29 Gallon Aquarium Tanks

29 gallon aquarium tanks

Do keep in mind that even cleaner shrimps wont last around some fishes. Occasionally, Triggers may gobble them up, Hawkfishes may tear them apart, and Lionfishes might slurp them down, as will other ill-mannered, uncooperative tankmates. The odd thing is that in other cases, the same sorts of fishes may get along with the shrimps just fine...

Unfortunately, sometimes these same shrimps dont seem to want to do their job in an aquarium, though. I dont know why, but many times cleaner shrimps just wont clean. It doesnt seem to have anything

29 gallon aquarium tanks

In considering this essay I came up with two principal counter-points; there is no clear yes/no answer to what constitutes aquarium-suitable or not, and secondly that without trying "difficult" species the field of aquaristics will not, cannot advance...

To the first of these I agree. There are dangerous species like the blue-ringed octopus and Stonefishes, too large species like the Napoleon wrasse (getting to three meters!), touchy coral-eating butterfly fishes,

Pistol Shrimps

Pistol shrimps, like Alpheus, are almost never seen for sale, but they often end up in tanks anyway. They are sometimes hitchhikers in live rock or live sand, and youll know that you got one if you hear loud pops coming from your aquarium at night. These pops, which are where the name comes from, are produced by specially modified pincers, and are used to warn off or stun other creatures. How loud? Loud enough to be heard at th

Mini-Aquariums
College classes are beginning, but that doesn't mean you have to give up on pets just because you live in a dorm or small apartment. Mini-aquariums can be....

Reply to Need more fishy advice please

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Ok well i would agree with everyone here about the guppy being the hardiest fish you can buy, not much else will survive where these happy critters cant.

I think as you are a newby to aquari.

Corals Need More Than a Lot of Light
Contrary to popular belief, a vast majority of corals are not autotrophic, requiring only light to survive. Autotrophs produce their own food from inorganic material they extract from their surrounding....

Daphnia For The Aquarium

Daphnia are a great food source for both young and adult aquarium fish, you could catch them with a net in a pond, but their's a risk of bringing in parasites. I just found an article about growing daphnia yourself, nice read for the real tinkers out there :-)