Tropical Fish Tank Lover

If you own a home aquarium, you know that keeping the tank clean is vital to having healthy fish, not to mention that it looks nicer as well. Keeping a clean tank is the single most important job of an aquarium owner, and it is not complicated or difficult work.
First of all, you must establish […]

Once you have set up your tropical aquarium the next step is to ’cycle’ it. This process is the production of beneficial bacteria that will process the waste ammonia from your fish and convert it into nitrites and then relatively harmless nitrates. After adding fish to an uncycled tank the toxic ammonia and nitrite levels […]

BASIC PIRANHA FACTS
Piranhas have red throats, razor-sharp teeth to rip flesh with ease, and silvery gold flesh (red-bellies have red bellies, of course). Piranhas are native to South America and Guyana and it’s against the law to bring them in and out of most countries. They are quite dangerous and aggressive fish since they reside […]

Saltwater fish aquariums come in many different sizes to suit your needs. The size of your aquarium will determine not only how many fish you can have but also what varieties you can have, since the difference in the size of tropical fish varies enormously from an inch or two up to a whopping 18 […]

So you want to have your own freshwater tropical aquarium fish, but don’t know where to start? Luckily, I’ll explain the steps you need to take in order to setup a fish tank and select a species of fish that will adapt to the environment you have envisaged.
There are two types of tropical fish, and […]

Once you pick out your new fish tank and get it all set up your biggest decision is going to be what type of fish to put in it. One of the biggest factors that will determine the type of fish to buy is the size of the tank. If you have a small 5 […]

Adding plants to a saltwater aquarium, is an fantabulous way to ameliorating the aesthetic of the tank, but it facilitates also having a better water quality and grants a more natural habitat to your fish. Here are some suggestions in order to help you in the selection of your plants. For your purchase, you can […]

If you’re considering setting up a saltwater aquarium you have almost certainly heard that the tank needs to be conditioned or “cycled.” So what is the conditioning process and what does it really mean? Conditioning is basically process of building up of beneficial bacteria that will colonize your gravel bed. These bacteria […]

Choosing the right lighting for your aquarium is of paramount importance, if your aquarium is to be fully functional and exciting. To determine the right lighting for your aquarium you will have to consider the following:

What you are keeping in the aquarium
Its’ depth
The amount of heat the lighting will give out
Your personal tastes

One lamp will […]

Members of this family are known commonly as Firefish, Scorpionfish, Rockfish, Stonefish, or Lionfish (amongst others). They belong to the order Scorpaeniformes, which includes 35 families, 300 genera, and more than 1,000 species. They are important both in the marine aquarium trade and as food (those of us fish-eaters living on the west coast are […]