Links To Aquarium Fish Supplies

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Of course this might not be practical for your pet fish but the more closely you can resemble his natural diet the better off your fish will be. If you can give him live food once in a while that will be great, in the interim you can feed him frozen foods, tubifex worms and brine shrimp. This fish will eat fl

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We admit that this list includes species that are sometimes kept successfully, under the right conditions. Our list is based on many criteria, and weve tried to qualify those species that may be considered borderline, adding comments to that effect when necessary. Our point in compiling this list, is that there are hundreds of species that will do well in aquaria, and have been proven to survive even longer, in some cases, than they would in the wild. We feel there is no reason to sell species that have a history of being difficult.

This practice is irresponsible and ignorant. It isnt fair to new aquarium hobbyist

Well, actually, these bacteria are to be found most everywhere; in fact, they will "fall" into your system from the air, ornaments, etc. without purposefully introducing them. Because the job of these microscopic helpers is so critical, all manner of contraptions have been invented for their life support. The various filter materials;

Then allow the growth of the fish you have to fill the aquarium to capacity.

Saltwater:

Saltwater has far less dissolved oxygen than freshwater. The rule we use for saltwater is three inches of fish for every square foot of surface area. For example, a 55-Gallon aquarium (48" Long by 13" Wide) has approximately four square feet of surface area, so approximately twelve inches of fish can be kept in a 55-gallon aquarium. In saltwater, look for quality, not quantity! If you have a wet-dry filter or Berlin reservoir, you can technically count the s

Scratched Glass
Most of us have run into this problem at one time or another. Care to share your experience with scratched glass? "Does any one know how to fill some scratches....

The Mad Reefer, Bloomington, Illinois
Does anyone know how to contact the owners of the Mad Reefer? I realized that it closed, but they have (had?) a fish tank of mine on consignment. I am looking to either reclaim the fish tank or see if it sold. Even if you just have the previous owners' names, that would be great. Thanks!.

Angel fish

angel fish

Angel Fish Pterophyllum altum (back) & scalare (front)

After keeping and breeding Angel fish for a couple of years I decided to replace them for a group of discus fish, that was about 10 years ago. At that time the beautiful Altum Angel fish ( Pterophyllum altum ) was .