Sansibar Jbl Dark. In one of our aquariums lay a light coloured soil. Later decided to replace it with a darker one. And in order not to disturb the biological balance, the light coloured soil decided to leave. And just put the dark soil on top. It turned out beautiful, but only to ... Read more…
Biotope. What is it? To use the official wording, the word "biotope" comes from the Greek phrase, in which βίος means life as well τόπος - a place. A site of a certain geospace (land or water body) inhabited by a biocenosis. And the biocenosis, in turn, is a collection of animals, fungi, plants ... Read more…
Cristobalite in the aquarium! Continuing to run the aquarium for loricaria and corydoras and trying to do something similar to the biotope of the rivers of South America, I was puzzled by the search for soil. The main criteria for soil were: Naturalness. The soil must be of natural origin, chemically neutral and not contain ... Read more…
Filter Shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis) Features of behavior! Shrimp Filters (Atyopsis moluccensis) behave very differently in an aquarium than other species. The main difference in their behavior is the way they get food. Usually they do not crawl around the aquarium in search of food, but sit opposite the stream of water ... Read more…
Why do I choose black or dark soil for the aquarium? Black or dark soil for the aquarium. Zolux / Natural Color When I was a teenager, I had no questions at all, what should be the soil in the aquarium. It was 30 years ago. ... Read more…
Who are coconuts and where do they come from in our aquariums? If you have an aquarium with shrimp or fish that like hiding places, the quickest, easiest and cheapest option is to use coconuts in the aquarium. They are also suitable for fish with suction cups, like ... Read more…
Driftwood in the aquarium. What are they for there? When I first started dreaming about my aquarium, I immediately imagined it as a piece of flooded forest, seen on the National Geographic Channel. With its endless labyrinths, in which fabulous scalars sail slowly and ... Read more…