Move with aquarium
Moving with an aquarium sounds complicated, but with a little good preparation, the move is not so bad and can be done without harm to the aquarium inhabitants and with as little stress as possible. Read more »
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Successfully raise baby shrimp. Read more »
Disc worms (Rhabdocoela)
They are quickly confused with planarians; disc worms in the aquarium look quite similar to planarians, but strictly speaking they are only distantly related and differ from them in some very important ways. Read more »
Deadly trap: rotting in the bottom of the aquarium!
Uneaten food in the shrimp aquarium can settle in the substrate and begin to rot there. The resulting hydrogen sulfide is highly toxic and can cause severe problems for the invertebrates, even mass mortality. This should be prevented urgently. Read more »
Successfully combat algae bloom in the aquarium
Green water in the aquarium is annoying, but not the end of the world - in most cases it is more of a visual problem. Algae blooms always have a reason, and you can also get them under control again quite well, depending on the strength. Read more »
Water fleas - friend or foe?
Often all kinds of animals in the aquarium are called water fleas, but often they are not. How do you recognize water fleas or daphnia for sure? Since daphnia are also often used as live food for aquarium fish, here you will find a description as well as detailed instructions... Read more »
Shellfish in the aquarium
Often shellfish are a part of the accompanying fauna in the aquarium: you have bought them unknowingly, introduced them with plants, but are they nevertheless possibly even useful, even if they were not inserted on purpose? Read more »
Association of fish and large crayfish
Naturally, a large crayfish like the Procambarus alleni with its comparatively much larger claws is a different matter for fish than a cute little dwarf crayfish. The socialization of large crayfish with fish is not so easy, especially because crayfish can hunt actively... Read more »
Socialization of fish with dwarf crabs
An aquarium with dwarf crayfish alone can look a bit lifeless, and many wonder if you couldn't add some life to the upper layers of water in the form of fish. Here we look at what works and what doesn't work at all when fish and dwarf crayfish of the genus Cambarellus are... Read more »
Planaria in the aquarium
Planarians are feared in aquaristics and especially in shrimp aquariums, and often people are quick to call out "planarian" as soon as a little worm is spotted in the aquarium. When a planarian is really a planarian, how to recognize it and what to do against it, we explain here. Read more »
The power of microorganisms in the aquarium
Without them, nothing works in aquaristics - microorganisms not only ensure clear, healthy water, without them the plants would not grow half as well. Functioning biofilms are also of eminent importance for the health of the aquarium inhabitants. Read more »
Is it possible to have an aquarium without plants?
Can an aquarium run stably without any plants at all, or even with a few slow-growing plants such as moss? Read more »