Why Choose Captive Bred Fish?
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. Continue reading →
Freshwater Tropical
Freshwater Tropical
Caring For The Guppy, AKA The Rainbow Fish
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 bearing The Aquarium Environment The guppy, also known as the rainbow fish or the million... Continue reading →
The Care And Feeding Of Freshwater Angelfish
Angelfish Quick Care Facts: Environment: Tropical 77-82F (25-30C) pH: 6 – 7 KH: No data found yet Diet: Omnivorous Breeding: Egg Layers Angelfish are a freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae, originally from river basins in South America. The cichlid... Continue reading →
Guide To Keeping Betta Fish
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: Egg layers Home Aquarium Environment for Betta Betta, or Siamese fighting fish are freshwater creatures... Continue reading →
Caring For Your Discus
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 of fish from the cichlid genus. They are native to the Amazon River basin and... Continue reading →
Neon Tetras Care Guide
Neon tetras care guide gives you the basic information you need to keep your neons happy and healthy. Continue reading →
Ready For Fish
Ready for Fish Or so I thought Editors Note: This post was updated 04/16/2012 and added a picture of the author’s own 10 gallon tank instead of the stock picture that was there. Whether I was actually ready for fish... Continue reading →
It’s a small, small world
It’s a small, small world Or so the song goes, but for my fish tank, it’s gonna be a small world. “How small?”, you might ask. A 2 gallon fish bowl. Maybe 2.5 if I fill it all the way... Continue reading →
How I Got Started In The Fish Keeping Hobby
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. Continue reading →