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Do you want to know more about fish keeping? Here is the right place for you. Browse through the table of contents and check out the interesting discussions.Fishkeepingdiscussion Table of contents :About MyselfContact meFreshWater Fish ( More fish coming!)Fighting Fish - Overview ( Betta)Betta Feeding TipsGoldFish Catalog Common GoldFish and ShubunkinComet and Black Telescope eyeOranda and

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Oranda (Carassius auratus)Originated result of aquarium strainSize is around 15cm (6 in)Recommended tank size to be bigger than 60cm (24 in)Ease of keeping : ModerateOrandas are popular because of the hood-like growth on the head, which develops with maturity. They are available in many colour forms, including red, blue, chocolate, black, calico,red and white. Fish start to develop the

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Comet (Carassius Auratus)Originated as a result of Aquarium strainSize is usually smaller than 30 cm (12 in)Tank size: no less than 90 cm (36 in)Ease of keeping : EasyA Comet is a longer finned variety of Goldfish with a more slender shape and a pointed tail. Coloration is the same as the Common Goldfish apart from a form called Sarasa Comet (picture above), which has rich red and bright white

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One of the most important aspects of taking care of Betta is feeding them. With the right kind and amount of food, it will ensure a healthy and lively betta. Following is a few tips on feeding your Betta.1) Not to overfeed - Feed them by hand. So that you can monitor exactly how much they consume. Feed them once per day and only as much as they can consume within two minutes. Overfeeding leads

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Common GoldFish (Carassius Auratus)Originated from East Asiaa maximum size of 30 cm (12 in).Tank size: no less than 90 cm in length (36 in)Ease of keeping : EasyThis variety has stood the test time and is still very popular. If kept correctly, these fish are long lived and will grow to a large size. For best results, offer a variety of frozen and dry foods and change the water regularly. The

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Have You Got Aquarium Problems?By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Scott_Andrew_Richards]Scott Andrew RichardsYou love your aquarium. It's a beautiful site. You have spent a great deal of time and money on it and the last thing you want is to lose that investment. That is why I am writing this article. There are a few aquarium problems you need to understand in order to maintain a healthy

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The Clear-Seal coffee table aquarium comes with a toughened glass top that has polished rounded edges. It has either a reproduction or mirror corner section that covers the filter and lighting system. All of the coffee table aquariums come complete with light diffuser (the one in the corner to illuminate the tank, the one under the tank is optional), fine and coarse biological sponges, plastic

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Artificial plants have come a long way since they were first introduced and now look more realistic than ever. Their durability also makes them suitable to be kept with fish that would destroy live plants and those that would eat the real thing. They are useful for hiding equipment and making areas feel more secure for nervous fish, and, of course, they will tolerate any type of water.Why use

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When you are deciding on which type of fish you would like to keep and what sort of aquarium you want, also give some thought to how much time you can devote to fishkeeping. All types of livestock make constant demands on the owner, and essential maintenance means just that - it simply has to be done! Fish will always need feeding and their water will always need to be changed, so bear this in

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Index of Tropical Fish DiseasesBy Leslie HeatonAfter creating and maintaining your beautiful aquarium, all the time and money you spent on it, the last thing you want to deal with is tropical fish diseases. Coming home and finding your fish covered with white spots, the eyes swollen or the fins disintegrating is a blow to any aquarist.Following are the categories and symptoms of the most common

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New tank syndrome is the term used to describe the all-too-frequent problem of stocking a newly set up aquarium with too many fish too quickly. Toxic ammonia and nitrite build up because as there are not enough friendly bacteria in the tank to consume and break down the waste that is being produced by the fish. The fish that are in the aquarium may become lethargic and go off their food, and at

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Water changing will vary depending on the type of aquarium you are keeping - tropical, coldwater or marine - and whether you use tapwater or purified water. Water changes are an essential part of fishkeeping and, if done properly, cannot be overdone. Remember that in nature the biggest form of filtration is dilution, as waste products are dissipated by the vastness of the body of water, and even

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Many fish diseases can be avoided by keeping your fish healthy in the first place, but a major factor that can have a detrimental effect on the immune systems of fish is stress. Stress is responsible for, or linked to, many fish deaths and is a more common problem than many aquarist believe. Stress can be caused by number of factors in the aquarium, and these are noted below.Causes and signs of

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Fin rot is caused by bacteria that are always present in aquarium water. Fish become susceptible to fin rot when they are kept in poor water conditions, and it is common on fish kept in unfiltered tanks or bowls. The reason is that your pet is being forced to swim in water that is contaminated by its own feces which is essentially ammonia. If left untreated, the disease will erode the fins,

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The fish are swimming in pipes!Don't Ask me how they did it. I seriously DON'T KNOW @o@More about fish keeping.

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There are essentially 4 types of coldwater fish commonly found in aquarium. They are listed below together with their tips of care.Gold Fish Tips 1: Ideal temperature 18-24 °C (64-75 °F)Tips 2: 60 Gallons tank for 3 fancy goldfish or 2 common or 2 comet goldfish. 2.5cm (1 in) of fish per 60 sq cm (9.3 sq in) of tank water surface area is the bare minimum. Remember we must base the calculations on

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Are you interested in making your own CO2 system for your aquarium? It may not be the best CO2 system around, but it is sufficient for most middle to small size tank. Before getting into the steps of making this CO2 system, let us first understand how this thing works.Yeast are simple, unicellular fungi. They are like most fungi, respire oxygen (aerobic respiration), but in the absence of air

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To the right is my tank i set up in 2007 July. Everything was still new and young. Look closely at the sword plan to the left, its still tiny and small.6months have past and now is 2008 january. Take a look at how nicely my tank grow into. Ya its not perfect as i am lazy to do the trimming.Go back to Table of content.

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The other main type of fish food, and the most popular, is dry food in the form of flake, pellets, tablets, granules and food sticks. It is big business and, thanks to research into pet nutrition, aquarium fish can be fed exclusively on dry food for their whole lives and do very well indeed. Every nutrient that a fish requires can be added to dry foods to help keep them healthy.Benefits of dry

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If you ask most people of how to breed guppies, their reply will usually be adding some guppies into a tank and wait for them to reproduce. True enough, that was a summary of how you going to breed guppies. I am going to list down some step by step method, if you do not agree with what I said, feel free to email me. The steps is serve as a general guide of producing guppies, thus it might not

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Today we will talk about Frozen foods and Freeze dried food.Frozen foodsThese are dead foods that can be kept in the freezer indefinitely. You get more money than with live foods, and once thawed out, they will be consumed with just as much vigour by fish. They also have the advantage of being free of parasites and disease, which cannot be guaranteed with any live food.Smaller foods come in

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If you are suffering from terrible algae problem like the picture on the left, and do not wish to resort to methods such as black out or willow branches, let me introduce you to Algone. I personally tried it before and the result is amazing. The basic idea is that it get rid of nitrite and ammonia. I do not know exactly how they do it, but the result is really fanastic. My fishes and plants do

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The feeding of whole, natural foods is of great benefit to fish and they are, after all, what fish thrive on in the wild. Given the chance, fish will not just consume but gorge on these foods until their bellies look as if they are going to burst. Fish fed on a variety of frozen, live and dry foods will undoubtedly grow at a better rate and show better coloration and condition. Today we will

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Another method of getting rid of green water is the willow method. I personally think that this method should be used before the black out method and black out should be used in the last resort.With this method, it takes 5-8 days to completely get rid of green water. It removes the cause of Green water and some other algae. You don't need to stop dosing your fertilizer and you don't need to

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Are you sicked of seeing the cloudy and greenish water that doesn’t seems to go away no matter how frequent or how much water change you do? If you do not want to waste money buying a UV sterilizer, or a diatomic filter, you might want to try out the Black out method.The main cause for this algae bloom is a result excess nutrient and light. Tanks that were exposed to sunlight are more lightly to

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