Guides
Essentials that apply to every species: from setting up an aquarium to reading water parameters.
Adding new fish and shrimp: acclimation and quarantine
How do you acclimate the animal you brought home from the store to your aquarium? Why does quarantine save lives? Safe introduction, step by step.
1 min read · October 16, 2026Set up your first aquarium: from shopping list to first fish
Which size, which filter, which fish? Set up your first aquarium step by step while avoiding the mistakes beginners make most often.
2 min read · October 16, 2026The nitrogen cycle: why does an aquarium need to "cycle"?
The number one reason fish die in the first weeks in newly set-up aquariums. We explain step by step how the cycle works and how to do a fishless cycle.
1 min read · October 16, 2026Water parameters: what do temperature, pH, GH and KH mean?
Learn to read the ranges on species pages, interpret your test kit results and change parameters safely.
2 min read · October 16, 2026