Fishtank Lilly

Often seen in tiny little bowls in the pet store, this male of this species is fiercely territorial and must be kept in separate bowls or aquariums or they may fight to the death.

With its long flowing fins and vibrant colors, its easy to see why the Betta Splendens or Siamese Fighting F
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Even with the smaller species you are still going to need a rather large aquarium. The tropical gar also is possible to keep in aquariums as it doesnt grow as large; however this species is very hard to find. The Cuban gar is a red-list endangered species and shouldnt be kept even if you somehow find one.

In aquariums gars are quite demanding and r

Use a small amount (a pinch) per ten gallons at first (this is all that is necessary) and follow one of the proscribed methods above.

Time Frame: Generally 4-6 weeks. Again, a good idea to use test kits to monitor progress, and wait on the rise of nitrate, some algae growth to assure you the system is cycled.

About Testing:

How are you going to be able to "tel

Even though Hagen uses a high quality stainless steel, I have found they can still rust a tiny amount after years of use. I have yet to have one fail due to rusting, I have never suspected any livestock losses due to metals poisoning, and the rusting that I have noticed has taken three or more years to develop, but it is still a point to consider when evaluating and purchasing.

Marineland Penguins

Penguin powerheads are middle-of-the-road performers in my book. They operate ok, but they seem to "chatter" more than other brands ("Chatter" is the annoying noise caused by impeller vibration) and sometimes fail to function when first turn

The most trying task to do is finding a mating pair. If your Oscar is adult in size, it becomes a really trial-and-error process. However once they form pairs they will stay together for the rest of their life. Probably the most common and effective method of finding pair of Oscars is to buy 6 or 8 young specimens (about 1 inch in length), and allowing them to grow up together. A mating pair can be identi

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....

Question about rock
I am not sure if this is the place for this, but I had to start somewhere. I am going to be doing a 90gal. soon and wanted to know if I can use limestone as a base for my reef? I want to fill the tank with the .

Angel fish

angel fish

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

After keeping and breed.