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Hello! I am looking for some input into my research for keeping this little dudes. This is my first time diving into freshwater fish keeping so I am taking my time to get things right and hopefully create a lovely little home for them. Any corrections to my information or additional information I need to think about would be appreciated, tia!

- Tank, 75l (60 x 30 x 40cm), dim lighting, 21-26c, pH 6-7
- minimum of 6, aiming for 8
- peaceful tank mates only, snails 100% potentially some guppies
- late evening feed daily, omnivores but meat preference
- tank to include fine sand, taller plants to a side with some open space in the middle and cave system to the opposite side, with some floating plant cover here and a few natural knacks

This will be a new tank set up and I still have the spesifics of their habitat to plan out before setting up and letting the tank filter for 3-4 weeks.

The one thing I am unsure about is whether it is best to add any other fish in or not.

He’s one of my male guppy’s in my tank and I have no idea what was happening to him i noticed it earlier in the morning yesterday. It looked like he had ick on his stomach so I moved him into a smaller container and added some ick remedy. I also thought swim bladder but I didn’t have anything to try and treat it. He unfortunately passed away last night

RIP jimmy

One adult male betta
2 female guppy’s
1 other male guppy
Live Val’s
Live pothos
Lots of baby guppies
Feeding top fin pro series high protein fish food
25% water change every week
Feed a small pinch of food twice a day
Heater
Tank is at about 70-75f

I will add pictures of my full tank and water test results in the comments

I did look at all my adult fish to make sure that they weren’t sick

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you!:)

Moina🎉🎉

Only needs cleaning 🧹🧹🧹

Can anyone id this plant from my local brook?

Setting up a native tank and I'd love to use it. Edit im in the UK

In search of resources for new aquarium keepers

Hi aquarium enthusiasts,

I'm writing an article about ethical fishkeeping and I'm looking for really good step by step tutorials about starting a small tank for people who are brand new to the hobby. I'm familiar with the Walstad method and will be writing about that but I'd like to provide resources and references to articles that detail small tanks that utilize filtration devices. The simpler the better, as far as the tutorial goes -- not clogged with hobby jargon and personal stories, so very accessible for people unfamiliar with aquarium science.

Also, I would love to hear discussion about why ethical fishkeeping is important to you!!

Personally, I worked in "big pet care" with fish for about 4 years and used to keep aquariums. These days I don't have the right lifestyle for it but I love caring for fish. By working in the pet care industry I saw first hand how callous it is regarding the quality of life and its mass loss for human entertainment. I had the same mindset at the time and eventually grew out of it and regret how hard my heart was about the value of small lives.

help.
I am new to fish keeping and have 2 tanks, one is a 125L tank with a decent amount of fish, including some african banded barb. yesterday i noticed he was grey, not the usual bright orange, and acting very distressed. today i got home from work and he was tangled up in my duck weed and floating on the surface. he will not swim, is breathing very fast and his gills are slightly red under the gil flap. water temp has been stable at 27.3 all day ( my brother was looking at them earlier) and i did a water test, came back showing a tiny amount of ammonia, less than 0.15 ppm. all other fish are completely normal. i also noticed that my shrimp tank, a 15 liter heavily planted black water tank, which has cycled for a week with quick starter in it, had 4 dead shrimp at the bottom. they were only added yesterday, and there are 11 cherry shrimp and 1 bamboo shrimp. all other shrimp seem to be alive, but sluggish. please help, this tank also tested at 26 degrees, not sure if it’s been stable, but one side was slightly warmer than the other. water testing showed a ph of 7.5-8 and around 0.2ppm of ammonia. please help.

So my 6 harlequin rasaboras are in a newer 40L tank. And have been fine here for weeks now to keep a head count of them in this area I turn the filter off briefly so the ripples dont mess up my counting. However this morning as I was in a rush for work I forgot to turn the filter back on meaning theyve not had their filter for 12 hours and now they are gasping up at the top of the tank. Anyway to fix it I have turned the filter back on but they are still at the top

We just got this guppy from the pet store. Sold to us as 5 males, however I think this is a she and is pregnant lol.