Aquarium Bay Monterey Shark

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

I have always enjoyed keeping them as have several of my hobbyist friends but there never seemed to be much passion with the exception of a couple of people. In this article I will tell you a little about keeping and growing plants successfully, or at least what makes it successful for me.

First of all, lets discuss the need for plants in the aquarium. An aquarium without plants is like a home without furniture. It is liveable - but ugly, uncomfortable and inef

THIS WILL AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY OF GILL DAMAGE. Also, if you buy the dechlorinating solution, it usually has other stuff in it to reduce stress and maintain the slime coat.

Continue regular maintenance, once a week. It should take no more than 15 minutes.

Keep an eye on the temperature from time to time. A drop in temperature will encourage stress-related diseases, e.g.: Ich and enough of a rise in temperature would cook the fish and the good bacteria, resulting in the loss of your efforts.

When changing water, the best

Reef Tank Temperatures - How High is Too High?
A pertinent reef tank temperature question, particularly during the summer months, is "how high is too high"? When do you really need to crank up that electron sucking chiller you....

A living background in the aquarium

java moss

Java Moss : Vesicularia dubyana

The aquarium background is one of the most challenging decorations to create or buy, when properly setup it has b.

prob with my tang
recently i purchased a powder blue tang while i already had a sailfin in my 55 gallon i had once before adjusted two fish to each other and thought i would give it a try. well about three days into the venture my powder blue was being harrassed by the sailfin tang. shortly a.