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Planted nano tanks are all the rage, and Kiran Ravindra shares with us his secrets that anyone can use to create amazing planted aquascapes in very small aquariums

Learn about one of the most popular group of aquarium plants with our guest Art G., founder of Aquatic Plant Central. We will discuss various Cryptocoryne species and methods of growing them both emergent and submersed.

Brian Perkins, owner of Wild Peru is our guest and will share with us his adventures in Peru and collecting fish.

Learn the tricks of how to set up an automated fish room with Markus Brown

Renown TFH magazine writer Stan Sung, who has traveled the world collecting rare fish will join us to share his travels and expertise, including his travels to remote areas of China. Call in to speak to Stan! Stan has also contributed articles to the Aqua Botanic blog.

Chris Brown returns to tell us more about his own substrate for growing plants in the aquarium: Enriched Humus Substrate. Chris has spent months reseraching and testing this soil based substrate, and for the hour we will discuss it ingreat detail. Call in to ask Chris questions!

If you are considering C02 for your planted aquarium, dont miss this show with plant guru Tom Barr. We will talk about everything from DIY systems to various pressurized gas systems and equipment. Tom will explain how C02 benefits plants and some of the science behind it. Tom is a recognized expert in plant physiology. He developed the Estimated Index method of fertilizing plants in the aquarium, and has written for numerous magazines. His web site The Barr Report is a discussion forum and newsletter that focuses on the various aspects of the planted aquarium hobby. Call in your questions live during this extended 90 minute show.

Special guest Joshua Wiegert joins us to talk about native fish and plants. Joshua is a writer for Aquarium Fish International magazine and fishchannel.com as well as contributing articles to Aqua Botanic. Joshua Wiegert keeps a number of aquaria dedicated to native fish, goodeids, killies and any fish he's not familiar with. A former college math instructor, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in aquatic ecology. He is interested in preserving native fish species. We will be discussing keeping North American native fish, and plants in the hobby that are from North America. Call in live to speak to Josh!

Join in the discussion of foreground plants used to carpet the aquarium in an aquascape. I will try and cover all the most well known, new and rare, and the most easy to most difficult to grow foreground plants.

Aqua Botanic- radio show for the planted aquarium hobbyist. Special Guests include writer Ted Judy who will talk about his trip to West Africa and Laura Lee who will talk about her trip to South America. Also information on aquatic plants of Africa will be discussed.

Discussion about freshwater shrimp species and care in the planted aquarium. Special guest Howard Chiu, "ShrimpnMoss" from plantedtank.net will lend his expertise on the many different freshwater shrimp, care, and breeding, as well as the best shrimp for the beginner, and how to address the needs of plants and shrimp together.

Our special guest is Brandon McLane of Florida Aquatic Nurseries, one of the largest producers of aquatic plants in the USA, our version of Tropica plants! We will be discussing the various new plants FAN has for this year, what might be coming down the road, and a bt about the company history. Call in to ask Brandon questions and take advantage of this rare opportunity.

The premier of Aqua Botanic radio starts with a discussion about using soil in the aquarium with guests Betty Harris, Walstad method expert, Glenn McCreedy, moderator at plantedtank.net, and Chris Brown. We will discuss the pro and cons of using soil in the tank and the current methods, including mineralized soil, Chriss new substrate recipe, and the Walstad method. Other special guests may join us. Special give away items during the show- One 1.28 oz can of Omega One freeze dried brine shrimp and One Ocean Nutrition Giovannis Starter, substrate fertilizer Just call in to the show to win!