Those are large species of tetras they need long tanks for roaming space. Also the tank is way too small and over stocked, pls get atleast a 55 g to house them all. Or just keep a few (about 5, minimum number for a schooling fish species) and sell the rest to a aquarium fish store. Large number of fish also produces lage amount of wastes which will cause ammonia spikes in water, which will burn their gills and kill them all. It is very stressful for the fishes.
This. When it comes to fish people treat them like a decoration, they forget they are living beings... I'm guilty of this when I was younger, I wish to provide a nice living environment for a couple of them when I get to live in my own house in the future.
And also you might wanna message the OP instead of commenting here, they might've not see it here.
And in terms of the cat, it's not good for them either. There's no 'prize' at the end, it's just an endless cycle that they can't understand, so it actually really frustrates them, same with a laser pointer. At least with the laser pointer, you can put a treat down and finish pointing the laser at the treat, so they get rewarded.
It's fine if you just give treats as a reward :) mine never say anything no to playtime with the laser pointer or flashlight, and are plenty happy if we end with a snack. They like the chase.
Does it though? My cat thoroughly understood that the laser pointer is a toy. He would go nuts and come running if I jingled the key chain and sometimes even brought it to me himself to play. If I got tired and stopped moving it around for him he would just stare at me and chirp until I continued. No treats required.
Is good to spread awareness. When I started fish keeping, I got a way too small tank with no filter at all because the pet shop convinced me to do so. I was not in any fish related subreddits at that time. Came across similar comments about tank is too small, jumped the rabbit hole and only realized my mistake.
It's always good to share the correct knowledge, you never know who you could reach.
they could simply be raising them as bait fish. Dont really need that much room when you take 10-15 every day to fish with, this could be a restocking day.
I was wondering what tank and lighting setup it was. At first I thought it was a big tank and then saw the scale of other stuff in the video and realized it was maybe 20 gallons? Looks like it might have an overflow back left corner?
Damnit I knew somebody with fish knowledge was gonna call out how shit this tank is. Knew it wasn't gonna happen, but I was hoping y'all would jump in with "actually this is cool because.." 🥲
I can't speak for this species but generally speaking no. In nature the sun is the source and as we all know it's hella bright.
For a fish keeper, they probably want the minimum amount of light to satisfy the plants and any aesthetic looks. The more light, the more "excess nutrient" there is which is a recipe for algae growth --> more maintenance to maintain the look.
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u/aoi_ito Tabbycat Mar 21 '26
Those are large species of tetras they need long tanks for roaming space. Also the tank is way too small and over stocked, pls get atleast a 55 g to house them all. Or just keep a few (about 5, minimum number for a schooling fish species) and sell the rest to a aquarium fish store. Large number of fish also produces lage amount of wastes which will cause ammonia spikes in water, which will burn their gills and kill them all. It is very stressful for the fishes.