The best plant fertilizers for the aquarium
Top seller among the plant fertilizers in the presentation: After we recently dealt extensively with the algae agents in the aquarium, we now come to what is probably the best fertilizer for the aquatic plants in the aquarium at the moment. Aquatic plants must be properly fertilized, this is the only way to stop the algae. Usually the...
Buy aquarium plants on the Internet – shopping guide
Order aquatic plants on the Internet: Plants usually belong to every freshwater tank. Unless you go in the direction of cichlids. Most, however, will resort to plants when decorating. That's why we keep asking ourselves where the best place to buy plants is and how much they cost. What should you pay attention to...
Rotala indica bonsai or Bacopa caroliniana
Rotala indica bonsai or Rotala rotundifolia or very often compared to Bacopa caroliniana is a very popular aquarium plant, which not only finds its place in the nano aquarium, but also in the larger community aquariums. In today's profile we not only show pictures, but also how to grow the plant...
Helanthium tenellum – dwarf grassy sword plant
Profile of Helanthium Tenellum – grassy dwarf sword plant here on aquaristik.org: You can often find it in specialist shops under the name Echinodorus tenellus or also the name Helanthium Tenellum Parvulum. We have also planted them in our nano tanks. The Helanthium tenellum is particularly popular in the aquascaping area,...
Vallisneria Americana - Giant Vallisneria water screw
Description of the Vallisneria Americana – giant Vallisneria water screw: Today we are introducing you to another aquatic plant whose popularity in domestic freshwater aquariums is particularly in demand. Various subspecies of Vallisneria Americana can be found commercially. On the one hand there is the common water screw Vallisneria Spiralis, Vallisneria Gigantea, Vallisneria Asiatica, Vallisneria Torta...
Needle rushes Eleocharis acicularis or needle bulrush grass carpet
Description of the needle rush: Colloquially, this aquarium aquatic plant is usually known under the name needle rush, although this needle is actually called rush. Nevertheless, it is called in aquaristics with the abbreviation Nadelsimse. Or you can use the Latin name Eleocharis acicularis. Today we will tell you everything about care and...
Mayaca Fluviatilis – River Mossweed
Profile of the Mosskraut River Mayaca Fluviatilis: The next plant that we would like to introduce to you is not that easy in terms of keeping and caring for it. With the Mayaca Fluviatilis or in German also called river moss herb, there is another aquarium suitable plant. Its particularly delicate leaves make it a real...
What is Aquascaping? Difference and setup examples
Aquascaping or aquaristics? Or is this maybe even the same? Today we would like to take up a question from a user, because there is always the question of what exactly the difference between conventional aquaristics and aquascaping means. A few years ago, the term aquascaping was known here in Germany...
Moss ball and moss balls in the aquarium
Buying moss balls and moss balls is the topic of today's guide in the field of aquatic plants. But what are moss balls anyway and what are they good for? Do moss balls have a special meaning and purpose? Are they even plants? Or is it moss at all? Again and again they are also mixed with algae in...
Nixweed in the aquarium – hair mermaids
Keeping water mermaids or mermaids in the aquarium - guide to hair mermaids: Aquatic plants find their place in most of our aquariums. An aquatic plant from the Cabomba genus should not be missing. We're talking about the mermaids. There are a lot of subspecies here, but most of them are similar to...
Fertilize aquarium plants - what aquarium plants need
Fertilize aquatic plants: If you want to have beautiful aquatic plants in your aquarium, you have to do something about it. Caring for aquatic plants is an art. In the meantime, aquarists have even specialized in building aquariums with just decoration and aquatic plants using aquascaping methods. If you want to let aquatic plants thrive in the community tank,...
Aquatic plant waterweed (Elodea) in the aquarium
Waterweed: There is confusion mainly because of its name, because the waterweed is not a species of algae, as one or the other beginner thinks, but rather a plant that finds its place in many aquariums. The reasons are quite varied, because the waterweed is not...