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Sep 5, 2026

General Chat 🏆 First Place

Check out this property for sale

I always wonder about houses like that, surrounded by a pristine lagoon, with an artificial swimming pool. Why on earth would somebody go to all the work (or pay someone else to go to all the work) of maintaining a swimming pool when...

Aug 31, 2026 General Chat

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ENTER NOW: September 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (16 gallons and smaller)

Behold ! This is one of my five gallon fry rearing aquariums . The fish are an aquarium strain of Fundulopanchax gardneri . These are among the easier to spawn and raise of the...

Back in the fold

Thursday at 7:38 PM Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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ENTER NOW: September 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (16 gallons and smaller)

This my 10g tank with 9 Megalamphodus bentosi (candy cane tetras) and a few Hoplisoma paleatus (peppered corydorus). The CoryCats can hide under the modified log half and I can...

Thursday at 8:52 PM Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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Tropical Discussion 4

White rock in aquarium

Limestone won't cause nitrate issues but it will increase GH as it's calcium carbonate. You've been feeding fish food to the tank and ammonium chloride if I remember correctly? If so, that's the...

Essjay Sep 1, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 7

What are you doing today?

I was out on the bike this morning and my route today took me along the banks of The Yellowstone River . It’s getting low , as it does this time of year , and I got to thinking that they’ll be...

Back in the fold Sep 1, 2026 General Chat 🔥 7

Yesterdays.....

We jumped from swings We banged our knees We jumped in sand pits We climbed the trees We stamped in puddles Played in dirt Mum kissed it better If we were hurt We scrumped for fruit Played out...

Jennet Wednesday at 2:56 PM General Chat 🔥 7

2026 in the big fishroom

Xiphophorus milleri. I've kept this fish for years, for the simple reason that I like it. I make no selections, but I find they have taken on more of a gold tone over the years. A very rare...

GaryE Aug 30, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 7

Fish Forums - Monthly Contests 8

ENTER NOW: September 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (16 gallons and smaller)

And naturally some super deluxe planted extravaganza will win . I’m going to enter one of my bare bottom breeder or fry rearing aquariums and see if I can get one vote . Are we fish people or...

Back in the fold Wednesday at 9:03 PM Fish Forums - Monthly Contests 🔥 7

Check out this property for sale

I'll wait till after the next cat 5 hurricane when it will be $1.5 mil.

Rusty_Shackleford Aug 31, 2026 General Chat 🔥 7

What are you doing today?

I was out on the bike this morning and my route today took me along the banks of The Yellowstone River . It’s getting low , as it does this time of year , and I got to thinking that they’ll be...

MattW Sep 1, 2026 General Chat 🔥 6

Hyphessobrycon or Megalamphodus bentosi, (Candy Cane T., Ornate T., “Sp HY551” Tetra)

Cool newer tetras…..gotta love them. They’re in QT atm, but I will post my parameters later for reference for those who might enjoy having them as I do.

bgarthe Sep 1, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids 🔥 6

Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 12

Rejoining the hobby after a 10-yr hiatus

Hi all! I'm happy to find an aquarium forum that still appears to be active. I quit the aquarium hobby about 10 years ago because I had too much going on. I recently quit/retired from my...

Chickadee Aug 30, 2026 Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 🔥 6

General Chat 13

Yesterdays.....

I’m closer to 71 than 70 and I’m loving this stage of life . I don’t have to go to work or school and I can go outside and play whenever I want . The other old folks like me are a gas ! We’re kids...

Back in the fold Wednesday at 9:00 PM General Chat 🔥 6

ENTER NOW: September 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (16 gallons and smaller)

12L (3gal) glass box inhabited by a single rice fish fry, snails, and a recent addition of Scuds. No water changes for this tank, only top-ups. Plants are a smorgasbord of cuttings and excess...

MattW Thursday at 6:15 AM Fish Forums - Monthly Contests 🔥 6

General Chat 15

Yesterdays.....

Pretty sure I never grew up~!

Tomsfish Thursday at 8:46 AM General Chat 🔥 6

Week of

Aug 29, 2026

🏆 First Place

2026 in the big fishroom

It's a rainy day and I can't get much done, so here I am, online. I took some quick snaps of my fishroom, following on the thread about emergent plants in it. It should give an image of my fishkeeping folly, or as my wife calls it, the...

Aug 23, 2026 Tropical Discussion

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Congo tetra posing

I was just taking quick shots in my tanks when a young male Congo tetra (Phenecogrammus interruptus) swam into my focus, framed himself perfectly and then stopped moving. They...

Aug 28, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids

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2026 in the big fishroom

Onwards we go. Here's a better view of the north wall corner. These are 20 gallon tanks backing to a window, high enough I still have access. The painting on the front is a...

Aug 23, 2026 Tropical Discussion

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2026 in the big fishroom

It isn't a man cave. Maybe a Gary Grotto? Here's my latest installment in the Who Gave This Guy a Camera series of fish kept in that room: Hyphessobrycon citrus - a recent arrival that really is...

GaryE Aug 25, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 9

2026 in the big fishroom

And the evening involved me avoiding other work by clicking away on the camera. Here's today's crop. We start with the hard to photograph Bathyaethiops greeni (I think - it came as breuseghemi)...

GaryE Aug 26, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 8

2026 in the big fishroom

Morning has broken onto another crop of photos. My new layout makes access easy. I'm pleased. Hemigrammus rubrostriatus, a fish I've learned abut through bad luck. I bought 6 online a couple of...

GaryE Aug 27, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 8

2026 in the big fishroom

From outside the building to the outside of tanks, now to the inside. I'll gradually post fish here as I take shots of them daily. 38 shots this morning got me these three to begin. My favourite...

GaryE Aug 24, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 8

Good news

Came across this flyer and had to share it overhere... This should be done in every country if it was up to me...

emeraldking Aug 24, 2026 General Chat 🔥 8

What are you doing today?

@Back in the fold Smelling the water? I'll never be the equal of my dog, but I can detect ammonia in very small percentages. I measured that perception against test kits when I still had test...

GaryE Aug 24, 2026 General Chat 🔥 7

2026 in the big fishroom

Chugging along taking snaphots as I go. These guys have been in other thread - Nannostomus marginatus pencils, an oldie and a very goody. This fish is an important one to me. What really hooked...

GaryE Aug 28, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 6

Sunkissed

No tech 12 gallon I'm trying to breed scarlet badis in but yet to find a female 🥲 Looks really nice with the evening sunlight

OMG_FL Aug 23, 2026 Fish Forums - Photos and Videos 🔥 6

Tropical Discussion 12

2026 in the big fishroom

My fishroom is also my man cave. How do you call yours, Gary...? I can stand or sit and enjoy my environment. I totally don't need any other company than just my tanks and fish...

emeraldking Aug 24, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 6

General Chat 13

Understanding Gen X

I miss the 70's and wearing mini skirts and skinny rib tops or just dungarees with a T shirt. But then, I rode horses and was a lot fitter then and had long hair. Ain't got that figure anymore...

Jennet Aug 28, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

2026 in the big fishroom

Chugging along taking snaphots as I go. These guys have been in other thread - Nannostomus marginatus pencils, an oldie and a very goody. This fish is an important one to me. What really hooked...

gwand Aug 28, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

General Chat 15

What are you doing today?

I perform water change with me and the fish listening to Baroque music, yes even baroque opera. I attribute my breeding success to the constant accompaniment of Bach, Albinoni, Telemann and...

gwand Aug 28, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

Week of

Aug 22, 2026

🏆 First Place

VOTE NOW- August 2026 Fish of the Month (Bettas)

This is my alien betta Neot. When I got him he was completely grey and he colored up beatuifly after he was in clean water. He looked so dull that he was 20% off! He and a very large ramshorn snail live together in a planted 6 gallon...

Aug 21, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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VOTE NOW- August 2026 Fish of the Month (Bettas)

Pretty Boy Floyd Introducing my Plakat Koi Betta Splendens named Pretty Boy Floyd. Betta Splendens are also known as Siamese fighting fish due to their aggressive nature...

Aug 19, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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VOTE NOW- August 2026 Fish of the Month (Bettas)

This is my new betta splendens. Just got him a couple weeks ago from the terrific Elmer's Aquariums in Monroeville, PA. I like to get bettas there because they have a humane...

Aug 20, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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VOTE NOW- August 2026 Fish of the Month (Bettas)

Behold ! His splendor and magnificence are unparalleled ! This is “ Whitey “ . So named because he was very pale when I first got him and also very small . He colored up and grew up well . He’s a...

Back in the fold Aug 21, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests 🔥 10

One of my mutt guppies

Blond bunt flagtail guppy The word "mutt" is so underrated. Even mutt guppies can be awesome... :yahoo:

emeraldking Aug 21, 2026 Livebearers 🔥 8

Tropical Discussion 6

Quarantine Tank in Between Customers

This might gets crowds with pitchforks chasing me, but since all the tanks I use are planted, and there is life going on in there even without fish, when they're in QT use, I leave them to run...

GaryE Aug 20, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 7

My pool with fish in it

Celebes halfbeaks (Nomorhamphus liemi), White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) and the common gudgeon (Gobio gobio) swimming at the surface of the livebearer pool in the backyard...

emeraldking Aug 21, 2026 Coldwater Fish and Ponds 🔥 7

Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus

Overhere some photos of the Forest halfbeak (Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus). It's endemic to South-East Asia. It looks quite similar to the Dermogenys pusillus. But the difference between them is...

emeraldking Aug 17, 2026 Livebearers 🔥 6

What are you cooking?

I spent a little over 4 hours prepping for, cooking, baking eggplant slices, making a meat and a bechamel sauce, assembling and baking a moussaka. Now I know why I do this once a year. I have...

Boundava Aug 17, 2026 General Chat 🔥 6

Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 10

Introduction - Vasco Gomes

Hello everyone! My name is Vasco Gomes, from Portugal. I have a strong interest in all aspects of killifish, from keeping and breeding to studying, collecting, and exploring their natural...

Vasco Gomes Aug 17, 2026 Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 🔥 6

Freshwater Equipment 11

Cleaning the Mung out of a python hose

I jave several of the clear python hoses I use. Over time they have accumukated a lot of dark "mung" inside them from one end to the other. My flexible hose brushed can only go a few feet into a...

TwoTankAmin Aug 21, 2026 Freshwater Equipment 🔥 6

Tropical Discussion 12

Help! Dojo Loach Advice

Hi there! This is my first post here so I hope I’m posting this in the correct place! If not please let me know and I will correct it! Also sorry, this is going to be a little wordy. I have a...

Zucchini_Muncher Aug 17, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

Planted Chit Chat 13

Daft thought needs input

No pot needed. Rinse the roots clear, and put them in the water with the body of the plant sticking through the hole in the cover. There's no weight at all. Leaves above the plexi, roots below.

GaryE Aug 20, 2026 Planted Chit Chat 🔥 5

What are you doing today?

I did something for the first time since I kept native fish, I placed real wood in three tanks that had resin fake wood. I had to make a few slate anchor bases, but all went well with my 75g Congo...

bgarthe Aug 18, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

My 3 Favorite Tetras…What Are Yours?

1. Cardinal tetras - the colour, the colour... 2. Black neons - another standard but such a nice fish. Hyphessobrycon metae and margitae are very similar fish I have here too - the black lined...

GaryE Aug 16, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids 🔥 5

Week of

Aug 15, 2026

🏆 First Place

New Project with a Purpose

⚠️WARNING⚠️ This post contains some disheartening information. If you're sensitive read at your own discretion. Shortly after I set up my aquarium in November 2024, my wife came home from work and told me her coworker, Brad, had...

Rusty_Shackleford

Aug 13, 2026 Freshwater Journals

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An uncommon common krib

The fish truly set the hook in me for Cichlid keeping was Pelvicachromis pulcher, the common krib. I had a pair that bred, and seeing how diligently they cared for their young...

Aug 9, 2026 African / Old World Cichlids

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Blue spot sunfish ( Enneacanthus gloriosus )

anyone ever kept these??? I found some, when the black banded sunfish were seemingly out of stock everywhere…...

Aug 13, 2026 New World Cichlids

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A few juvenile A. cacatuoides growing up

gwand Aug 10, 2026 New World Cichlids 🔥 7

Freshwater Journals 5

New Project with a Purpose

A beautiful tribute :) A community aquarium with colour always looks great and grabs the attention of many. Perfect for where the tank will end up, alongside the plaque.

MattW Aug 13, 2026 Freshwater Journals 🔥 6

Plecos Otos and other Loricariids 6

are these a “natural” or “line bred” fish???

This is from Aquarium Glaser in Germany: https://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fisharchive/ancistrus-sp-l519-bolivia/ During the private fish expedition “SiluCha 2018”, this Ancistrus, which is ideal...

TwoTankAmin Aug 14, 2026 Plecos Otos and other Loricariids 🔥 6

Tropical Discussion 7

What test done with numbers 1 and 2 kits please

That's the API nitrate tester, and it applies to other brands as well. One of the bottles (#2 for API) contains a reagent which is not very soluble so it tends to settle out on the bottom of the...

Essjay Aug 9, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 6

Fish Forums - Photos and Videos 8

Courting at daybreak

I just turned on the light for the morning feeding. The Aphyocharax rathbuni (Green Fire Tetra) are all riled up. Now we do currently have a thunderstorm in progress so there is probably a bit of...

Rusty_Shackleford Aug 11, 2026 Fish Forums - Photos and Videos 🔥 5

Tropical Discussion 9

am I really growing beneficial nitrates???

Virtually all aquatic plants will consume nitrate when sufficient levels of ammonium are not available, Since we actually work to keep ammonia levels as close to 0 on our test kits as possible...

TwoTankAmin Aug 11, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

New World Cichlids 10

Blue spot sunfish ( Enneacanthus gloriosus )

I like the look of that fish. I tried to get some years ago but it was tough. It's listed as stable in nature, as far as population numbers and range goes. But it is absolutely rare. That's the...

GaryE Aug 14, 2026 New World Cichlids 🔥 5

Household pets 11

Green, green and green...

Its a keyboard warrior

CaptainBarnicles Aug 14, 2026 Household pets 🔥 5

Scissortail rasbora

Here's an early example of the conflation of the two species in 1935. Innes's entry for R. trilineata in EAF. The photo is indeed R. trilineata. But note third line down on the right: "Length up...

Innesfan Aug 9, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids 🔥 5

Tanks, Glass boxes and Waterbowls

90L Several changes to this tank in recent months. Firstly, the remaining loach died within a day or two of the other. No idea of the cause, and I'm still irritated by their passing. Secondly...

MattW Aug 12, 2026 Freshwater Journals 🔥 5

General Chat 14

What are you doing today?

Got out later than I planned but rode 44 miles today and a miracle happened . For the only time ever so far I had a light tailwind coming back . It was glorious . Hazy and smoky from forest fire...

Back in the fold Aug 9, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

Tropical Discussion 15

Pump stoped working and fish got hypoxia!

ARound 20 to 30 mins. I had to physically dismantal the pump and fix it back before it started to work. It was too late by then. Hmmm. This doesn't add up. Even if the tank is overstocked, fish...

Innesfan Aug 13, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

Week of

Aug 8, 2026

🏆 First Place

VOTE NOW: August 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (31 gallons and larger)

Well, after narrowly missing out on the POTM, I thought I would have a pop at the TOTM. This is my 252 litre/66 US gallon community tank. The Tank and Stand: Fluval Shaker Oak. Filters: Fluval 307 plumbed through the base, also an Oase...

Aug 2, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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VOTE NOW: August 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (31 gallons and larger)

this is my 65 gallon “wild type” sword fish breeding tank… but it also has a male high fin sun set platy ( no need to worry about him breeding, he can’t catch anything with the...

Aug 3, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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VOTE NOW: August 2026 Tank of the Month Contest (31 gallons and larger)

This is a 60 gallon Lake Tanganyikan tank home to 5 adult J. transcriptus and 2 juveniles, 2 Submu Dwarf Altolamprologus compressiceps and a colony of Neolamprologus...

Aug 4, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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Scissortail rasbora

Recently I got two scissortail rasbora (Rasbora trilineata, and also known as three-lined rasbora) donated to me. They weren't the best combination that my cousin had in an African cichlid tank...

emeraldking Aug 7, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids 🔥 9

What are you doing today?

Aquarists have Multiple Tank Syndrome but bicyclists have something like it too but I haven’t heard a name put to it . I found a used road bike at the local Play It Again Sports store for the...

Back in the fold Aug 3, 2026 General Chat 🔥 8

New Book Coming

By chance I came across this the other day. This is a new book due out March of 2027 by Tai Streitman. If you're not familiar with Tai he operates the Biotopia channel on YouTube. Biotopia...

Rusty_Shackleford Aug 7, 2026 Aquascaping 🔥 8

Birdwatching?

Yep….Goldfinches. Love them. Speaking of which, some 30 years ago, I did woodcarvings of this bird among others.

bgarthe Aug 3, 2026 General Chat 🔥 7

10 Gallon Isopod Vivarium

Started this terrarium early this year (or perhaps late last year). You know my deal. Put nature together and see what happens. Right now, this tank belongs to a colony of Dairy Cow Isopods...

Death by Fish Tanks Aug 3, 2026 Exotic Pets 🔥 7

At a car show, this gorgeous fly visited.

This is a Long Legged Fly (Condylostylus patibulatus) that came and sat on my knee at today’s car show. So cool, harmless, and really pretty.

bgarthe Aug 2, 2026 Natural World 🔥 6

Any ideas for this bowl?

That shape is relatively useless, sadly. There's no ability to work with it, and little surface exchange. It could be filled with wine and then you could contemplate a new fishtank - that's what...

GaryE Aug 7, 2026 Aquascaping 🔥 6

For Hydrangea Lovers Only…. They had

Ok…..I am as obsessed with Hydrangeas as I am tropical fish , insects, car shows with my 1980 Datsun 280zx, and fishing. Forgive me, but this thread is all about my 27 Hydrangeas of 16 varieties...

bgarthe Aug 7, 2026 The Plants and Gardening Forum 🔥 6

scale eaters…

There are scale eaters, eye eaters and fish specialized in knocking fry out of a mouthbrooder's mouth. I wouldn't touch any of them with a barge pole. Some are even beautiful . The lovely and...

Innesfan Aug 5, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

one of the sailfin tetras feeling photogenic tonight

Magnum Man Aug 5, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids 🔥 5

Found a baby sterbai cory in the tank today

So there is actually two I've discovered. So cute!

F Fishfryconundrum83 Aug 2, 2026 Fish Forums - Photos and Videos 🔥 5

New to the Hobby Questions and Answers 15

Quarantine tank

If you're getting a brand-new tank and fish, there is no need for a separate quarantine tank. That tank and its inhabitants will go through the quarantine process anyway :). Obviously, cycling the...

MattW Aug 2, 2026 New to the Hobby Questions and Answers 🔥 5

Week of

Aug 1, 2026

🏆 First Place

My Hydrangeas are blooming up…….

The first five pics are Panicles that are White in July, White and Pink in August, Pink in September, and Red in October. :yahoo: These next four pics are Maculatas that stay the blue or pink, but don’t last as long. And all these...

Jul 28, 2026 The Plants and Gardening Forum

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New to the Hobby Questions and Answers 🥈 Second Place

Which water testing strips for ease of use for beginner please?

Personally I would not dip the strip into the tank for risk of chemical contamination. I would remove a cupful of water, test that then throw the water away.

Jul 26, 2026 New to the Hobby Questions and Answers

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🥉 Third Place

well, I like it… my tetra tank is full again…

it’s a standard 55 gallon tank, and after a long time my Cardinals, and Rummy Noses, had dwindled down to one of each, there are many other tetras in there, a big shoal of...

Jul 29, 2026 Tropical Discussion

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What are you doing today?

I raise frozen brine shrimp in my chest freezer. It's a pretty good setup for me and my fish enjoy them. :lol: Would an upright freezer work as well ?

Back in the fold Jul 29, 2026 General Chat 🔥 7

Two Species of Congo Tetras in One Tank Doing Great.

This summer I put my Gold Blue Eyed Congo Tetras (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus) in the 75g tank with my regular Congo Tetras (Phenacogrammus interruptus) and all is going very well. They get along...

bgarthe Jul 27, 2026 Fish Forums - Photos and Videos 🔥 7

About Cardinal tetra

One of the odd things I have seen in my years of fishkeeping is the neon versus cardinal developments. When neons were wild caught, they were among the toughest tetras in aquariums. Even when...

GaryE Jul 28, 2026 Characins 🔥 7

Tropical Discussion 7

danger of mixing one of each kind, rather than a school of only one???

To me, an individual cardinal tetra consists of 10 fish. These are fish whose entire natural history is based on communications within their group, and even ten fish barely qualifies as anything...

GaryE Jul 28, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 6

new cichlids ( like usual ) are starting out good…

The A. thomasi are wonderful fish that color up as adults. These guys have been with me for two years.

gwand Jul 31, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

Plecos Otos and other Loricariids 9

Nocturnal search

Don't worry. I don't know what you paid for this invisible fish, but you can factor in rates of inflation. By the time you see him, that amount will look like nothing, and a fish you see once...

GaryE Jul 31, 2026 Plecos Otos and other Loricariids 🔥 5

“naturally” breeding for colors???

I have an oddball gardneri that’s appeared . His colors are markedly and noticeably different than all the others . I have no illusions about selectively breeding to produce a new strain , he’s a...

emeraldking Jul 31, 2026 Livebearers 🔥 5

General Chat 11

What are you doing today?

Today I am going to eventually wake up and then go to sleep.

anewbie Jul 26, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

Betta Splendens 12

Well I did say this was the last time....

Splits in the dorsal fin, if that's what they indeed are, don't say ammonia spike or water issues to me. Splits are usually the result of excessive flaring or injury. Anything in the tank he could...

Innesfan Jul 29, 2026 Betta Splendens 🔥 5

General Chat 13

What are you doing today?

Today I am going to eventually wake up and then go to sleep. It's good to be ambitious, but you must always temper that with at least some energy conservation.

GaryE Jul 26, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

fish you never see…

Do we talk about banjo catfish here???

CassCats Jul 27, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

New to the Hobby Questions and Answers 15

Which water testing strips for ease of use for beginner please?

If your water company uses chlorine and not chloramine, look for API Tap Water Conditioner. It contains just two chemicals - one to remove chlorine and one to bind metals. Other brands and also...

Essjay Jul 27, 2026 New to the Hobby Questions and Answers 🔥 5

Week of

Jul 25, 2026

🏆 First Place

VOTE NOW - July 2026 Pet of the Month Contest

Hi all, this is Bracken. He's a 4-year-old cocker spaniel who, for the first three years, was always mistaken for a golden retriever. He is such a loving dog with absolutely no aggression and is my constant shadow; even when I go to the...

Jul 19, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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General Chat 🥈 Second Place

What are you doing today?

I should have taken pictures of today's adventures. We kayaked up a local river, but turned up a creek to explore. It was a quiet water with a strong current, and it meandered...

Jul 24, 2026 General Chat

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new diatom algae scraper…

4 inch razor, 4 - 18 inch handle sections… it’s got some leverage and this is the cleanest this tank has scraped, since I set it back up… I suspect the magnetic scraper may do...

Jul 22, 2026 Tropical Discussion

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54 litre freshwater aquarium diary

Just wanna watch it all the time. View from the laptop workspot on couch.

Helina Jul 23, 2026 Freshwater Journals 🔥 5

Tropical Discussion 5

thoughts on a critter to eat the chewed up plant roots that continually clog my filter intakes, in my silver dollar tank

Those roots are very tough and fibrous. I can't think of any creature that would chow down on pieces more than it would join the silver dollars on attacking the intact Pothos roots. I would...

GaryE Jul 23, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

thoughts on a critter to eat the chewed up plant roots that continually clog my filter intakes, in my silver dollar tank

All of my filter intakes are pre-filtered and have been so for decades. I do this in two ways. For the ones with higher intakes I use the ATI pre-filters. But I use their Replacement Pro Sponges...

TwoTankAmin Jul 23, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 7

Java fern.

I have some Java Fern I’ve had for over ten years . It’s not as lively as it used to be but it’s very long lived . I find that my periodic pruning them--breaking large rhizomes into smaller...

Innesfan Jul 21, 2026 Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 🔥 5

one of my smallest hillstream’s say’s hi this morning

so, I’ve not added an new hillstream’s for well over a year to this tank, so I’m not positive what this one is… I think it’s the smallest in this tank, at just over an inch long… it may be a red...

Magnum Man Jul 24, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

My Armatus Payara

Possibly my favourite predator fish along with the african tiger fish. I inherited this off a young lad who bought a fish off me and said he had a 3.5" payara that wouldnt feed. He gave it to me...

simonas Jul 22, 2026 Predatory Fish 🔥 5

General Chat 10

Male or female?

I'm male, but my wife likes to breed easy livebearers, so that both of us are in the hobby :fish:

FattyFish Jul 22, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

What are you doing today?

Today's trail run. The birds are blue grouse (not very blue this time of year)

WhistlingBadger Jul 24, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

My Managerie of Tanks

Natural sunshine really changes the colours perceived. Normal aquarium LED lights: @anewbie I see why they may have been called green nannacara. In natural sunshine the blue goes a golden...

CassCats Jul 24, 2026 Fish Forums - Photos and Videos 🔥 5

General Chat 13

What are you doing today?

That doing stuff early scenario is one a lot of us old geezers think about. Most of the 'write about it' things I did were before my kids were born. I was a late starter there, at 33. But raising...

GaryE Jul 20, 2026 General Chat 🔥 4

New World Cichlids 14

South American Cichlid Photos

If you can determine the species names of the Festivums, it would be very appreciated! The genus is Mesonauta - festivum is a common name for a specific species of mesonauta. They are very hard...

anewbie Jul 22, 2026 New World Cichlids 🔥 4

General Chat 15

Male or female?

Hey there all. I'm from Finland. Here I think it might be more mixed now already, at least I am totally unaware about that there would be more men in this hobby. I am a woman and I bought my used...

Helina Jul 23, 2026 General Chat 🔥 4

Week of

Jul 18, 2026

🏆 First Place

a new sign for the driveway…

we have pastures I’m building that are on each side of our 1/4 mile long farm driveway… the sign… the guard dog… Scottish Highland bulls are some of the most easy going bulls out there, but his massive horns are sharp, and...

Jul 15, 2026 General Chat

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🥈 Second Place

VOTE NOW - July 2026 Pet of the Month Contest

This is Blue. She is a 1.5 year old, German Short-Haired Pointer. I got her earlier this year. The friendliest dog to humans, and meanest to squirrels lol. She knows how to...

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Jul 16, 2026 Fish Forums - Monthly Contests

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🥉 Third Place

What are you doing today?

Today I took my Spaniel "Bracken" to the beach. I say beach, but it's the docks at the mouth of the River Wear where it meets the sea at Roker in Sunderland. UK

Jul 16, 2026 General Chat

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Gold Blue Eyed Congo Tetras…..finally got some decent pics

My 75g tank has 13 Congo Tetras (Phenacogrammus interruptus) and 7 Gold Blue Eyed Congo Tetras (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus) that get along great. Getting pics is tough bc they are pretty active...

bgarthe Jul 15, 2026 Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids 🔥 7

they are not uncommon, but not much is more impressive than a dozen or more of these…

after I lost my fancy angel fish, 3 months or so ago, who mercilessly hunted these guys, I finally got a dozen more cardinal tetras, and fortunately, before my lone jumbo cardinal passed on…

Magnum Man Jul 15, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 7

Hi Everyone!

Hi all, I just wanted to introduce myself. I have been keeping fish on and off for around 50 years now. Throughout the years, I have mainly kept marine fish and corals. My last marine aquarium was...

FattyFish Jul 14, 2026 Welcome: Introduce Yourself & Learn More About TFF 🔥 7

What are you doing today?

I’m having a great day so far . Last night we had a spectacular lightning show from a rainstorm that passed to the northwest of us . This morning I arose from my slumber ( always glad when that...

Back in the fold Jul 17, 2026 General Chat 🔥 6

a new sign for the driveway…

I like it! But this one would be better:

gimme30 Jul 15, 2026 General Chat 🔥 6

Tropical Discussion 9

they are not uncommon, but not much is more impressive than a dozen or more of these…

I've never had a nippy cardinal. Anything will try to taste the fins of a fancy Betta, as they look like decaying plants. But even here, not a problem. I think it's a myth. I bought 30 to add...

GaryE Jul 16, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 6

Tropical Discussion 10

Do fish really know their numbers?

Some time ago Byron posted on this subject and he included a link to some research papers. https://www.fishforums.net/threads/effect-of-group-size-on-behaviour-and-welfare-of-fish.474711/

Essjay Jul 16, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 6

My Lucky Bamboo plant and my clocks

My sister gifted me a lucky bamboo plant several years ago. It had several corkscrew shaped stems but a couple had to be trimmed. At one point, it reached the ceiling but I trimmed it back. I...

Fishmanic Jul 16, 2026 General Chat 🔥 6

My Lucky Bamboo plant and my clocks

The 400 day clock (also is called an anniversary clock) is from the 1970s. It is a totally mechanical clock with gears. You wind it once a year. The 4 discs on the pendulum rotate back and...

Fishmanic Jul 17, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

General Chat 13

Weather

Hot and dry here on the banks of the Yellowstone but this is summer and I expect it . We have been getting some spectacular lightning , thunder and rainstorms the past few afternoons which have...

Back in the fold Jul 17, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

General Chat 14

Weather

It's so hot out cows are giving evaporated milk.

Rusty_Shackleford Jul 17, 2026 General Chat 🔥 5

Tropical Discussion 15

summer delayed fish shipments worse than winter???

fish were all alive, when they got here… there were cool packs, in the place of the normal heat packs, I didn’t measure the receive temperature, but it felt close to normal…

Magnum Man Jul 15, 2026 Tropical Discussion 🔥 5

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