Planted fish tank ideas

With freshwater plants craving both light and nourishment, the substrate choice becomes paramount. But before you rush to bury your greenery in the first soil

Written By: Chris (@shrimpery) If you're like most aquarium hobbyists, you probably grew up with a childhood aquarium that had a standard river gravel substrate. I personally never really thought about other types of substrate in the aquarium until I got into the planted side of things when I first learned about aquasoils and aquarium sand. Since then, I’ve made many mistakes in terms of aquarium substrate selection and layout. Here are some tips that will help you avoid making the same…

Now that you know how amazing gravel substrate is, let’s have a look at some of the easiest aquarium plants to grow in gravel.

Will the fish completely destroy the plants or they will only nibble on them from time to time? What fish species we need to avoid in planted tanks at all?

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With careful selection, some familiar houseplants can provide quick, affordable, gratifying results in a riparium aquascape.

It goes without saying that whether a fish is beautiful or not, it first needs to be friendly to others in order to qualify as a good addition for a crowded

Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) In this blog post, I'll explain my thought process on setting up my recent planted betta tank. It had been a while since I last aquascaped a low-tech planted tank, and I decided to document the journey to share with you all. For this set up, I knew I wanted something easy to maintain and an environment that is great for keeping a betta fish. With these thoughts in mind, I chose to do a small low-tech aquarium for my betta tank setup. While a...