Planted Aquariums Low-Boy Planted Tank Setup: Shallow Frag-Style Aquascapes
Shallow, wide low-boy tanks make stunning frag-style aquascapes. Learn equipment, substrate depth, plant picks, lighting, and shallow-water maintenance.
Plant Care
Everyday aquatic plant care: trimming, propagation, fertilization, water parameters and maintenance routines for thriving plants.
Planted Aquariums 
Planted Aquariums Low-Tech Planted Tank Setup for Beginners
Low-tech planted tank setup for beginners — no CO2, minimal equipment, maximum beauty per unit of effort.
Planted Aquariums Lyretail Killifish Planted Tank: The Classic Aphyosemion Setup
Male Aphyosemion australe carry the hobby's most ornamental tail — and ask less than a betta. Forest-stream setup, spawning mops, live-food feeding.
Planted Aquariums Madagascar Biotope Aquarium Setup: Build a Northern River Tank
Recreate a Northern Madagascar river tank: hard alkaline water over silica sand, Bedotia rainbowfish, a Ptychochromis pair, and the lace plant.
Planted Aquariums Madagascar Rainbowfish Planted Tank: Cooler Water, Big Schools, Planted Sides
Bedotia geayi is the cooler-water rainbow: 20–24 °C, strong flow, big schools, open swimming lanes with planted sides — and a tight lid, since they jump.
Planted Aquariums Malawa Shrimp Care Guide: The Hardy Sulawesi Shrimp
Malawa shrimp tolerate pH 6.5–8.5 and 16–30°C, breed in plain freshwater, and don't interbreed with Neocaridina — the beginner's Caridina.
Planted Aquariums Marbled Crayfish Planted Tank: The Honest Setup Guide for the Self-Cloning Crayfish
Marbled crayfish in a planted tank: setup, crayfish-proof plants, feeding, molting care, and population control — plus the legality check to do first.
Planted Aquariums Matten Filter Guide: The Hamburg Foam-Wall Filter for Planted & Shrimp Tanks
How the Hamburg mattenfilter's foam wall keeps planted and shrimp tanks clean: foam sizing, DIY installation, gentle flow, and cycle-safe maintenance.
Planted Aquariums Medaka Ricefish Planted Tank Setup: The Unheated Nano Guide
Set up a thriving medaka ricefish planted tank with no heater — floating-plant canopy, cool-water parameters, and easy egg-harvesting for endless fry.
Planted Aquariums Medusa Pleco (L034) Planted Tank: The Tentacled Xingu Rock-Dweller
Ancistrus ranunculus (L034) needs warm, fast-flowing, oxygen-rich water, rock caves, and a protein-heavy omnivore diet. Setup guide for the tentacled medusa pleco.