Choosing plants to create your planted tank is very personal. There are a lot of factors that can impact your choice beyond the aesthetic appearance of your aquarium. This checklist will help walk you through the different aspects of choosing plants that will grow successfully in your aquarium, and that you will enjoy looking at and caring for. 

While we always recommend working with larger tanks whenever possible, small systems enable us to enjoy nature daily without disrupting our living spaces or the people we share them with.

Learn how this simple addition to your hang-on-back or canister filter can enhance your biological ecosystem, protect tank inhabitants, and improve filter function. 

This article is meant to serve as a step-by-step guide that details how you can successfully bring fish home with you on a plane. It will also provide other considerations that you should think through when traveling with fish onboard an aircraft.