You should always select freshwater aquarium plants which exist in your fish’s original habitat. This is true even though your individual probably has never “seen” or experienced his native habitat first hand. In general, five types of plants can be used in your freshwater aquarium. The first type of plant is grown from bulbs. Rather […]
What is the Best Temperature? So your tank is almost ready, you have added the gravel and filled it with water. Now you need to set your freshwater aquarium temperature with the heater and thermostat. What temperature should that be? As a rule most freshwater aquariums are best kept at around 73 to 82 degrees […]
Selecting freshwater aquarium plants for your aquarium is a serious business. By reducing levels of nitrate in the aquarium, providing a haven for timid and shy fish, making the aquarium look great, helping reduce algae growth and during breeding supplying areas for spawning, plants have great beneficial effect on both the aquarium environment and the […]
Maintaining their tank at the same level when it was first setup is the main issue for owners. They have it up, but oh dear, there are issues arising that they just didn’t expect! Dirty Water. Tired of dirty water? So are your fish. If you want your tank to be nearly completely self cleaning […]
So you’ve got your fish tank set up. Or you’re ready to set up your tank, and you need a whole host of swimming, happy aquarium freshwater fish to fill it, right? Well, slow down and decide exactly what sort of fish you want in there. Possibly you are looking for fast moving, shoaling fish […]
