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Freshwater tank

The basics done right: nitrogen cycle, filtration types (sponge, HOB, canister), heaters, lights. If you’re a beginner, start here. If you’re advanced, you might still learn why your pH crashes.

Cycling / Frehwater crabs / Freshwater tank

How to Set Up a Freshwater Crab Tank

Updated: June 6, 2026
How to Set Up a Freshwater Crab Tank

Owning a freshwater crab can be a very worthwhile and unique experience. So, if you are looking to add them to your pet family, in order to offer them a safe environment, it is important to do research on how to take care of crabs

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Cycling / Freshwater shrimp / Freshwater tank

How to Set Up a Caridina Shrimp Tank

Updated: June 6, 2026
How to Set Up a Caridina Shrimp Tank

Today, I will talk about how to set up a Caridina shrimp tank from A to Z, so that we could give them the best life possible. After all, this is our responsibility as their keepers.  To cut the long story short. The main difference

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Crayfish / Cycling / Freshwater tank

How to Set Up a Crayfish Tank

Updated: June 6, 2026
How to Set Up a Crayfish Tank

Setting up a crayfish tank is pretty easy. In most cases, it really does not matter much which species you want to keep, for example, it can be Procambarus alleni, Cherax destructor, Brazos Dwarf Crayfish, Dwarf Mexican crayfish, Procarambus Clarkii, Marbled crayfish, etc. the process

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Freshwater tank / Planted tank

How to Set Up a Tank Using the Walstad Method

Updated: June 6, 2026
How to Set Up a Tank Using the Walstad Method

What is the Walstad Method? The Walstad Method was created by Diana Walstad as a way to create a natural planted tank. Diana Walstad is a renowned ecologist, who originally published the method in her treatise called “Ecology of the Planted Aquarium”. Her treatise details

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Freshwater shrimp / Freshwater tank

Basic Shrimp Tank Setup for Neocaridina.

Updated: June 6, 2026
Basic Shrimp Tank Setup for Neocaridina.

Today I am going to show you how you can set up a basic (the simplest) shrimp tank for Neocaridina shrimp. This article will be especially helpful for beginners, who are getting lost in the ocean of information on the Internet. In short. Neocaridina Shrimp do not

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Fish / Freshwater shrimp / Freshwater tank

Сherry Shrimp in a Community Tank. Tips to Make it Successful

Updated: June 23, 2026
Fish and shrimp Community tank

There is one thing that beginner aquarists asked the most. Can shrimp go with this or that fish? Are there any safe fish for the shrimp? What chances do the shrimp have in a community tank? The reality is that the vast majority of fish

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Aquariumbreeder (Shrimp and Snail Breeder) logoHi everyone! I’m Michael and this is the place where I nerd out about shrimp. So, if you are interested in getting into this hobby or just want some extra tips and tricks, well this is the right place for you. On this blog, I share all the things I learn about shrimp breeding as I go. 

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