Adding Salt to African Cichlid Tanks

April 21st, 2015 12:20 AM | Q & A | 18,511 Comments
Do you need to add salt to an aquarium housing this male Labidochromis caeruleus? It depends on your tap water.
Do you need to add salt to an aquarium housing this male Labidochromis caeruleus? It depends on your tap water. Q. Can you tell me a good way to measure African rift lake salt in my fish tank? I have ...
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Marine Tropical Fish Shipment

March 31st, 2015 08:27 AM | Saltwater | 171 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 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 ...
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Aquarium Air Pumps

March 27th, 2015 08:54 AM | Aquarium Equipment | 107 Comments
dwarf gourami
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 ...
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United Colors of Discus

March 25th, 2015 05:13 PM | Gallery | 2,428 Comments
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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 ...
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One for aquarium one for the reef

March 24th, 2015 06:14 PM | Saltwater | 52 Comments
A healthy gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus, is pictured here
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 ...
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Limit their fishkeeping to certain kinds of fish

March 20th, 2015 04:17 AM | Freshwater | 76 Comments
Some aquarists limit their fishkeeping to certain kinds of fish like discus fish
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, ...
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Basic Aquascaping

March 17th, 2015 10:01 AM | Aquascape | 546 Comments
basic aquascape
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 ...
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Not a Gar

March 16th, 2015 10:10 PM | Q & A | 252 Comments
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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 ...
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It’s a Farlowella

March 15th, 2015 04:45 PM | Q & A |