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Most aquariums are sold with single tube fluorescent lamps. If it's a tall aquarium perfect for angelfish, not much light will get to the floor of the tank. Some plants require intense lighting and...
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The most common method for introducing new fish into an aquarium is to float the plastic bag for a while, then gradually mix the aquarium water with the fish store wa
Large Angelfish are the royalty of the marine aquarium, owing to their spectacular color and showy personalities. Living among coral reefs throughout the world, Angelfish can be found in an array o
...m tanks and you have plans to expand or add tanks maybe you should consider setting up a small or large fish room depending on your aspiration.
You will need a proper space one with floors that can ...
NPTs stands for Natural Planted Tanks a way of aquascaping, it is an ecosystem where plants and fish balance each other needs an approach pioneered by Diana Walstad, author of the book 'ecology of
... information about cycling a newly established tank to get rid of the ammonia spikes that are deadly to fish. Fish waste, food waste, and plant decay all produce ammonia, which is a compound of nitrog...
I've been breeding Angel fish since January. I don't really consider myself an expert... but I'm getting better at it. So much better in fact, that in June I decided to add a different spe
...ned to the fry.
Sure enough all the fry was eaten so if you're trying to breed discus better keep the fish and the eggs apart as they are known to eat the fry.
There is always next time and at lea...
...ed to start an aquarium. I was about 10 or 12 years old can't really remember.
I kept on watching the fish in the tank and was very worried they don't get enough food, that some fish get all the foo...
...ttle ones starting their lives. I've even suggested some trade between few friends so we'll got few new fish from each others tank.
At the big aquariums such as the one in Long Beach there are many ...
...ng to have no fry left as they turn it into a meal.
I've read that Sarah from Northern Lights Aquatic Fish Blog decided to try and leave them all at the same tank and I wonder if there would be any ...
Did you know that the celestial eye goldfish was developed by the Chinese and Later on improved by the Japanese by selective breeding until the point when his eyes are constantly looking upward?
I have learned about aquariums and fish the hard way. Like many others I've seen some fish that I really liked and just decided on an average tank with "reasonable" equipment. Sure I had to lear
...il eggs you are bound to see them after the quarantine period.
The third important thing is to choose fish that are compatible both in size and in their behavior. If your fish eat plants or are too ...
Fish Diseases -- The Signs of Stress and/or Disease
Everyone deals with sickness in their aquarium at one time or another.
This list may be extensive...but here is some inform
A gentleman in Phoenix called me yesterday to say he had a 100 plus gallon fish tank I could have for fifty dollars. I went and picked it up today and was pleasantly surprised to see it was dirty,but
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I know that Clownloaches will eat snails, but can anyone suggest a small fish that will?
Thanks
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This open sea water aquarium hosts 900 tons of sea water (that's 3,600,000 gallons) and over 2000 fish of about 50 species.
If you're still not impressed, here is another picture.
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How do I know which one of my fishes like lights and which one like shadows or darker environments?
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Please help... This is the first time I ever had a betta fish... He is in a bowl which holds almost a gallon of water.. And I have treated the water with aquasafe to remove chlorine and a drop
... plecos, 5 female BN (only 1 big one) and one small male BN. One day, i was looking at the tank and the fish (as you do) and you will never guess what i saw, the male BN sitting on around 150 eggs ins...
...reading that I MUST do water changes. This big tank has been going for a month, and I had to put all my fish from the 25-gal in, so it's got quite alot of fish, and about 10 live plants, with a sandy ...
...pplements that it would raise the nitrate levels but by that much??What could I be missing???? Also, my fish appear to be fine...haven't had any deaths in months. I have also cut back on the amount of...
...anted to add discus to my community aquarium which itself is a non-aggresive tank. The guy at the local fish store told me NOT to do it since discus should only be kept with discus.
Most websites sa...
...room another project.
Here's my question. Is normal garden variety flagstone safe to place in a stock fish tank? I was hoping to use some of it to make some natural looking formations for my fishy f...
...itic infection possibly from some suspect frozen glassworms or live blackworms. (I never could get this fish to accept prepared foods and the only thing he'd eat when I first got him were blackworms.)...
My angel fish that I purchased a couple months ago seems to be going through some changes. Starting near it's pectoral fins it is getting 'shiny.' Shiny as in it seems to be growing scales that shimme
Greetings, I'm in the market for a compact marine fish only system and have some questions regarding different options that are out there. Here are my primary considerations:
1. Size. I live in a 1
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I have an angelfish who is about a year old. He was doing wonderfully, very beautiful, bright coloring (orange), getting big. He seems to go through phases where his fins get tattered and torn a
... paying. I really like the look of the lighting in planted tanks...what are those using?
My current fish are - 1 Tiger Oscar - huge
2 clown loach
1 goldfish...
This evening my nephew came over and had a field day using my Mag-Float aquarium cleaner. The result of gravel and sand and the Mag-Float
...ny stores to choose from .So i decided to take her to walmart to shop around. As always i went to there fish section just to have a look and see what they got. I saw a few fish that i liked (good pric...
...wing on my hornwort and choking the plant. Is there any good way to get rid of it short of removing the fish and sterilizing the tank? It used to be interesting, but now it's becoming a nusiance. In a...
I have a Marble angel fish, the body is the size of the palm of my hand, this morning i put the tank light on to find the angel lying on its side at the bottom of the tank, as soon as i lifted the lid
We are moving to a house 2 hours down the road. Any suggestions on how to move the fish and keep them alive? I'm most worried about my angels - I have 2 large beautiful angels that are a year old, and
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Is it possible to leave home for five days and have fish fed with some kind of automatic food dispenser? Does such a thing exist? Sorry if it looks like a silly question but I am beginner when i
...lly I'm looking to set it up with eventual movement to my son's room, where I know the larrger colorful fish and simple maintenance (live plants are a must for ME as a hobby, but I know they can be he...
...was told it removes, Ammonia, Nitrites and Nirates. I was asured is was not an Ammonia lock fluid.
My fish seem happy, they are as lively as ever, but that Ammonia level is worrying me. I am going t...
I recently (six weeks) started a ninety gallon marine tank. I only have four little damselfish in it, and now I have algae growing like nobody's business. I would truly appreciate any tips for control
... have very hard water and very low alkaline (which I presume means it's acidic). What type of community fish thrive best in these conditions please? (don't want to mess around with the water)...
...ack the other way back out the door then down the hallway and out underneath the front door! there were fish flapping everywhere! it took me a moment to gather and comprehend what i had just witnessed...
Hello to All - I'm Suzer and although I am American, I'm currently living in England. We do our fish tanks in liters over here, but I can guesstimate what the gallon size is. I have a 12-gallon tank w
...val of the eggs, what to feed them when they hatch? We are in the procecess of removing the rest of the fish from the tank so that they don't eat the eggs/fry....
I have a planted 10 gallon w/ three cherry barbs and two oto cats. I recenty bought one of the otos. The day after I introduced her, she became lethargic and swollen, barely eating. I thought she was
... anyone had first hand experience with it?
So far I've told them that it will only hold very few tiny fish, as I think it's only 3' wide (extrapolating the dimensions and volume) and has a very smal...
I have a 55 gal. tank which was set up two months ago. There are about 14 small 'community' fish. Each one is about an inch......including 2 tetras, 2 minors, 4 danios, 4 guppys, 2 cats. Someone said
Hello, This is the first time I have bought a portion of live blood worms for my tropical fish. Naturally they won't consume the whole portion I purchased. Is storing the worms in the refrigerator for
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I have an aquarium tank and have lost 5 fish in a week - I have noticed a black fur like something growing on my rock, (looks like fluff)and shells and basically everything in the tank!
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I have a 3 ft tropical tank (30 gallons or I think around 144 litre). No special fish, just the average mix of peaceful species...pleco;cats, guppies, neon & black tetras, swords, headlights & clowns.
...r them at my local Radio Shack and put them in all of my tanks. It is soooo cool to be able to see your fish at night!! Supposedly, these LED's are in the proper range of moonlight (470 nm), and they ...
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