Some hobbies need almost nothing to start and not much more to continue, like for example Origami. What do you need? You and paper, that’s about it. But when you’re starting a tropical freshwater fish aquarium you do need a tank, fish, accessories, and, most importantly, research prior to starting.
If you think you can start [...]
The Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) is one of the most recognizable fishes in the marine aquarium industry along with the blue tang, percula clownfish and the flame angelfish. It is also the most popular tang in the surgeon fish family and its very easy to see why. Its entire body is a stunning pastel like [...]
Hopefully you realize the utter importance of research prior to starting a tropical freshwater fish aquarium. No research means no success so it is mandatory, and while the internet and book research is the obvious place to start, don’t under estimate the pet shop assistants. They know quite a bit more than you might think.
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Setting up an aquarium isn’t difficult, just about anyone can do it. Buy a tank, fill it with water, add some fish and it’s done. Nothing to it really.
If you want to keep your fish for more than a couple of weeks then you probably need to adapt a slightly more scientific route than this. [...]
When it comes to popular marine fish, the Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion Ocellaris) is the undisputed king. It shares its title with the Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion Percula), since they look entirely alike to most people. Both the ocellaris and percula clowns are the marine aquarium hobby’s greatest ambassadors. Most people might think this is due to [...]
A cichlid is a specific type of fish. There are many different species of cichlids. Many people have cichlids as pets. In order to take the best care of their cichlid they need to investigate and find out just exactly what species of cichlid they have. Many times this information is not given by the [...]