Kevin, Author at ZenAquaria

What do you do when you bring a new betta fish home? This guide will help you take the right steps to properly set up your new fish for a long and happy life. Let’s get into it. Note: As an Amazon Ass...

Small tank Aquascape with small fish and shrimp

Aquascaping Ideas That Don’t Suck (Freshwater Scapes with Step-by-Step Instructions)

Kevin

Aquascaping, Planted Tank

Easy Aquascaping Ideas Whether you are new to aquascaping, or looking for inspiration, this article will provide an overview of popular aquascaping styles, as well as step-by-step video tutorials of simple,...

Planted Aquarium Guide (Step-By-Step Tutorial)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Lighting, Aquascaping, Betta Fish, Live Plants, Planted Tank

How to Plan and Set Up Your Own Planted Tank Live plants will take your tank to the next level. Not only do live plants make a tank look better, but they also benefit the inhabitants of your tank by abso...

Red cherry shrimp in a planted aquarium.

5 Gallon Shrimp Tank Tutorial (Live Plants & Guppies)

Kevin

Aquarium Pets, Aquarium Shrimp, Aquascaping

How To Set Up a 5 Gallon Planted Shrimp Tank A 5 gallon aquarium is the ideal size for a freshwater shrimp tank. This article will show you how to set up your own planted shrimp tank in 12 easy steps. ...

7 Incredible Exotic Pets for Aquariums (#6 is Odd)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Pets, Aquarium Shrimp

What Are Some of the Most Interesting and Most Exotic Pets that Can Be Kept in Aquariums? Maybe you are an experienced aquarist looking for something new, or a new fish keeper wondering what types of aquati...

What Do Betta Fish Need? (A Quick & Easy Guide)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Betta Fish

Betta fish (Betta splendens), also known as Siamese fighting fish, are one of the most well recognizable tropical aquarium fish in the world. Betta fish have risen through the ranks and achieved a position ...

How To Get Rid Of Snails In Aquariums

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Snails, Planted Tank

So, you bring home some aquatic plants, maybe you check them for snails, and then you place them in your fish tank. Everything looks great. Then, a couple weeks later, the snail-pocalypse starts; your ta...

The Best Fish For a 10 Gallon Tank (#6 is a flying fish)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Planted Tank

A 10 gallon aquarium might be the most popular tank size in existence. You can think of a 10 gallon tank as the Honda Civic of aquariums—practical and widely available. The reason that 10 gallon tanks ar...

Spiderwood Aquascape (With Low Light Plants)

Kevin

Aquascaping, Planted Tank

There are only a few types of aquarium safe wood commonly used in aquascapes, and spiderwood is one of those woods. Spiderwood, also known as azalea roots or rhododendron roots, is a type of aquarium driftw...

Dragon stone aquascape with live plants.

How To: Dragon Stone Aquascape For Betta Fish

Kevin

Aquascaping, Betta Fish, Planted Tank

If you are new to aquascaping, or new to using dragon stone in an aquascape, this article will show you, in 12 easy steps, how to create a head-turning design in a 5 gallon tank using dragon stone. I find t...

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