• December Featured Fish: Swordtail(Post)

    December Featured Fish: SwordtailPhoto by Valentin HintikkaEvery month this year, we’ve featured a different tropical fish and talked about some of its features and care requirements. This month’s fis

  • How to Breed Your Own Isopods: Part 1(Post)

    If you’ve read our article on getting a few tiny janitors for your bioactive terrarium, you may be wondering what you can do to keep a steady supply of isopods around. We’ve got you covered. T

  • Hermit Crabitat Setup Guide(Post)

    Advanced Husbandry Protocols for Coenobita Species: Engineering a Thriving Hermit Crabitat TL;DR: The "Thriving" Protocol Cheat Sheet For those requiring immediate data without the deep dive, here a

  • Platy Fish Care: Diet, Tank Setup, and Breeding Guide(Post)

    August Featured Fish: PlatiesAqeWe’ve talked about a lot of beginner fish for tropical fish tanks, and platies (pronounced with a short “a”) are one that doesn’t get mentioned as much as others, but t

  • Indoor Gardening(Page)

    Everything You Need to Know About Indoor Gardening   It can be a pain trying to search through all the material on the internet to get the simple answers you need about indoor gardening and...

  • Top 5 Mistakes People Make Getting an Exotic Pet(Post)

    If you’re thinking about getting an exotic pet for your family, you may first want to do a little homework. Many families rush into getting an animal without considering all the details. Take a look

  • Why Your Bioactive Tank Smells (And How to Fix It)(Post)

    How to Prevail Against Horrendous Bioactive Tank OdorsGot a smelly vivarium? It can certainly leave you scratching your head since bioactive setups are supposed to mimic a more natural setup and kind

  • How to Build a Bioactive Terrarium on a Budget(Post)

    A Small Budget is Not a Roadblock to Building a Bioactive Terrarium Interested in setting up a bioactive terrarium but feeling held back by the cost involved? Then here’s some good news: you re

  • What to Know Before You Board Your Reptile(Post)

    Whether you have one family pet or you’re a herp enthusiast, chances are you will need to board your reptile at some point. Maybe an unexpected situation arises, or maybe you just want to take a vac

  • Growing Plants With Betta Fish (Aquaponics Intro)(Post)

    Got an aquarium? Got an indoor garden? Why not put them together? Aquaponics doesn’t have to be a big endeavor. You can create even a very small scale aquaponics project, like this . Of course, you wa

  • Legless Lizard vs Snake: How to Tell the Difference(Post)

    Really? A Legless Lizard is Not a Snake? The European legless lizard is a somewhat misunderstood exotic pet. After all, what else is there to separate a snake from a lizard if not a lack of legs?

  • The Ultimate List of Hydroponic Perennials(Post)

    A couple weeks ago we talked about growing perennial vegetables in a hydroponic garden. But growing perennials isn’t just about food production. Maybe you just enjoy tending the plants and seeing how