Explore aquatic systems through water, equipment, and aquatic life.
A floating plant rarely stays exactly where it was placed. At first, a few leaves may spread across the surface quite evenly. After the aquarium has been running for a while, though, the plants may slowly drift toward one corner. Sometimes they gather along the back wall. In other tanks, they collect around one side …
It happens in a lot of aquariums. A fish is moving around normally, checking plants, passing over the substrate, or swimming through an open part of the tank. Then someone walks toward the aquarium. The fish suddenly slows down. Sometimes it stops completely. It may hover in place, turn slightly toward the glass, or stay …