Everything You Need to Know About Tissue Culture Aquarium PlantsAre you curious about tissue culture plants and what their benefits and drawbacks might be? Let’s talk about the process of how tissue culture plants are produced and whether or not they are the right choice for your next planted aquarium. What are Tissue Culture Plants? The term “tissue culture” (sometimes called “in vitro” or “lab-grown”) sounds a little intimidating and scientific, but it is not too complicated once you break it down. In order to create a tissue culture plant, the facility...
Overview of Freshwater Dwarf Shrimp – Popular Species, Tank Requirements, Feeding, and MoreBy Chris Lukhaup (The Shrimp King) Dwarf shrimps have experienced a real boom in aquaristics in recent years. While around 5 to 6 years ago only 2 to 3 species were on offer in the ornamental fish trade in the USA, the range of species in the tanks of breeders, importers and wholesalers has now become almost overwhelming. Vibrantly coloured bred forms in starkly contrasting colours from Europe and Asia as well as invariably new wild catches from all parts of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are re...
New Gobies and More at Aquarium Co-Op This Week!This week the Aquarium Co-Op retail store in Edmonds, WA got in some interesting fish as well as some favorites that we haven't been able to get in a while. These include some (tiny and ultra cute) Rope Fish, Giant Danios, Furcata Rainbowfish, Green Laser Cories, White Cheek Gobies (my favorite), a Schoutedeni Puffer, and some locally-bred Mosaic Guppies (sold in M/F pairs only). For plants this week, we got in a HUGE restock of all of the usual favorites as well as some tissue culture...
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Everything You Need to Know About Tissue Culture Aquarium Plants
Are you curious about tissue culture plants and what their benefits and drawbacks might be? Let’s talk about the process of how tissue culture plants are produced and whether or not they are the right choice for your next planted aquarium. What are Tissue Culture Plants? The term “tissue culture” (sometimes called “in vitro” or “lab-grown”) sounds a little intimidating and scientific, but it is not too complicated once you break it down. In order to create a tissue culture plant, the facility...
Overview of Freshwater Dwarf Shrimp – Popular Species, Tank Requirements, Feeding, and More
By Chris Lukhaup (The Shrimp King) Dwarf shrimps have experienced a real boom in aquaristics in recent years. While around 5 to 6 years ago only 2 to 3 species were on offer in the ornamental fish trade in the USA, the range of species in the tanks of breeders, importers and wholesalers has now become almost overwhelming. Vibrantly coloured bred forms in starkly contrasting colours from Europe and Asia as well as invariably new wild catches from all parts of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are re...
New Gobies and More at Aquarium Co-Op This Week!
This week the Aquarium Co-Op retail store in Edmonds, WA got in some interesting fish as well as some favorites that we haven't been able to get in a while. These include some (tiny and ultra cute) Rope Fish, Giant Danios, Furcata Rainbowfish, Green Laser Cories, White Cheek Gobies (my favorite), a Schoutedeni Puffer, and some locally-bred Mosaic Guppies (sold in M/F pairs only). For plants this week, we got in a HUGE restock of all of the usual favorites as well as some tissue culture...
