Reproductive Behavior in Freshwater Fish
Fish can be divided into two broad categories on the basis of their breeding behavior. Egg-layers, which form the majority, practice external fertilization, while in live bearers the eggs are fertilized in the female’s body and emerge fully formed young. Some species show little regard for their offspring and cannibalize their own eggs or fry. [...]
Using Fake Plants and Corals
Sometimes we get really into our hobby and want to make everything as natural as possible. Real sand, real rocks, real plants, real corals and hopefully real fish. But sometimes using fake decor items such as fake plants and corals can accomplish the same effect without much effort. Ofcourse there are times when using fake [...]
Top 5 Things Not To Do When Setting Up A Fish Tank
1. Not Buying A Big Enough Tank Raise your hand if you wish you had a bigger tank than the one you started out with? This is what happens. You want a fish tank and you decide on a certain size tank (29 gallon for me) and think that’ll be big enough for everything you [...]
Freshwater Snail Removal
While you often hear hobbyists saying they can’t get rid of all the snails in their tank, having snails in your freshwater aquarium as a rule is actually quite beneficial. Most snails act as a “clean up crew” in the aquarium, eating excess food, decaying plant or fish matter, and moving gravel on the tank [...]
Fishless Cycle
Introduction Before we can have a discussion of fishless cycle, we need to make sure everyone understands what we mean by the term “cycle.” The Nitrogen Cycle is the most important thing we need to understand as fishkeepers. It’s chemically a very complicated process, but here’s the Cliff’s Notes version. Fish produce ammonia (urine), the [...]
How Many Fish Can You Keep In A Fish Tank?
Many times when starting a tank, the most popular and very important question is: How many fish can I keep in my aquarium? Of course there are many problems with over-stocking an aquarium such as insufficient oxygen, lack of space etc. Most of our exotic fish will take a lot of punishment before coming to [...]
