Neon Tetra

Red Rotala

Red stem plant. Turns red under high light with CO₂.

Duckweed

The smallest flowering plant — a tiny floating fern that doubles its coverage in days. Excellent nutrient absorber but extremely difficult to remove once established. Use with caution.

Bucephalandra

Care profile for Bucephalandra: low light, low CO₂, intermediate difficulty.

Bacopa caroliniana

A hardy, straightforward stem plant with thick, oval leaves on upright stems. One of the easiest background plants, tolerating a wide range of conditions and requiring minimal maintenance.

Dwarf Baby Tears

Care profile for Dwarf Baby Tears: high light, high CO₂, advanced difficulty.

Vampire Crab

A small, semi-terrestrial crab with striking purple coloration and bright yellow eyes. Requires a paludarium setup with both land and water areas.

Red Cherry Shrimp

A tiny, vivid red dwarf shrimp that breeds easily and endlessly entertains. Fine in nano tanks from 20 L; keep GH 4-15 dGH for successful molting, avoid copper-based medications entirely, and use a sponge filter so young shrimplets never get sucked in.

Amano Shrimp

The classic algae-eating workhorse shrimp, unmatched for clearing hair algae from planted tanks. Hardy at 3-15 dGH, but never breeds in freshwater: its larvae need brackish water, so all reports of 'Amano babies' in freshwater tanks are actually other shrimp species.

Vampire Shrimp

A large, impressive freshwater shrimp with fan-like appendages used to filter feed from the current. Can grow up to 15 cm and requires strong water flow and clean, well-oxygenated water.

Return Pump

Internal Filter

Aquarium Gravel

Air Pump

CO₂ Cylinder

Fin Rot

Fins look frayed, ragged or are visibly shrinking with white or red edges.

Old Tank Syndrome

Water quality slowly worsens over months or years despite regular small water changes.

High Ammonia Poisoning

Elevated ammonia levels cause burns, redness and rapid breathing.

White Spot Disease (Ich)

Tiny white salt-like grains on the body and fins of fish.

Dropsy

Abdomen swells and scales stand out like a pinecone — usually a bacterial infection.