In the coming summer vacation I plan on going on vacation for about 3 weeks, and during this time I would like my fish to remain as happy as they are now. Leaving your fish behind for a couple of weeks can be nerve wrecking, but with the right preparations it is not a problem. …
Over the past couple of years, I have made a lot of mistakes. I am not going to hide the fact that I have probably made 90% of the mistakes in this article myself, but that obviously does not mean you have to make them as well! I want to help you avoid some of …
When I got my very first aquarium, a couple of years ago, I distinctly remember one lady give me some tips that helped me so much. It jump-started my aquarium knowledge, and today I want to do the same for you. Here is a list that I have put together that contains 21 tips of …
Over the past years I have been helping a lot of people start their new aquarium, because this hobby is just so awesome. Keeping fish as pets is really enjoyable, but I understand it is hard for you to know how to get into it. So today I want to help you by walking you …
Everyone always told me that I should measure my water parameters in my aquarium so I could keep a close eye on them. If anything would be off I could correct them. But what are these right parameters? After researching, these are the values I found to be correct. Parameter Freshwater Aquarium Temperature 22° – …
I was under the assumption that my tank was perfectly in balance, because it had been running smoothly for a long time. When I added a new fish, it would die within days. I thought it was a weak fish, but my local fish store told me it was old tank syndrome. I went online …
When my aquarium water suddenly turned green, up to the point where I could hardly see the fish swimming in the aquarium anymore, I was dumbfound. I had no clue how this came to be, and I wondered if my fish were in danger. I quickly did some research, and this is what I found. …
When I got my first aquarium I was extremely eager to add in fish, but a friend told me to wait until the tank was fully cycled. I did not know when my tank’s cycle would be done, so I did some research. This is what I found. When is an aquarium fully cycled and …
Be honest, this is a question that you have asked yourself when you were mentally preparing yourself to start cleaning your fish tank. I myself have definitely wondered why, so I did some research and this is what I found. Why is it that we have to regularly clean our fish tank? An aquarium should …
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 …