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Not every aquarium is situated in a heated living space like your cozy living room. The temperature can be as low as 12 - 14 °C at night in some rooms of the house or apartment.

The 16 participants are now packing their things and we are trying hard to find space in our luggage for the nets, water test cases, measuring instruments and diving equipment.

It’s getting cold inside. It’s time to switch on the heating and snuggle your feet under a blanket on the sofa. And the cold has reached the terrarium too.

Here you’ll find everything you’ll need to know to keep your fish healthy during the winter and to give them a good start into the next season.

There’ll be beautiful images, insights behind the scenes, valuable hobby related tips and tricks and emotional moments from the myJBL world to be found soon in our posts and stories on Instagram.

When is the next workshop about aquarium technology, pond care or terrarium lighting taking place near you? What are the current trends?

Lots of leaves on the ground, some half rotten wood as roots, which look like they are jutting into the aquarium and a few nymphaea plants on one side.

Based on our own experience in customer service and the many messages and questions we receive, we have put together the typical mistakes beginners may make. The experienced aquarist might well smile, but if they are honest, these are mistakes we all made at the start, aren’t they?

The cichlid pair with juvenile fish in the middle is going to be the first thing you notice, of course, but after a while you’ll see that this aquarium looks like a piece of nature.

If you take proper action now, by reducing the nutrient input and the existing nutrient sources, you can prevent algae problems in the coming year.