GREEN LIGHT AQUATICS

When setting up an aquarium, one of the most crucial decisions you’ll make is selecting the substrate. Aquarium substrates serve as the foundation for your aquatic ecosystem and greatly influence the well-being of your fish and plants. Among the various options available, aquarium soil and sand are the most popular choices. In this blog, we’ll…

Creating decorative aquatic bowls can be a fun and artistic project while also using spare plants seedlings from you main aquariums. below is a how to guide to creating these miniature works of art, alternatively check out my how to video over on our youtube channel. To start you will need a glass/plastic bowl safe…

Aquascaping is a captivating blend of art and science that transforms ordinary fish tanks into unique underwater landscapes. its a hobby that has gained immense popularity in recent years, offering enthusiasts the opportunity to design, create and maintain aquatic ecosystems that are visually stunning as they are biologically functional. in this blog i will dive…

In this post i am going to address probably one of the biggest questions in fishkeeping…. should i buy a bristlenose plec? good question so lets start with the downsides, although most fish keepers love them they are quite… well UGLY, the plec definitely hit every branch of the ugly tree on its way down…

The Mbuna cichlid is by nature quite rare in the wild they only exist in lake Malawi in east Africa, however over recent years have become a fan favourite in fish keeping as they have quite a few quirks not normally associated with cichlids. mbuna translates to “rockfish” as these smaller than usual fish live…

I have had the idea of using co2 for some time now, the thought of those tiny little bubbles shooting up through the water to breathe ( literally ) new life into my aquatic plants was exciting. I like most people scoured the internet for a low cost solution which to my surprise worked. I…