A little introduction for the #aquarists of the Fediverse (which seems to be a very small community)This is The Seas :seas:, my 125-litre freshwater #aquarium, home to platies, panda corys, honey gouramis, guppies, & cherry shrimp. The neon tetra in the photo were recently rehomed.I enjoy the #fishkeeping itself, but have also spent a perhaps disproportionate amount of time on water chemistry, mathematical modelling & aquarium automation with Home Assistant.#Fishtodon@aquarium@aquariums

A photograph of a fish tank

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[–] 6 points 3 days ago

It's always sunny in Fishadelphia.

This is actually a little old and I can't seem to find a good recent shot of the whole tank.

We started with angels, dojo loaches, plecos, and panda corys. We've added synodontis, congo tetras, some neon tetras/platies/mollys from a repurposed 20g. The cooler fish we have are the spotted congo puffer who loves the trumpet snail infestation, and dojo loaches.

The loaches are my favorites. They add a lot of motion to the tank and are super playful; they swim up to your hand in the tank the way a cat would your leg and give kisses with their sucker mouths.

Oh, and they can breathe through their intestines which sometimes leads to them looking dead when they do lay about. The intestinal breathing and gulping air at the surface when foraging or feeding are likely why they're known for farting, which is pretty funny.

They're also known as weather loaches because they're sensitive to barometric pressure and will be frantic and/or stand on end before a storm.

Wow. That went on a bit. Thanks for coming along this far and have a good day.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Wow 125L that's quite sizeable. Sounds like you have a bunch of small fish that enjoy swimming together. It must be a delight to see in motion!

    I have a few of the same hobbies! Plus live food culturing, microalgae, microscopy, and aquarium cad (openscad) :-)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    does an outdoor pond stocked with fish I never see count?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    @daniel @aquarium @aquariums I'm not an aquarist but I'll look at yours

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    My betta tank needs a thorough clean before I post anything

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago

    让鱼儿长寿的秘诀是什么呢🤔 我爸喜欢养鱼 但他们通常活不了一个月😭 (你养的鱼🐟非常好看!而且造景也令人赏心悦目)

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago

    Beautiful! I'm setting up my first tank right now :)

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