A while ago I was in my local fish store looking for food when I came a cross a selection of air pumps. This got me wondering if I needed one for my aquarium, so I did some research. An aquarium can be healthy without an air stone, but having an air pump can have …
When I was a kid I used to go out fishing with my grandfather a lot. It was awesome! We mostly used bread for lure, and I started to wonder whether I could feed bread to my freshwater aquarium fish. I did some research and this is what I found. Can you feed regular bread …
When I installed my heater it came with a protector, and I wondered if the protector was there to protect the fish or to protect the heater. This sparked my interest and I quickly went online to research. This is what I found. Is it possible that an aquarium heater can burn a fish? Although …
This is probably the first thing that came to my mind when I got home with my first aquarium. And it also is the number one mistake that most beginner aquarium keepers make. When is your brand new aquarium ready to add fish? Your aquarium is ready after it has fully “cycled”, which takes about …
Water changes are an essential part of the maintenance of our aquariums. Because an aquarium is a closed system, we as fish keepers have to take care that everything in the tank is perfect for them. But doing water changes take time, and without a doubt every fish keeper has asked themselves the following question …
One afternoon I looked at my aquarium and noticed something had been munching on my java fern! Because the stock in my aquarium consisted of a bunch of tetra’s, a bristle-nose catfish and some rabbit snails I had quickly drawn the conclusion that it probably not were the tetra’s. Do aquarium snails eat live aquarium …
Live plants are stunning in your aquarium, and I absolutely love them. I have live plants in all my tanks, and although they can sometimes also be a little bit of a pain, they can also help us with the maintenance of our aquariums. But how do live plants help? Do they clean the water? …
Because the water quality is crucial to our fish’s health, dechlorinating your water before putting it in your tank is a must. I always dechlorinate my water before adding it back in my freshwater aquariums. Should you dechlorinate the water that you add in your aquarium? Yes, especially when the water quality in your location …
In the aquarium hobby temperature acclimating your fish is crucial, as they cannot handle a sudden change in environmental parameters. Should you also do this to your snails? When it comes to snails, they are not that sensitive to environmental changes compared to fish and other pets such as shrimps. Therefore it is generally no …
Ich, also known as “whitespot disease” or “ick”, is the most common diseases known to the aquarium hobby. Because it is so widespread, everyone that keeps fish will encounter the disease at some point. And, as you are reading this article, chances are that you have to deal with this disease right now. The article …