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Bichir species are ancient fish which will be a great addition to your tank. Though they've been around for more than 60 million years, they remain relatively unchanged. That is why this fish often called a dinosaur bichir and also because of the fact that they swim slowly in a way that gives them the appearance of walking like dinosaurs.
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Freshwater sharks are no true sharks that we can meet in some horror movies but the overall looking- a slim body shape, high triangular dorsal fin, big forked tail, resembles their famous toothy marine sharks. They also share some internal qualities- most freshwater aquarium sharks are big and aggressive fish.
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This plant belongs to a family of small leafy green aquatic plants. Part of this family would be Pearl Weed and of course Monte Carlo. While the two more popular plants are being used as carpeting plants.
Carbon dioxide plays an important role in your aquarium during the photosynthesis process. Of course, equally important is to have balanced levels of CO2. If you inject too much or too little, you can only stare how all your plants and fish are suffering. But if you follow some rules and equip your tank with a high quality appliances you are going to see some huge effects without any repercussions.
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Planted tanks that have a co2 diffuser installed, notice a large increase in plant growth, sometimes 5 or even 10 times bigger than in a standard, low-tech planted aquarium. It also helps us to get lush, colorful plants and dense carpets. Aquariums with co2 injection have plants with better presentation and shapes. Ultra-thin stems, dwarf leaves, yellowish or light green coloration, algae on plants often mean that the level of co2 is too low and those conditions are inappropriate. If too low level of co2 remains for a long time, it will probably lead to the death of plants in your planted aquarium.
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