There is no doubt that a well planted aquarium is very pleasing to the eye. It is however up to the individual whether to choose real plants, artificial plants, or no plants at all, or even a mixture of both. An aquarium and its inhabitants can survive quite well without real plants.

Regarding advantages and disadvantages of live plants in the aquarium. First of all you have the decorative effect, even before fishes are added; the effect can be quite beautiful. As the Live plants grow they will absorb waste that is produced by fishes. Read the rest of this entry »

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When we first started keeping tropical fish – we did have one major disaster which wiped out the whole tank. It was a particularly gruesome situation which we could have avoided but I didn’t count as “our fault”…

We had gone away for a long weekend and yes, you’ve guessed it, the thermostat on the tank heater broke, the temperature of the water soared – fish tank extinction ensued…and my family and I were in tears on our return…

I was so shaken by the experience that for a while we kept only plants in our aquarium as we didn’t have the heart to start again. Read the rest of this entry »