BettaBliss

I’m declaring war on Betta bowls and other tiny tanks and I hope you’ll join me! The eBook ‘Betta Than A Bowl: The full guide to setting up a better Betta fish tank’ is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

The book details everything you need to know about setting up and maintaining a Betta tank in 12 chapters - including why bowls are bad. Readers get access to the exclusive FB group where they can ask questions and share their Betta set-ups.

You can pre-order the book here at its discounted launch price (limited time only)!

this is kind of the informal masterpost i have (i tag really helpful long-winded posts under it ‘lots of links’ i think)

–My handy dandy posts– General Fishkeeping + Equipment: Fishkeeping 101 How sponge filters work + how to set them up Pros + cons of sponge filters “Seeding” a tank Why do we do water changes? How much water do I change? Invest in a waterchange bucket Aquarium siphoning + vaccuuming Baffling a filter Cool pools (for c h e a p goldfish ponds, turtle ponds, even duck ponds!) Decor + DIY: DIY Aquarium Decor An ask that lists some easy aquarium plants Repurposing “Betta Tanks” How to superglue plants to stuff

Care Guides: A betta care guide: All about bettas! I bought a betta, now what do i do!? (fish-in cycling included!) Aquatic snail food Aquatic snail tanks Dwarf puffer 

Planaria, flatworms

Probably the most commonly suggested answer for “what is this in my aquarium?” It isn’t usually what it is though. They appear to be almost like leeches (variety of colors) and are found in shrimp tanks mostly as they love their food and molts. They will feed off fish eggs and baby shrimps. If you have too many you’re overfeeding. Manually removing them from the glass when you see them is the safest method of removal. Medium sized fish will eat them too.

 Copepods, Cyclops

These cute little guys are the most common critter to get into your aquarium. They swim in jerky motions on the glass. Absolutely harmless and a wonderful food source for small fish and fry.

Water Fleas, Daphnia

Little reindeer. They swim in bouncy jerky motions through the water. Harmless and a great source of food for fish and fry. 

Seed Shrimp, Ostracoda

Think bigger copepods in movement and behavior. They are harmless and good cleanup crews. They’re the springtails of aquariums.

Nematodes

These little worms swim in S motions and are super common. They’re annoying to both fish and the people looking in, but otherwise harmless. Siphoning them out is often the best method of removal. Fish will sometimes eat them if they can catch them too.

Freshwater Limpet - Acroloxus lacustris

Slugs basically… They’re small and slow moving and harmless. Really hard to get rid of like snails. Sometimes mistaken as newly hatched nerites. Bleach dips are really the only way to really get rid of them.

Hydra

Yaser. ❤️

I love this setting on my camera, it makes Pearl’s tank look like a miniature diorama *heart eyes emoji*