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 …

Breeding your fish is in my opinion one of the most satisfying and rewarding things to do in the aquarium hobby. Seeing the baby fish grow up is simply amazing. But what species of fish are available that are easy to breed in your aquarium at home? Here are 11 different kind of fish that …

Power outage aquarium fish tank can easily turn your years of hard work, pleasures, and hassles you went through into complete waste. I hope you are not here because you have not power your self right now, but in case you do, this article will tell you what to do! There are several crucial aspects …

When choosing the perfect location for your aquarium, you may assume that putting it next to a window is a great idea. After all, natural sunlight is good for your tank and everything in it, right? Although your tank can benefit from a minimal amount of natural light, aquarium tank placement near a window in …

When I was doing research on the aquarium’s nitrogen cycle, there were a lot of articles talking about fish feces being a big source for ammonia diluted in your water. This raised a question that I had never thought of: do fish pee? It differs on the species of fish, but even more on the …

Although your tank may look crystal clear, do not be fooled. There are toxins dissolved within the aquarium’s water. Sounds scary, but there are hundreds of thousands of bacteria living in your tank who are constantly fighting to keep the water safe for your beloved fish. But what exactly is toxic in the water? Well, …

A while back I asked myself: wouldn’t it be much more appealing for fish stores to keep their fish in planted tanks instead of the bare bottom, empty, plant-less tanks. But after I saw an employee of my local fish store catch our new female bristle-nose catfish I realized that there are way more benefits …

It started when I saw a tiny snail in my aquarium that I most definitely did not buy and added it to my fish tank because I liked them. I did not know where it came from but did not think much of it. A while later I started seeing more and more of those …