Painted Glass Fish and Other Questionable Practices
Painted Glass Fish and Other Questionable Practices.
By: Cecilia Chen
It is sad what kinds of things are done in the pet trade to make a little extra money.
The most egregious of these practices...
KH, GH and pH in the home aquarium a simplified explanation
KH, GH and pH a simplified explanation.
By: Karen Cryan
Appropriate and proper water chemistry in our tanks is essential to the life forms within them. Maintaining the correct balance of ions, dissolved organic...
Fishless Cycling a Fish Tank
Fishless Cycling: The who's, what's, when's and why's
By: Curt Lemrick
In the limited time that I have been involved as an aquarist, I have heard literally hundreds of opinions, philosophies and preferences for...
Temperature, tanks and young guppies, Article 6 on the care, upkeep and maintenance of...
Temperature, tanks and young gupps
By: Chris McKay.
(From The Guppy Roundtable, November, 1970)
sent by Sherri, tps@tca.net
Back in 1968 1 ran an experiment on temperature and young gupps. I split a dropping of fry... kept...
Tropical fish breeding, a quick overview of the types and guidelines for success
General Guidelines For Breeding
Most aquarium fish are breed commercially for retail sale. Breeding your own fish is one of the most rewarding aspects of the hobby. Most of the fish available...
A brief overview of CO2 options for your aquarium, Article 50 on the care,...
CO2 Overview
By: Holly Harrington
To CO2 or not to CO2, that is the question. Well, not necessarily THE question, but it's definitely ONE of the big questions if you have or are considering setting up...
Marisa Cornurieties and Planorbidae Ramshorn Snails
Marisa cornurieties and planorbidae ramshorn snails
By: Debra
These steps were compiled from forum posts and excerpts from Badman's Tropical fish website and put together in this form by Debra. Thank you!
The term ramshorn...
Introduction to a Saltwater aquarium
Written by: Cecilia Chen AKA Pandora
A small section of one of the author's reef tanks
Take a dive in the coral reef, and you will see some of the reddest reds and...
Breeding Betta Splendens
Breeding betta splendens
By: Kick
I have kept and bred Bettas for quite some time. Many Betta keepers have asked me over and over on the correct way to do this for a successful...
Carbon Information
Carbon Information
By: Dan
There are a variety of pollutants dissolved in any aquatic environment containing biological life. Dissolved ORGANIC compounds (DOC's) include proteins, amino acids, phenolic compounds, pheromones and other metabolic byproducts which...