tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66513983797064972752012-05-10T10:31:22.385-07:00<br><b>Just about anything you need to know related to aquarium fish keeping</b><br><i>(fish species, aquarium plants, fish pond, goldfish, neon tetra, swordtail, tips &amp; maintenance, fish care<br>aquarium supplies, decoration, reefs, tropical fish disease, saltwater &amp; freshwater aquarium, community tank)</i>Sock Yeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810062546532770302noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651398379706497275.post-65296940302953329962020-08-27T17:00:00.000-07:002012-02-06T04:40:46.478-08:002012-02-06T04:40:46.478-08:00

“Fish keeping is not just a hobby; it can change our lives, teaches us a lot of things related to science, understanding fish behavior and its requirements, care and responsibility and last but not least, how to accept and appreciate living beings”Whether your newly adopted fish is a gift from a friend or one which you have just bought from a pet store, there are a few things you will need to

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Chocolate Gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides) is considered the delicate type of labyrinth fish due to their special requirement that demands soft and acidic water to thrive. Being an Asian-origin fish group that belongs to the Indonesia Sumatra Island, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, this species is considered almost extinct in their natural habitat, and these days, the chocolate gourami

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Can you imagine having a reef tank with just the clownfish living in it and nothing else and suddenly everything just comes to life with the introduction of a wavy tentacle-like creature that seems to blend in so well and at the same time provide refuge for you host of aquarium fish? Well, you would have guessed, the one mentioned is nothing other than the Anemones which although generally

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If there’s a koi which gets the most attention among all its peers, then it must be the Goromo (sometimes spelled as Koromo). Being a crossbred fish, Gomoro generated quite a lot of interest among the koi enthusiasts, notably because of its unique scale color pattern. For example, if let’s say the dark shades only appear on the edges of the red color hi (in reticulated form), it will be known as

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Feather Duster is a type of Marine Tube Worm (also call fanworms) that makes great addition to your collection of aquarium invertebrates. These mysterious tube dwelling species sometimes appear out of nowhere living on the surface or most of the time, well hidden under the live rocks and sands in the marine system. They demand almost nothing from the aquarist and most of the time will even take

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Breeding of fighting fish can be done in relatively small aquarium, whereby size of about 20 gallon is usually more than sufficient with the tank depth not more than 1 foot. The whole setup should be well-planted using different types of floating plants to shade the surface of the water and the top of the tank should be covered, preferably with a pane of glass to allow sunlight to penetrate

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Discus is arguably one of the most famous and well-liked freshwater tropical fish highly sought after by all hobbyists. At of point, not long after their initial introduction sometime around the late 80’s when the first wild caught discus were introduced to the fish keeping community and made their way to the home aquarium tank, the whole thing actually generated a lot of buzz until people do

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There are different problems that can happen during the course of maintaining your saltwater aquarium. Some of it can be quite easy to deal with while others may require constant attention and thus cannot be solved in just a matter of days. Quite a number of problems can be very persistent but as long as you put in enough effort combined with your knowledge and experience to focus on it, nothing

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If you have the cash to spend, you can always pay for the professional pond builders to construct one for you based on your preferred design with a price. It can be anything that you like and usually there is list of selections provided in a catalog which you can choose from or you can demand for custom design made according to your liking. There are even some builders who provide a complete pond

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This article is contributed by Leslie Ng from SingaporeAs a marine hobbyist, I have always developed the knack and interests to try out new stuff and that includes keeping live lobsters which I got from the supermarket seafood section as pets. Although that might sound absurd, the whole experience turned out to be fun and entertaining and the group of 3 which I initially bought had actually

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In order to have a healthy reef tank, the calcium concentration should be in the range of 350 – 450 ppm and anything below or above the numbers are considered not healthy as it can limit the growth of your LPS or SPS. Basically these are the few things that you need to look into that can change your calcium concentration and cause you the problem of either deficiency or water that is too

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One of the common examples of a typical marine fish tank setup is to have a sump system which is just another separate smaller tank located at the bottom of the main aquarium. It consists of multiple chambers which allows water to flow through a series of filtration units, each playing a different role to filter and convert the waste into less harmful chemicals like the nitrates before being

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Puffer Fish remains one of the most fascinating underwater creatures due to their ability to inflate their body to become a silly odd-looking ball shaped appearance. As interesting as they can be, this is the main attraction that makes people want to keep them as pets and most hobbyists actually end up failed in their attempts due to the lack of understanding on their requirements. As mysterious

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Small Distichodus makes a great community fish not because of their friendly behavior being able to mix with the other tank mates but also due to their attractive coloration, appearing in multiple shades and tones depending on the species and age. They are known to be gentle herbivorous plant-eating fish but sometimes their behavior can become quite unpredictable especially when the aquarium gets

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The Concept Surrounding Aquaponic is very simple, yet interesting and is becoming increasingly popular as it captures the attention of not only aquarists and farmers around the world but also hobbyists alike. It is considered an eco-friendly and efficient food production system that combines both aquaculture (fish-keeping practice that aims to produce food fish) and hydroponics (cultivation of

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Trying to keep Trout in home aquarium tanks may not be the best idea but it is still possible as long as you follow some simple rules. But before we move on to start your mini project, let us first try to understand their behavior and general requirements. Trout being a freshwater fish that lives in cold temperate region is among one of the few species that can still be found living in the wild.

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Being a fanatic who spends almost every hour of the day checking out and toying with the ideas and possibilities about creating the perfect freshwater aquarium, sometimes you will always be left wondering, which of the design concept is the best for your tank. Always, this is one of the most challenging parts of fish keeping because after all, that is the whole purpose of having an aquarium in

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So you have finally made it to the elite aquarium club and decided to switch to a larger and more advanced tank system. Well, I can understand the feeling and excitement and obviously you would want the best for your new pet fish. First of all, compared to starting an aquarium right from scratch when you are just a pure novice, the upgrading process is much easier since you already have all the

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Adding cleaner shrimps not only enhances the beauty and aesthetic value of your marine aquariums but also these little creatures will act as an effective cleanup crew. It is often fascinating to watch them go about with their daily activities as they chew and tear apart the unwanted build-up of algae at the coral reef surfaces and sometimes certain species can also play the role to attract the

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Starfish remains one of the most fascinating and challenging creatures you can get for your coral reefs tanks and fish-invertebrates systems. They can adapt well to the artificial made-made aquarium environment and most species can adjust to the captive condition away from the sea and survive without much complication. So far, there are approximately few hundreds sea stars’ species that has been

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Being new to the aquarium hobby, ideally you would want to make most of it and enjoy as much as possible but the real fact is that, this was often not the case. Most of the time, people found that after getting their feet wet and then learning the whole process, it turns out that things are sometimes quite complicated and difficult to comprehend. No matter how advanced the aquarium technology has

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Number #1 – Arowana (Scleropages)Arowana easily qualifies as one of the most expensive freshwater pet fish you can buy for your home aquarium. The sky-high price is actually not attributed to the supply factor or scarcity although the Asian species is actually placed under UN "list of endangered fish" but the main reason is because of its uniqueness, grace and beauty. The Chinese have always

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A quick glance on a snake-like fish wriggling at the bottom of the aquarium will immediately relate our thoughts to “Eels” as they are the only fish known to exist with the shape of elongated body. But however, little do we realize that there are actually various types of species belonging to different fish family in existence and the article here is meant to share the information and find out

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Demasoni or better known by its scientific name of Pseudotropheus demasoni is a type of tropical freshwater fish that belongs to the mbuna cichlids (substrate dwelling) group which originates from the Lake Malawi in Africa. So far there are two different variants of the same species one called the Pombo Rock and the other one known as Mozambique or sometimes called midnight demasoni, whereby both

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BiOrb offers one of the most interesting aquarium packages, complete with matching kits plus accessories and all these are made specially for those aquarist who intend to keep it simple with a space-saving tank design for their homes. Interesting enough, if you search carefully and browse across the web, you will also find that they are also among one of the well-known fish products which

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