Beginner’s Guide

Calcium is indispensable for saltwater aquariums. Therefore, utmost attention...

Owning a saltwater tank is not very hard, but it is far more demanding and expensive than keeping coldwater or tropical fish. If you don’t have previous experience raising fish, I’d recommend first starting with a moderately-sized freshwater tropical tank. 

In this blog, I’ll tell you all that you need to know about how to quarantine saltwater fish successfully and share a few other nuggets of wisdom along the way. 

Saltwater fish cannot live in freshwater. Since there’s already a higher concentration of salt in their bodies, freshwater would enter their bodies through osmosis, causing the fish’s cells to swell and explode, leading to death. 

The first time I bought a pair of damselfish, I was overwhelmed with the...

When choosing saltwater fish for a 10-gallon tank, your options aren’t limited. As a matter of fact, there are so many great choices to choose from, like clown gobies, blue chromis, chalk bass, royal gramma, and tailspot blenny. 

Fish that don't need a filter? All fish need a filter. There's no substitute...

Image Credit: Muffinn (CC License) Mold in the fish tank? You're not alone....

Feeder fish is an umbrella term used for certain kinds of inexpensive fish...

No matter how 'primitive' a creature is, the lengths it will go to reproduce...

Spring water… doesn't it sound so fresh and refreshing? To put it simply,...

Can you put bottled water in a fish tank? Filling up your fish tank with bottled water can wreak a havoc on your fish’s health. There are so many things that can go wrong when you used bottled water in fish tank.

When I first started out in the hobby, I didn't have the slightest idea about...

Aquariums can be astonishingly heavy when filled with water. But, as beginner...

I use blue LED lights in my aquariums. I love how they help to emulate the...