What Tropical Fish Behavior is OK, and What’s Not? Strange behaviors from your tropical fish can prompt confusion and concern. Picture this: One day you walk over to your aquarium and find one of your tropical fish floating belly-up at the top of the water. Upset, you open up the lid to retrieve your seemingly…
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Find the Perfect Invertebrate Aquarium Fish for Your Tank! Whether you’re a veteran hobbyist or a curious beginner looking to get your feet wet, you’ve probably considered adding invertebrates to your aquarium. They make beautifully diverse aquarium fish that add a distinct personality to any aquatic collection. But some species require a great deal of…
DetailsYou’ve Got the Fish Tank—Now What Top 10 Freshwater Fish Will You Add? The biggest decision which any aquarist makes when creating a freshwater aquarium is choosing which freshwater fish will populate it. There are so many to choose from! While freshwater accounts for 0.3% of the water on our planet, there are over 15,000…
DetailsAquarium Owners and Their Fish and Will Love These Holiday Gifts If you have an aquarist in your life, you might be wondering what gift you can give them to help support their aquarium hobby this holiday season. Likewise, if you’re an aquarist, you may be thinking about what you can get for your fish—and…
DetailsStable Water Temperature is Important for Maintaining a Beautiful, Vibrant Saltwater Aquarium As the seasons change and cold weather arrives, keep in mind that this can negatively affect your saltwater aquarium. If you’re not careful, the water temperature in your tank can drop and turn your beautiful living work of art into a pet cemetery.…
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Protein Skimmers Are a Valuable Accessory to Consider for Any Home Aquarium Does your home aquarium have a protein skimmer? If not, this may be an accessory you want to consider investing in. This handy device uses bubbles to eliminate protein-based waste in your aquarium, and reduces the maintenance load for larger tanks. Here’s a…
DetailsPredator vs. Community: What’s the Right Saltwater Tank for You? A small fish is floating through the water, when suddenly snap! A bigger fish swoops in and snatches it. This is a classic sight that owners of predator tanks all love. Community tanks are great too, though. The coral, mollusks, and other organisms in a…
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Learn From Others’ Mistakes—Do Aquarium Care The Right Way! There are many ways to do an aquarium right. There are thousands of species of fish and invertebrates you can include, countless combinations of plants and coral, and endless possibilities for aquarium design. But there are also definitely ways to do an aquarium wrong. When you’re…
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