Everyday aquatic plant care: trimming, propagation, fertilization, water parameters and maintenance routines for thriving plants.
Planted Aquariums When the power dies: surface agitation, battery air pumps, filter care, short vs long outage playbooks, and a prep kit checklist for your planted tank.
Planted Aquariums Give Melanotaenia praecox a 20-gallon long, a school of 8-10, a lit swim lane and tough plants — and its famous electric-blue flash ignites every day.
Planted Aquariums A foam sleeve over your filter intake keeps shrimp and fry out and catches debris before it clogs your filter. Sizing, cleaning, and buying tips inside.
Planted Aquariums Set up a thriving planted tank for x-ray tetras: school size, planting layout, water parameters, and tank mates for this famously hardy species.
Planted Aquariums Purigen clears tannins and haze from planted tanks in days. Learn filter placement, 100ml vs 250ml dosing, safe bleach recharging, and when to skip it.
Planted Aquariums Pygmy cories school in mid-water, not on the bottom. Build them a planted tank with fine sand, open swim lanes, and gentle flow — here's the complete setup.
Planted Aquariums Yes — the right way: cheap removable floaters that cut stress and stabilize water, the one-way plant hygiene rule, plants during medication, and the 3-4 week protocol.
Planted Aquariums Sulawesi rabbit snails need warm, hard, alkaline water and fine sand to burrow. Setup, feeding, calcium for shells, and slow livebearer breeding explained.
Planted Aquariums A complete annual-cycle guide to the rachovii killifish planted tank: peat spawning, egg storage, live-foods-only feeding, and hatching the next generation.
Planted Aquariums Unheated 50–75°F river-style setup for the North American native rainbow shiner: pebble hardscape, powerhead flow, cool-water plants, and a 10+ school.