Algae eating fish are a must have on a fresh water aquarium as they provide the very necessary biological algae control. If you don’t want your tank to become green and dirty and your fishes to suffer, a good mix of algae eaters will keep most algae presence under control. Unless you have a severe […]
What Is Aquarium Cycling
or Why Are All My New Aquarium Fish Dying? Many people buy an aquarium, set it up with the filters, decoration, and heating, and after a few days they start adding in fish. Those fish proceed then to die over the period of a few days, leaving the new aquarium owner understandably upset. If this […]
Common Issues When Cycling a Freshwater Aquarium
Cycling an aquarium is vital to keep healthy fish and plants, and most aquarists will agree that a 4 to 6 weeks cycling period before introducing fish is a good standard. There are several methods to cycle your aquarium safely, all of them involving a source of ammonia such as fish or fish food, bacterial […]
Dragon Fish Care In Freshwater Aquariums
Dragon gobies, Eel gobies, Peruvian gobies or Violet gobies, the shy and fascinating dragon fish goes by many names. Members of the Gobioides family are brackish to fresh water fish originally from South and Central America. The largest members of the dragon fish family, Gobioides Broussonnettii can reach over 60cm long when fully grown, but […]