Planted Tank Basics

Step-by-step guide to making an aquarium moss tree and moss wall with Christmas, Flame or Java moss: materials, attaching, trimming and care.

Why new aquarium plants melt after shipping or planting, which plants melt most, how to tell melting from a dead plant, and how to help them recover.

The best live plants for fish bowls and tanks without a filter, whether plants can replace a filter, and how to set up and maintain a filterless planted bowl.

Most planted tank problems that look mysterious in the moment turn out, on closer inspection,

Shrimp keeping has grown into one of the fastest-crossover hobbies for Indian planted tank owners

Betta fish and live plants are one of the most popular combinations in Indian fishkeeping,

Walk through any aquascaping competition gallery and you will notice the best layouts are not

pH, GH, KH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate get thrown around constantly in aquarium forums, but

Almost every planted tank goes through an algae phase, and the frustrating part is that

If you have ever set up a new aquarium, added fish or shrimp within the

Winter is the one season where a planted tank’s needs genuinely depend on where you

Summer hits a planted tank from the opposite direction monsoon does. Instead of power cuts