How to Remove Snails and Eggs from New Aquarium Plants (Safe Methods)

Stop pest snails hitchhiking into your tank: how to inspect, rinse and quarantine new aquarium plants, which dips are safe for Anubias and shrimp, and what to avoid.

How Long Should Aquarium Lights Be On for Plants? (Photoperiod Guide)

How many hours a day to run aquarium lights for plants, by tank type, plus timer tips, algae control and signs your photoperiod is wrong.

Planted Tank Maintenance Checklist: Daily, Weekly and Monthly Tasks

A simple planted aquarium maintenance checklist: daily checks, weekly water changes, fertiliser and trimming, and monthly filter and equipment care.

How to Trim Aquarium Plants: Stems, Carpets, Rosettes, Epiphytes and Moss

How to trim every type of aquarium plant: stem plants, carpets, rosette plants like swords and crypts, epiphytes like Anubias, mosses and floaters.

Flame Moss Care Guide: Growing Upright Flame-Shaped Moss

How to grow Flame moss: attaching it, light, trimming for upright flame shapes, uses in aquascapes and how it compares with Java and Christmas moss.

Rotala Rotundifolia Care Guide: The Easy Pink Stem Plant

How to grow Rotala rotundifolia: light, CO2, planting, trimming and getting pink-orange tips, plus how it compares with Rotala wallichii.

Fertiliser Schedule for a Low-Tech Anubias and Bucephalandra Tank

A simple weekly fertiliser routine for low-tech tanks with Anubias, Bucephalandra, Java fern and moss, using a two-part liquid fertiliser like Green Plus + Trace.

Vallisneria vs Dwarf Sagittaria: Background Grass or Foreground Carpet?

Vallisneria vs Dwarf Sagittaria compared: size, placement, light, water hardness, how they spread and which suits your tank.

Egeria Densa vs Cabomba vs Vallisneria: Best Background Plant for Goldfish Tanks

Egeria densa (Anacharis), Cabomba and Vallisneria compared for goldfish tanks: temperature, light, how goldfish treat them and which to choose.

Easiest Carpet Plant Without CO2: Monte Carlo vs Dwarf Hairgrass vs Dwarf Sagittaria vs Staurogyne

Which carpet plant is easiest without CO2? Monte Carlo, Dwarf Hairgrass, Dwarf Sagittaria and Staurogyne Repens compared for low-tech Indian tanks.

Ludwigia Repens or Red Myrio Not Turning Red? How to Get Red Colour

Why red aquarium stem plants like Ludwigia repens and Red Myrio stay green, and how light, iron, nitrate and CO2 bring out red colour.

Keeping Aquatic Plant Tubs Mosquito-Free in India (Monsoon Guide)

How to keep outdoor aquatic plant tubs, urli bowls and balcony ponds free of mosquito larvae in the Indian monsoon, with fish, water changes and covers.