The Incredible Pistol Shrimp

Quick care facts: Environment: 24 – 28C (75 – 82F) pH: 8.1 – 8.4 kH: 7 – 12 Diet: Largely Carnivorous/Omnivorous Breeding: Difficult General Information Pistol shrimp (also known as alpheid shrimp or Alpheidae) is a species of shrimp approximately... Continue reading →

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 →

Bubble Tip Anemones

General information on Bubble Tip Anemones, their water quality, lighting, and feeding needs. Continue reading →

Cleaner Shrimp Are The Custodians Of Saltwater Aquariums

Cleaner Shrimp Quick Care Facts: Environment: Tropical 22.2-25.6°C (72 -78 °F) pH: 8.1 – 8.4 KH: 8 – 12 Diet: Carnivore Breeding: Egg Layer Cleaner shrimp are the perfect addition to a saltwater aquarium to help keep it clean and... 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 →

Fish Breeding: My Ultimate Goal

Fish Breeding: My Ultimate Goal Something I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time is to get into fish breeding. Well fish, invertebrate, and the favorite invertebrate: corals. Why fish breeding? Although there is the possibility of making a... Continue reading →

How I Got Started Keeping A Marine Tank

Just a brief story of how I got into keeping a saltwater tank hobby Continue reading →

Saltwater Fish Keeping

All about freshwater and saltwater aquariums

Saltwater Invertebrates