AquariumMate 10: Algae Scanner, Disease Guide and Three More New Tools
AquariumMate 10 is out, and it is the biggest update the app has had — five new tools aimed at the questions fishkeepers actually get stuck on. Not “what did I log last week”, but what is this algae, why does that fish look wrong, and how much of this bottle do I add? Here is everything new.
The Algae Scanner
Every tank gets algae, and the fix depends entirely on which kind you have — which is exactly what is hard to tell when you are new. Photograph the glass and the scanner identifies the four common culprits: green, brown, black beard and blue-green. Each comes with what causes it, how to clear it, and how to stop it returning. Brown diatoms in a new tank and black beard algae in a mature one are completely different problems, and treating one like the other is how people waste a month.
The Disease Guide
A fish looking wrong is the most stressful moment in the hobby and the hardest thing to search for. The new guide works from what you can actually see: pick from 21 symptoms across six body regions and it ranks the likely conditions, with severity badges and clear warnings for anything contagious so you know whether to quarantine now. A built-in medication dose calculator works out the amount for your tank. It is a decision aid built on established fishkeeping guidance, not a substitute for a vet, and it is honest about uncertainty rather than guessing.
The Chemical Dosing Calculator
Bottle instructions assume a tank size that is never yours, and “about half a capful” is how parameters end up swinging. Enter your actual volume and get the right dose for KH, GH, pH and nitrate-reduction products. Less arithmetic on the side of a bucket, fewer accidental overdoses.
The Feeding Tracker
Overfeeding is the most common cause of bad water, and it is almost always invisible — nobody remembers whether someone else already fed the tank. Log every feeding by food type (with typeahead, so it takes seconds), see the history grouped by day, and set a reminder straight from the log. Useful on its own; genuinely useful when several people share a household tank.
Photo timelines that score colour
Fish change slowly, which is why decline is so easy to miss. Per-fish photo timelines now include colour vibrancy scoring: once you have two photos of the same fish, you get a sparkline showing the trend. Fading colour is one of the earliest signs of stress or poor water, and a chart notices it weeks before your eye does.
What you get
- Algae Scanner — identify green, brown, black beard and blue-green algae from a photo, with causes and fixes
- Disease Guide — 21 symptoms across six body regions, ranked conditions, contagious warnings and a medication dose calculator
- Chemical Dosing Calculator — correct KH, GH, pH and nitrate-reduction doses for your exact volume
- Feeding Tracker — log by food type, history grouped by day, reminders from the log
- Per-fish photo timelines with colour vibrancy scoring and a trend sparkline
- Everything still fully offline, with no account
All of it sits alongside what AquariumMate already did: unlimited tanks, water tests with colour-coded results and trend charts, water-change and stocking calculators, offline fish and plant encyclopedias, maintenance reminders, an expense tracker and full backup and restore.
More on the app: the AquariumMate page.
Frequently asked questions
Is the update free?
Yes — AquariumMate is free, and version 10 is a free update. Just update from Google Play.
How does the algae scanner work?
You photograph the algae and it matches it against the four common types, then gives you the causes, the fix and how to prevent it coming back.
Can it diagnose a sick fish?
It narrows things down. You pick the symptoms you can see and it ranks the likely conditions with severity and contagion warnings. Treat it as a well-informed starting point, not a veterinary diagnosis.
Does it still work offline?
Completely. There is no account and no sign-up, and everything stays on your device.
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