When people get carried away talking about our hobby, they start calling tanks “40 breeders” assuming everyone knows. To be honest, I didn’t and had to do some research to find out. A 40-gallon breeder aquarium is a fish tank with specific dimensions. Unlike other 40 gallon tanks that have a more rectangular base, breeder …
Indian Almond Leaves are the best way to naturally enhance the conditions of your aquarium water. These leaves have amazing filtering and medicinal properties, and their benefits and uses are numerous. They can help heal your fish, promote breeding, and even reduce stress in pets. Many claims are made about these leaves. And in this …
Choosing Your Fish Food Fish are popular and fun pets that are great to have in any home. If you plan on getting a fish from a store, you want to make sure you have everything you need. A proper tank, a good filter, and plants are essential when creating the best home for your …
Cleaning an aquarium is not hard, but it does require work and the right set of tools. Anyone with a fish should clean their tank regularly. It can seem like a hassle, but this is a necessary step for your pet’s health and longevity. Aquarium cleaning can involve several tasks. You need to get rid of …
Aquarium light is important for plants and to see our fish, but I did not know if it were possible to leave the light on for the whole night. I looked around online and asked some other aquarium keepers with a lot of experience. Here is what I learned. Aquarium fish do not need light …
Every time I see a pond, or visit someone who owns a pond, I wonder if my fish would be better off living in a pond compared to their regular aquarium. But I was not sure whether they would actually survive, so I jumped online and asked around. Can aquarium live fish in a pond …
In my 20 gallon / 100 liter aquarium I was housing a small school of 5 corydoras, when my friend came to me and offered me some shrimp as he was breeding them. I did not know whether they would be able to live together, so I first did my research and this is what …
Finding presents can be a difficult mission. What should you get? Do they have it already? Will they like it? I am sure you recognize these questions. At least I do. If you know that someone has an aquarium and is really passionate about it, it is a great idea to buy them something aquarium-related. …
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 …
Keeping fish can become pricey. If there was one thing that I would have wanted to know before I started was how many different thing you can buy. Because of that, a lot of fellow fish keepers are looking for ways to earn some money back to fund their hobby. I do so myself, and …