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Caring For Exotic Tropical Fish - Angel Fish
Exotic tropical fish are gaining popularity among aquarists because of the challenge and fun they bring. While it is true that you will have a lot of responsibilities and it will be difficult and confusing at first, once you learn all the loops, everything you do will be rewarding.
Ways to Tell If Your Betta Fish Is Sick
The colorful flowing fins of a male betta make it a popular pet fish. Also known as the Siamese fighting fish, the betta is susceptible to common tropical fish ailments such as fungal infections, fin rot, ick, parasites and bacterial infections. Looking closely at the pet betta daily and observing h
How Does Disease Affect Freshwater Aquarium Fish?
Sick FishKeeping a tank of freshwater fish can be a relaxing hobby. Just watching them swim from end to end can be very therapeutic and a great way to end a stressful day. But what happens if these fish start behaving strangely and get infected with disease?Environmental ConcernsJust like...
DIY: How to Design a Sump Bin
Sump bins, or just "sumps," are external filtration devices used in both freshwater and saltwater aquariums. The sump is connected to the water system of the display aquarium but usually hidden from view. This allows you to add unsightly elements to the sump (such as heaters and filters) but keep th
How to Feed Your Gold Fish
It has been said that gold fish are the easiest of pets to look after. Unlike other pets such as dogs and 4 legged creatures there is no need for training, litter training and so on. Although you are limited in the interaction with a fish there is one important factor that needs careful monitoring,
How to Arrange Your Aquarium Decorations (The Basics)
Arranging your aquarium decorations properly can make the difference between an unsightly, time consuming maintenance headache, and money pit, or a beautiful conversation piece that enhances your home's decor, requiring minimal time for maintenance. The guidelines that follow will give you the
DIY Artificial Silk Plants for an Aquarium
Many people opt for artificial silk plants in their aquariums over raising live plants. Many aquatics do poorly with tanks with live plants and let's face it, raising live plants takes a lot of work. You can get artificial silk plants in just about every pet supply chain store, and they range in pri
Marine Fish Tanks - The Basics of Keeping Salt Water Fish
There are some basic requirements you need to be aware of if you are considering getting a marine fish tank, or converting a tropical tank. Marine tanks require different equipment to fresh water tanks, with salt being the most obvious difference.
Artificial Aquarium Plants - Why Bother?
Ok, let's get controversial. There are millions of dollars, pounds, Euros (take your pick) being invested in producing beautiful artificial plants for freshwater aquariums and what a waste of time and effort. Why do people buy artificial aquarium plants, what's the point?
Catfish Feed Ingredients
Catfish feed is comprised of a mixture of feedstuffs, because no single feed ingredient can provide all of the necessary nutrients for optimal growth and development. Essential nutrients for catfish include protein, lipids, energy, vitamins and minerals. The combination of ingredients in catfish fee
How to Make an Aquarium Tank
Buying a tank can often be the most expensive part of keeping fish. This is especially the case if you want to set up a secondary tank to keep separate a sick fish, or to raise fry in. You can actually make a perfectly suitable tank at home for much cheaper than you would find in the pet store or on
How to Hang Metal Halide
Metal halide lighting provides the essential light spectrum to a coral reef aquarium. While many halide light fixtures come with mounts that can be set up on the tops of smaller aquariums, most lighting fixtures for larger aquariums will need to be hung. Hanging a metal halide light fixture requires
How to Care for Trapdoor Snails
Trapdoor Snails are a Japanese species of snail that is raised and sold to pond and aquarium owners to help control algae growth in aquariums and ponds. In the wild and in existing ponds that have been established, trapdoor snails thrive well and reproduce quickly with little or no care. However, ra
Goldfish Bladder Disease
Goldfish, especially in aquariums, are commonly afflicted with a disease of the swim bladder which can be caused by several different things. It usually causes problems with the fish's ability to float and/or sink in its tank. It rarely causes long-term damage to the fish or its quality of life, how
How to Get Rid of Brown Algae in a Salt Water Tank
Brown algae are marine multicellular algae that include both enormous seaweed from the Northern Hemisphere waters and small formations in household water tanks. Some of the brown algae species are used for food and some are used for commercial purposes. Still, the algae appearing in your salt water
Fish's Use of Our Life
There should be two suitable hiding spaces for every fish in the tank, otherwise, there are going to be fish that are stressed and bullied. Obviously, very low oxygen levels can lead to severe short-term stress and death.
Brilliant Innovations in Aquarium Maintenance - Sand Filter and Gravel Washer
With the popularity of aquarium keeping hobby on the rise, came about newer technology developments that offers utmost convenience to the many aquarists worldwide. Such equipments and supplies are constantly invented and re-invented to help aquarium keepers take advantage of the most effective fish
How to Deal With Problems in Tropical Fish Tanks
After you have gone through the process of setting up a tropical fish tank, you'll definitely want to get some reward out of it. It is easy to maintain a newly constructed aquarium however problems may arise in it.
Do Guppies & Koi Get Along?
The koi, also known as nishikigoi, is an ornamental fish developed through centuries of breeding the German carp with the Asian carp. The guppy is a small fish originally from the fresh and slightly salty waters of South and Central America. It now lives in the wild in many parts of the world. While
Algae Eater Fish For Smaller Tanks
We've all looked into our tanks at one time or another and found that it is starting to get over-run with algae.If you're an experienced aquarium keeper you may have mastered the art of keeping algae at bay, if you're new to the hobby you are probably still trying out various methods,