Keeping and Breeding Cherry Shrimp – Neocaridina davidi As an easy addition to your community tank that’s also simple to keep, cherry shrimp are increasingly popular. These little freshwater crustaceans grow to be about 1.5” in length. Like their saltwater cousins, they have a curved body, small legs, and spend most of their time seeking shelter in tank plant life and eating. In this article, we’ll talk about the basics of both keeping and breeding cherry shrimp. The Cherry Shrimp Diet Keep your shrimp healthy by giving them a great diet, consist...

Top 5 Centerpiece Fish for Your Small to Medium Sized Community Aquarium Creating your own ‘school of fish’ in a medium-sized or small fish tank is a fun and rewarding experience. It’s made even more fun by introducing a showpiece fish to serve as your aquatic pride and joy. A centerpiece fish draws attention, stands out through either color or size, and also gets along with the other swimmers in the community tank. Which one should you get, though? It’s a tricky question to answer since we don’t want a larger fish to gobble up the others! What to Look for in a Ce...

Caring for African Dwarf Frogs African Dwarf Frogs are some of the most popular additions to tanks. These little frogs are fully aquatic, so you don’t have to worry about a half aquatic and half terrain aquarium. African Dwarf Frogs will actually die outside of the water. The frogs are bottom scavengers and are a fantastic choice for kids or controlling your fry population. If you have too many fry guppies in a tank, add some African Dwarf Frogs and they’ll eat guppy fry to ease the population. But, if you aren’t using the...

Top 5 Easy Aquarium Plants Hey everybody, Cory here. I made a video a couple of days ago about what is, in my opinion, the top 5 aquarium plants that are not only beautiful but very easy to grow. In no particular order, my top 5 easy aquarium plants are: Amazon Swords Vallisneria Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus Cryptocoryne Anubias 1. Amazon Sword Amazon swords get most of their nutrients from their substrate. They love dirted tanks or soil-type substrates. For swords to thrive, they do need additional nutrients in...

Neon Tetras and Cardinal Tetras Incorporating a colorful fish into your tank can make it pop and stand out. A tank can become the center of attention. However, adding more than just a few new fish may not be bold enough for you. Instead, adding an entire school of them may give the tank the appearance you are looking for. From far away, your tank can be eye-catching as a school of small, colorful fish dance their way into view. A school of Cardinal or Neon Tetras could be your next perfect addition to your aquarium. The ...

Is a Nano Aquarium right for me? In recent years, the nano aquarium section of the aquarium hobby has been exploding in popularity. With many small fish becoming more available in the hobby, increased popularity of shrimp and other inverts, and even a few striking new discoveries in the last several years, the appeal has never been higher. For many people, the convenience of a small home aquarium is very inviting; however, there are some potential difficulties to consider. The definition of a “nano aquarium” differs from per...

Which Planted Tank Fertilizer Is Right for You? Ever wonder how professionals and even advanced hobbyists make those gorgeous aquascapes bursting with plant life? It all comes down to having the three essentials that make aquatic plants happy: Good lighting Substrate as needed Nutrients, like fertilizers Many beginners will ignore that last piece of the puzzle because the world of fertilizers seems like a complicated hot mess. Everyone on the internet is pushing for dry fertilizers because they’re cost-effective and highly customizable, ...

How Often Do You Have to Change Water in a Fish Tank? To mimic nature, we as hobbyists many times, need to do water changes. Most waterways have very low nitrates in the water because wastes are constantly being flushed downstream. Unfortunately for us, the byproduct of feeding our fish is nitrates. When this parameter is kept low, fish will be at their healthiest. Generally below 40 parts per million is considered safe for most fish. A simple way to regulate this is by changing water. The act of changing water is as simple as it sounds. We want...

New Schooling and Centerpiece Fish at Aquarium Co-Op This Week! 🐟 At Aquarium Co-Op this week we got in some great looking fish in our deliveries! New centerpiece fish options include Blue Paradise Fish, Scarlet Badis, Chocolate Gouramis, and Medium Assorted Angelfish, while Odessa Barbs and Gold White Clouds make for great schooling additions to your tank. Our Small Fancy Goldfish are looking great this week, too! As for plants this week, we have a lot in stock right now! We are currently running a retail store only BOGO (buy one get one free) sale on a...

Fish From Cory are in the Retail Store This Week + 2nd STORE SALE! 🆕 This week is an exciting week for the Aquarium Co-Op Retail Store! In addition to our usual deliveries, we received some rare livebearers from Cory including Trout Goodeids, Limia Perugie, Redtail Goodeids (Xenotaca Eiseni), Yellow Knife Livebearers (Alfaro Cultratus), and Nezze Swordtails (Xiphophorus Nezahualcoyotl)! We also received some great looking batches of Reticulated Hillstream Loaches, German Blue Rams, and Eques Pencilfish as well. We still have lots of extra full plants t...

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...

The Best Algae Eater for your Pond 🐌 This week at the Aquarium Co-op retail store in Edmonds we received some very exciting fish deliveries! We were sent some very colorful fish like the Electric Blue Acara, and Red Neon Rainbowfish! We also have Japanese Trapdoor Snails in stock just in time for pond season! Last but not least we received a manager favorite the Schoutedeni Puffer! For this week's plant delivery we are excited to see that Water Sprite, Dwarf Hairgrass, and Tiger Lotus are particularly healthy, happy, and re...

Dojo Loaches: The Perfect Pond Fish! This week at the Aquarium Co-op retail store in Edmonds we received some really cool pond fish! We received a personal favorite the Dojo Loach, as well as some gorgeous Albino Paradise Fish. For this week's plant delivery I am very excited to show some extremely healthy Italian Vallisneria, Ammania Gracilis, and Micro Sword! For this week's Tuesday Tank Tip I wanted to share some information about Easy Green and Easy Root Tabs for your aquarium plants and how they can improve pla...

New Fish Deliveries at Aquarium Co-Op! In our three livestock deliveries his week the Aquarium Co-Op retail store in Edmonds got in some manager favorites including some Magenta Mystery Snails (locally bred), African Dwarf Frogs, Kribensis (locally bred), an Elephant Nose, and some Celestial Pearl Danios. For plants this week, our Water Wisteria, Pearl Weed, and Crinum Calamistratum have come in really large and full of great looking leaves and are ready to be planted! For this week's Tuesday Tank Tip I wanted to share L...

Anubias: The Perfect Plant for your Aquascape! This week at the Aquarium Co-op retail store in Edmonds, we received an exciting mix of fish. From Odessa Barbs and Blue Wood Shrimp to a Senegal Bichir and some beautiful locally bred Angelfish! This week, we are highlighting some particularly beautiful plants: Anubias Hastifolia, Anubias Nana, and Ludwigia Repens! For this week's Tank Tip, I wanted to share a video on planting live aquarium plants using Aquarium Co-op Super Glue, helping you build your one-of-a-kind aquascape! Chec...

Hoplo Catfish: A Unique Catfish for your Aquarium! This week at the Aquarium Co-op retail store in Edmonds, we received some fun new fish! Some of the highlights are Hoplo Catfish, Paleatus Corydoras, an assortment of Rainbowfish, and finally some Roseline Sharks! This week we received some beautifully grown Red Melon Sword, Crypt. Tropica, and last but not least Java Fern! For this week's Tank Tip I wanted to highlight one of our favorite Catfish foods. From Corydoras, to Hoplo Catfish Xtreme Bottom Waffers are a great and nutriti...