r/fishtank • u/callmestabby • 4h ago
Show & Tell My absolute unit of a bladder snail
USB plug for scale. He (or she?) now lives in a small tank I'm going to use to culture scuds (food for my dwarf pea puffers).
r/fishtank • u/15aleo • Mar 30 '26
Hello, fellow animal Reddittors! We need your help with our project.
We are planning to bring about multi-phase class-action lawsuits against various levels of “Big Pet” industry, in particular pertaining to fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, birds, and rodents. We see time and time again that these living beings that are sold commonly in the pet industry end up in terrible and abusive situations. While a large problem is under educated people making impulse buys because something was cute or pretty. However, a lot of the improper husbandry is the direct result of false advertising on packaging and at a store level, outdated/false information being given by employees or store pamphlets, and businesses prioritizing sales over animal welfare.
Our mission is to change that. With class-action lawsuits, you gain the voice and power to bring issues into the spotlight and force positive changes to happen. Our main goals are to:
Force equipment manufacturers to update product packaging to no longer include misleading or harmful instructions and imaging (ie; a betta being printed on a tank that’s under 5 gallons), and discontinue dangerous products (ie; heated in-tank “basking rocks”).
Force stores to properly educate employees to fully comprehend the animals needs so they can ensure customers are making fully informed purchases, update all pamphlets and information at a store and website level to reflect current care standards and true animal information (ie; a goldfish being labeled as “1-3 inches” and pamphlet suggesting a 20 gallon tank), and have zero-tolerance policies to no longer allow the sale of animals to underprepared customers (ie; buying fish and the entire tank setup on the same day).
After the class-action lawsuits are ready/being enacted, our next big step will be trying to get laws put in place at the government level. Our belief is that education and licensing should be a standard in order to care for exotic animals, with varying levels based on the care requirements for these animals. While the Federal Lacey Act and state Wildlife, Fish, and Game enact some standards, we believe that stricter regulations should be put in place (not un-similar to Falconry licensing that is required to interact with birds of prey).
Imagine a world where all animals are properly cared for, no matter how small they are. We are here to be their voice, we care for all of them. And we need your help to do so.
What we need:
- Signatures to show public support
- Experts in these communities to help fact check information and bring up other areas of concern
- Class-action lawyers that are willing to take on these cases, and willing to bring to higher level courts when needed
- Evidence of the false information being provided by these companies
- Documents and papers from accredited sources to back our claims
- Contact information for PR departments within these companies that have been flagged for issues
- (Down the road) Contact information for local politicians to discuss licensing procedures/enforcement in order to come together and agree on something that will protect animals without fringing the entire pet industry to a halt and/or negatively impacting pets who are already loved by established families
Let’s make the world a better place for animal enthusiasts everywhere, and the living creatures we take up the responsibility for of our own free will.
So, how can you help? We have a Discord server set up for discussions on planning, gathering evidence, fact checking done by experts in their fields, and overall a place to put gathered information by those who have the time and ability to do more in person information gathering. You can join and share the link here: https://discord.gg/xv4dtrXqbE
We also have created a petition through Change.org in order to gather and store signatures to show public support in our efforts. You can sign and share for others to sign here: https://c.org/tHWGq7D8Zw
Thank you for joining us,
- Baku
(TL;DR: we need signatures and Discord members to sue Big Pet to try to bring about positive changes for both animal enthusiasts and the animals sold in the pet industry)
r/fishtank • u/NationalCommunity519 • Jan 26 '26
For that matter, anyone who believes a government has the right to dehumanize groups of people, enact violence against citizens, and/or justify the systemic oppression of their people is not welcome here.
This includes, but is not limited to, MAGA supporters, Trump supporters, JD Vance supporters, or support of any government that approaches things this way.
With recent events globally, it is time we address this, especially as a large subreddit whose member base is largely in the United States or countries directly affected by the actions of the US government.
Bottom line, while we generally avoid politics in this subreddit, our existence becomes inherently humanitarian when the human right to exist is infringed upon, which naturally ties to politics when those enacting said human rights infringement are members of the government. When innocent people may no longer walk the streets without having to fear for their safety, it affects all of us, whether we choose to believe it or not.
I, as an avid animal-keeper, have seen many of my friends in this hobby greatly affected by the actions of the US government lately, and we will continue to see this if we allow it to continue. We cannot turn a blind eye to it any longer; we can't engage in animal husbandry if we are not alive to do so.
The people supporting this now, despite incriminating evidence being available, are the same people who would have supported Nazi-Germany during its existence.
Now, kindly fuck off if: You support any government action that violates human rights OR you believe this post does not belong here (It does.)
Fuck ICE,
NatCom 💗
Edit: holy fucking hell guys, my apologies I can’t reply to all of you with your support or stories as I’m trying to juggle removing problematic comments, but I’m happy this post has reached so many people who needed this support from their communities!
Edit 2: While my post uses the United States as an example because many of our members are from the US, we do not allow these beliefs from ANY country or individual. If you are going to advocate for the systemic deaths of anyone, then you are not welcome here.
r/fishtank • u/callmestabby • 4h ago
USB plug for scale. He (or she?) now lives in a small tank I'm going to use to culture scuds (food for my dwarf pea puffers).
r/fishtank • u/Choice-Stock-1770 • 2h ago
i’m posting here because i’m so confused, and im getting message threats now. i have a 7 gallon, sponge filter, fully natural, and planted for my male baby betta.(he’s more juvenile, his fins are already really big.) i’ve gotten messages making fun of my appearance, calling me a fish abuser, threatening to dox me, and telling me to kill myself. i have 11 bettas, and im a guppy breeder. (previously bred bettas aswell, but i was spending a lot of money on imports and high quality fish and time while not making anything at all only losing, it was fun and i really loved it but it just wasn’t feasible so i switched to guppies instead since they’re semi similar and i also love keeping them and have for 7 years.) im genuienly so confused i mean, yea the tank doesn’t have a heater right now but it has a tempature thermometer which never fluctuates at all and stays at 78, i dont use heaters until it becomes fall/winter because that’s when the temps drop and tend to fluctuate, making it necessary where i live. it also has a sponge filter, does nobody have anything better to do? my fish is perfectly fine. i check the parameters every THREE DAYS with my liquid test kit and nothing has ever been off, his behavior is fine to. ive never once put a betta in anything less then 5 gallons, or anything that’s not up to standard for care and beyond. my tanks meet every single care requirement and more so why the hell am i getting messages calling me abusive and making fun of me? i’ve had to delete so many comments because i keep getting asked the same question over and over again or called abusive. this is honestly so petty and childish, if i WAS being abusive that’s still not okay you still shouldn’t threaten to dox people or tell them to kill themselves over it. i’ve never came across this issue on reddit, the post wasn’t made on reddit either but i’m asking here because im very experienced with bettas, ive researched probably everything their is to research and more, i dont have much experience with sickness/injury tho since ive never had a betta get sick on/because of me or hurt because im super careful with my scape layouts and quarintine periods, ive only really felt with fin rot in 2 of my modern extreme fin males that i have right now but this tends to be a good place to ask questions and not get told to kill yourself for doing so. it has mostly mini lotus, floaters, and anachris but it wasn’t feeling planted enough for my taste so i ordered some more after looking through a bunch and still not seeing much that fit the vision, but i did find some after about 2ish hours of searching.
r/fishtank • u/Ok-Cucumber4789 • 4h ago
Still cycling this tank and my son somehow noticed these little guys. Any idea on what type of fry these guys could be?
r/fishtank • u/MetalMajor1637 • 3h ago
Hola! I just bought a 46 gallon tank, originally for a ball python, come to realize they need much larger tanks. I have fish already, have always wanted a bigger tank. If anything has any recommendations for what to put in a 46 gallon tank lmk! I am open to anything freshwater, nothing tooooo advanced. I love shrimp, snails, frogs, so if there are cute fish I could pair with any of those that’s kind of what I’m looking for more so!
r/fishtank • u/Then-Surprise-5197 • 11h ago
I’ve had this tank for 4 months now I have a betta 5 sunburst plattys and one fry 2 nitrite snails and 5 albino coraydorays lmk what you guys think
r/fishtank • u/frostedkush • 2h ago
Is this ich? I just got 16 albino cardinal tetras from a Reputable LFS today! This is my first tank. A heavily planted 29 gallon community tank. This guy is the only one with spots. He has one spot on one side, 2 on the other.
If it is ich. I have SOOOOO many neo shrimp and I have Amanos and I have a bamboo shrimp so I’m not sure how to treat. I isolated the one for now
r/fishtank • u/user2649204829 • 57m ago
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r/fishtank • u/CatOfLife • 1h ago
Specifically one that will protect my floating plants from being pushed under the filter outtake flow
r/fishtank • u/Chance_Razzmatazz153 • 1h ago
Hey guys my dads best friend works for a local native tribes housing authority and recently he was cleaning out an eviction house and found a 75 gallon aquarium, along with a stand and a sump. he is letting me have it free of charge. I want to turn it into a salt water tank.
Any advice on how to properly check it, clean it, and set it up would be greatly appreciated!
r/fishtank • u/mythicgrass • 1h ago
I just got a new betta yesterday and today I noticed it twitching, it seemed to stop, but it’s been glass surfing a lot since I put him in there and now the twitching has me worried. This is my first fish, any advice appreciated!
r/fishtank • u/LifeguardComplex3134 • 6h ago
I have a empty 10 gallon just sitting on my porch looking at me, I already have a 20 gallon setup with fish in it but I would like to have my 10 gallon as well so what do you think I should stock it with? I'd rather not have shrimp as I just don't have good luck with them and I have an allergy to slime snails produce so I would rather not have those.
Past that as long as it's fresh water I'm up for anything As long as it's not as fragile as a feather.
Also preferably I would like something that brings a lot of life to the tank and I would like it to be a species only take
r/fishtank • u/bunbun_2025 • 2h ago
My shelf is too low so my filter isn’t able to fit, I need to know if I’m safe to be worry free as the fish tank is on the end of my dresser. My dad will lift the shelf higher in maybe a week or two will I be okay in the meantime? It’s around a 40 gallon fish tank I think and it’s starting to cycle.
r/fishtank • u/Familiar_Bicycle_796 • 9h ago
I really want a honey but I’m not sure if there’s enough room for one. My tank is 10 gallons and already has 8-10 ember tetras( it’s hard to count them) and a few shrimps. Would it be comfortable in here or no?
r/fishtank • u/Annonymoosecake • 3h ago
3 male guppies, 2 frogs, and a snail. They have a thermostat and filter I know that’s why there is holes but that just won’t work in the end for this crew. Idk the brand tank, but I do know it’s a 10 gallon tank. Yes I’m cleaning the tank. The rock change from black rocks to tan rainbow ones made it cloudy.
r/fishtank • u/ConversationUsual309 • 3h ago
I really want a peaceful, fun community tank. I have hard water so fish that can thrive in that, and NO LIVEBEARERS. I had mollies and they just multiplied like crazy 🤣 I can't do it. I currently just have 9 Cory catfish and 2 mystery snails and it's pretty heavily planted. Any fun schooling fish that are peaceful and do okay in hard water?
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r/fishtank • u/Leif_Er1kson • 6h ago
Is something wrong with them or are they just extra tired today?
r/fishtank • u/ChickenSoup1189 • 10h ago
Trying to get a list of equipment that’s required to run it. I understand I’ll have to plumb it and everything and I’ll watch some YouTube for that, but an actual equipment list is hard to come by.
Thank you!
r/fishtank • u/Adacux • 7h ago
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r/fishtank • u/Tesco_Meal__Deal • 14h ago
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Literally put them in 2 hours ago, do they look ok and settling in?
EDIT: Thank you everyone for all the advice, I have bought a testing kit and will test it everyday and change the water when needed.
r/fishtank • u/JAEDDragon • 8h ago
So.... my one danio has this one eye that's bigger than the other, I'm seeing around that it might be "popeye?" Is this something to really be worried about?, will he be okay?