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What r/aquarium is talking about this week

r/aquarium has 177,582 members and 25 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 5.6 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

177,582members
25posts in the last 24 hours, newest 9 min ago
5.6comments an hour right now, newest 14 h ago
1,229points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/aquarium this week

tank30fish18shrimp8snail7caught7stocking7water6kind6gallon6freshwater5tiny5flooded5

Top threads this week

  1. Mantis Shrimp

    He lives in this tank with 7 small fish - 3 assorted damsels, a pair of clowns, a twospot hogfish, and an orange dottyback. He's never been aggressive towards them. They stay out of his cave and...

    1,229 points50 comments6 d ago
  2. Terrestrial eel found living in moist soil 50 meters away from a water source

    The holotype (Monopterus rongsaw) was found while they were digging for amphibians, in moist soil about 50 meters away from a small stream. Would be interesting to recreate a biotope using just...

    381 points16 comments4 d ago
  3. Told myself I’d NEVER get a betta. Anyway, here’s Baldur.

    I swear it was an accident

    120 points5 comments6 d ago
  4. Rummynose Tetras

    By far the best schooling fish I have kept

    105 points15 comments6 d ago
  5. My new fish L187B Bulldog Pleco

    I am so happy to be adding a pleco into my community aquarium.

    82 points3 comments2 d ago
  6. 51 Baby Vampire Shrimp Survived Freshwater Acclimation!!!! (Done in 60 Days!)

    Y’ALL, WE DID IT! I officially has captive-bred vampire shrimp babies living in FRESHWATER! I’m a bit late in sharing this because life’s been busy, but on Days 60 and 62 of my vampire shrimp...

    81 points12 comments4 d ago
  7. Fishes and snail I caught from a small gravel brook

    D. albolineatus, C. limbata, Brotia episcopalis, R. paviana, Schismatogobius, A. moluccensis

    58 points1 comment5 d ago
  8. When I finally catch the ninja bamboo shrimp that's been evading me for days

    Alt text: Obama standing at a podium in the White House during the press conference in which he announced they had killed Osama Bin Laden. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him."

    49 points1 comment5 d ago
  9. Wise old eyes

    Have you met my beautiful son?

    46 points2 comments4 d ago
  10. Six month update + bonus shrimp

    Six month update: 90gal (345litres). First ever tank and I’m honestly so happy with it Stocking (if anyones interested) : I have various Danios, Phantom Tetras, Ruby Tetras, a few Pygmy Corys,...

    43 points0 comments5 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Animal identification
    1 points1 comment9 min ago
  2. Rough draft of my illustration simplifying the ammonia cycle for kids in our store. Our pamphlets will be kid friendly, but I think showing it like this would help. Need feedback before I start working on it digitally
    1 points0 comments27 min ago
  3. How it started vs. How it's going
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  4. 10 Gallon Tall Aquarium
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  5. 2 month growth of customers tank I planted
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  6. Does anyone know what is this
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  7. After/Before, tank I serviced, and rescaped for customer
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  8. What kind of fish?
    1 points0 comments4 h ago
  9. Crazy hair algae outbreak
    1 points0 comments6 h ago
  10. New aquarium, first timer, "Glo themed" looking for advice
    1 points0 comments6 h ago
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