Can anyone identify what plant this is?

I was thinking about setting up an auto top off for my shrimp tank. What type of water would you keep in the reservoir? Treated tap water or RODI?

Hi I’m Looking to try seachem matrix into my handling pro70 filter stupid question where does it go into your filter before or after your bio rings

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I have a fairly-well planted 15 gallon tank. I upgraded a month or so ago from a ~7 gallon.

In my tank, I have: 4 black devil snails. 4 nerites. 2 adult mystery snails. 9 baby (3 months?) mystery snails- they'll be moving out soon. Neocaridina shrimp ~50 at last count, but I expect more by now (I don't want hundreds of them!).

Everything seems to be happy & thriving, including copepods/ostracods. I don't feed the snails or shrimp every day.

2 or 3 times per week I add an enriched snail/shrimp 'cookie' (from eBay, they contain various ingredients including vegetables, seaweed, eggshell, crab shell...) or sometimes a bit of blanched vegetables- say, 3 peas or a strip of cucumber.

There's some algae on the glass (not loads), and the plants are getting nibbled, but not decimated. The last time I added plant food was about 4-5 weeks ago.

Is it likely that I'm overfeeding?

I want to get feeding levels right before I contemplate adding some small schooling fish e.g. micro rasboras.

Hi everyone!

I’m setting up a 60-gallon aquarium with a Neon Tetra tank in Mumbai, and I’m considering adding some aquatic plants. I know Mumbai has a humid, tropical climate, so I wanted to ask if anyone here has experience growing aquatic plants in a tank in such conditions.

I’m particularly concerned about whether the plants will survive long-term with the temperature fluctuations and humidity levels in Mumbai. I plan to maintain the water around 28°C , but I’d love to hear any tips or experiences from those who have successfully grown plants in similar environments.

I’m looking at plants like Java Fern, Anubias, Amazon Sword, Cryptocoryne, and I’d also like to add carpet plants like Dwarf Hairgrass or Monte Carlo. I’m planning to use LED lighting for the plants.

Would these plants be okay in Mumbai’s climate? Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Ok I just need to know if these fish will work together in a 10 g tank. 6 Neon tetras, A female betta, Maybe some shrimp or snails, And a bottom feeder catfish.

So my friend recently got into tanks and found a good deal on a second hand 180L tank. Upon arrival the guy selling it drained it so it’s got all the substrate and everything still with it. Once my friend gets it home he rings me saying there’s a dead fish in the bottom of his tank, it’s a 5-6 inch pleco chilling fully alive in the bottom of the tank. I have taken it temporarily until my friends tank is established however my tank is a 20g and this pleco is huge idk what to do with him will he be okay for 1-2 weeks?

Looking for some ideas on how to stock my 15 gallon planted tank. I had a tiny prehistoric monster fish in there but I’m moving him up into a larger tank. I like oddballs and such and don’t want to do a betta. Any ideas?

What can I do to make it better? I haven’t done much since the initial set up and things have gotten wild and overgrown. I can’t add any tank mates because of the betta but I can add or remove plants 🌱 5 gallon tank, heater set to about 79, sponge filter, one rock, two pieces of wood, water lettuce, anubias, red Rubin sword, micro sword (didn’t make it), "Windelov" Java Fern, Catappa leaves, and some clippings from another tank that don’t seem well established yet.

Just replanted my 34l tank.
We previously had neon tetra (I know but we were novices at the time). Plan is let everything settle for a few weeks then get a Betta How’s it looking? (The back wall is black which I think makes the water look murky in the photo but it’s perfectly clear in real life)

Today I woke up to a total disaster. Most of the fish in one of my tanks died in the course of 12 hours. All of them were doing good, they were about 5 years old. I have no idea what caused this and I’m utterly confused. I checked my water parameters and they were about the same as always. The only thing that changed was the heater as I exchanged it for a new one 2 days ago. But I really doubt that’s what caused this massacre. The water also smelled pretty weird at the moment I found out (I already did a 90% water change). Any ideas what could've possibly caused this?

I had been so depressed lately that the tank was so dirty. Like poop dust all across the bottom. So I’ve been working on it the last 2-3 days giving water changes using Prime. But last night my cave fish gasping at the top of the tank vs his normal zoomies but it was only last night.

I can’t figure what I did wrong. My husband after researching suggested it could have been the cleaning causing the bacteria to crash but there is still sentiment on the back of the tank and I only cleaned the filter by rinsing it out in the tank water I had removed, so the bacteria in the filter would be fine.

Could residual lotion on my hands hurt the tank? I still have a single pleco that I’m worried would be next.

It hurts so much because I was actively getting a bigger tank, getting more fish, more plants ready for my last 2 fish. God I feel horrible.

10 g tank treated with API Stress Coat and full 2 oz bottle of Dr. Tim’s One and Only nitrifying bacteria. After a full week, I’m getting consistent daily readings of: Ammonia 8.0 ppm; Nitrite 0 ppm; Nitrate 0 ppm; pH 7.8. So yesterday I added a double dose of the Aqueon Live Beneficial Bacteria balls (a Petco brand). I realize that my ammonia levels might be high. Any ideas about how to lower those? Also, any ideas for how to add bacteria that will grow? I’ve heard about the Frizz700. Would appreciate any suggestions.

I have a bottle of turtle water conditioner. Is this safe to use to condition water that’s going into a shrimp tank? I’m having to top off the tank every few days because of evaporation. I use this bottle for my turtle tank, but I was curious if it was safe for my new shrimp tank?

always wonder why people prefer plastic to real plants. Isn't it more work with algae and stuff, and more importantly, why would I want to put something in my home that looks so obviously fake?

I imagine it must be so hard to keep the water at the right parameters without real plants.

Does anyone know who is still selling large tanks (200+ gallons)? We can't seem to find them in this area. I'm also talking about new tanks. We occasionally can find something on marketplace.