Browsing: Shrimp Tanks

If you want an algae eater that actually works and will never turn into an infestation, the nerite snail is hard to beat. I put them…

String algae is the long, hair-like green growth that clings to your rocks, waterfall, and pump intake and turns clear water into a tangled mess by…

When you buy your first serious aquarium, the glass versus acrylic question comes up fast, and both camps have loud opinions. The truth is that neither…

Red cherry shrimp are the invertebrate I recommend to almost anyone who wants something alive, colorful, and genuinely low maintenance. Once they settle into a stable…

Of all the nuisance outbreaks a reef keeper can face, dinoflagellates are among the most frustrating. They look like brown, stringy snot laced with trapped oxygen…

If your new tank has developed a brown, dusty film over the glass, gravel, and decor within the first few weeks, do not panic. This is…

Everyone assumes an outdoor pond means koi, goldfish, or nothing. If you want something different, whether for smaller ponds, natural mosquito control, or just variety, there…

You built a pond so you could actually see your fish, and instead you are staring at a bowl of pea soup. Green water is one…

This is one of the most common questions I get from people setting up a planted tank, and the honest answer is that it depends entirely…

Aiptasia are the reef pest that turns one small brown anemone into a plague. They arrive as hitchhikers on live rock or coral frags, reproduce explosively,…