Mystery snail care looks deceptively simple at the pet store: drop one in any freshwater tank, feed leftovers, watch it cruise the glass. But the…
JordanAugust 24, 2026
Walk into any aquarium store and you'll see at least three or four different types of nerite snails on offer, all priced about the same,…
JordanJuly 2, 2026
Walk through the dwarf shrimp section at any aquarium store and the Neocaridina shrimp colors will run from a $2 patchy red Cherry to a…
JordanJuly 2, 2026
I set up my first cherry shrimp colony in a 10-gallon with a single Anubias and bare black sand. The shrimp were alive, sure. But…
JordanMay 24, 2026
Amano shrimp care is what you research the first time hair algae takes over a planted tank and nothing you've tried has worked: less light,…
JordanMay 10, 2026
You've probably heard horror stories about aquarium snails taking over a tank and negatively affecting water quality, and had second thoughts (or completely changed your…
JordanFebruary 3, 2020
Maybe you’ve seen large, colorful snails in your local fish store and thought about adding them to your fish tank. Or maybe you’ve had the…
JordanJanuary 31, 2020
The dwarf shrimp hobby has been growing explosively over the past few years, and with good reason. These tiny critters might seem boring to some…
JordanSeptember 3, 2017
Setting up a freshwater shrimp tank is one of the most rewarding nano-aquarium projects in the hobby, but success hinges on one decision the average…
JordanJune 7, 2017
