On the way back to Mexico City from a trip to the northern part of Mexico Dieter Duehring crossed the Poza Rica de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Vera Cruz.  It is situated along the eastern edge of Mexico in the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico. Dieter …

The Agrarium Dose and Grow fertilizers started as a simple means to maintain our plant library without measuring and calculating constantly.  With a lot of tanks and displays we needed something that was easy to dose.  We started with Agrarium All in One and from there made an entire array …

Here is a video a couple minutes long showing the crystal clear water of Caves Branch river in Belize.  We are uncertain who posted it but Milli Metern shared it on Vimeo.  Take a moment and watch these beautiful underwater scenes with tetras, cichlids, and more swimming around in their …

Limnonectes larvaepartus is a newly discovered species of frog from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.  The newly found fanged frog is the only known frog to give birth to tadpoles.  The majority of frogs lay eggs that are then fertilized and develop.  A few other species can have fully formed …

Growing aquatic plants in your aquarium doesn’t have to be extremely difficult or require expensive tools.  Of course they will help and as you become more experienced you may begin to utilize them to your advantage.  For the average beginner this can be overwhelming and expensive.  There are a multitude …

With the popularization of different styles of aquascaping and the popularity of riparian plants more plants are being kept in emersed form.  In nature most aquarium plants will grow above the water line in an emersed state during low water times, like summer.  While they do grow above water part …

The Rough-skinned newt is a brown salamander with rough skin over an orange underside.  In the aquatic phase of life the males are similar but have smoother skin, enlarged forearms and a flattened tail with a slight tail fin.  Overall total length on average are about 11 to 18 centimeters long. …

I was going to go out into the greenhouse and check on my plants to see how they fared with this cold night we had. Upon opening my door I found a delivery. Upon further inspection it was my copy of the book Bleher’s Biotopes I have been patiently waiting for. …

This is more like kokedama instead of epiphyte mount. I was in the shop cleaning up and headed to the greenhouse that’s now cooling down and saw this plant growing happily.  It is hardy and attractive so I grabbed my fly tying bobbin and made it up with potting mix …

Orchid keepers often mount orchids on special mounts that hang on the wall.  After creating a few of these orchid mounts I thought maybe it would be nice to be able to this with regular terrestrial plants.  After some research and designs were put on paper a simple protype was …