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Ben's Aquarium blog is a developing resource full of tips and tricks to help build your ecosystem. Every two weeks we upload a new blog post helping to make botanical aquariums easier to keep. If you have a topic you want us to write about please send us a message!

Tiger Barbs eating a jackfruit leaf aquarium botanical in a planted botanical style aquarium by Betta Botanicals.

A Guide to Aquarium Botanicals for all Fish

We love botanical method aquariums for their ability to recreate natural habitats and keep our fish happy, healthy, and engaged in natural behaviors. Because most freshwater ecosystems contain botanicals, no...
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