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Freshwater Fish

A 20,000-gallon tropical reef aquarium
July 21, 2015

Why Choose Captive Bred Fish?

Aquarium Set up, Corals, Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Invertebrates, Freshwater Non-Tropical, Freshwater Tropical, General, Saltwater Fish, Saltwater Invertebrates, Saltwater Non-Tropical, Saltwater Tropical

There’s advantages to buying only captive bred (a.k.a. tank raised) fish. We touch on some of the reasons you should purchase them rather than wild-caught.

Stephanie
May 8, 2015

Attention All Fish Hobbyists

Freshwater Fish, Saltwater Fish

It is painful for me to watch this site sit and stagnate. It’s a blog I started a long time ago as a demonstration of…

Old Salt
April 16, 2014

Caring For The Guppy, AKA The Rainbow Fish

Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Tropical

Guppy Quick Care Facts: Environment: 25.5 and 27.8 degrees c (78 and 82 degrees F) pH: 7 to 8.1 KH: 100-150 Diet: Omnivorous Breeding: Live…

Old Salt
March 31, 2014

The Care And Feeding Of Freshwater Angelfish

Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Tropical

Angelfish Quick Care Facts: Environment: Tropical 77-82F (25-30C) pH: 6 – 7 KH: 3 – 5 dH: 5 – 13 Diet: Omnivorous Breeding: Egg Layers…

Old Salt
Goldfish, Public Domain Photo
March 18, 2014

Take Care Of Your Goldfish

Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Non-Tropical

Goldfish Quick Care Facts: Environment: Non-Tropical 20 °C – 22 °C (68 °F – 72 °F) pH: 6.5-8.25 KH: 70 to 120ppm Diet: Omnivorous Breeding: Egg-layer The budding fish…

Old Salt
March 5, 2014

Guide To Keeping Betta Fish

Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Tropical

Betta Quick Care Facts Environment: Warm Tropical (77-86°) pH: 6.0 to 7.8 KH: 1.0 to 2.0 Diet: Primarily carnivorous but can eat some vegetables Breeding:…

Old Salt
March 5, 2014

Caring For Your Discus

Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Tropical

Discus Quick Care Facts: Environment: Tropical 80 – 86°F (27 – 30°C) pH: 7.0 KH: 8.0 Diet: Omnivorous Breeding: Egg layers Discus are a breed…

Old Salt
June 9, 2013

Neon Tetras Care Guide

Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Tropical

Neon tetras care guide gives you the basic information you need to keep your neons happy and healthy.

Old Salt
October 11, 2009

How I Got Started In The Fish Keeping Hobby

Aquarium Set up, Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Tropical

How I got started in the fish keeping hobby isn’t quite the way a lot of people might expect. You see, I had no interest in keeping fish. Nope, not at all.

Old Salt

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