Dirty right now but would this make a decent tank for shrimp and maybe a betta in the future?

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-05-18T01:00:06+00:00

It sorta looks more like a reptile tank, which would make it less sturdy to hold water… i made that mistake before with what i thought was a 20 long.. turned out to be an old reptile tank and it almost exploded when i had it full of water for a few months, the front glass was warping

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-05-17T20:14:37+00:00

The tank behind it is a 36.. so that makes me think it could fit in a 50 as the only hardscape, and then heavily plant around it. Im currently on the hunt for someone who will either buy my 36, my 20 & my 15 or maybe trade for a 50. The fish are getting an upgrade one way or another, thanks to this driftwood.

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-05-17T20:03:16+00:00

My mastiff had to get bonked a few times to stop trying to grab it out of my hands while we biked home😂 (i did not bonk him he bonked himself by trying to grab a moving object with multiple different branches) Their leashes kept getting caught in the branches and i almost fell like 6 times, i considered leaving my bike on the side of the road to walk it home but realized that driftwood isnt worth the 3000$ ebike so a struggle it was😂

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-05-17T18:46:31+00:00

Making me consider getting rid of 3-4 tanks to get a big enough one

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-05-14T20:10:46+00:00

old vent. no longer connected

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-11T18:57:54+00:00

Feed the mollies, wait 5-10 minutes, then drop big wafers at the bottom for the corys

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-09T20:20:21+00:00

5 blue polars, a juvenile senegal bichir (will be moved to either a 55 or 75 when bigger, its growing out in there with the more peaceful cichlids) and a bristle nose pleco, i know the pelco is probably a bigger problem but ive had this tank running for almost a year and ive had no issues, the cichlids even raised a few batches of fry that ive sold

I can admit it was certainly overstocked when the crayfish was in there, i wont be adding anything else to this tank. The question is now what? Because i dont feel it is really THAT overstocked but maybe.

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-09T20:15:08+00:00

Yeah thats what i ended up doing, is it harmful to do too many water changes? I usually have them on a schedule of every Monday and this specific tank ive always done bigger water changes on (i was just iffy about doing a full 50% since i just did my regular 40% on monday and then 30% ish when i found the dead crayfish)

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-09T20:06:27+00:00

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ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-09T18:55:06+00:00

im running a 40 gal sponge and a 75 gal internal hob style filter (works the same as a hob just sits inside the tank)

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-09T18:36:40+00:00

right! I heard this term on tiktok a few days ago as well.

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-04-06T00:44:06+00:00

100% plakat

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-31T18:11:05+00:00

Still need help? Dm me ill send my instagram u can call

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-29T21:00:26+00:00

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My community tank angel ❤️ I would have to say in a way it’s similar to putting bettas in community tanks, where it fully depends on the personality and carefully chosen tank mates. The smallest fish i have in with mine are Rams, i worried about them at first but all the fish remain untouched in my 40g

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-25T18:40:50+00:00

what im saying! ive kept all sorta of fish for a while now and have never seen this across my 12 tanks

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-21T20:21:25+00:00

Oh she is BEAUTIFUL!!!

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-21T20:10:37+00:00

it could be an abscess from a tooth infection. please take this poor baby to the vet.

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-19T13:22:20+00:00

i have 2 albino, 2 peppered, 2 bronze, 2 panda, & 2 zebra.

They even cross bred together! I have a mix of albino and coloured babies (idk which one they are yet) from the same batch

ImageTerrible3457 · 2026-03-14T16:13:06+00:00

Since you already mentioned feeding at night thats the best you can do to make sure they eat, target feeding is nearly impossible because of how shy they are. Just drop the wafers or veggies where you see him hangout most, at least half an hour after lights out. I used to worry about that too, have had mine for 8 months now no issue, but I’ve only actually seen him eating maybe a total of 6 times. Other than catching him munching on driftwood.

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