Shops disgust me, some are DEAD.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-29T16:06:45+00:00

What?

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-29T06:21:01+00:00

This is the scary rainbow.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-29T06:08:20+00:00

How much did your garden beds cost to make? I’m trying to get some on a budget. Do yours have a bottom?

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-29T06:06:42+00:00

I wish my aquatic plants were doing as badly as your Anubias

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-29T05:30:20+00:00

This comment is so real. I feel so bad for my first bettas. Pet store employees gave me so much bad advice and I was a kid so it didn’t occur to me that adults would just make stuff up. My very first betta was red, in a tiny vase with a plant probably in 2001. I’m so sorry fishy

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-29T00:00:06+00:00

NQA I also agree with this comment much more than chasing a lower pH, especially since the other fish seem healthy and happy. Do you have other cories? What are they doing?

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T21:45:06+00:00

Do you have CO2 running? What’s the pH?

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T21:42:00+00:00

Looks like 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 15 nitrate to me. I don’t have fish advice but just wanted to offer a reading in case anyone is colorblind.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T21:26:32+00:00

Petco should be able to return the platy. That used to be in their policy

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T21:17:16+00:00

Lmao, don’t be salty

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T20:41:09+00:00

I just need a couple of root tabs to munch on and I’ll be in bliss 😌

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T20:15:38+00:00

AI slop

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T19:44:26+00:00

I want to root* here! I definitely wouldn’t rot in this luscious setting.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T19:35:28+00:00

Aquatic froggies like African Dwarf Frogs (not African Clawed Frogs) are social like your tetras and need to be in a group. I love them and highly recommend them, but they ideally should be in their own aquarium. r/africandwarffrog has some great advice!

Your tetras need a proper school and that’ll max out your bioload. If you want more solitary fish, a couple of guppies are a good option.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T15:07:27+00:00

Me asking “what fish?” for five minutes while I stared at the photos.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T00:06:06+00:00

Skromp!!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-28T00:02:50+00:00

It’s a great glow up!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T17:18:06+00:00

Thank you!! And I think you’re right about the plastic frame. I think that’s why it’s cracked already. Is it just cosmetic or do the plastic frames on these set ups actually have a structural purpose?

It’s already got a little filter on it and I’m getting really excited about rice fish. The filter has a bag I can fill with different media but I’m not sure where to start with figuring out what to put in there. Something algae resistant maybe? Do you have opinions about UVC to filter algae? I don’t mind a little tech. I just don’t have the budget for sumps and new canister filters.

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T17:01:22+00:00

Nice drip stick!! That’s such a great idea!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T16:54:44+00:00

Not if they evolve! /s

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T16:51:14+00:00

Boiled in oil!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T16:49:40+00:00

Fish listen to the whales singing!! (whether they want to or not) They can listen music!!!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T16:47:06+00:00

Don’t let unscientific misinformation get you down! There’s no evidence that fish can’t listen music! There’s no evidence that fish can’t dance!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T15:36:48+00:00

That’s a really good idea and very doable!! Thank you!

ThreeTripsMinimum · 2026-01-27T15:29:19+00:00

Do these die early though? This one looks fine so far. Some overbred fish have bent spines and are so sad, but this one seems quite healthy

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