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 …
Welcome to this introduction to keeping musk turtles! In this guide I am going to go over the general information on a musk turtle, how to house musk turtles and what to feed musk turtles. This is what I have learned by taking care of two baby musk turtles for the past 3 months. The …