Although many people are happy to use artificial plants in their aquariums we really like the look of live plants which also help to keep your tank in a healthy condition. Live plants provide oxygen for your fish, help to maintain water balance and many fish are happy to nibble on plants to supplement their [...]
So you own a saltwater aquarium, time for the fun part – saltwater aquarium decorations are one aspect of marine fish keeping where you can really allow your imagination to reign free. A variety of decorations are available – from ceramic, resin or plastic ornaments and backgrounds, real or false corals and shells and even [...]
Although nitrates are much less toxic than nitrites or ammonia in your saltwater fish tank it is still not a good idea to let them build up too much. Nitrates are produced from nitrites which in turn are produced from ammonia by the nitrifying bacteria. Ammonia is a waste product of the fish and is [...]
Once you’ve assembled your saltwater fish tank you will be eager to add your fish. However you’ll need to wait awhile until your tank is properly cycled before you can safely do this. In order to know exactly when it is safe to add fish to your newly set up fish tank you’ll need to [...]
Once you have become proficient at keeping your fish healthy and your tropical tank in good condition you may want to try some harder to keep fish. Many fishkeepers move on to keeping Discus fish which are rarer and harder to look after. Discus fish are beautiful fish to keep in your tropical aquarium and [...]
Aquarium photos of beautiful freshwater and saltwater aquarium fish.
Breeding livebearers is relatively easy, even for the newcomer to fishkeeping. Guppies and Swordtails are very popular tropical fish for beginners and easy to breed. They are both livebearers, that is they do not lay eggs but bear their young live. From conception to birth can be between twenty and forty days with an average [...]
If you have kids you’ll know that they are also wanting something new and a pet is often high on their list. However, they are usually unaware of the time and money needed to take care of a pet, especially higher maintenance pets like dogs. They are unlikely to have the commitment to keep up [...]
Live plants in your fish tank can look good and provide benefits for the fish including providing shelter and food for those that are vegetarian. One of the biggest benefits of fish tank plants is that they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen during photosynthesis in the daytime so they help to keep the water [...]

