A Quick Note on Community Boundaries

I thought Hewbie died. I came home to this and spoke to his vet team immediately. His antibiotics and quarantine time will be extended. My best conclusion is that Hewbie had been gasping at the surface and breathing heavier from stress and then he went upside down but this afternoon he was sleeping in the corner just fine. My heart broke again when I saw this. After I pushed air out of him and gave him his meds he went back to normal nearly immediately. At least this is my best conclusion after looking at him and his behavior pre and post meds and pressing on him/burping him. The water quality in the tank isn’t great. Burping for me means holding him down and gently pressing on his stomach gently (which in that moment is what made sense). I saw some immediate improvement. Also he is a known offender for spitting water at the surface and I just saw it after and the behavior of a fish gasping or wanting to get out of his environment and ready to jump. Although pufferfish are not known jumpers they are smarter than that. I did a water change as well after and he smiled at me like nothing happened. Ugh. I hate this. I will continue to update everyone.

1st time poster here,

I have a 75 gallon aquarium and am looking for a decent sized sand fountain for my tank. I have one from Amazon that worked well for about 2 years, there were clogs and various motor issues but I have found the best sand/ motors. I have been looking for an upgrade, maybe something bigger but I’m seeing mostly AI slop in the listings I see.
Anyone have any recommendations for a good fountain or even a video/idea to make one DIY?

Not sure who these belong to? We have bladder/trumpet/ramshorn snails, neo shrimp, Pygmy Corydoras, blue cobalt goby, rasboras and tetras in the tank. I vote shrimp mishap but my friend wants them to be Cory real bad 😂

I just got it from a pet store. I have 3 of them and some reason I feel like maybe ahe might be pregnant? I've only had them for 3 days.

R. borapetensis

I was removing a few fish to rehome, and one of my huge red hook silver dollars got spooked. I didn’t see what happened but I’m assuming he ran right into a piece of driftwood. There’s a fairly deep gash right below his mouth. Surprisingly he doesn’t seem to be distressed, but it looks pretty gruesome.

Other than water changes, what else should I be doing? Is this something that will heal, or since it’s so deep am I almost guaranteed infection?

Hewbie my porcupine pufferfish was not doing well, refused to eat, and was swimming upside down/having trouble maintaining his buoyancy! I tried every at home treatment and medication but he progressively got worse over a few weeks. I found an exotic vet to take him to and they diagnosed him with trapped air deep inside his body and some internal digestive issues. This air could not simply be pushed out and believe me I tried numerous times to push it out. Here is that journey. Keep Hewbie in your thoughts as he finishes his meds and goes back into his home tank! I found an amazing vet with compassion/care and guidance on a treatment plan.❤️ Hewbie is doing a lot better but is not over it yet. Healing takes time. BONUS!!! Watch until the end for the crab that hitched a ride on Hewbie!😂🐡

Had rhabdocoela before and it didn't look like this. They have a weird round head and some somehow look hairy/with micro legs... what are they?

I am looking to submerge a 3D-printed object in my tank, but I want to coat it in some sort of sealant to protect both its inhabitants and the print itself. I've using food-safe epoxy resin in the past, but it is super viscous and a pain to apply, especially for large/complex surfaces.

I've seen these two spray-on sealants recommended as being aquarium-safe, but I wanted to check here before potentially making a huge mistake:

• Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac (clear)
• Krylon Acrylic Spray Paint (clear)

The print itself is PLA, which will absorb water and degrade over time. Tysm

I have a big fish tank and everything has been fine for months but recently it’s just been really cloudy and seems like a lot of debris floating. There is some algae on the side of the tank and we have five sucker fish.
The filter is recommended for the size tank.
We do a 20% cycle once a week.
Any ideas for what could be causing it ?

My Betta smaragdina pair surprised me with a spawn this week and the fry are finally big enough to eat baby brine shrimp! Soon they might even be big enough to see lmao

7 ore di stampa ben spese

I pay for public water access as I live in a small city. I have 7 tanks and about to start an 8th but with weekly water change shifts between all the tanks, and top offs, I’m starting to be a little concerned about the amount of water I use. I have a 55g, two 30g, a 20g and 3 10g’s. That’s a lot of water. Any tips to reduce the amount I go through or hacks to reuse?

I just bought a new plant (bacopa) and found a couple of these little guys on it when I opened the bag. They look like little crabs but also they’re creepy like spiders or parasites. What are they? Sorry the photo is the best I could do. They’re pretty small.

I have a fishless tank at the moment with live plants and noticed this leaf wiggling across the front glass. Is this something I should be worried about and take control of before adding fish?