tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66513983797064972752023-03-18T20:09:34.960-07:00<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>sockyeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810062546532770302noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651398379706497275.post-65296940302953329962020-08-27T17:00:00.000-07:002013-12-25T06:37:35.366-08:00

“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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The Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse is a unique, reef-safe aquarium fish that plays an important role to help maintain a healthy, parasite-free ecosystem in a community tank. To most aquarist, they are somehow regarded as the ideal, must-have “cleaner fish” not only because of what they do (removing dead cells from the other aquarium inhabitants) but also the most important trait which they possess is

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If you are looking for active, schooling marine fish to grace your home aquarium, then the Pajama Cardinalfish (Scientific name: Sphaeramia nematoptera) would be perfect for your plan. Being relatively inexpensive, you can get any aquarium-bred fine specimen for under $20 as these hardy, reef-safe pet fish will certainly worth any price that you paid for. The fish can become your long-lasting

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We often find ourselves spending a lot of money for our pets and most of the time; we find it’s pretty hard to keep up with the spending especially with the increasing cost of fish foods, electricity, water test kits, and medicine. So despite all that, the question always comes about on how we can make something in return for all the effort that we’ve put in? Wouldn’t it be cool to actually make

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There are different variants or types of platy fish each characterized by its own unique color combination. Even though a quick glance will tell you that each individual colored fish are not similar but generally all of them are still categorized under the common group with the same scientific classification (Xiphophorus maculatus). Platy being a simple, hardy and highly productive fish, can

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Dwarf Shrimps seen in freshwater aquariums basically come from two common genera, which are Neocaridina and Caridina. They make excellent household aquatic pets mainly because of their tiny size that will fit in nicely into a nano tank which you can place just about anywhere including your office table. Depending on species, some of them are considered hardy creatures and being rather

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Taxonomy and Grouping Barbs are freshwater fish that belong to the Cyriniformes (also called Cyprinidae) group which also includes the danios, loaches, koi, goldfish and rasboras, all belonging to the same family. Most of the barb species are important game fish which are highly-sought after by anglers, while in certain countries they are served as exotic delicacy consumed by the locals as food

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Getting Invertebrate-Compatible Marine Fish allows you to establish a community tank housing different species of living organisms that will coexist and tolerate each other without causing any harm or injury to the other. The idea of a perfect natural reef ecosystem is when you have all the different types of fish living harmoniously with the presence of other sea creatures like anemones, corals

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Both the South American and African Tetra belong to the Characin group, and the only difference between them is basically the geographical location which they were originally found. While most of the common tetra fish belong to the South American group, there are also quite a number of popular aquarium species which originate from Africa. The African Tetra basically looks just the same like

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The South American Tetras are considered among one of the largest groups of freshwater fish. They are naturally found in rivers with the waters slightly acidic in nature (around region of 6.5, the lower the better, up to 5.8) and the tetras are often associated with their active behavior, fast swimming ability, small size and most notable is their shoaling characteristic. The fish are

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Aquarium fish keeping hobby is something dynamic as there are always fun and exciting new ways which you can explore and make the whole experience enjoyable. There are in fact endless new ideas and possibilities which you can try and experiment with, and the limit is your own imagination. Combining different choices and setups, the fun part of all these is actually seeing your piece of work turn

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If your pet fish is jumping out from the tank, it’s a tell-tale sign that something is not right. Fish just like any living creature will not resort to such drastic action unless there is a specific reason that drives them to do it. Most of the time it is not difficult to figure it out yourself and as a responsible pet fish owner, it should be your duty to find out why it happens and take steps

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My first encounter with a giant silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) was couple of years back when I got the special privilege to visit a private freshwater fish sanctuary located in Indonesia. Owned by successful Indonesian-Chinese businessman cum avid fishkeeper, he specially constructed a massive 8000 gallon outdoor pond to house various types of primitive monster fishes ranging from

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Aquaponic is a complete organic system that does not rely on the use of pesticides, fertilizers or man-made chemicals to sustain the food production process. The natural ecosystem that combines aquarium fishkeeping and vegetable planting into one complete package is actually easy to manage once you have reached the equilibrium stage whereby everything is already self-sustaining. But before we

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Identifying Community Compatibility Two words best describe the Catalina Goby, “small” and “innocent”. They often become the subject of bullying by the larger sized fish and if you intend to successfully rare them as pets in home aquarium, it is best that they should not be mixed with the other saltwater fish. Sometimes even with some less harmful friendly companion, you will find that they will

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Miniatus Grouper, better known as Rock Cod or Coral Grouper is a type of saltwater fish that belongs to the Serranidae family (which includes the bass anthias).  They are predatory species which will eat smaller reef fish including other invertebrates and thus should be kept in its own aquarium, preferably without any companion. Even when mixed together among its own species, the male fish can

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Unicornfish as what the name suggests has a protruding horn-like feature that actually resembles the mystical creature that we all know about. It is special in its own way and although not all the unicorns have an extending horn, with exception a few species having a bulge instead on the forehead, nevertheless it is still easy trying to make out the difference when comparing them with the other

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Wrasse undoubtedly is among one of the most colorful of all marine fishes and each individual species from the family has their very own distinctive pattern seen on their bodies.  The group is made up of diverse collection comprising different types of fish which are scattered everywhere from tropical regions to temperate waters; and they can be found adapting to different living conditions.

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Seahorses are delicate creatures and they present one of the greatest challenges for those bent on keeping them as pets in reef tank. Believe it or not, even for some of the most advanced and experienced aquarist, quite a number of them actually gave up and conceded that these tiny creatures are best left living in the wild. Seahorses, despite they odd and curvy shape which somehow does not

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For the purpose of our discussion here, we shall focus only on the Centropyge (also called the “dwarf” group as the size rarely goes above 3 inches) before moving on to the other genera. Care, husbandry and general tank maintenance will not be our main agenda as these have been covered in other separate topics on individual angelfish species. What is more important is to list down those

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Angelfish is one of the most treasured additions to any saltwater aquarium and the fish is best known for its non-stop activity, diversity, beauty, and among all, most notable is its ability to interact with the owner. Thus, they are regarded as one of the categories of fish which are smart. Regardless of which species, overall, they are known as socially active fish which love to spend most of

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Sometimes most people are undecided as to whether they should get a pond or an aquarium as a home for their pet fish. And sometimes deciding which is best can prove to be a real dilemma. If we follow the rule of thumb which says that the larger the space and surface area available for your fish, of course the better it will be, which means that pond should a clear winner here but however, that

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Honey Sunset Gourami or sometimes called Yellow Honey Gourami (scientific name: Trichogaster chuna) actually refers to same fish which is closely-related and belonging to the dwarf gourami group under the Trichogaster genus. While it resembles everything in terms of finnage, size and shape similar like the neon dwarf gourami, features that make it different are only on the coloration (which is

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Red-Tailed Tin Foil Barbs are excellent choice for those aquarium enthusiasts who like large, active and fast-swimming fish. They can be great community fish but only if you select the right tank mates for them. Those smaller size aquarium mates will usually either end up getting eaten up or bullied upon but those aggressive ones will attack and kill your barb instead. But before we move on

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Hikarimuji collectively is a group of single-colored metallic koi variety that can be separated into different variants. However, one particular type that dominates this classification is “Ogon” which can be further subdivided and identified based on its coloration like yellow-gold (yamabuki), orange (orenji) or platinum (purachina). A lesser-known variety which is also part of the Hikarimuji

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