Aquatic animals like shrimp need several nutrients in order to stay healthy. For example, in order to develop their shells properly, crustaceans need a lot of calcium since their bones… Read More »Calcium Supplements For Shrimps and Inverts
The Mexican Dwarf Crayfish or CPO crayfish (Cambarellus Patzcuarensis var. Orange) is a tiny shrimp-like crustacean that is naturally found across several locations in Mexico and makes a great addition… Read More »Mexican Dwarf Crayfish Care Sheet (Cambarellus patzcuarensis)
We are on a mission to spread the keeping of asellus aquaticus as an aquarium pet! Hereby we are going to list online retailers as well as private sellers distributing… Read More »List of online distributors of freshwater isopods worldwide
Asellus aquaticus, water louse, aquatic sowbug or pillbug… whatever you call them, freshwater isopods are the new cool kids in the block in the aquarist hobby. Let’s break down a… Read More »5 reasons to add freshwater isopods to your aquarium
Asellus Aquaticus is the scientific name of a small crustacean also known as freshwater isopod, water louse, aquatic pillbug, or aquatic sowbug. There are different species of freshwater isopods, with… Read More »Asellus Aquaticus (Freshwater Isopod) Facts
Freshwater isopods are rather hardy and easy to keep and therefore ideal for a jarrarium setup. You can use any glass bowl or jar with a capacity of at least… Read More »Jarrarium Setup for Freshwater Isopods (Asellus Aquaticus)
Snails make an amazing companion pet for your shrimp tank. Not only they provide a source of entertainment for both you and your shrimp (there’s a subreddit named r/shrimpridingsnails –… Read More »Best snails for your freshwater shrimp tank
Isopods are an order of crustaceans whose members may live on water as well as land. Freshwater isopods are somewhat similar to shrimp, although their latin name Asellus literally means… Read More »Freshwater Isopod Care Sheet (Asellus Aquaticus)
Freshwater shrimp belong to the crustacean animal family, specifically to the Decapod (literally “ten-footed”) order of crustaceans. Decapods also include prawns, crayfish, crabs, and lobsters. Relatively absent in aquariums until… Read More »Freshwater shrimps 101: Info, species, care tips
Many species of freshwater shrimps are especially good as tank cleaners, as they feed on algae, plant matter and other sediments, obsessively scouting their environment until they have no more… Read More »Best tank cleaner shrimp for your freshwater aquarium