Genus: Alternanthera Type: Reineckii Family: foxtail family Hometown: South America Light: medium to high Temperature: 4-30°C (optimal: 17-28 °C) Growth: medium pH: 5.0 to 8 Degree of hardness: soft hard CO2: 10-40 mg/l propagation: cuttings, side shoots Difficulty: medium Location…
©Kolevski.V – stock.adobe.com Corals have fascinating colors and interesting shapes. Many types are reminiscent of flowers or filigree plants. However, corals are animals. They live in groups of single individuals, the polyps. There are often thousands united in a colony.…
Data sheet papyrus grass Botanical name: Papyrus grass or papyrus plant (Latin: Cyperus papyrus) Origin: subtropical and temperate climates growth height / size 100 cm to 200 cm (houseplant) / 400 cm (outdoor variants) leaf color: green flower color: white…
Burkhard Mücke, terrarium building 25, CC BY-SA 4.0 Reptiles are on the ambient temperature dependent, since they are cold-blooded animals that cannot generate their own body heat. Most snakes, lizards and frogs originate from tropical regions and therefore require a…
Datasheet Musk Turtle Trade name: Common Musk Turtle Latin name: Sternotherus odoratus Order: Turtles (Testudines) Family: Mud Turtles (Kinosternidae) Genus: Musk Turtles (Sternotherus) Origin: USA Size (in cm: 8 to 13 cm Length and width: 100 cm long and 40…
Breeding tips The breeding temperature should be 25 to 26°C. Otherwise, either an excess of males or females will develop. It is then difficult to pass on the offspring. Spawning is imminent when a pair moves into a den. The…
Archerfish data sheet German name: archerfish Scientific name: Toxotes jaculatrix or Toxotes chatareus Origin: Asia Size: Body length 20 cm Aquarium Length: Length from 200 cm width and from 80 cm width Contents: from 600 liters water values Temperature: 25°-…
According to the manufacturer, Easy Balance has the following effects: With regular use, only 2 water changes per year are required. pH value and carbonate hardness are reliably stabilized. An acid fall is prevented. The nitrate value is kept below…
Sludge sucker in the aquarium | stock-adobe.com – madhourse – 244067475 How often do you have to change the substrate of the aquarium? Anyone who does not yet have that much experience as an aquarist is probably wondering how often…
Water is the most important component in an aquarium. It determines how comfortable the fish feel in their artificial habitat. While should the water is always kept fresh and clean, so that there are no problems. Seachem Purigen is one…