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D - Fish that are now bred and raised in captivity. Tank-raised specimens of these species will do well in aquariums, whereas wild-caught may not.

E - Fish that are almost always caught with Cyanide or drugs, and whose purchase supports this horrible practice.

F - While not impossible to keep in a home aquarium, requires either a specialized diet and/or habitat that make it impossible to keep with the majority of other species. Many should

The use of aquarium supplements allows us to make sure the tropical fish, invertebrates, plants and macro algae in our aquariums are receiving proper nutrition.

Freshwater fish obtain most of their nutrients from the food they eat. Freshwater fish do not drink water, whereas saltwater fish do. Using vitamin and mineral supplements on food fed to temperate and tropical freshwater fish in captivity will ensure they are getting the right nutrition. Using vitamins directly in the water of marine aquaria will

Once again, degrading environmental conditions are generally the root cause of difficulties. Isolation and treatment in a separate system, not the main.

Summary:

There are several very different, and exciting, kinds of cold water marine environments, rocky shore, mud flat, varying tidal environments, each with distinctively different mixes of life. By all means please read my favorite "text", Thomas Niesens Marine Biology Co

The reasons for this are many. Most cultures are feeble, too dilute, and/or made up of inappropriate species of microbes. Way too many times, the hobbyist is to blame. They put the "bugs" in a chemically hostile, non-nutritive medium; or alternatively over-poison the water with an ammonia feeding stock. Watch out for these chemical solutions to "feed" your system; read and follow the directions provided to the "T"; the ammonia provided is concentrated.

The saddest thing about utilizing these commercially prepared cultures i

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"Old Water, Grunge"

Some folks like to utilize water and sediment vacuumed from the gravel of an established system to inoculate a new tank. This works as well as the old filter media approach, but can be work to haul around. About ten percent of the volume of the new tanks water should be added from the old.

Bacteria and Enzyme Products:

There are liquid and solid commercial preparations that profess to "instantly" or at least more quickly establish nutrient cycling. These sometimes work as labeled, someti

Fish Across The World
Aquarium fish are popular the world over. Ever wonder where the most fish are kept as pets? Here are the top ten as of the year 2005: 1. USA....

African Cichlids in the aquarium

african cichlids

Cyprichromis leptosoma

The most popular African cichlids come from Lake Malawi and lake Tanganyika. The cichlids from lake Malawi are gener.