Written By: Chris (@shrimpery) Aquascaping is a visual hobby. The planted tank is analogous to a canvas, and just like with painting, there is a certain amount of taste needed to achieve a pleasing composition with aquarium plants. While that...
Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant If you’re having a pest aquarium snail infestation in your tank that’s getting out of control, then keep reading! A large number of snails can not only make planted aquarium maintenance more stressful,...
Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant Starting a new hobby can be fun and exciting, but it can also be challenging. Especially a hobby like fish-keeping that involves taking care of live animals. In general, a lot of people go...
Written By: Chris (@shrimpery) Do you ever see a photograph of an aquascape that looks objectively great while still feeling a bit… off? The key elements (healthy plants, clear water, thoughtful hardscape) are all there, but something is undeniably...
Written by: Gracie Mandel So you just set up a brand-new planted tank and bought ten (or twenty) freshwater dwarf shrimp. You put them in their new home, and over the next few days or weeks, you start seeing...
Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant Many classic nature aquascapes these days use multiple types of substrates in their layouts. The two most prominent ones are usually sand and soil. Sand is commonly used in the foreground of the...
Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant When most people think of aquariums, they expect to find fish living in them, but there is actually a vast amount of hobbyists that maintain shrimp-only tanks. There are also those that...
Written by: Gracie Mandel There are shrimp tanks, and there are planted tanks, right? It seems that most aquariums must adhere to one category or the other. However, with the vast and ever-improving products and knowledge, it is possible to...
