain in the ass. Water lettuce and frogbit are much easier to deal with.
>>2067668
I'm a huge fan of your angelfish.
>>2067670
Thanks for the info. I'll avoid duckweed then.
>>2067575
Festivums are neat.
>>2067509
You know dogs only do that when they have worms, right? They are instinctively trying to scrape them off as they crawl out of the dogs anus.
Have any of you ever let algae completely cover your back wall as a background? Would that be fucked up? I think it would look cool and I'm gonna do it
>>2067578
I maintain a 8-10 thousand gallon reef tank for a private residence as well as 3 other smaller non SW systems. It's an awesome part time job and of the easist for a student like me.
Most of the equipment is what you find in a pool/hot tub at this scale. The protien skimmer is about as tall as a large household hot water heater tank.
I have to dive into the tank to clean the glass and frag/move corals.
>go to pick up 100g tank
>"Uh... I don't really wanna sell it any more, sorry"
Fucking normie time-wasters, I'll never have my dream tank of a small loan of 1000000 loaches.
>>2067735
It's a perfectly fine idea. I do the same thing.
>>2067735
I wouldn't allow just any old random cover anything in your tank. It will suck up all the nutrients that your plants need. If you like the look of algae, get some marimo moss balls, slice them up, flatten them, thread some cotton string through them, then super glue the ends of the cotton string to the decorations you want.
Best of all, despite marimo moss actually being a species of freshwater algae, it is a super slow grower, so it won't infest your tank and smother everything else to death.
>>2067744
The pump room is as cramp and noisy as it looks.
>>2067636
>how come
it will starve your other plants, become a mess etc
go for salvinia minima
no huge roots on it and far better to manage
what tail type/coloring is this betta called? got him yesterday
he was twice the price of the other bettas for some reason
>>2067798
judging by the shape of his head and body, a very inbred splendins
>>2067799
what about the shape is bad? im new to fish
>>2067747
I have the same dream, but with pygmy cories. Eventually I want a 220g with nothing but pygmies, otos, and ember tetras. At least 100 of each.
>>2067814
Ditch the tetras and get something predatory
>>2067819
Somehow a predator with pygmy cories doesn't seem appealing.
>>2067814
>ember tetras
>not ruby tetras for maximum smol
>>2067823
Ya something like a wolf cichlid, snakehead, or wolf fish
>>2067833
Typical teenager taste.
>>2067809
Look at that giant notch between his head and his body. That's a pretty giant malformation. Normally that should be a steady curve
>>2067810
I don't get this reaction face. I know the image is fucked sidways
>>2067843
he's the king of diy
>>2067833
Disgusting.
These are our fish.
IDK what they are. My gf's sister was going to flush them down the toilet so we took them.
The big fat goldfish looking thing had babies. She ate most of them but 2 survived. They're fighters.
I imagine the tank is a bit small. Also the filter is shit.
We'be had them 6 months and they've not died so I consider this a success
>>2067847
>IDK what they are
Danio rerio.
The aquarium is too small for them.
>>2067848
How big do they need?
>>2067852
A long 20 gal tank would be optimal.
They're schooling fish, they need to be in large groups and require a lot of space to swim freely.
Your tank looks very small, imo you should introduce a good quantity of real plants and replace the fish with inverts, like amano shrimp and snails.
>>2067857
>le shrimp meme
>>2067578
I work at the biggest fish seller in my area, it's family owned and operated too it's an awesome job so far
>>2067843
It isn't sideways ya dummy
>>2067859
What would you suggest for such a small tank?
Please enlighten us.
>>2067836
>teenage
>implying teens know anything outside of oscars and other fish petco sells
Those fish require great care and actual responsibility
>>2067845
Cooler than your memeshrimp and memetetra
>>2067864
I'd start with a pleco to keep algae away, add a school of angelfish for the ambience, and a single Bala Shark as the centrepiece, and top it all off by adding a pile of huge stones to take up as much volume as possible.
>>2067871
Sounds good, just make sure to add some marimo balls to keep it well oxygenated.
>>2067857
I'll see about a new fishtank.
I just didn't want to see the poor little bastards flushed down the toilet because my gf's mentally ill sister had tired of them.
>>2067864
Looks pretty decent for a betta or a bunch of ember tetras.
>>2067864
Seems like it would be decent for a betta or a bunch of small tetras, like ember tetras.
Racist fish
>>2067896
>>2067578
I work there, i am a student so i only work for my hobby
>>2067934
>i hate my life
Tumblr, pls
>>2067934
I walk or take the bus everywhere.
Git gud, kiddo
I recently bought a walmart betta on impulse and I was wondering if this was fin-rot and how I should treat it or if it was just stress biting.
>>2067958
I cleaned its tank right after so don't worry about the fogginess.
>>2067960
I know i shouldn't support walmart treatment of fish but he was so lively and i felt bad for him.
>>2067847
It'd help if you took some of that shit out of there and dont skip water changes or they'll all die
>>2067963
Just get rid of all the tacky decorations and gravel and he'll be good
>>2067695
Thank you!
>>2067814
Could throw in a few (10) dwarf puffers and/or scarlet badis in there to, for some species that will pick a territory and hang out there, while you have all your schools moving around their territories. I'd go with scarlet badis, their a lot of fun and beatiful. Can be hard to feed though...
>>2067847
Take out all those tacky fake saltwater/spongebob shit. Get some live plants instead. Anubias, java fern, java moss, and marimo moss balls are all super easy. Hell, marimo moss balls are the easiest you can get. You literally just rotate them once a week when you do water changes so the part on the bottom doesn't get yucky. It's super easy to google basic instructions on how to care for them. Live plants are super important because they absorb the ammonia and other harmful things in fish urine and feces. Basically, it's the difference between living in a swimming pool, and living in a giant toilet that never gets flushed.
As for the aquarium lights the plants are going to need, once again super easy. Go to Walmart(or whatever your local equivalent is) and get some daylight CFL bulbs. Then get a desk lamp or two, I'm pretty sure they even have clip on ones that you can attach directly to the fish tank if it doesn't have a lid.
If you want a much better filter that is dirt cheap, then watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYyEHHmeZY0
>>2067934
>underage b&
>>2068124
>tfw I'm 26 years old and still living with my mother
Literally the only reason why I am not a basement dweller is because my mother doesn't have one in her house.
![hmpk-koi-5[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/vPQ4LuG.jpg "hmpk-koi-5[1].jpg")
I didn't think I'd ever be interested in bettas again, but then I saw one of these at my LFS the other day. Now I'm thinking of getting one for a 20G tall of mine.
>>2068124
This is a blue board anon. Under 18 = okay
Recently just lost an angelfish that I loved having in my aquarium. I tested the water and it concluded that I had no ammonia, nitrite, and 5ppm of nitrate, but my pH was at 7.8. The thing is; the pH has been consistent since Ive had the aquarium which is a total of two months now. How do I bring the pH down the right way? I understand adding chemicals would imbalance the natural levels of the aquarium so I was thinking of gradually adding spring water that has the pH of 6.3 to the tank as the water evaporates. But would I be able to get away with a 30% water change of straight spring water? Normally i do a 30% water change once a week with the tap water that has a pH of 7.9.
Currently inhabiting my 30g i have:
1 RTBS
2 Honey Gourami's
6 Cherry barbs
1 German Blue Ram
1 Electric Blue ram
4 Panda Cory's
1 Bamboo Shrimp
2 Nerite Snails
1 Ramshorn Snail
I worry about the pH for the rams' sake as well. Really would not like to see anymore fish go. Any help would be much appreciated.
Rate my tank while your at it.
>>2068149
gtfo
>>2068145
that thing is gorgeous
>>2067575
i love my angelfish's personality
>>2068150
if you dont mind the look of blackwater (acually yellowish brown) throw in some oak leaves, or beech leaves. it'll bring the ph down slowly and the rams will feel very at home in the tea stained water
just make sure any leaves you use are fully dead and dried. if you dont like the look of leave in your tank, either make a concentrated solution in a bucket or make a teabag by poking holes in a plastic bag and hanging it in the tank
heres an article on the subject: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/all-the-leaves-are-brown/
Anyone know if Bettas can be safely kept with Black Tetras?
The guy I got the three Tetras from said they're fine but as soon as I chucked the bag in the water the Betta is flaring his fins up at them in the bag.
Should I separate them? I got another tank with Guppies but I've heard that they wouldn't go together too well.
>>2068170
if your referring to black neons then i think you will be fine. usually bettas are really slow swimmers and the neons are real fast. im not a professional but i dont see your betta posing too much of a threat as long as there are a couple of them
>>2068178
I'm talking about these guys.
It's a small tank. Only 15 liters. I think I'm going to have them moved to my larger one and see how they fare in that one first.
>>2067578
I'm the aquatic specialist at Petco
So guys I started co2 for the first time on my 55g planted tank, over the course of a couple days I've had to turn up my bubbles per second to 10-15 bps for my drop checker to even turn green. Doesn't that seem excessive? I'm wondering if the amount of water movement I have in the tank is affecting it, though I don't have much breaking at the surface. There is no reactor on this system.
>>2068181
>petco
>specialist
Kek
>>2068149
False, it just means "work safe", ergo, posting pron might get you b&
>>2068179
>those teeth
Jesus fuck, do not let those things shred your poor bettas fins to pieces.
>>2068208
You're gonna kill your fish.
>>2068232
No gasping at the surface all acting normal, I'm probably degassing at the surface, again no reactor
>>2068232
And it's on a solenoid with timer so it's off at night
>>2067847
Zebra danios and a marigold platy. Recommended tank size would be ten or twenty gallons depending in who you all. Obviously the 20 gallon would be better long term.
>>2067876
If he upgraded the tank he could just put a betta in the larger tank, and that small tank isn't big enough for ember tetras.
>>2068179
Black skirt tetras are rather nippy. I wouldn't trust them around a bettas fins. Can you put the tetras with the guppies?
>>2068101
I love people like you. Very infirnative. Fucking links. Love it.
>>2068170
I think the rule of thumb with Betta-compatible fish are
>no flashy colors
>no lacy fins
>anything faster then it
>no nippy fish
Basically anything that isn't flashy like a goldfish or...like a Betta. And anything that keeps to itself and won't nip at its luxurious "dress".
>>2068266
>infirnative
God...the one time I trust my autocorrect and it doesn't even correct this shit.
>>2068179
everyones is different, i have these guys and cherry barbs and they have never bothered my betta and vice versa.
>>2067454
Knife fish be cool af yo
>>2068222
It's not false. If you're under 18 you can be on these boards. Hence why there's a fucking section for the 18+ boards.
>>2068391
No.
Global rule #2
>You will immediately cease and not continue to access the site if you are under the age of 18.
http://www.4chan.org/rules
>>2068398
you could have stopped replying to the b8 but you didnt
>>2068161
I use to put the shit in my canister filter.
I have a 37 Gallon (Tall) tank with one pearl gourami, a bristlenose pleco, and five loaches. I was thinking about getting a second pearl buddy, what other fish would you recommend for this current set up?
Rate my 33g
It contains a few corys, some tetras, 4 tiny angel fish and the queen of the tank. A blue acara.
I cant seem to get the water to clear up though. The water has a greenish tint so i assume its mostly algae. I do water changes every week and try to feed as little as possible.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>>2068454
Angelfish
>>2068459
They aren't incompatible with the Pearl? That's good to know. Thanks anon
>>2068458
Looks like you have an electric blue acara. Try leaving the light on less
>>2068464
I have it on a timer. 8 hours a day.
And yes it is an electric blue. Planning on getting her a mate soon.
>>2068454
Be careful about introducing a 2nd Pearl to an already established tank. I gave one of my original Pearls two girlfriends, and two weeks later he murdered them
>>2068463
Also a little bit risky when you already have a Pearl, be mindful of possible aggression and territorial disputes when you do get the Angel
>>2068467
>her
Is my guppy pregnant? The dots by her tail are dark red, not black, so I'm unsure. She seems blocky, and wider than usual
>>2068501
do you have male and female guppies together in a tank?
if yes, your females are pregnant. no exceptions
>>2068506
I wanted them to breed, so I have two females and one male
How far along do you think she is? I don't think I noticed her like this a week ago, but I could be wrong
>>2068507
>two females and one male
Guppies don't work like that, they mate with multiple males to one female.
>>2068480
How would you sex it?
Since i only have one so far it is hard to determine it on its personality too. I was told its a female so right now shes my little waifu. If its a trap then so be it.
>>2068507
It's hard to tell but she's got about 2 weeks maybe a little less.
>tfw Fluval spec v just got here
Impulse buy because I got for 40 bucks but no idea what to stock it with. Betta? Eh maybe. Indian dwarf puffer? Probs. Who knows. I know I'm planting it.
>>2068525
i always wanted an Indian dwarf puffer tank. those little bastards seem so sick
>>2068519
I would recommend keeping 1 male to 2 females. That way, if his male Pearl is an asshole than the aggression would be distributed evenly between the two giving the ladies a break in between domestic violence
Still didn't stop my first male Pearl from murdering her two girlfriends. The 1M:1F pair I got after that were much better, but by then I was already tired of Pearls and wanted a smaller gourami so they could have more real estate in my 40 breeder
Went with 1 male and 2 female Honeys, and I already like them much better. The male is still very territorial and chases the girls outside his favorite spot, but his spot doesn't occupy 2/3s of the entire quarantine tank. Plus, I've never seen him continue chasing and nipping which is what my Pearls did, and he even lets them chill in his area every now and then
>>2068525
Try Sparkling Gouramis, they're tiny and sociable enough to be kept as a pair or maybe trio in a Spec V. Make sure to plant it densely
Recent updates...flourish tabs installed, still dosing flourish excel, got aqueon plant light with red spectrum (don't like the way this looks :/), also got this nice piece of driftwood and attached my java fern to it.
Maybe now I have sufficient hiding spaces to try putting shrimp or corys or something in?
>>2067847
God I hate spongebob decorations...
>>2068616
Looks good, anon
I'd put the heater vertical, and somewhere less noticeable
Also, put a background on the tank to hide the wires and filter
If it's cycled, put some corys in, if it isn't then used shrimp
>>2068616
closeup of the betta. prettiest one i've ever had, he seems super healthy, and he's mostly stopped attacking the nerite snail now
>>2068625
they look absolutely terrible in a small tank, but if I ever get a huge tank I think it would be cool to add the two houses and a red rock to the background where they'd be hard to see
whoever said dwarf frogs are boring is a fucking liar. mine were boring for like a week but now that they're used the tank they are active as hell and interact really well with my other fish
>>2067575
convict master race
>>2067575
bolivian rams because they're idiot-proof
This is a design for a tank I am wanting to make.designing in 3ds max. Yes those are tubes connecting the tanks. They will be 20-30 gallons each.I want my fish to be able to swim into all of the tanks, and have terf wars.
>>2068729
Ok, but how do you plan to actually build it.
>>2068730
Put holes in tanks (hardest part)
Get 360 4x2 gallon tanks in between 4x 20 gallon tanks.
Seal them off (doable)
>>2068729
>terf wars
What?
>>2068734
If nothing else I can animate it working.
>>2068735
They will fight to the death (or at least annoy each other then swim away)
>>2068729
you might want to figure out a way to raise the walls on the tubes so your substrate doesn't fall to the bottom. also, good luck trying to clean/arrange/do anything to the lower tanks. might just want to make it horizontal only if you're insistent on the TUUUUBES.jpg, but otherwise it would probably be easier/cheaper to just buy a bigger tank
>>2068740
This is much cooler than a normie big tank and I may make it horrizontal only if it gets too complicated to seal off the lower tanks.
>>2068739
>I want a pointlessly complex aquarium
>I want my fish to fight
Let me guess, you never had an aquarium before.
>>2068742
The fish fighting thing was just a joke. And I think it is a cool idea.
>>2068741
I guarantee the fish aren't gonna give a fuck about the tube, so don't do it to make them act differently
>>2068744
it is a cool idea, but its been suggested a bunch of times before and the logistics just arent there
>>2068745
So yo are saying fish never attempt to hide and they will not ever swim through holes.
I got a budget LED for this 20L I set up in my basement. I heard it was decent. It was $30. Here's the light upturned for a glimpse of it's LED array. Mostly white with a few blue/green/red.
>>2068746
I suggested it in a previous thread
>>2068747
nigga what. yeah they'll swim through it, but they're not gonna stick to a specific fish ghetto just because you want them to.
>>2068750
The vertical tubes may not be in the finished product.
>>2068748
Oh by the way the light is a "Beamswork EA80".
It's not very powerful it would seem. But I feel like I got my money's worth.
(Media sitting in the tank because I don't have a power strip to run both filters yet.)
>>2068752
I don't expect them to stay in one area per say but some fish may stay in one area more than others based on food and eggs.
>>2068756
If they just swim in circles that would look pretty cool as well.
>>2068748
>>2068754
Probably would be a better indication of lighting level if I had the lights off in the room.
Also it doesn't help that the tank is full of tannins from the soil.
>>2068760
Looks festive
>>2068761
A little bit desu
>>2068754
I'm working on a 20 long also, what are you planning on stocking?
Native plant guy from last thread. This is a tank I've put all my leftover and misc stuff in. Lots of local plants that I have no idea what they are. Lots of store-bought as well. Hoping to get a larger tank for a gar or bass.
I'll post some pics of the plants I've found- hopefully someone here has some knowledge on them.
>>2068830
Some driftwood I found when the Arkansas River receded.
>>2068831
Grass that I found in large mats in Bringle Creek. Need help id'ng.
>>2068835
Another plant that I found in a frozen pond. Was red before, introduction to warm water turned it vibrant green. Need help id'ng.
>>2068836
I think I have an idea what this is. Pretty invasive species in several lakes here.
>>2068837
Last but not least- Stone Cold Steve Austin (He's a mussel. Get it?). I rotate him in my different tanks once every few weeks. Does a good job of getting a lot of the detritus and he seems happy for something that lacks a CNS.
>>2068830
God damn that tank is nice looking, really love the natural feeling. 10/10
>>2068835
you're gonna have an awesome parasite collection
no but really, probably all kinds of cool pond life in your tank. put some water under a microscope.
It's been a few years since I've been serious about the fishy business. So I started up again and I made a serious mistake with the filter I chose. I got an Aquaeon quiet flow and the pump quit after less than a week. I've only got a 20 gal and it's going to be planted anyway, so I don't need anything drastic like a canister. Any suggestions for a HOB filter that will actually work? Is there a better alternative to HOB that I just don't know about?
>>2068868
overwhelmingly best filters for smaller tanks are the fluval/hagen aquaclear series
>>2068872
How are they with noise? I have the tank in my bedroom and I'm ok with white noise while trying to fall asleep but there are some limits. The last time I had a tank I had a Penguin Biowheel HOB and that thing rattled and squeaked and I eventually had to move the aquarium to my kitchen.
Finally got the plants in for my biocube. Can't wait to see what it looks like when the water clears up.
>>2068878
Aw..Hasbs and Ottos...I really like those plants too, could you list what they are? I like the fern looking one in the back(Wisteria), the one on the far left, and the Ludwigia and Rotala look rad. Where did you get em?
>>2068907
The fern looking one is emersed grown hygrophila pinnatifida.
>>2068458
Nice
>>2068907
The plants from left to right and back to front are, Myriophyllum tuberculatum red, Hygrophila pinnatifida, Alternanathera reineckii roseafolia, Rotala rotundifolia indicia, Proserpinaca palustris, Hemianthus callitrichoides, and Lilaeopsis mauritiana. I ordered em all from Planted Aquariums Central. I think I only paid about 50 bucks for all of em after shipping. And I love my little habrosus corys, when I saw em at my lfs I had to have em. Just realized they match my otos today. Will also be adding a school of chili rasboras and some cherry shrimp later on today.
>>2068875
They're far quieter than the Penguin filters. I used to have a Penguin and switched to a Fluval Aquaclear. The Fluval is just a dull hum really.
what tank size should i get for a red tailed shark? i'm guessing 10g would be too small.
>>2068916
cool, thanks, and I love the hasbos, If you cant get the chili/hockey stick/ micro rasboras, go get a half dozen of white clouds, they are the coolest and they love bloodworms as much as the micro corys do, imo.
>>2068920
Awesome. I can totally deal with that. Thanks for the info
Any ideas about the best lighting fixture for a planted tank? Just low to medium intensity plants and no CO2. It seems like all the fixtures I see fall apart in less than a year or are crazy expensive.
>>2068942
what size tank would it be for? and do you care what type of light it is? (ex LED vs T5's ect)
>>2067479
>Not knowing /k/ and /an/ are a couple.
>>2068930
I'd say no less than a 30gal. Long, if you can find one. They're pretty active fish, and can get up to 6 inches I think.
I need help. I have no idea what sort of output my lights have, I didn't think to check because it initially wasn't planted. I have LEDs in the hood, and a second LED submersible strip.
So far anubias, java fern, and moss are all doing well. Watersprite and myrio are not doing well, but I'm tempted to say it's because they're fast-growers and my tank doesn't have enough waste to keep them healthy. Are there any other hardy low-light plants I can add, preferably something tall for the back, that's unlikely to die if my lights aren't great and my tank is clean? Dosing ferts 1-2x per week.
>>2068931
I would love some white clouds, but this entire project has been for my chili rasboras. I have a small school in my 5 gallon with a few RCS and a very peaceful betta. Gonna increase their numbers from 4 to 10.
>>2068970
watersprite outgrows everything, so you're right. if it's being outcompeted it's probably a good thing, shit is more akin to an aquatic weed than a plant
>>2068773
Right now I have an overstocked 20 gallon high with a bunch of meme fish I got from PetSmart. It is/was my first-ish tank, I had a 5g betta tank before that, but this was the first tank that I planted and got decent equipment for.
So now I want different fish but I don't have the space to really set up a large tank. (When I move out I'm looking to get something 100-200g.) Basically I want to experience different fish.
I'm moving everything except the dwarf gourami and the shrimp to the 20 long in my previous pics, and that will be a South American biome of sorts, and the 20 gallon high in my room will be a Southeat Asian biome.
It kind of works out because I think the tetra might be happier in the wider tank, and then neither tank will be overstocked.
Basically I'm an autist and I recently decided Asian fish don't go with South American fish, not for any /pol/ish reasons but some imaginary notion of aquatic "authenticity". You don't have to be like me, being OCD is a curse.
>>2069006
>aqadvisor
>ever correct
>>2069035
>correct
Huh. It's an estimation/planning tool. I don't think stocking is an exact science to begin with, and its data will never be vast enough to give you all of the information you need. It's just a starting point / reference. It's still a really useful tool.
>>2068945
Just a 20L and I'm looking for either LED or fluorescent that's strong enough for easy care plants but not bright enough to require CO2. Definitely don't want to get into CO2.
>>2068942
>Just low to medium intensity plants and no CO2.
I've used plain old CFLs on a lot of tanks like that and it always worked out well. Pic related.
>>2068970
Vallisneria and Cryptocoryne balansae for tall plants. Bucephalandra for "something different," but I think they're a bit hard to find.
>>2068988
I might give away the watersprite, then. Any recommendations for a tall plant that would work better?
>>2069078
Thank you!
>>2069006
Are you going to eat the nerites and the shrimp?
What is a good air pump that doesn't sound like a fucking lawn mower?
>20 gallon tank
>>2068266
You're welcome anon. I've posted that specific link as an answer to various filter/airstone/liveplants questions often enough I'm wondering if we should include it in the OP with each new thread.
Funny thing is, I've seen other anons post that guys youtube vids just as often as I do. Is he really that good? I simply prefer watching his vids because they are super easy for an idiot like me to understand.
>>2068616
Is that big rock on the left leaning against the tank wall? Isn't it supposed to be bad to do that? Like, you risk the tank wall cracking or some such?
But other than that, it looks great. If you would like some decorating advice, then I suggest get some java moss, a nice thick mat of it. Then thread some cotton string through it, and super glue the ends of the string to that big rock on the left, so the java moss eventually attaches to it. I would do it in a single thick vertical line going down the center facing out of the tank.
Then, when the java moss establishes itself on the rock, get a thick wide toothed come and gently comb it out every time you do a regular water change, this will make it nice and thick and luxurious. A perfect green shag carpet for shrimp or whatnot to graze/hide out in.
Your betta might even like resting on it, as well, if you make sure to add some on top.
>>2068756
No, fish don't work like that. The only way it will work is if you make the tubes small enough that only guppy sized fish can fit through them, then get a couple of fish species too large to fit through the tubes, like angelfish.
>>2068760
That actually looks really cool, what kind of live plants are you thinking of growing? It looks to me like you are planning on using the Walstad method, or did you pic that substrate because you prefer the more natural look? Either way, I jelly, your tank is going to be awesome once it's all set up.
>>2069101
no it's not touching the wall
>>2068916
Are any of these low light plants? Also, how many of them need to be planted in dirt, can that fern looking one in particular be attached to driftwood/rock? What about pots? For instance, if I have a piece of driftwood large enough, can I hollow out a section, and either fill it with dirt directly, or insert one of those mini pots with the plant in it, would that work?
>>2069101
>thick thick thick thick
God damn, I am derping hard today.
>>2069120
THICKER
>>2069121
N-no!
>>2069118
Most if not all of my plants are medium to high light. The hygrophila can be attached directly to driftwood and should do fine.
>>2069128
Awesome! I copy pasted and saved all of the scientific names you posted. Thank you kind anon.
Muthafuckin interracial snail orgies, man.
>>2069132
Don't snails reproduce by impaling each other with dick spears?
>>2069101
>I would do it in a single thick vertical line going down the center facing out of the tank.
I prefer triangles to landing strips.
>>2069132
those are all nerite snails pretty sure.
>>2069134
You're thinking of marine flatworms, but
>impaling each other with dick spears
sounds a lot like human sex, too, so...
>>2069110
Give me your email senpai. I have a few pieces I took out of my tank, as well as some I picked out that looked cool. Just pay for the shipping and I'll send it to you once you pick one out.
can i keep a betta and a few harlequin rasboras in a 5 gallon tank? if not i might be able to upgrade to a 10 gallon.
>>2068458
>those beautiful angelfish
>the nice natural driftwood
>the glaring electric blue acara
why
also those angels will eventually need a bigger tank, maybe one in a 30 gallon would be okay but it'd probably stunt it's growth
>>2068509
they can also mate multiple females to one male, though its slower. also more than two males to a female can beat the crap out of the female
>>2068516
you could bring your ph down as low as you like considering the tannin the leaves put off is at about 4.5, just depends how many leaves you want to put in and what species of tree they're from
take a look at some tea stained aquariums, look up blackwater biotope, you might find you like it. took a while to grow on me
>>2067575
apistogramma cacatuoides double red
>>2069139
>never has extremely violent rape looked so majestic
>>2069147
Rasbora are a bit big for a five gallon. you might be able to get away with some smaller schooling fish though
>>2069077
>dat pennywort
jesus such a nice plant
can I put animal bones in my tank? I find animal bones all the time when I'm walking my dog, and I'm really tempted to bleach a skull or something and add it in
>>2069167
like neon tetras maybe?
>>2069177
/aq/ is pretty broken up over neons in a small tank. from what I can surmise, they'll do just fine in a five gal but they wont school, and they have a pretty high mortality rate in the first week. Ive also heard cardinal tetras are a better alternative
Dude. Fuck this. Aquarium lights are way too goddamn expensive. I'm going to make my own.
http://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Flexible-Multi-colored-Controller-Adhesive/dp/B00CE5816O/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1456267693&sr=8-12&keywords=Lighting+EVER+5000028%2FB019Q3U72M
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HSF66JO?keywords=waterproof%20-non-waterproof&m=AAF37WJS3P6BT&qid=1456267916&ref_=sr_1_1&s=merchant-items&sr=1-1
Do you guys think these would have enough PAR for an aquarium 12inches deep for good plant growth?
>>2069180
in my 56 ive never had any luck with neons, tried on 2 different occasions and finally gave up, about a year later cardinals were on sale for 12 for 20 dollars so i tried them out and not one fucking death.
once i get my 20 long stable i may throw my cardinals in it since it seems like they do nothing but hide in a tank as big/tall as a 56 column
>>2069234
haven't even bought a heater for the tank though and its yet to cycle so its going to take a while.
what temps do you guys keep your tanks at? one of mine i keep close to 80 for the cardinal tetras, but once i move them i may lower it to the mid/low 70s and put the temp in my 20 to 80.
considering a hydor inline heater.
>>2069234
strangely enough i find my neons/cardinals hide less the more cover you give them
>>2069244
tank has loads of plants, i am starting to think its just because half the tank is covered in plants its so easy to not have to go into the open, its just them, otos and shrimp.
>>2069081
Not sure. I might sell the shrimp, though.
>>2069107
Yeah I'm using the Walstad method on this tank. I have an inch of this stuff: and it's capped with black sand. I'm still researching the plants I want.
>>2069212
>Do you guys think these would have enough PAR for an aquarium 12inches deep for good plant growth?
It's not going to be as bright as a $100-200 fixture, I'm fairly confident in that. That doesn't have to be a bad thing, just don't try to grow high-light plants and expect rapid growth. On the upside, less algae.
So my boss wants me to set up a 55 gallon tank in the lobby at work since a customer complimented my tank in my office.
My tank is just a 10 gallon with a single male betta, a shit ton of marimo moss balls, and Asian decor.
I need stocking ideas since I've never really done anything outside of bettas before.
Boss hasn't given me a budget, but I want something low maintenance, stable, but still entertaining for customers.
>>2069269
I recently set up a simple 60g saltwater tank in my office. Way understocked, so far I have three damsels, a clown and a dwarf angel.
I expect I'll get a royal gramma and then I'll be done. Maybe an anemone and some corals later on down the line.
but anyways, it's pretty low maintenance. I just change some water every week or two and empty my skimmer a couple times a week.
My budget is whatever I want though.
>>2069269
A few gourami or even female bettas with a large school of corydoras would look nice.
>>2069212
I did this too, the "waterproof" coating just split apart and then the LEDs all failed once water got into them.
>>2068760
What soil are you using?
>>2069286
Don't do female bettas. Sororities are notorious for being temperamental. They get along one day and then the next day one is dead.
>>2069296
Wouldn't be as much of an issue with a well planted 55g aquarium.
I figured this is the best place to ask about aquatic frogs.
When I was little, my grandmother got me an aquatic frog to keep at her house. I believe it was an African Dwarf Frog.
I've had stuff to set up an aquarium sitting unused in my house for a couple months now and was considering getting fish, but I just remembered the frog I used to have and remembered how fascinating I found it. I love frogs and find them totes adorbs.
From what I'm reading, it seems they're pretty easy to take care of. My only worry is that my tank may be too big for them; from what I'm reading, they only need 5 gallons, but my tank is 10 gallons. Is this too big for the little frogs? I'll probably just get fish if it is, but I'd like to have those frogs again.
Also, the water in the city where I live is horribly chlorinated or something. You can clearly tell that the water is chemically treated when you drink it and it's so nasty to drink that I buy filtered water instead. I feel like if I set up a tank that I should use spring or filtered water because of how chemical-y the tap water is. I mean, I have a filter for the aquarium, but I'm so afraid to put any tap water in there; I even give my dogs and birds the filtered stuff.
>>2069309
As long as the 10 gallon is a 10 gallon long and not a 10 gallon tall you'll be fine. That's actually a perfect size for a few ADFS. You could even keep shrimp in there too.
Mine dont bother the shrimp at all.
Seachem prime gets rid of the chlorine/chloramine in tap water and it's what I use.
>>2069312
I forgot the tank had the measurements still on it until I just went to look.
It's 20"L x 10"W x 12"H
>>2069314
That's a good size!
Take pictures if you do decide to get them, I love seeing progress images.
>>2069175
Don't use bleach, instead, attach some thick wires/rope (thread them through the eye sockets and whatnot) then stake them down over an ants nest. The ants will pick them clean of every last trace of meat that could poison your tank.
Leave them over the ants nest for a good week or so. Then hang it somewhere outside where it will get full sunlight for another week.
Then it will be safe to put in your tank.
I went to the LFS today to get some windelov fern. The employee (god knows why) decided to give me a bag the size of my torso with over a gallon of water in it. Well, after sloshing the shit out of it on the drive home because "it's just plants lol," I looked at the bag when I got home and caught something moving in it out of the corner of my eye.
Surprise, I guess.
>>2069348
>ghost catfish snuck into your home
spooky, youre haunted anon
>>2069172
I know, I miss it. It all melted after I moved.
Hey guys, my 30 gal tank at the moment is stocked with 10 ember tetras, 10 neons and 15-20 shrimp. I'm planning on getting 2 more schools of 10 fish (probably endlers and harlequin rasbora) as well as 5 Otos and 5 dwarf cories. I'd like some type of slightly larger (probably around betta size) "centrepiece" fish. The only problem is I don't know which ones won't massacre my shrimp. I know gourami are out as they demolish shrimp populations. What species do you guys recommend and how many of them?
>>2069309
There's not really such thing as a "too big" tank.
Also, just buy a dechlorinator from your local LFS or pet shop.
Don't buy "organic natural herb remedy vegan gluten-free aloe vera" dechlorinator shit though, I used it once and it killed all of my cories and laoches, just buy straight up sodium thiosulfate based stuff.
>>2069147
Boraras spp. would be better suited to the 5 gallon than neons or harlequins, if you can find some, but a 10 gallon with harlequins would be better for all animals involved, in my opinion.
>>2069269
Does he want a tropical community tank specifically? You could get a single medium-large cichlid (ie. Jack Dempsey) and it'd be the office wet pet.
>>2069286
>>2069303
Betta sororities offer no advantage whatsoever to the fish, they're only done for the viewer's pleasure, and they're generally unpredictableat best. You're far better off getting sparkling gourami or something if you want a group. Or a single betta. Or an actually schooling fish.
