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Hi :) My planted freshwater nano tanks have recently had an explosion of weird white spots which I haven't been able to identify. They're definitely not snail eggs, limpets, cyclops, hydra, planaria or any of the other common culprits (I've seen all of those before & this is something...

Hi all. Does anyone here have experience with giant bettas (splendens)? I've had my eye on them, but I currently only have a 45l (~10gal) tank at my disposal. It's 50x30x30cm, heavily planted - so the swimming space is a bit reduced. It's a balanced and healthy ecosystem that has been...

I've been on this forum for ages and I've somehow never shared pictures of my tanks, so here goes :) The tanks will probably be upgraded in the future (I'm planning on adding a nice black background to each of them, and maybe some more plants/driftwood - especially to the smaller one to fill out...

Hi all, Would a single male paradise fish (Macropodus ssp.) be comfortable in a ~10gal aquarium (about 40 litres)? Or is it too cramped? I've never kept these fish before, I don't know their activity level or how much space they need. He would be the only fish there, no tank mates. Thanks :)

Hi, The plants in both my 45l and 30l tanks are not doing too well, and I'm not sure why. I've spen hours online trying to ID the problem, without much success tbh. In the bigger tank I have a LED light that gives out about 21 lumens/litre, and in the smaller one I have 2 old 7W LED lamps. I...

Hi, Less than a week ago I adopted a male betta (either delta or super delta, it's kind of hard to tell) - he's smaller than the ones I've kept in the past (under 2 inches including the tail), so I'm assuming he's still pretty young. I have no idea what conditions he was kept in by his previous...

Hi all, Does anyone know how prevalent blindness (diamond eye) is among dragon bettas? Do they all get it sooner or later, or is it something that only happens occasionally? I have the opportunity to adopt a dragon scale HM betta (former pet), but I've heard that this variety is prone to...

Unfortunately it looks as though my female betta contracted some kind of skin parasite (I suspect skin flukes, Gyrodactylus) - she kept rubbing against objects in the tank and occasionally clamping her fins or swimming in short bursts, but her skin looked clear, which is why I was really...

Hi, I recently bought 5 of these in my local lfs - they were labelled as "amano", but tbh I'm having doubts whether that's what they are. They are average sized, the biggest ones are maybe 1.5 inches (~3cm), not counting the antennae). They are translucent and milky-white all over and don't have...

Hi guys, Nice to be back after a super long break:dance: Before I start - I'll be using metric units here, I live in an area where the imperial system is pretty much non-existent, so bear with me :) I have a 45l tank (about 10gal, from what I could find?), bare bottom, with quite a few live...

Hi, I have a 45 litre planted tank (I think it's 11 US gallons, but correct me if I'm wrong) with Endlers, and they have now reached about 30 in number, maybe slightly more. They are all healthy, no deformities, eating well and active, and in the year that I've had them I've never had any...

Hi all, My male betta (whom I've had for just over 7 months, but he was already an adult when I adopted him) seems to be missing half of his operculum (the 'beard'). When he flares, the right hand side opens up perfectly, but the left one just isn't there. The gill cover opens well enough, but...

Hi! I was wondering about the ideal tank depth for a betta. I know that they don't like tall aquariums, but is there a recommended minimum below which the tank is considered too shallow? And I mean a year-round, life-long setup, not a breeding/growout/temporary tank. I'm asking partly out of...