You can start feeding your betta fry, 5 days after the spawning. Feed the fry several times per day, using a variety of foods (infusoria, boiled egg yolk, baby brine shrimp) made up of small particles.

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How the parents act towards their fry depends entirely on each fish personality. Some have numerous spawn and never bother their fry; others easily eat their young. To be on the safe side, you can separate the fry from their parents. However I do not recommend this until the parents have had a few unsuccessful spawnings. The fry will reach 1.5 to 2 inches after 12 weeks at which time they can be sold More

saltwater aquarium cuttlefish For this article, I want to focus on the less expensive wavemaker devices- the ones that most anyone in this hobby could afford. Besides that, these units are the ones that I have had the most experience with. It is not that I am cheap mind you. I will pay good money for something that is well built and useful or necessary, but I dont like to squander money, either! More

However, in contrast to a standard multi-strip, only three of the plugs have power 24/7. The other three plugs are connected to a controller knob and turn on and off in an alternating pattern. Plug #1 runs for a set period of time and then shuts off. When #1 turns off, #2 turns on and runs for the same set period of time. So, #1 and #2 are always opposite of one another. The #3 plug is a little different. It will turn on and remain on all the while #1 and #2 operates for one cycl More

Foods made of proteins, which in actuality are composed of amino acids (note similarity in names amino and ammonia, amino acids are made up of chains of carbon, plus hydrogen, oxygen, sometimes sulfur joined to each other by amino bonds... the source of ammonia in catalysis, the breaking down of proteins at the molecular level) whose breakdown, re-building produces More

Cleaning Under Your UGF
If you've ever considered tearing down your under gravel filter, just to clean the junk out from under the plate, here is a tip you'll enoy. ....

Blue Algae , cyanobacteria

Blue Algae ( cyanobacteria )

Most aquarium hobbyists know and fear this type of algae, well actually it's the organism cyanobacteria. The appearance of the blue algae is often a slimy blue green carpet, quickly spreading throughout the aquarium surfaces. It.

Brain versus Hammer
I recently moved the brain a little to close to the Hammer and caught this pic at night, 1st time I ever seen the brain put out the stingers since I got him 3 years ago..

DIY- Converting my stand into a sump!
I started a new project over the weekend. I thought it was a pretty good idea, so I thought I would share. I have a 120 gallon reef tank. Mostly zoas, a few lps and a few sps. The problem is I have very little space for new corals. Probably my favorite part of the hobby is fragging and growing new....