Archives for Mar 2015 - AquaFishInfo.com

Marine Tropical Fish Shipment

Posted by aquanus on March 31st, 2015 08:27 AM | 167 Comments

marine fish that are cought with the aid of cyanide or improperly packed for shipment are unlikely to survive more than weeks or a few months after purchase. A teira batfish (Platax teira) is seen here Marine Tropical Fish Shipment ...

Aquarium Air Pumps

Posted by aquanus on March 27th, 2015 08:54 AM | 104 Comments

Healthy dwarf gourami are the result of a property equipped aquarium. Make sure that aquarium air pump used for aeration will drive the airstones when they are at the bottom of the tank. Here's a technology that really has improved. One ...

United Colors of Discus

Posted by aquanus on March 25th, 2015 05:13 PM | 2,411 Comments

Discus fish is also known as king of aquariums. The most sensitive, beautiful and elegant fish found in the world. Extra properly care is needed to maintain. I have managed to create this healthy aquarium in my pet shop. Many ...

One for aquarium one for the reef

Posted by aquanus on March 24th, 2015 06:14 PM | 52 Comments

A healthy gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus, is pictured here One for aquarium one for the reef. This month I'm reviewing two books that both relate to the marine fishkeeping hobby, but are not fishkeeping books per se. As in many fields ...

Limit their fishkeeping to certain kinds of fish

Posted by aquanus on March 20th, 2015 04:17 AM | 76 Comments

Some aquarists limit their fishkeeping to certain kinds of fish like this discus fish Some aquarists limit their fishkeeping to certain kinds of fish. Believe it or not, there are hobbyists who keep only one kind of fish cichlids, guppies, discus, ...

Basic Aquascaping

Posted by aquanus on March 17th, 2015 10:01 AM | 541 Comments

as this 75 gallon planted aquarium clearly demonstrates basic aquascaping can really make all the difference in a tank's appearance. Basic Aquascaping. Making the tank a treat for the eyes. Surely among the reasons the tropical fish keeping hobby is so ...

Not a Gar

Posted by aquanus on March 16th, 2015 10:10 PM | 248 Comments

Q. I recently acquired a fish that I know nothing about, not even the name. My fish looks like a miniature gar. I have not been able to find out anything about my fish from any books. While visiting the ...

It’s a Farlowella

Posted by aquanus on March 15th, 2015 04:45 PM | 9,045 Comments

a farlowella Q. I have recently purchased a Farlowella acus and have only been able to find basic information on its care. I know that it's primarily nocturnal and eats algae. It is currently living in a 10-gallon South American ...

Water Treatment

Posted by aquanus on March 14th, 2015 03:48 PM | 100 Comments

koi pond Q. We have just installed a new 1800 gallon pond. We already have three koi and plan to stock it with about another dozen. The pond filtration water treatment system is designed around 80 cubic feet of crushed ...

Those Wonderful Plastic Plants

Posted by aquanus on March 12th, 2015 10:38 PM | 74 Comments

Except for utilizing nutrients in the water, all of the positive aspects for live plants aply to plastic plants. These cardinal tetra aren’t concerned that the plants in their tank are not real. An Alternative Perspective On Aquascaping. Purists are ...