Freshwater Fish Care Guides
Welcome to the Tropical Treasures Wyo aquarium blog — your resource for freshwater fishkeeping. Browse species-specific care guides for guppies, neon tetras, bettas, cichlids, corydoras, and more, with tips on tank mates, feeding, water parameters, and breeding.
Aquarium Setup & Water Quality
Get beginner-friendly guidance on cycling new tanks, choosing filtration, managing water chemistry, and performing routine maintenance. Build a stable, healthy aquatic environment from day one.
Plants, Shrimp & Invertebrates
Discover how to grow live aquatic plants, keep neocaridina and caridina shrimp, and care for snails and other invertebrates. Find tips on lighting, fertilization, CO2, and creating a thriving planted community tank.
The Tank Buddy Blog
How to Build a Nature Aquarium
The Nature Aquarium is the style most people picture when they imagine a breathtaking planted tank: a lush, living miniature of a forest floor, a mossy stream, or a misty...
How to Build a Nature Aquarium
The Nature Aquarium is the style most people picture when they imagine a breathtaking planted tank: a lush, living miniature of a forest floor, a mossy stream, or a misty...
Best Floating Plants for Fry Tanks
When you're trying to raise a batch of fry, floating plants are one of the most useful tools in the tank. They give newborn fish somewhere to hide, shelter the...
Best Floating Plants for Fry Tanks
When you're trying to raise a batch of fry, floating plants are one of the most useful tools in the tank. They give newborn fish somewhere to hide, shelter the...
How to Grow Anubias Successfully
Anubias is the plant most aquarists fall in love with first. It is nearly indestructible, thrives in low light, needs no CO2, and its thick, leathery leaves shrug off the...
How to Grow Anubias Successfully
Anubias is the plant most aquarists fall in love with first. It is nearly indestructible, thrives in low light, needs no CO2, and its thick, leathery leaves shrug off the...
How to Grow Bucephalandra
Bucephalandra — "buce" to most hobbyists — is one of the most rewarding rhizome plants you can keep in a freshwater aquarium. Native to fast-flowing streams on the island of...
How to Grow Bucephalandra
Bucephalandra — "buce" to most hobbyists — is one of the most rewarding rhizome plants you can keep in a freshwater aquarium. Native to fast-flowing streams on the island of...
Best Summer Aquarium Care Tips
Summer is one of the trickiest seasons for aquarium keepers. Rising room temperatures, lower dissolved oxygen, faster evaporation, and more travel can all put stress on your fish at once....
Best Summer Aquarium Care Tips
Summer is one of the trickiest seasons for aquarium keepers. Rising room temperatures, lower dissolved oxygen, faster evaporation, and more travel can all put stress on your fish at once....
Best Plants for South American Cichlid Tanks
Keeping live plants with South American cichlids can feel like a losing battle. Many of these fish dig, rearrange the substrate, and nibble or uproot anything that gets in their...
Best Plants for South American Cichlid Tanks
Keeping live plants with South American cichlids can feel like a losing battle. Many of these fish dig, rearrange the substrate, and nibble or uproot anything that gets in their...