If you go into any aquarium shop you will see many different tropical fish that you can put into your tropical freshwater aquarium. As a beginner there is a bewildering choice but which ones should you choose? You will want fish that are easy to keep and perhaps easy to breed. Mollies and guppies fulfill [...]
Tropical or reef aquariums are both beautiful and a source of enjoyment and fascination to both adults and children. A well placed, and healthy aquarium filled with highly coloured fish and live plants is an attractive and therapeutic addition to any home.
For the beginner just starting their first tropical aquarium here are some points that [...]
Once you have your tropical freshwater aquarium set up, cycled and the fish added you’ll need to keep an eye on them and look out for any signs of tropical fish diseases so that you can catch any problems before they get out of hand. One thing you should do is to to set up [...]
Danios come from south east Asia where they live in freshwater streams and rivers. Many have horizontal stripes although there is a barred danio with vertical stripes and the glowlight danio which lacks stripes.
The Glowlight Danio (danio choprai)
This is a small Danio that is a surface dweller and, in the wild, feeds on insects and [...]
Neon tetras are very popular freshwater aquarium fish as they are easy to keep and suitable for a community aquarium. They are brightly colored and look wonderful when kept in small shoals. The neon tetra comes from South America and can be found wild in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
Neon tetras coloring
The [...]
Angelfish are well known tropical aquarium fish and loved for their unique shape and variety of colors. Most Angelfish are bred in captivity and are chiclids of the species Pterophyllum scalare. They are native to tropical South American rivers where they fed on other, smaller fish and invertebrates. Conditions in the [...]
There is a wide range of sizes and shapes of aquariums as well as a choice of glass or acrylic aquariums, so how do you choose the best aquarium for your home and for the fish you intend to keep? We have put together a guide to help you to choose the perfect aquarium.
Where to [...]
So you want to have your own freshwater tropical aquarium fish, but don’t know where to start? Luckily, I’ll explain the steps you need to take in order to setup a fish tank and select a species of fish that will adapt to the environment you have envisaged.
There are two types of tropical [...]
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One of the most popular tropical, freshwater fish is the guppy. As well as being easy to keep and tolerant of a wide range of water conditions, guppies are one of the easiest aquarium fish to breed. They are livebearers and bear small, live fry. Unlike many other fish species it is easy to see [...]

