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Riparium Aquarium and Keep Alive Fish Hobby :
Hey, While we try to keep our aquarium looks beautiful with artificial Plants, pots or decoration material, we continue to keep loosing our Fishes too. And that part is really saddening when we see our fish dying or not eating due to sickness.
Yes buying and keeping our favorite fish in aquarium is too much easy as compare to keep them happy and alive for long time. Not only water quality matters but also keep in mind your fish should be happy in tank and that can be various reasons like place for hiding, sufficient space to swim and explore the tank or getting variety of foods/flakes.
Aquarium is a hobby which is easiest way to start but hardest thing to maintain. Once you understand that buying and keeping fish in tank is not the hobby but to keep them happy and feels,care and grow them is more important to keep your hobby alive , many people leave this hobby as soon as they looses their fish. Because they just wanted to keep aquarium but not taken responsibility of fish to keep them happy and safe as they think of their kids or family.
Yes keeping fish as a hobby is like they are your family members to which you have to feed them regularly thinking that they also feel hungry like us. They want to swim around the space like we want to go out for mood change.
So How to keep our Fish Happy & Alive for long time and also keep alive our Aquarium Hobby ?
1.) Feed regularly on same timing and quantity everyday whether once/twice daily as per your wish, but maintain that. Yes you can choose Any one day of fasting for them. Means skip feeding them once a week, it will keep them metabolism perfect.
2. Provide them variety of foods, easily go through the various flakes available in market.
3. Filter pump should be continously ON, only during feeding turn off and as soon as they finish their meal turn ON pump. Don’t think that pump will be damage because keeping fish alive is more important than pump. Remember Fish is priority in Aquarium Hobby not their accessories.Sponge filters are the best options for most of the fish it gives a surface to grow Beneficial Bacteria and also keeps water still as compare to internal power filter which increase the stress to fish.
4. 10-20% water change once a week. To keep water quality best water change every week is best but not more than 20% once a week. Or 30-40% once in 15 days. But whenever water change always add 5-10 drop of blue methyl solution in 40 litre tank. Also add 5ml of Beneficial bacteria in every alternate water change is good for fish health especially if fish fins are not growing well or more water bloom is seen after water change. Because Beneficial bacteria will maintain the nitrogen cycle of water.
5. Various plants are also available to maintain nitrogen cycle of water, Yes as a Riparium Aquarium setup we can have a multiple plants which not only maintain the water quality by maintaining nitrogen cycle but also it will enhance the Aquarium looks. But remember primary and main reason of plants should be maintaining water quality, so keep leaf put of the water otherwise leaf will Rotten and will increase the water waste.
Here’s the various plants options for Riparium Aquarium especially for setups where you want semi-aquatic or emergent plants growing out of the water (like in riparium or paludarium setups).🌿 Riparium Plants List (For Aquariums)These plants grow with roots in water and leaves above the surface:✅ Popular Riparium Plants
●》Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily) – Very popular; needs only roots submerged
●》Sygonium- Grows well with roots in water; decorative
●》Pothos (Money Plant / Epipremnum aureum) – Excellent for nitrate removal; fast-growing
●》Anubias (Emergent) – Can grow partially out of water; low light
●》Philodendron species – Hardy; many varieties suit ripariums
●》Tradescantia (Wandering Jew) – Colorful and fast-growing
●》Acorus gramineus (Dwarf Sweet Flag) – Looks like grass; semi-aquatic
●》Scindapsus pictus (Satin Pothos) – Beautiful silver variegation
●》Fittonia (Nerve Plant) – Works in high-humidity setups like paludariums
●》Dracaena sanderiana (Lucky Bamboo) – Should not submerge leaves—only roots
●》Hemigraphis exotica (Purple Waffle Plant) – Needs humidity and filtered light
●》Bacopa monnieri – Can grow immersed or emersed; herbal plant too
🪴 Optional Accent Plants (For Above-Water Decoration)Plant Name Features
●》Calathea / Maranta – Beautiful patterns; loves humidity
●》Mini Orchids (mounted) – For aesthetic variety; needs attention
●》Begonia rex – Showy leaves, humid conditions needed
⚠️ Care Tips:
●》Use riparium planters or magnetic pots to attach plants to aquarium glass.
●》Ensure no soil goes into the tank — use clay pebbles, sponge, or hydroton.
●》Use LED grow lights if natural light is low.
●》Trim regularly to prevent them from blocking tank light or overgrowing.
