#tank ideas

[maisie-mae]

[aquatictimes]

Big tank stocking?

Okay, now I really need to figure out what I’m doing with the last of the big tanks. It’s a 6x3x2’, and at some point in the distant future it’ll house a snakehead species. BUT, because I don’t have any good means of chilling the tank during winter (and this room never drops below 20C) I’m rethinking. It a plant grow-out atm, and it’s looking fairly scraggy.

There are three ideas I like for it:

1. A South American community of various tetras. Heavily planted, soft water, slight tannin-staining.

2. Australian/PNG species: rainbowfish, threadfins and various gudgeons. Heavy, TALL planting. Hard water, reasonable flow.

3. Another hillstream...this time full of tiny fish species from around the world and focusing on gobies, in particular. Clear, fast water - shallow. Lightly planted (cos gobies seem to love that).

I dunno. Thoughts?

[lokiandsalem]

Im planning out tank ideas for loki’s tank and a new tank were gonna set up and cycle so we can get another betta I really like drift wood and plants and want more of that🌱🌿🌱 Theres so many possibilities ✨☺️✨

[toyteelinis]

I am a goddamn Genius, fuck

[deafeningcolorland]

I did some rearranging of their tanks! Sushi had the biggest improvement, yet he has more things and a larger tank. Still need to buy a bunch of things for Sriracha, but her tank got moved around. Didn’t get nearly as many cute pictures though!!

[ramona-the-pogona]

A quick guide to ‘clean up crew’ in a bioactive setup for bearded dragons

A ‘clean up crew’ (aka CUC) is a group of bugs that live in the tank, feed on the beardie’s poop, and can sometimes be a tasty snack if caught out in the open by the dragon!

When switching to bioactive, try to give the CUC a few weeks to establish and get used to their surroundings, feed them beardie salad ingredients for awhile until the dragon moves in. This way they won’t have any trouble ‘cleaning up’ any poop. Alternatively, you can move the dragon in straight away and spot clean the tank for a few weeks until the CUC get used to their new food.

The CUC I have in Ramona’s tank currently are:

Isopods (aka slaters, rolly polly, pill bug)

Isopods like the dark and moisture, so thrive best under a log in the tank. To keep humidity levels low for the dragon but moist for the isopods, spray only under the log.

Mealworms

Mealworms like the same conditions as isopods, and despite popular belief, if your husbandry is on point, they are perfectly fine for the dragon to snack on.

Mealworm beetles

Mealworm beetles are the things mealworms turn into as they grow. They actually have better amounts of good nutritional stuff for dragons, so they make a good feeder too! Watch out for escapees if you have a wooden tank.

Springtails

Springtails are teeny tiny white wriggly bugs that multiply like crazy (but you won’t notice). They can be found in areas where no pesticides are used, in soil usually. They’re so small that they just look like moving grains of sand.

Earthworms

Earthworms are good if you have plants, they help aerate the soil and deal with beardie poop. However, they require the soil in the tank to be moist all the time, which means the humidity levels will shoot up. Only use these if you have really good ventilation for the tank! This is why I have mesh doors instead of glass.

Other CUC that are really good to have (but I couldn’t get them in New Zealand)

African nightcrawlers

They sound scary, but they’re actually just dark coloured worms that like hot dry environments (like a dragon tank!).

Red wigglers

Again, red coloured worms that survive in hot dry environments.

White worms

Very thin and long white worms that like moist soil. Only use if you have really good ventilation.

Super worms

Same preferences as meal worms, but they eat EVERYTHING. If you have a wooden tank you better seal it really well otherwise the supers will eat a hole in the wall.

Crickets

Like to eat dead insects and poop, but are probably noisy and you may have escapees.

Dubia, discoid, and hissing roaches

Roaches eat anything as I’m sure everyone knows! Again, there could be escapees.

[jazimals-blog]

what are some stocking ideas for a 30g?? I'd love to get kuhli loaches but I'm not sure that's big enough for more than a couple and I know they like to be in groups. I'm considering making it a really nice new home for my betta Felix but I want to explore other options, especially since I'm getting a 20g from someone soon that he could also go in.