The first public aquarium (which they called “an Aquatic Vivarium”) opened in 1953 in London. It was designed by an English n … Read more

What is a Paludarium? Paludariums are a type of vivarium (a space dedicated to the naturalistic rearing of plants and or ani … Read more

Brine Shrimp are amazing critters. The term “Brine Shrimp” is actually a generic term for an entire genus of invertebrates ca … Read more

For one reason or another, we get a fair number of questions about catfish and “getting stung.” We'd like to start this conve … Read more

One of the most beautiful (and in our opinion, underrated) tanks in your Local Fish Store is the Mixed African Cichlid tank. … Read more

There was a time (not a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away) but right here, where feeding live foods was very commonpla … Read more

The first part of understanding your aquarium lighting is based on what your plan for the aquarium is. Obviously, fish are no … Read more

By gas, we obviously mean CO2! Plants, whether aquatic or not require carbon dioxide. The scientific shorthand way of writing … Read more

So, our article on Neolamprologus similis has perked your interest in keeping shell dwellers hmm? Perhaps you saw an image of … Read more