Botias are a family of fish, many of which eat snails, so they can be very helpful in planted aquariums where snail infestations can become overwhelming and difficult to manage. This particular species is called Ambastaia sidthimunki (also Botia sidthimunki). It has several common aliases including dwarf loach, pygmy loach, and chain loach. They can …
Continue reading “Great Small Fish for Planted Custom Aquariums”
There are tons of different types of fish that one is able to acquire for their custom aquarium today. A budding aquarist can do research on Google and be overwhelmed at all the types of aquatic life to keep as pets in a custom fish tank. We wanted to share some suggestions for fish to …
This post is the second in a series of posts aimed at preventing aquarists from falling victim to misconceptions about using animals (in lieu of traditional maintenance) to maintain the cleanliness of your aquarium. In the first post, we discussed plecos. In this post, we will talk about another popular choice for managing algae: The Siamese …
Continue reading “Tank Cleaners: Part 2 – Siamese Algae Eater”
Throughout the years that I’ve been in the aquarium industry, I’ve seen a lot of people try desperately to find animals that will keep their freshwater or marine tanks clean so that they can avoid manually scraping algae or combating one of many possible nuisance infestations. The truth is, algae problems and other nuisance infestations …
