Anyone perusing through the Biotope One website probably and hopefully has noticed the amount of information regarding plants and propagating them. Hobbyists can grow a lot of plants in their free time. Not only does it help save money but it also helps reduce the strain on some wild plants …
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I wanted to make something that was simple to do and had aquarium plants. This method is called many things, wabi sabi, insularium, wabi kusa, emersed, among others. To begin with I found a suitable jar that I could use. This one came from IKEA and I claimed it for …
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Plant Tissue Culture: A Home-Based Guide (How to Practice Plant Tissue Culture on a Budget)Buy NOW! Learn how to practice DIY plant tissue culture at home on a budget. More and more plant tissue cultured aquarium plants are coming available. They’re becoming affordable too and we can see them in …
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Growing Moss in Trays All you need to start is a tray in plastic or stainless steel. The one I’m using here is 30 x 20 x 5 cm deep. You must drill a couple of holes in the sides about 2 cm up from the bottom so the moss …
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Easy Method to Growing Cryptocoryne Emersed A great amount of aquarium plants we see online and in the local fish store are grown emersed. Emersed grown plants are easier to ship. Since they are not underwater there is little need to try to combat algae or run filters. Emersed is …
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by Cory Hopkins Aquascaping can be an aspect of the aquarium hobby that many find hard to get into. Once a hobbyist starts making their own displays and begins to understand the basics of designing an aquascape it gets much easier. It’s not difficult but it can sometimes be hard …
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Occasionally we see pictures of some crazy fish shops but this is another level. It is common to see fish pre-bagged in some parts of the world. This is a well stocked example of this type of fish store. If you can take your eyes off the bags hanging …
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By Scott Fellman If you know me, I sound like a “broken record” (wow, that’s a really outdated expression, huh?), blabbing on and on daily about the virtues of Catappa leaves, wood, and aquatic botanicals. I really get excited about leaves! Specifically, Catappa leaves! Catappa leaves have been used by …
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This 1.75g vase turned 30 months on the 26 of November 2015. It has a dirt base with med gravel cap. It houses red Rili shrimp and by the look of it, they really enjoy the vase. The key to having s successful cryptocoryne species vase is to let it …
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It started when I was 12. I have always been an animal nut, but it wasn’t until my mother took me to a local aquarium shop that my mind and heart were set on raising tropical fish. I was hooked. I desperately wanted one of the big, giant cichlids that …
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Biotope One A Study of Flora and Fauna