Undr Life

I’m working on designing and 3D printing aquarium decor with lots of hiding spaces. For photos and videos, I’d really like to show fish hiding/swimming in and out of the recesses (roughly 1.5x2” openings). I tried the decor with my chili rasboras, but they seem to prefer to swim around in the upper open water. I’m looking for nano fish that would best make use of the decor. Fish I’ve considered: -Kuhli loaches (love hiding in caves, but most sites recommend a 15+ gallon aquarium) -Tail spot pygmy corries (do these gravitate toward caves, or prefer to swim mid-water?) -Otocinclus (Not as cool looking as some others imo, but from what I can find, it seems like they like hiding caves ) Any other fish ideas? Thank you!

Thank you! I'd actually love to have a large tank someday. I live in an apartment, so I can't have more than a 10 gallon. I feel like both large and small have their own kinds of challenges.

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! Red rilis are one of the coolest varieties imo. Do you have a picture of your rili's? And yeah, it's so cool to see how the genes mix. Never know what I'm gonna get! I like to think that the wider gene pool keeps them healthier too

Thanks, Schuyler. It's awesome that you have access to a 3D printer. It really comes in handy. In my vase, I just have an airstone for circulation. I have deep substrate and a lot of live plants in there, including giant duckweed. Together, they do a great job of processing the waste. The duckweed is especially great at keeping the ecosystem in balance.

Thank you! No bare bottoms in my fish room. I've got other rooms for that. 🍑

Anyone else here from the Rochester, NY area? These are my three main little aquariums on my custom-built shelf. I've been keeping fish since I was a kid, but have recently started getting into the world of aquascaping. I'm an Industrial Designer in my day job and I love designing and 3D printing my own aquarium decor and accessories. Here is a list of my pets right now: 6 gallon cube 4 ember tetras 2 golden tetras (these go by a few different names it seems) 1 very large neocaridina shrimp (he's the only one in this tank, so he really gets to feast) 1 gallon cube Too small for fish or shrimp 10 gallon Pygmy rasboras (my favorite of my fish) Neocaridina shrimp Cherries Blue rili Clear 3 gallon vase (in a different room) This tank is pretty much my shrimp breeding experiment. I started with just black and red neocaridinas and they've bred to make clear, blue rili, red rili, more black, more cherries, and some brownish. There are dozens in this tank. I make sure to keep them fed. My favorite shrimp from this tank get moved to my "show" tanks on the shelf. I've been watching Cory's Youtube videos for awhile but never took the leap to join the forum. I'm looking forward to learning more from the community and contributing as well. -Jeremiah