Zebra Pleco Care Guide | Diet, Habitat, Breeding, Tankmates
Image Credit: Birgir A (CC License) Zebra plecos are stunners. You’d be lying if you denied that one of the reasons you are planning to …
Image Credit: Birgir A (CC License) Zebra plecos are stunners. You’d be lying if you denied that one of the reasons you are planning to …
In most aquariums, air pumps aren’t exactly indispensable. They do impart some valuable advantages and are of great consequences, but your fish can make do …
My first ever tank was a 5-gallon tank. I kept a pair of goldfish. Only when the fish died an untimely death, I realized goldfish …
What does the word “shark” remind you of? Probably the frightful and blood-thirsty man-eaters from the film “Jaw,” right?
Wouldn’t it be cool to invite friends over to showcase a gigantic aquarium with a couple of great white sharks swimming around? Just so you know, it’s illegal.
I don’t mean to come off as rude, but redtail catfish aren’t suitable for just about any given aquarium. These fish grow to a massive size and require a monumental aquarium. I’m talking 2000 gallons or bigger. I wish I was exaggerating.
Calcium is indispensable for saltwater aquariums. Therefore, utmost attention is given to maintaining the optimum calcium level for marine creatures. However, we seldom hear or …
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.