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Hi Everyone! The Easy Flow Upgrade Kits are now available at the retail store and online! Below are some photos of the contents and of it fully assembled. For more information on this product or to purchase it online, go to: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-flow-sponge-filter-upgrade-kit

That's the one. Also, i'm apparently stocking a catfish. It's not even cycled yet.

I wouldn't call it breathtaking but I really enjoy my kitchen tank. Female swordtails.

Just got the text and thought id spread the word, the easy flow sponge filter flow kit is now available for purchase from ACO. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/filtration/products/easy-flow-sponge-filter-upgrade-kit

There's a few really small nano fish that might do alright for you. Things like white clouds, emerald green rasbora (sundanio axelrodi), or chili rasbora might be small enough to work in that size of a tank. You'd be looking for fish with a max size of under 1", preferably something that is 0.5-0.75 in max size. The cool thing with minnows, rasboras, and other cypranidae fish is that they like room temperature. If the dorm is kept in the low 70's year around, you won't even need a heater in the tank. (68-75 is a good temp range) white cloud mountain minnow Sundanio Axelrodi (Emerald green rasbora): chili rasbora: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/5-gallon-fish From the list above, scarlet badis might be a really awesome choice. They would be the only fish in the tank, just one fish, but it's got a really fun personality. A pea puffer is really difficult, can be even for experienced fishkeepers, so I wouldn't recommend that one. I also love the idea of the green neon tetra or the emerald green rasbora. Welcome to the forums! Happy to have you here @KaydinPanda. Please feel free to ask a bunch of questions if you have any. Everyone here is really happy to help out!

I've only been in the hobby a few months but am absolutely in love with fish. This is my first and only tank so far, with 16 cherry barbs and 5 zebra loach.

If Spike isn’t improving significantly by the time you’ve done the full deworming, then try Maracyn-2 in the water if he isn’t eating, in food if he will eat.

Hands down no question I always want a hoodie. It goes in the cart then 10 other things I need fill the cart and the hoodie gets kicked out.

if i didnt have this already this would be my first choice. BBS is just super beneficial for fish in general and especially for breeding, personally the fish come before a nice looking tank.

If you don't have any baby shrimp or baby fish, the larvae is just a part of your ecosystem. It's likely a type of damselfly, which is like a dragonfly but more slender and delicate, usually. Not sure how different the groups might be where you are (maybe they fly in circles the other way?). The leaf shape of the rear appendages are distinctive for damselfly larvae, I believe. They're actually gills, for respiration (snapping turtles aren't the only things that breathe from their butts). You may have acquired the critter via something that was added to the tank, but I believe that in warmer climates it's not uncommon for them to come indoors, and deposit their eggs on the surface of our aquariums. Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Good news! 🙂 I had yesterday my oto on a banana in the tank :)) They are not too picky sometimes

I dont know how well it comes out on camera but i find the purple sheen on the top half of this platy pretty impressive. Definitely a trait to try and breed out. My most breathtaking fish is this female platy though (first picture is with flash, second picture is without)

I always liked this picture of my daughter's betta.

Two of my previous Bettas.

Hi everyone! Here's the new stock for this upcoming week after they are cleared from quarantine. This is not a current stock list. Most fish are ready to go by Sunday/Monday (depending on how quarantine goes). All fish are sold on a first-come first-served basis. If you have any questions on these fish or other questions related to the store, please email us at: store@aquariumcoop.com ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Frogs, Shrimp, and Snails African Dwarf Frogs Blonde Leucistic African Dwarf Frogs Cherry Neo. Shrimp Orange Neo. Shrimp Red Rili Neo. Shrimp Blue Velvet Neo. Shrimp Medium Amano Shrimp Asst. Nerite Snails Assassin Snails Asst. Mystery Snails Blue Wood Shrimp Bamboo Shrimp Bettas Asst. Halfmoon Males Asst. Crowntail Males Asst. Plakat Males Cichlids Apisto. Cacatuoides "Super Red" Assorted Large Discus (Local Drop Off) Electric Blue Acara (Locally Bred by employee Phil and his wife) Gold Rams (Locally Bred by Christine) Corydoras and Other Catfish Panda Cories Bronze Cories Albino Cories Sterbai Cories Reticulated/False Julii Cories Pygmy Cories Habrosus Cories Loreto Cory Loxozonus Cories Paleatus Cories Plecos Common Otocinclus Small Super Red Bristlenose Plecos (Locally Bred) Assorted Small Bristlenose Plecos (Locally Bred) Assorted Small Long Fin Bristlenose Plecos (Locally Bred) Loaches Kuhli Loaches Tetras Neon Tetras Green Neon Tetras Cardinal Tetras Rummynose Tetras Ember Tetras Black Emperor Tetras Diamond Tetras (Locally Bred) Barbs Abino Tiger Barbs Drape Fin Barbs Danios Leopard Danios Rasboras Chili Rasboras Emerald Eye Rasboras Other Cyprinids Siamese Algae Eaters Badis Black Tiger Darios Gouramis Sunset Honey Gouramis Powder Blue Dwarf Female Gouramis Pearl Gouramis Livebearers Asst. Fancy Guppies (Locally Bred) Asst. Endlers (Locally Bred) Asst. Mollies Asst. Platies Asst. Swordtails Koi Snakeskin Line-Bred Guppy Pairs (2 sets of trios available) (Locally Bred by Tim) Rainbowfish Bosemani Rainbowfish Irian Red Rainbowfish Neon Dwarf Praecox Rainbowfish Killifish Goldfish/Koi Ricefish Oddballs Elephant Nose Black Ghost Knife Hairy Puffer Albino Senegal Bichir Sales (While Supplies Last): -40% OFF All Non-Aquarium Co-Op Branded Rimless Tanks Photos 1. Loxozonus Cories 2. Drape Fin Barbs 3. Koi Snake Skin Guppy Pairs 4. Koi Snake Skin Guppy Pairs 5. Assorted Larger Discus 6. Assorted Larger Discus 7. Albino Senegal Bichir

shrimp + rasbora or danio or white clouds go well together because of temps. Bettas like it a little warmer, they might be ok with some tetras. In a 5G though I think you're better off with just the betta or just the nano fish.

So see if he will eat after the 5 week course has been completed? Seems like a long time without food, but maybe that’s ok for a fish. Spike was out front & center today. I offered levamisole-garlic food. He didn’t eat it in front of me but may have eaten some while I was getting ready for work. Then again it could have been eaten by the tetras. Left fresh Repashy in there during the day. Removed remainder at night.

It’s really that good?

I am so excited for customers to start getting their hands on these! I have one in my 40B and it is honestly the best upgrade for a sponge filter ever! I don't need enough for a full order yet, but as soon as I'm done water testing my freshly built tank, I will be kitting it out with some brand new easy flow sponge filters 😁

Bengal danios are extremely uncommon in the trade. Giant danio are common as they are sold at most chain petstore Devario aequipinnatus vs Devario devario occasionally I have seen misidentified Devario being sold as giant danio, but rarely have I seen other Devario species (properly labeled). If you aren’t looking for those specific ones, might I recommend the Barilius genus? Otherwise called hill-trout. They are not trout and becoming very popular as creek/river biotopes have gained traction in the last few years. My Orange-fin hill trout- old photo because they are very hard for me to take photos of

I personally would place a sheet of plywood cut to size. Great suggestion.

Some suggestions: A solid shelf on the bottom brace is a must. Turn the stand around and use those decorative rings for routing cords and tubing. A google search for shoe shelf will get some suggestions for equipment stackability. Depending on taste, a curtain or plywood cover attached with magnets is a great idea.

Sometimes I’m so awe struck it takes my breath away. Share your breathtaking fish moments please.

This can be seen by previous posts I am a big fan of live food and enjoy the culturing of live food almost as much as the care and maintenance of aquaria. A food that I think is heavily underutilized in the hobby is the humble micro worm, Panagrellus redivivus, which is an excellent overall food source and is as simple to culture as they come. Like many of you I was hatching brine shrimp attempting to utilize various ways of making the labor for it as minimized from a time perspective as possible. There is no question that artemia nauplii are an incredible food source for all kinds of fish and anybody starting out as a new breeder should work to culture this amazing food to increase their success with fry rearing. However, as a busy professional I find the daily hatching of brine shrimp to be tedious and cleaning the culture vessels and disposing of the cysts to be time consuming. Ideally one should have a utility sink when culturing this organism but unfortunately I don't have one. Therefore I have focused my efforts on the micro worm which aquaculture studies have demonstrated to have a very good nutritional profile from a protein perspective and is nearly as successful as Brian shrimp in rearing larval food organisms. Although artemia has a survival advantage in most studies, micro worms can be “hot rodded” utilizing Omega 3 fatty acids and carotene pigments to increase their nutritional profile and make them a better food source for larval organisms. If you have any experience with microworms you know that the worst aspect of them is the horrific smell they produce. This occurs when the culture starts producing anaerobic bacteria secondary to toxic byproducts from worm metabolism. The way around this smell is to continually add the favorite food of the micro worm, yeast, to the mix. I add instant dry yeast to my containers once every three to four days but since I have been on an extended business trip I have been pouring in yeast and letting it sit for two weeks at a time. From what I can tell this has worked excellently. The grow media for the worms that seems to have the least amount of smell is plain steamed white rice that has been allowed to cool. This appears to provide a ample food source for the yeast which in turn provides a good food source for the worms. I personally feel that yeast is a heavily underutilized food and aquaria and we'll be posting more about it in the future as I think it is an essential component to running a breeding operation inexpensively. More to follow. As can be seen in the pictures I am posting these containers are quite large and contain a large amount of media but since I have been on an extended business trip and have not been able to access them daily these large cultures provide for a good buffer against anaerobic culture crashes. You can see that the amount of worms produced is tremendous, the glob on the spatula in the picture is a solid mass of worms. There is very little smell from the culture, despite being untended for two weeks. Although fish don't consume the worms as readily as they do brine shrimp, they do consume them all the same and I have found them to be a good food source for adult fish as well I will continue to document my use of micro worms in my breeding projects and will document my efforts to enrich them as that will be my next step it in my never ending quest for the ideal fry food.

I picked up one of the Top Fin Stands. It's made by Sauder. My main gripe was when putting it together, two of the screw holes for the feet stripped easily. Ended up going to Menards for larger screws. The cabinet doors were difficult to adjust as well. On the plus side, there is a foot in the middle of the cabinet. I don't know why some of the stands have only a few millimeters around the tank. The UNS 60s has about an inch or clearance in the front and back. And a few inches on each side.

It is a nymph and they are predators. They will hunt down your shrimp and fry, and maybe tiny fish too? I usually like to have a live tank with beneficial critters like copepods, detritus worms, snails, shrimp etc. But not all critters are good for the tank sadly. And these are one of those that are not. I hope you are keeping it in a different container, otherwise they are fairly hard to find and catch.

My best guess would be they lack the intense eye catching color that most folks look for. That would make them sell not as fast s what most fish stores would want.

+1 for decoration skills! +1 for the cool artwork on the wall Nicely done! My stand is made by a company called sauder. I really like it. They used to be sold under the aqueon brand name. The issue I ran into is that for some weird reason stands are made to match the tank by a few millimeters. I don't know why the tolerances for the top wood panel have to be so tight. That being said, I got an "aqueon" stand because my tank is from aqueon. Just be really careful buying a top fin stand (or marineland or someone else) and then going to put on your tank from the sale. You really have to check measurements and make sure it will fit! Each brand is making things ever so slightly different as a means to make you use their lids and other items. https://www.amazon.com/Sauder-416443-Select-Aquarium-Stand/dp/B07D4MQS3T/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Stopped by one of the big box pet stores for a dog leash. Of course I had to check out their aquarium stands. Definitely low quality for the prices and I was a little surprised at the size of the aquariums on them.

Melini corydora. Bandit or false bandit. Once they are a year old they are insanely prolific. They spawn in a big pile of moss and do not eat eggs. I started with 10-13 I can’t quite remember. I pulled roughly 100 out to sell. The rest I can’t catch. They are amazingly fast but not fearful of me. Always in the way when I siphon. Very adorable and swim midwater quite often. It’s funny I’m not a longfin fan at all mom n dad are the only exception

Little Riddick and her buddy.

He only does that for her. When she is sleeping and he asks for a snack there is no sexy display. If he is snacking and she wakes up it’s instant showing off.

Your scape could have spots that block the flow. Most algae problems can be fixed by just focusing on water quality, filter maintenance, flow (turnover rate) & aeration. Also for what its worth deep substrate gravel vacuuming is one of the worst things you can do in a planted tank. This inhibits the growth of beneficial bacteria. Plants also use the mulm (which you are vacuuming) as a food source once your eco system breaks it down enough for your plants to absorb. https://nilocg.com/blogs/news/algae-common-causes-and-solutions-for-different-types

Back during the height of the pandemic and supply chain issues, I needed a tank stand. The only stand I could find is one of those flippable ones. It's made of cheap particle board, but super stable. After almost three years, the cheap as all get out cabinet door (think cardboard) is bowing in. I need a new stand. This could be the chance to get that new fluval tank but the fluval stands do not have doors. No, I do not have the tools or skills to build a new stand. Plus, it's in my bedroom. What are your favorite stands that look good, are decent quality, and have a door to hide clutter?

I am looking to get a small school of Bengal Danio to finish stocking my first tank. I've seen websites say that they are very common in the hobby and that they are easy to breed, but I don't see any stores selling tank raised and the only local store to me that even lists them as something the will stock is the Wet Spot. Is there some sort of problem with them I am not aware of? Online resources that list them say that they are very peaceful and fairly hardy.

Hey, So I'm new to this and just got a 5 gallon fish tank (that's not ready yet), but I'm at a lost here every time I try to find small schoolling fish (that are good for the size of tank I have), I only get that only one fish in there. I was wondering if anyone knew what I could get that I can have more than 3. (Also in college dorm so can't size up) Highest regards, A new person to the hobby

Hi everyone! I just saw this critter in my tank…google images is showing it to be a mayfly. Should I be worried? Regards, Maree

The gate would actually be pretty good if it was somehow farther toward the tank and you could just use it as a backing for a small sponge.

another berried shrimp in the family tank. Probably a timing thing at this point, as the rest of the females molt i suspect they will become berried as well:

I like Aqueon forge. It has two sizes. Each size can accommodate a smaller tank on the bottom. The ones I have hold a 10g and a 5.5g. There is a stand one size up from that. For larger tanks, some folks are using garage shelves. But they need a little decor or something to look nice inside the home. Maybe wrap vines around the tall beams. There is a panel above the bottom tank that flips up for maintenance. It is flipped up in the photo.

Hello, I gotta agree that I think 5g is very small for many fish in my personal opinion. If you ask me what I would do if I really wanna keep fish in, I would add botanicals, twig branch, and attach some small anubias/bucephalandras and turn it into a blackwater tank and keep a small school of chili rasboras and a couple neocaridinas. This way, using no rocks and no thick substrate would help you a lot to maximize the swimming space. I would only cover the bottom of the tank with fine sand to not make it seem bare, nothing more. Twigs would let them swim through yet would still provide a good visual. big wood pieces would cut from the swimming space more. Also using a small HOB would prevent taking space from the swimming space like a sponge filter would I suppose? Something like these on your own style and based on your tank size: In my personal opinion 5g is extremely small for white cloud minnows. They are very active swimmers and not that small in size.

Unfortunately no. I had checked Aquabid but had not hear of getgills. Thank you for that resource even if it didn't have what I was looking for!

Thank you very much for the detailed answer. I decided to move the sword under the crypt to the shade where it can hopefully handle it, I bought some root tab fertilizers that I put under each sword, I moved the light to be more in the open area to shine more on the stargrass and hygrophilla. I threw away the aromatica and some strands. I will try to get some simple plants like rotala and put them in the empty spaces. What is left now is to wait ( for the stargrass, didnt touch it yet, will wait if the movement of light helps it), if the new leaves of the sword stop having holes ( I still assume the old leaves may be shed due to replanting) and split the anubias. I guess I will have to get new gh/kh tests and water column fertilizers afterwards

More snails. Loads on the list. That aside... Plants. The more they grow in, the more I love them and wish I had gotten into them earlier. I like hardscape too. Hatching brine shrimp, not so much.

Appears to be a blood worm. Which is a generic name for midge fly larvae.

I just use my iPhone 11 pro. I try to limit reflections / room lighting. When you touch the screen, it automatically will refocus. I take 12-20 photos to get 1x decent one. I select ones where target fish are in focus. I try to crop out hardware, bring fish closer, use basic composition principles (rule of thirds, dark / balance). I adjust most all indoor photos: shadows (-20); contrast (+20); blackpoint (+20); and vignette (+30-50) That makes the fish in photos as close to how I see them. The only challenge is that the iridescence on some colorful species seems exaggerated.

@madmark285. They do Not come pre-assembled. It takes very little skill (in my opinion) to assemble. And another set of hands always helps!

Go to Amazon and there seems to be alot of stand with a similar construction ie: metal frame with particle board inserts. Actually it is a smart way to build affordable aquarium stands, the metal frame will give you a the load bearing support with a flat top support, the particle boards give you lateral support. Here is one I found, GDLF Metal Aquarium Stand

Most of the ones I've looked at mostly seem to be particle board. There was one I found that had some nice features but it was particle board. The doors weren't card board at least lol.

The cheapest, good quality stands are probably the Imagitarium metal stands. However, they don't have doors. Most cheap stands are going to be made of particle board. I'm not sure there is a "good" version of a cheap stand, they all seem similar (please correct me if I'm wrong about that). The high quality stands from places like Custom Aquariums and Glass Cages are very expensive. My advice would be either an Imagitarium stand with magnets and dark cloth for "doors" or challenge yourself with a 2x4 stand design from YouTube. 🙂