As a board-certified fish veterinarian, I am well-versed in the important role a plant-specific substrate plays in supporting aquarium plant growth. Rather than using sand or gravel, these substrates ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

If you’ve ever owned a freshwater aquarium then you’ll know how beautiful they can look with real live aquarium plants. In this article, we’ll look at 21 Popular species of aquarium plants which are ...

While aquariums are beautiful and full of life, they get dirty pretty quickly. Over time, the water gets cloudy and sometimes even a bit green, which is due to residue from fish food, and sometimes, ...

When Danny Bowien opened the first New York location of Mission Chinese in 2012, Angela Dimayuga, his head chef at the time, asked if she could install a fish tank in the dining room. She’d grown up ...

Drinda Jacobson of Joshua also keeps a 65-gallon rimless tank, in addition to her 95-gallon version. The fish are Congo tetras. Luis Navarro, lives in Houston, created a lush composition of Java fern ...

Back in 2013, a startup called Aqua Design Innovations launched a low-maintenance home aquaponics system that relied on the natural filtering abilities of fish and plants to keep its waters clear. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Join the Waikiki Aquarium every first and third Thursday of the month as they do a personal guided tour of the Aquarium’s native Hawaiian plant gardens. This comes free with your ...