Acquario di Bologna is organized by editorial pillars. Start from habitats, care, conservation, or technique instead of scrolling through a chronological list.
Beauty
Aquatic ecosystems, species, and natural wonder: the beauty of place comes before the aquarium.
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In the Caribbean, coral reefs depend on herbivores as much as on coral itself. Parrotfish, sea urchins, and king crabs keep algae in check so light can reach the living architecture.
On the Yucatán Peninsula, rainwater seeps through limestone caves until it reaches the sea, forming subterranean estuaries where roots, algae, and endemic fish create submerged forests few people ever see.
Responsibility
Ethical aquarium keeping, responsibility, and more conscious care decisions.
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A few steps from Termini station stands a building that in 1887 turned aquarium-keeping from a private luxury into public spectacle. Its story still speaks to anyone who looks at an aquarium as an act of curiosity and care.
The opening note of Acquario di Bologna: a magazine for looking at water, aquariums, and aquatic life with better judgment.
Connection
The bridge between aquariums, real habitats, responsible trade, and conservation.
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About 90% of marine ornamental fish still come from wild collection. Friend of the Sea audits the supply chain, but it does not solve everything. A practical guide to buying responsibly without giving up beauty.
Small crustaceans can turn aquaculture waste into protein- and omega-3-rich biomass, opening a practical route toward more sustainable food in aquariums and farms.
Mastery
Technique, parameters, tools, and data for understanding water before intervening.
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An atlas card for keeping bettas with better judgment: warm water, low flow, cover, a calm surface, and clear limits on tankmates.
An atlas card for using Anubias nana without burying it or coating it in algae: shade, exposed rhizome, patience, and gentle flow.
An atlas card for enjoying GSP without losing control: mat growth, isolation, visible flow, and preventive trimming.
An atlas card for moving goldfish beyond the bowl myth: real volume, cool water, strong filtration, and long life.
An atlas card for keeping Caulastrea stable: branching LPS, moderate light, careful feeding, and well-inflated tissue.
An atlas card for caring for corydoras without treating them as cleaners: group size, fine sand, dedicated food, and a safe bottom.
An atlas card for understanding Cryptocoryne wendtii: slow adaptation, roots, initial melt, and stability before manipulation.
An atlas card for using Discosoma with judgement: low light, gentle flow, slow expansion, and controlled contact with neighbours.
An atlas card for using Amazon sword without underestimating it: deep roots, adult size, substrate feeding, and real space.
A faster route from reading to decision: filter the living atlas, spot critical ranges, and jump to the calculator before changing the aquarium.
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Open full atlas betta fish
Parameters, compatibility, and care signals
Decision signal
An atlas card for keeping bettas with better judgment: warm water, low flow, cover, a calm surface, and clear limits on tankmates.
Open the card before buying or mixing the species.
green star polyps
Light, flow, salinity, and stability
Decision signal
An atlas card for enjoying GSP without losing control: mat growth, isolation, visible flow, and preventive trimming.
Open the card before placing, moving, or gluing the colony.
anubias nana
Light, CO2, planting, and growth rhythm
Decision signal
An atlas card for using Anubias nana without burying it or coating it in algae: shade, exposed rhizome, patience, and gentle flow.
Open the card before planting, trimming, or changing light and dosing.
goldfish
Parameters, compatibility, and care signals
Decision signal
An atlas card for moving goldfish beyond the bowl myth: real volume, cool water, strong filtration, and long life.
Open the card before buying or mixing the species.
candy cane coral
Light, flow, salinity, and stability
Decision signal
An atlas card for keeping Caulastrea stable: branching LPS, moderate light, careful feeding, and well-inflated tissue.
Open the card before placing, moving, or gluing the colony.
Bucephalandra
Light, CO2, planting, and growth rhythm
Decision signal
An atlas card for using Bucephalandra pygmaea without burying or forcing it: low light, slow growth, exposed rhizome, and patience.
Open the card before planting, trimming, or changing light and dosing.
