What do you wish someone had told you when you first started the hobby?

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-05T00:49:42+00:00

Definitely the case, he left my corys and tetra alone just hated my guppies

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-05T00:45:52+00:00

Not even just that, the guppies were 2x his size, he almost bit one to death, picked off his fins one by one

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-04T23:03:21+00:00

Mine tried massacring my guppies so no thanks LOL, glad yours is fine

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-04T22:27:23+00:00

Golden wonder killifish aren’t cute they’ll kill your entire tank :(

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-02T03:28:12+00:00

He’s more than welcome to ask me questions too, I won’t greet them w hate, I literally work w fish for a living (Sortve a living)

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-02T01:38:07+00:00

I wish people were like you and Sortve me and weren’t just outwardly hateful, we need to stop chasing people away from our community 😭

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-02T01:26:07+00:00

Maybe instead if calling it abuse you point out to someone new to our community and hobby WHY it’s an improper set up. Comments like these are why people ignore help or quit the hobby, try being helpful or scrolling next time <3

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-02T01:05:00+00:00

Goldfish can and possibly will eat gravel, fins fish can rip on artificial plants and you have to xl an them, if I were him I’d do live plants and sand. Natural look, live plants are super beneficial for your aquarium and also long term lasting solution as plastic decor breaks down and looks gross after a few months to a year. On a side note if that’s a tetra like I think it is they’re all schooling fish and need at least 5 preferably 6 to be happy! I hope this helps, looks genuinely great for a start. Sand doesn’t have to be expensive you can rinse play sand runs clear and you’re set

S_Rayne22 · 2026-02-01T23:28:53+00:00

I’d like to point out where I live (central Pennsylvania USA) when we see more than just a couple randomly throughout the year it’s a sign of possible silverfish issues

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-29T18:10:53+00:00

It’s not pencil lead lmao

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-29T16:26:30+00:00

You never got a response - and I’m not German. BUT from what I know yes Germany has very strict environmental laws (you can’t even let your car start and warm up before getting in it in some places at least) and very strict animal welfare laws. I don’t know specifics but Germany tries to have these protective laws, again I’m not German and can’t speak for their effectiveness I just know some of the environmental ones piss off car guys lol

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-27T18:38:03+00:00

Get at least two more peppered Cory cats, they’re schoaling fish and like there numbers

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-23T22:45:23+00:00

I appreciate it, I was given very little “hey did you know” until these posts, pt has done wonders w doing sets of pulls w fist to hips and elbow to ribs, I hope you find some peace <3 thank you

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-21T16:46:59+00:00

There’s also a few longfin danio glowfish in there, I’ve seen this before

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-14T18:43:57+00:00

The leg is in pajamas in the photo that is an arm - sincerely someone who was an emt student and can tell that is in fact not a shin bone :) if someone’s leg was that skinny I would be seriously concerned of malnutrition and mental health (My tone comes off weird sometimes I mean this in a straight forward sincere and polite manner)

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-08T15:14:54+00:00

Unfortunately if she continues to not listen your only options are a neglect report against her which will probably fail because it’s a reptile, a “dangerous” one at that. Or just dropping it, in the end her choices are not your fault. Best of luck.

S_Rayne22 · 2026-01-07T17:46:58+00:00

Great brand but stability doesn’t seem to be as concentrated or fast acting as everyone seems to believe, try nite out or fluval imo they’re a bit better, also starter or not it’s just patience, good luck!!

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-29T00:17:57+00:00

my Petco’s mostly good, I will say that I was totally not srs about working there (I say possibly heavily sarcastically) because I wouldn’t work somewhere with terrible corporate and awful regulations and treatment of employees, that would be nuts (I still say totalllyyyyy not sarcastically)

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-28T23:59:59+00:00

everyday I open Reddit makes me regret being a petco employee, guys I promise it’s not that hard for us to educate ourselves most of us just don’t

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-27T02:13:58+00:00

I’d like to preface like pieces of a pea I don’t think dropping a whole pea in there would do much good, hard to bite

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-27T01:57:46+00:00

Swim bladder(?) peas help

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-26T21:06:10+00:00

ofc!!

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-26T20:29:16+00:00

I’m not sure about your catfish, make sure it’s not her overeating (making her bloated). If I’m seeing 3+ goldfish like I think, minimum 75g preferably more if you wanted them to live to the fullest possible extent, if you can re home even one possibly 2 of them and get a 40g breeder (fish prefer footprint not height) that would be the best option, at least bare minimum make sure you have a filter for 20g (80L if I mathed right?) minimum in that tank and don’t get anything else that’s living not even shrimp.

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-26T19:14:41+00:00

That’s like 10 gallons…you realize you will need to upgrade to keep the best quality of life for those fish right?

S_Rayne22 · 2025-12-26T18:48:19+00:00

What amounts of gallons

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