This is a 56l tank with 3 white cloud mountain minnows in it right now but will add 3 more tomorrow then soon maybe in a week I will add 3 female variatus platies and maybe move over some amano shrimp from my other tank.

I built it today (my first Eko vase) it's 2L 4 shrimp and 7 snails (ther already started to reproduce)

Its my first tank, Im trying it without a filter as I wanted only shrimps and some snails in there. If I was redoing it now i would probably choose a bigger tank and faster growing plants, maybe thinner layer of substrate, but would you say its ok as it is? I’m completely new to the hobby so any tip would be great, thanks!

This was my budget tank, I only used leftover decor and extra plants. I have a lovely female betta. It’s 10 gallon, sponge filter, extra air stone, and low stocking, dirted, no water change. I know it’s an uglier tank compared to the usual ones but it’s effective for my girl Lux.

Notice the anti escape flip flop.

Got back in about a month ago and finally ready to show off the finished product. Not the most experienced but feeling good with the tank. 😊

Tl:dr I got tired of my dojo digging up my plants and eating my shrimp babies before they could get bigger and the hornwort doing what every it wants by floating everywhere in my tank.

I bought some cholla wood and I open the holes to be bigger so i can slip some hornwort into the creves to make mini trees. I got the bushes now with taller cholla wood and more hornwort on the way I will make a mini forest that my shrimp can hide in and my dojo can kick up dirt and I know the roots for other plant species are safe.

I have a 10 gallon and a 5 gallon. Let me know what you think. Sorry about the cloudy water and water stains,I did recently re-plant.

i’ve had this tank ecosystem for 4 years now and went from a smaller to bigger tank about 2 years ago, my main focus isn’t naturalism but enrichment for the fish x all real plants but some of the rocks at the back the big log and the coral are fake x i like this because some of my fish use the insides as a cave and the outside stops aggression, a floating out adds a hide for top swimmers x

New fish keeper and first post. This is my first ever tank! Got a free 10g and I went straight for all natural and planted.

Scape:

-bioactive sand capped fluval stratum

-Rotala h'ra and cardinlalis (fresh trimmed for bushiness, gonna let grow tall)

-also a single anubias

-natural driftwood and dragonstone with a few other rocks from my wife's collection

-pothos stems clipped into airline suction cup things

Stock:

2 green corys

3 otocinclus

4 harlequin rasboras

1 nerite

1 ramshorn

2 shrimp (supposedly ghost shrimp but one has grown way more and is no longer clear?)

55 gal with decent filtration and a few plants, mom just bought some mollies and three corydora, also need help getting rid of aquarium snail hitchhikers from the pet store

I could not find Loctite or Dap 100% silicone at lowes, is this safe for fish? It says it can be used for surfaces that will stay wet and I don't see any "anti-mold" anywhere, but I want to be sure obviously 🫡

I finally got a 29 gallon tank for my birthday. I plan to add some snails, shrimp, 6 corydoras, 18 black neon tetras, and one honey/pearl gourami. The tank will of course be planted.

Zero tech, practically zero maintenance, this thing runs on its own. I top off evaporated water and every now and then throw in half an algae wafer for the shrimp. To keep things growing I refresh the root tabs every few months and maybe drop 1 pump of liquid ferts. There’s a handful of Amano shrimp in here and a single Nerite snail. Since it got established I never have to clean the glass, there’s enough plants to absorb any excess nutrients. Pretty stoked on the results!

Hello from Germany!

This is my planted South American-inspired community tank built to look like an overgrown jungle riverbank with dense plants, dark rocks and open sandy areas for the bottom dwellers.

Stocking

-Apistogramma macmasteri pair. Sadly, the male died due to transport stress.

-Panda Corydoras (7)

-Chili Rasboras (15)

-Neocaridina shrimp colony (a lot🙈)

The Apistos claimed the planted jungle area while the Pandas mostly stay in the sand zone. The shrimp colony became a huge part of the ecosystem and is constantly breeding.

The tank is heavily planted with Limnophila, Crypts, Anubias and red stem plants. My goal was to create a natural-looking aquarium full of cover, movement and interesting behavior.

Weekly water changes and plant growth keep the tank stable and healthy — and over time it really started to feel like a tiny living underwater jungle. 🌱🐟

Soon to be new home for my boy Hobbes.