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Ready, go!!

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Cherry shrimp commish!

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New tank syndrome

If there haven't been enough beneficial bacteria established in an aquarium when fish are added, fish can die from ammonia and nitrite poisoning.

This is often called "new tank syndrome," and it can happen with uncycled or overstocked aquariums.

Fish waste creates ammonia (very toxic); beneficial bacteria eat the ammonia and produce nitrite (toxic); more bacteria convert nitrite to nitrates (less harmful).

In uncycled aquariums there will be a spike in ammonia from the newly added fish, but the beneficial bacteria will need time to establish.

Cycling an aquarium can take several weeks. It's important to test water parameters before adding fish. Ammonia and nitrite should always be 0, and there should be low levels of nitrates. Water changes and live plants help reduce excess nitrates.

⭐ Beneficial bacteria live on surfaces like substrate, decorations, and especially the filter (not in the water column).

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pink boy!!!! diversity win!!!!!!!!

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aquarium gang make the best choices

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bettas’ stupid little lovable faces are the best thing about them and no one can change my mind about that

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It’s fry-day, fry-day, gotta get down on fry-day!!

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Building a home for a toadlet

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Shout out to my brother's beloved shrimp

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New feesh new feesh

This is R2D2 and she has a tank all to herself except for...

SHAKESPEARE THE SECOND !!!

She is so cool and I'm very much enjoying this new tank

R2D2 was completely colorless when I first got her and she has already become so vibrant in the last 24 hours

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The fact I haven’t been to an aquarium in over a year is frustrating I try to go more than that I feel it in my bones I want to see the funny fish... I’ll have to be satisfied following the local aquarium twitter for now

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These two male Harlequin Rasboras keep sparing and displaying to each other and the females keep coming over to watch lol

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As June is on its way, decided to redo my betta pride art and turning them into stickers! Going to be doing more, but if you’d like you can buy them here.

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When people try to argue against big tanks for Bettas because “their fish got stressed in a big tank” and they had their fish in something like this

When they should have been in something like this:

Bettas are not stressed by large tanks. They are stressed by too much open space. They come from large floodplains and rice paddies, that are thickly planted but can reach 5 feet deep, and several hundred kilometers long. It’s not that difficult to throw a bunch of plants into a tank. It’s neglect for self amusement if you house them incorrectly on purpose, instead of doing all you can to better them.