Freshwater Invertebrates "Crystal Red" shrimps in a 25 liter aquarium Hello, possibly, the orange animal is a dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis 'Orange', often referred to as "Mexican Orange" dwarf crayfish)? 10 - 15 animals are alright;... Show complete answer
Freshwater Food Care "Moss balls" / Food amount Hello, Concerning "moss ball/requirements/multiply":This is in fact not a moss at all, but a (desired in this case) green alga.It is sufficient to just place it in the tank and rinse... Show complete answer
Freshwater Care Algae problems with very low nitrate and phosphate levels Hello, this phenomenon is not that unlikely at all and occurs rather frequently, especially in case of floating algae. The reason is quite simple:the algae literally take up the... Show complete answer
Freshwater Fish General information about Bumblebee Gobies (Brachygobius xanthozonus) Hello, Concerning "requirements":Bumblebee Gobies (Brachygobius xanthozonus) are rather fastidious and prefer a salt addition to the water.They are in fact only suitable for a... Show complete answer
Freshwater Diseases Amyloodinium (Oodinium) upon adding new fish Hello, independently from the original question: I urgently recommend keeping new fish in quarantine for approximately 4 weeks if possible as to prevent this kind of thing. This... Show complete answer
Freshwater Diseases Fish Ancistrus catfish has large white blotches Hello, this is rather likely not a disease at all: A bright blotch pattern is the typical fright coloration of Ancistrus catfish, it quickly becomes normal again. Cloudy skin slime... Show complete answer