Ecco's Aquarium Blog

About a week ago, I upgraded from my 20 gallon long planted tank to a 40 breeder. Here are some pics of the 20 the night before the switch...

1. Dumping the med powder directly into the tank. The fish can eat some of the powder before it dissolves and lead to death from overdose. T...

The bristlenose pleco (BN plec) is a great algae eater for mid-sized and larger aquariums. It comes in two main types at the LFS, brown and...

The head and tail light tetra is a very nice looking fish that gets to 2''. It has a reddish edging on the upper half of its eyes u...

The honey gourami is a small but interesting fish. It tops out at around 2'', with females a bit larger than males. Like cichlids a...

(This profile will only cover female bettas, as I've never kept a male betta before.) The female betta is a very interesting and inqu...

The platy is an undemanding livebearer which is very prolific (as all livebearers are). They stay small at 2-3'', with females bein...