Quick answer: Vampire crabs (Geosesarma species) are tiny, colorful freshwater crabs from Southeast Asia with a body about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and a lifespan of around 2 years. They are not aquarium animals. They live mostly on land, so they need a paludarium that’s about 70 to 80 Read more
Quick answer: The galaxy rasbora, also sold as the celestial pearl danio (Danio margaritatus), is a tiny nano fish from Myanmar that grows to about 1 inch, lives 3 to 5 years and does well in a planted 10 gallon or larger tank at 72 to 76 F. Keep at Read more
Quick answer: The pygmy corydoras (Corydoras pygmaeus) is the tiniest, most charming cory catfish you can keep. At about an inch long it is peaceful, active, and perfect for nano tanks, and unlike most cories it spends a lot of its time hovering in midwater like a little underwater hummingbird Read more
Quick answer: The honey gourami (Trichogaster chuna) is one of the best beginner centerpiece fish you can buy. It is small, peaceful, hardy, and a soft golden color, a single one is happy in a 10 gallon, it eats almost anything, and it gets along with most calm community fish. Read more
Quick answer: A standard 20 gallon fish tank comes in two main shapes: the 20 long, which measures 30 x 12 x 12 inches (76 x 30 x 30 cm), and the 20 high, which measures 24 x 12 x 16 inches (61 x 30 x 41 cm). Both hold Read more
Quick answer: Good fish tank decorations do two jobs at once. They make the tank look great, and they give your fish hiding spots, territory, and a sense of security that keeps them calm and healthy. The one rule that matters most is safety: only use decorations that are aquarium Read more
Quick answer: The best algae eater fish for most freshwater tanks are the otocinclus, the bristlenose pleco, and the true Siamese algae eater. For small tanks, shrimp and snails like Amano shrimp and nerite snails often do the job better than any fish. No algae eater keeps a tank clean Read more
Quick answer: A nerite snail that hasn’t moved for a day or two is almost always fine. Nerites graze mostly at night and can sit in one spot for several days, and new snails often stay still for up to a week while they settle in. Check four things before Read more
Quick answer: Moneywort (Bacopa monnieri) is one of the easiest stem plants you can grow. It has upright stems lined with small, bright green rounded leaves, it does not need CO2, and it grows in almost any tank with basic lighting. It sits best in the middle or background and Read more
Quick answer Java moss is one of the easiest aquarium plants there is. It grows in low light, needs no CO2 and no substrate, tolerates roughly 15 to 30°C (59 to 86°F) and a wide pH range, and attaches itself to wood and rock with rhizoids rather than roots. You Read more