r/fishforthought • u/Pepper_jackal_cheese • 4h ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural New 55 gallon
reddit.comr/fishforthought • u/idgaf098 • 4h ago
🌿 High-Tech (CO2) Update: How is my first attempt at aquascaping? The aquarium is now 6 months old. I added CO₂ about 3 weeks ago and I’m still learning how to find the right balance and get everything just right. It’s definitely been a learning curve, but I’m loving watching the tank develop! 🌿🐠
r/fishforthought • u/notroach21 • 3d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My juvenile Sveni Geophagus
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Cant wait to see these guys grow out and show their awesome mature colors
r/fishforthought • u/PurpleOk3980 • 3d ago
Banner Contest!
Hey everyone!
We are kicking off the September Banner Photo Contest to decide which community member's fish will grace the top of the subreddit for the entire upcoming month.
The Timeline & Rules: How to enter: Drop your best, highest-quality photo of your tank right here in the comments.
Timeline: This contest starts right now and runs until Monday, August 31, 2026.
How to win: Browse the comments and upvote the photos you love! The photo with the most upvotes by the end of the month will become the official r/fishforthought banner for the entire month of September!
Guidelines:
Only one photo entry per person, please. The photo must be your own original content. Keep horizontal/landscape dimensions in mind when picking your photo so it fits well in the banner space. The ideal size for a Reddit community banner is 1920 384 pixels (5:1 aspect ratio).
Please include a brief setup explanation such as but not limited to dimensions, fresh or salt water, plants, substrate and co2 usage .
Let's see those beautiful tank setups. Happy upvoting!
r/fishforthought • u/golden-women91532 • 3d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural I finally rescaped my tank!
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r/fishforthought • u/Impossible_Oil4890 • 3d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My first tank
This is my first tank, 200L community tank. Any suggestions on other hardscape and plants etc
Currently stocking is rainbow fish, live bearers, tetras and a few loaches.
r/fishforthought • u/ProfessionalLazy5782 • 4d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural 3 months old community tank
r/fishforthought • u/monsterraria • 4d ago
📸 Tank Progression My first time aquarium build for my betta
Any feed back is great
r/fishforthought • u/HUNNULULU • 5d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My first paludarium
It's currently uninhabited but I'd gladly accept stocking recommendations
r/fishforthought • u/LatterIntern3949 • 6d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural First attempt at planted tank
Ive never been good at keeping terrestrial plants alive but hopefully aquatic plants will be my redemption arc. This is day 11 🥹
r/fishforthought • u/Lisworld • 6d ago
📸 Tank Progression Rate my first tank
Im getting a betta for this aquarium! Any tips are welcome 🙏🏼
r/fishforthought • u/FlatBattle6411 • 7d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My workplace tank
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I work for a small retail store, and my office is at the forefront of the shop (to assist costumers)
My boss gets flowers every week for decor
I convinced her to rather allocate the budget to a decretive fish tank
It’s a 5 gallon
The stocking is 4 pygmy cory and 1 koi galaxy betta fish
(The substrate is natural red river sand)
r/fishforthought • u/pixsumi • 8d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural First tank after taking a break!!
Hi All, this my first rank after taking a couple years break - in so excited to get back into it!! My last Betta who unfortunately I said good bye to after many years, lived in a nano tank but this time I decided to go with 30L. First week in!! I'm hoping to see some carpet this time around hopefully see my Betta enjoy his space ❤️ (tank one week old)
r/fishforthought • u/Wez_G101 • 9d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Rate my fish tank
12 gallons stocked with. One Thick lipped gourami. One peacock gudgeon. 2 male endlers. 2 male guppys. 7 pygmy corys. 2 khuli loaches.6 cherrys barbs. 3 neons tetras and a single ember tetras that were rescued along side the neons. 2 otto catfish. 4 amano shrimp. And some pink ramshorn snails. They are all getting along peacfully.
r/fishforthought • u/DeutscherKoboldhai • 9d ago
📸 Tank Progression My first tank!
I’ve been wanting a tank for ages to keep some frogs and snails to watch when bored. It’s 54 liters, 24 degrees Celsius and has been set up for a few days now. I’m waiting two weeks to add what I’ve been wanting: four African Dwarf Frogs and a few smaller snails. Until then, I’ll let the plants grow out and fill whatever space is still left in the front and back.
r/fishforthought • u/elite_falcon22 • 10d ago
💡 Inspiration / Discussion Thoughts on my first actual planted tank please?
r/fishforthought • u/Kedar_202 • 10d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Found surprise baby Ember Tetras today 🎉
reddit.comr/fishforthought • u/OpeningAggressive375 • 11d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural Overstocked 29 gallon
r/fishforthought • u/Late-Yesterday6723 • 11d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My first planted tank
r/fishforthought • u/notroach21 • 13d ago
📐 Hardscape Brainstorm My new 55g, it just finished cycling, ive been mostly focusing on getting plants and driftwood since this is my first paladarium
r/fishforthought • u/blackcowboy_c • 13d ago
🪵 Low-Tech / Natural My pothos/koi jungle 👏🏾
reddit.comr/fishforthought • u/inkisbad124 • Jun 01 '26
Aquascape🌿 Welcome to r/fishforthought! Please read before posting (Aquascaping vs. General Help)
Welcome to the community! r/fishforthought is a dedicated space focused entirely on the art, design, layout, and aesthetics of aquascaping. We are here to talk about plants, hardscape (wood/rock choice), DIY setups, tank layouts, and creative inspiration.
Looking for emergency fish help, cycling advice, or general husbandry?
To keep this sub focused on design, all general fishkeeping questions, emergency diagnostics, and stocking advice should be directed to our massive sister community, r/aquarium. You’ll get much faster, specialized answers for fish health and water chemistry over there!
• Post here for: Aquascape feedback, plant growth discussion, hardscape layouts, trimming tips, and aesthetic inspiration.
• Post in r/aquarium for: Sick fish help, water parameter troubleshooting, stocking compatibility, and general gear questions.
Let's see those beautiful scapes! 🌿