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I read the info about the limited life of plants in "The Complete Aquarium" by Peter Scott: "Plants often start out well in the aquarium but then fade. The major reason for this is that in the wild, most aquatic plants experience an annual period of low water-levels when they are at least...

I keep flip flopping on whether or not to use real plants in my upcoming 12 gallon freshwater setup (either Nanocube or Marineland 12). I've been reading about easy-to-care plants species like Anubias, Cryptocoryne, Java Moss, etc. that require low light. Is it possible, with these types of...

Now that I'm getting into fish, are there any manufacturers of the maintenance/accessory stuff (test kits, food, water conditioners, etc) that are considered by everyone to be of best quality and best value? That is, what are the few companies that you really can't go wrong with any of their...

This is a good example, as I have "Black Tetra" in my atlas but did not know that "Skirted Tetra" was the same thing.

I've been heavily researching tropical freshwater fish for my upcoming aquarium, using my Baensch Aquarium Atlas vol. 1 and the fish.mongabay.com website. When I go to my local LFS, I come across names that I don't recognize and that are not in my atlas. Seems like they might be shortened...