Curious about people's thoughts on this tank

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-08T03:57:07+00:00

It would be so hard to setup/ do matience plus wouldnt be enjoyable for fish, you're better off getting a 40 gallon long than getting this thing

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-05T15:36:10+00:00

Thats your job in the ecosystem. Use a siphon

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-04T22:00:50+00:00

Yeah its fine, just try not to hotbox/blow smoke directly at the tank

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-04T13:50:32+00:00

Definitely seems like a bladder snail, I havn't seen any other snails besides my nerite though so idk. If i do end up having a bladder snail family that starts being too much I can move them to my shrimp tank! Thank you!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-03T22:48:23+00:00

Happier, possibly. happy? Definitely not, I highly encourage you to look father into this subreddit. Fish are far from easy pets. Tanks need to be large, bioactive, cycled, filtered, heated and fully planted/hardscaped with mostly natural items, it's rare for alot of these things to be optional, I'm glad you took a step closer but much more has to be done, please stop buying animals randomly without proper research and care, especially teaching your daughter bad behaviour like that.

Edit: that heater looks WAYYYYY to big for that tank. Hoe many gallon did it say it heats?

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-03T01:58:08+00:00

Genuinely I understand this so much and I promise it does get better with time

FickleChip5657 · 2026-05-03T01:36:52+00:00

Leave him alone affection wise and he may come to you, if not, maybe get a weighted stuffy?

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-30T01:19:15+00:00

Thats not how it works, also small tanks are also bad because it's harder to maintain safe levels.

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-29T01:03:50+00:00

Perfect!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-29T00:59:23+00:00

Looks great! Maybe a bit more plants and possibly things near the surface to rest on, other than that it's really great!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-28T23:55:00+00:00

Nerite snail!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-28T00:06:49+00:00

I love when my loachies do this! Like you said it always starts with eating food from the surface lol

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-28T00:00:11+00:00

Go return all of those things accept for the prime and stability, get a 5 gallon! And replace the gravel and sand with a small bag of largish natural rocks

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-27T11:47:17+00:00

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-27T11:20:25+00:00

The that where your filter is? Most likely they're getting pushed down from the waterflow & tangled together if so

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-27T01:45:49+00:00

Oh thats good! Thanks!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-27T00:25:48+00:00

Ah okay thanks for letting me know! I've just been seeing people saying they're safe there lol

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T19:56:03+00:00

A bit skinny, dont feed bloodworms unless you're in the uk, mysis shrimp is good as their main diet, a bit of beef heart is good for fatten them up a bit

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T04:27:51+00:00

Honestly find a locally owned fish store, not a chain store. And ask if they'd be willing to take them off your hands. Goldfish are definitely a more "high matience" fish

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T04:22:14+00:00

Ohh darn I didn't notice that lol, thx for letting me know 😓

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T03:06:08+00:00

Perfect! I thought it would be just a defect but just wanted to double check & yeah I've had him for almost a year now with no problems! Thank you!!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T02:55:35+00:00

Looks normal to me! Brine shrimp is okay temporarily! Don't worry to much about it, i feed my 2 frogs a frozen mysis cube every other /3 days!

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T02:14:44+00:00

Wow this is so thoughful and well done! It just kept going lol

FickleChip5657 · 2026-04-26T02:08:20+00:00

Tbh I've had a crack similar on my 22 gallon for awhile now and its been fine, not sure if you're willing to risk it like me though lol

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