After six weeks running these tanks side by side, the Marineland Portrait 5 Gallon is the best nano aquarium for shrimp overall, and the Ultum Nature Systems 5N rimless is the one to buy if you care most about how the aquascape looks. Every tank here works for shrimp, but not one of them is … Read more

Bettas are tropical fish. They come from shallow, slow, warm water in Southeast Asia, and they start to struggle the moment a tank drops below the mid 70s. Keeping one in a cool room without a heater is the single most common reason an otherwise healthy betta stops eating, hides, and fades in color. So … Read more

Our answer up front: the SEAOURA LED Aquarium Light is the best aquarium light for planted tanks in for anyone starting or upgrading a small to mid-size low-tech tank, and the NICREW ClassicLED Plus is the strongest all-round pick if you want a longer fixture with deep red diodes and an aluminium body. Both deliver … Read more

If you run a 150, 200 or 400 gallon aquarium, the filter you pick decides how clean the water stays and how much livestock the glass can carry. Our answer to the question of the best canister filters for large aquariums is the Fluval FX6, rated by the manufacturer to 400 gallons with 925 GPH … Read more

A filled 75 gallon aquarium puts roughly 850 to 950 pounds onto whatever is holding it up, and a failure at that weight is not a scratch or a sag, it is cracked glass and a flooded floor. The best aquarium stands for 75 gallon tanks share three things: a published load rating well above … Read more

A gravel vacuum is a siphon-style tool that pulls fish waste, uneaten food and organic debris out of your substrate while draining tank water at the same time. That combination is the whole point: one motion handles spot cleaning and a partial water change. Choosing the right unit is less about brand than about your … Read more

A parakeet needs a wide rectangular cage, not a tall or round one. A single bird wants roughly 36 inches of width, 30 inches of length and 18 inches of height, with bar spacing no wider than 1/2 inch and 3/8 inch preferred. That is the sizing rule behind every pick in our best bird … Read more

Short answer: the best guinea pig cages for two guinea pigs are enclosures that give you at least 7.5 square feet of continuous flat floor, with 10.5 square feet (roughly 30 x 50 inches) being the number most rescues and the Humane Society point to. A 2×4 C&C cage built from cube grids and coroplast … Read more

A Syrian hamster needs one large, open, unbroken floor area of 775 to 900 square inches (100 x 50 cm, about 5,000 cm²), 8 to 10 inches of bedding it can burrow into, room for an 11 to 12 inch solid-surface wheel, and bar spacing no wider than 0.5 inch. That is the short version … Read more

Chinchillas do not run flat. They came from rocky Andean slopes, so a cage that gives them width to sprint but no height to climb leaves them bored, listless and prone to the stress-related gut blockages that owners spend months trying to fix. The best chinchilla cages for tall setups solve that in one move: … Read more