Crystal Black Shrimp Information

Crystal Black Shrimp, a dwarf shrimp species which is native to Southeast Asia, has become very common within the aquarium hobby. This is because it has a natural appearance and also has selectively bred variants. Crystal Black Shrimp does best in cooler water conditions than the standard tropical aquarium though they can also be easily … Read more

Red Cherry Shrimp Information

The Red Cherry Shrimp, which is also known scientifically as Neocaridina Heteropoda var. Red, is a type of shrimp that originated from Taiwan. In natural environments the Neocaridina Heteropoda are usually brownish green or translucent. They have developed a variant of red due to being bred inside aquariums over the years. They are herbivores and … Read more

Bamboo Shrimp Information

Bamboo Shrimp originate from Southeast Asia. It’s also known as Wood Shrimp and comes from the species Atyopsis Moluccenis. They are mainly found on high Islands from Samoan, Okinawa and Sri Lanka. Bamboo shrimp blends into an aquarium and you will love watching them. They are calm and a pleasant addition to your home aquarium. … Read more

Black Tiger Shrimp Information

The Black Tiger Shrimp is selectively bred from the normal Tiger Shrimp. The original Tiger Shrimp were bred for broader black stripes and after many generations the black stripes began to fill the entire body. This method however has its consequences such as poor genetics and vulnerability to diseases and bad water conditions. There are … Read more

Blue Dolphin Cichlid Information

Ceratophyllum Demersum (Hornwort) Pistia stratioes (Water Lettuce) Ricciocarpus Natans (Slender Riccia Liverwort) Hygroryza Aristata (Retz.) Pistia stratioes (Dwarf Water Lettuce) Limnobium Laevigatum (Amazon Frogbit) Phyllanthus fluitans (Red Root Floater) Microsorum pteropus sp. Philippine (Philippine Java Fern) Microsorum pteropus sp. (Trident Java Fern) Microsorum pteropus sp. Needle (Needle Leaf Java Fern) Microsorum pteropus (Java Fern) Microsorum … Read more

Zebra Pleco Information

Hypancistrus zebra was scientifically described by I.J.H. Isbrucker and H. Nijssen in 1991. The genus name ‘Hypancistrus’ is derived from two Greek words: hypo and agkistron. Hypo means under while agkistron means hook. The word agkistron has been used to create the genus name Ancistrus. It gets its name from its black and white stripes … Read more