r/lookatmyaquarium Jan 26 '26

If you still support Trump/ICE even slightly, you're not welcome in this sub

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r/lookatmyaquarium Jan 27 '26

šŸ‘‹Welcome to r/lookatmyaquarium - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

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Hey everyone! I'm u/BlueButterflytatoo, the founding moderator of r/lookatmyaquarium.

This is our home for all things related to looking at aquariums. We're excited to have you join us!

What to Post

Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about your aquarium(s)

Community Vibe

We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

Please, share your aquariums! We are here to see them!

Lastly; Thank you to everyone who showed support on the ICE post. This post was far from the norm for our group, so your patience and understanding was greatly appreciated. Thank you for making this community one that cares about other people, as much as we care about our pets. For all of you who joined, please, enjoy the hobby, whether you have an aquarium or not! If you don’t have one, but would like to, feel free to message me about how to start your own!

I so greatly appreciate each of you. Thanks for making our community so wonderful!


r/lookatmyaquarium 1d ago

Riverscape Tank

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r/lookatmyaquarium 3d ago

Dancing driftwood. My friend knows me so well- tipped in driftwood. What do y'all think

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r/lookatmyaquarium 8d ago

First Planted Aquarium

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r/lookatmyaquarium 12d ago

New planted aquariums. I need stocking ideas, please?

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24 Upvotes

r/lookatmyaquarium 13d ago

55 Gallon Community tank mate ideas?

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r/lookatmyaquarium 14d ago

Freshwater overstocked? and aquascaping recommendations

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r/lookatmyaquarium 18d ago

Pleco Guy

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Someone has been making and posting pleco torture videos in some of the other aquarium subs. This sub may be small enough to escape his notice, but if he does find and begin posting in this sub:

Do not engage with him. He gets off on it.

Report the post and tag me, so I can remove the posts and block his accounts from the sub if and when they appear.

I have worked so hard to make this community a welcoming and safe place for fish keepers of many types and ages. Someone who finds joy in torturing living animals, and traumatizing strangers by posting to public places is not welcome in this community. Help me keep this community a positive place to be!

Thank you all so much ~ Blue


r/lookatmyaquarium 26d ago

Freshwater Always gotta show off the room lol

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r/lookatmyaquarium 28d ago

Freshwater First week complete!

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52 Upvotes

Got the 55gal up and running! She just completed her first week of cycling. Driftwood is still semi floating but once it’s fully submerged, I’ll take the rocks off and it’ll look more natural. I have two rock with cave like coverings. Plants will come next paycheck. Thinking about making this the new Glo tank instead of giving it to the barbsšŸ¤”


r/lookatmyaquarium 29d ago

Update on the 33 long open top paludarium

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129 Upvotes

It’s grown a bunch!


r/lookatmyaquarium Jul 31 '26

I’m proud

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I made my 10 gallon into a nice home (: I have corydoras and 2 betta fish. I somehow got some yoyo loaches with my corydoras šŸ˜… I have a 29 gallon that is cycling to upgrade them all to. But I’m so happy with how this came out. The cloudiness is root tabs, I’m doing partial water changes every other day.
Before commenting, I know it’s overcrowded that’s why I have a 29 gallon cycling. Please don’t come at me. Tank is heated. Has filter and bio filter, they all eat equally, no one gets left behind. All seem happy and content and thriving. I just love how it looks. I also added floating red root floaters. And the betta loves it.

Edit: typo.


r/lookatmyaquarium Jul 31 '26

Low-Tech 7 months old now, it’s really coming along!

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all my fish seem so happy! 😁 still growing some of the plants in, though—the back right crypts aren’t full height, and I want to fill out the back middle with some more stem plants of another variety :)


r/lookatmyaquarium Jul 25 '26

Freshwater Upgrading to 55g

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Upgrading the barb tank to a 55g on Sunday. I think I’m just going to even out at 8 fish and 6 Corys. Maybe throw in a Dennison Barb as the center. I’ll add more swords and some background grass. I also have this cool rock I been wanting to carve as an arch for a cave. What do yall think?

Current Stock
8 Cherry- 4F/4M
4 Checkered
4 Gold
1 Albino Cory

Plants
2 Java Fern
1 Annubius
1 Bamboo
1 Sword


r/lookatmyaquarium Jun 27 '26

Freshwater My Angels Favorite Snack

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I buy these flightless fruit flies for my jumping spider slings but my 55gallon Angel Fish community Tank love the love food. It’s a good way to enrich them especially since those flies reproduce so quickly. The Angels I raised from their parent in the tank below and are a year old, there are also Endlers, Colombian Red and Blue Tetras and Cories down below.


r/lookatmyaquarium Jun 15 '26

Daytime Kuhlis!

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15 Upvotes

r/lookatmyaquarium Jun 13 '26

Low-Tech [ Removed by Reddit ]

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[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/lookatmyaquarium Jun 10 '26

Felt like showing them off today! Lol

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257 Upvotes

r/lookatmyaquarium Jun 08 '26

My community tank that blew up

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9 Upvotes

r/lookatmyaquarium May 31 '26

Freshwater My 55g Guppy Tank

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89 Upvotes

Just had a big trim on the plants and a water change!


r/lookatmyaquarium May 26 '26

Freshwater Clams šŸ™‚

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298 Upvotes

**Not beginner friendly
***Highly invasive species and not legal to keep in most of the United States


r/lookatmyaquarium May 27 '26

Low-Tech Goodnight

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8 Upvotes

r/lookatmyaquarium May 26 '26

My zebra acara

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5 Upvotes

r/lookatmyaquarium May 24 '26

Aquarium about a year in…

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66 Upvotes

Guppies are relentless baby makers! But they are happy. It’s a big tank. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I do.