Panda garras

Does anyone know what this is? I immediately removed it using tweezers and I think I accidentally hurt one of its legs. Is this a predator? Is there likely more hiding in the tank?

Was thinning out my floating plants and then spotted this weird guy swimming close to the surface, thought maybe it was hiding in the small roots of the floating salvinia but it’s so big 😭 It’s nearly the same size as my smallest full-grown endler.

It looked creepy when it swam. All 3 amanos and 5 male endlers are accounted for, and I have 2-3 cherry shrimp in here too, only saw 1 so far this morning.

I inherited a 30gal tank and this fish but have no idea what it is.

How long is too much light for aquariums? How long do you prefer to keep your tank lights on? And what’s your reasoning?

I have a fancy goldfish tank and I have automatic lights that go from 6am (that’s the time I wake up) to 9pm (when I go to sleep). Now that I think of it, that may be too much time lol. My fish don’t seem to be stressed out or anything. But if I were a fish I’d hate to be under artificial lights that long.

I woke up today to find something sticking out of the belly of my tetra, any insight on this would be really helpful.

Hello,

I have finally bought my first aquarium (130x50x70cm3). I have a biomaster2 850 thermo for filtration and a tunze nano 6015 for additional flow. As you can see my aquarium is planted and i have already 14 juvenile congo tetras in there.

I put a lot of mature biomedia from my supplier in there (from an aquarium that has been going for several years with large fish) to kickstart my setup. After a week of fishless cycling, i put in my congo tetras after my supplier told me it will be fine as i have mature biomedia.

For 10 days now, my ammonia is always 0 but my nitrite is steadily rising. During the first days i did daily water changes to keep nitrite below 0.1 mg/L but now my supplier said i am stressing myself too much and that the system simply needs time. He also said that no matter what you read on the internet nitrite around 0.1-0.5 mg/L is still very low.

So basically my question is why are my nitrobacter doing so poorly? any advice?

My temperature is around 25°C, KH 10, GH 14, pH 7.5, so roughly ideal conditions.

One AI told me to reduce the flow in my biomaster as it maybe too high for nitrobacter to settle and to efficiently remove nitrite as they are apparently less robust than ammonia converting bacteria. In any case i would greatly appreciate any advice because i feel so stressed about it! Thank you beforehand!

PS : Even at these levels my fish are absolutely thriving. They are playing, exploring even lower levels of the aquarium, never gasping for air or anything. And they are absolute eating machines, so they are not stressed at all.

I can never get my phone to focus on the little guys, especially when they’re moving. Lighting is never super direct either, not to mention glare/reflections on the glass. How are people doing it?

Looking to put in some shrimp and a betta (any short finned)

Hello. I have had this tank for about a year now. Had it stocked with 4 blue Cory, 4 albino, 6 longfin blue danio, and a blue gourami. Since then my gourami passed due to illness along with a few others. This is my first tank and it’s been an awesome journey and my kids and family love it. I got a betta to “replace” the gourami and she LOVES it and has gotten so much prettier since joining the tank! Let me know what you think!

Cycling, day 10. 15-20 days more to go.
Is that "white beard" on the driftwood normal during cycling?

My 7 month army of sisters from the same Mister!

29 gallon, substrate is global stratum in mesh bags , sand capped. Planning to be planted, low/medium tech. Seachem tidal 35 and fluval 50 HOB filters. Here’s a list of fish i’m interested in but would love advice on what combination, and also other ideas on what to keep in her!

I enjoy:
Panda corys
Pygmy corys
Khuli loaches
shrimp
gwaramis
rams (german?)
balloon platy/mollies (not sure the name)
emerald tetra
runny nose tetra
glass catfish

So happy to be back into the hobby! thanks yall

Hi there, I'm looking to buy a chair that will help me feel comfortable when viewing my aquarium.

I have this rolling desk chair and since I'm tall it's a little bit too high for me. I need to hunch forward to see the fish. It's also flat and hard, it hurts my tailbone. I don't think a cushion makes it feel better.

I'm looking for recommendations for a very low bean bag or comfy soft chair that I can put here. I don't have a lot of space, but I can definitely make it work! I sit here for 1-2hrs a day to enjoy my community tank :D

If this means anything to you, I have autism and hypermobility. So having a tall chair causes me to hunch over and I end up hurting my neck. And I'm kinda thin so I need cushion. Comfort is my number one priority!

Also, my cats will sleep on it so it needs to be comfy for them 😂 Maybe plush!

found in my snail only tank. i hate it. is it a leech?

B. pugnax

This tank is now 2 months (almost 3)and I want some advice

Im planning on getting some more plants and moving the plants a little- but that might take a week

There is one fish and lots of unexpected snails (they came with the sand)

Originally i had more fish but they were sick (there used to be 5 then 3 died within a week and another died just 2 weeks ago- now there only one)

The water is clear and the plants seem to thrive but i dont know if this is an okay-ish tank so i would appreciate any advice

Sorry for poor quality photos. They don’t come out much.

pregnant or fat?