Freshwater Aquarium Flounder

88. In the same area, what is P. striatus"? Small matters, these and a handful more, but in the life of a nit-picking editor-type, the real prey of the hunt. Oh, and worth listing to clean up for future editions.

A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes, despite my differences of opinions in aquarium survivability, has taken its soon-to-be-well-worn place on my reference shelves next to the two-volume MERGUS/Aquarium Systems and Wiley efforts in the seventies by Steene and Allen. The photos are exquisite, physical production a joy, the scientific information accurate, and listing of species and their classification up-to-date. Take a look at this bo

Such questions as"What is that"? and further "Is it dangerous", "Of utility" and beyond,

"How do they make their lives, reproduce, locomote"? will find answers, finally, here.

As in previous volumes there are extensive compatibility, captive survival and husbandry notes for many organisms, groups. A favorite feature of the Modern Coral Reef Aquarium books for me are these many "fact sheets"

Hornwort and the water fern can be planted or floated. Remember that floating plants block light to those underneath. Java fern and Cryptocorynes will live and grow slowly in low light. The Hygrophilias will grow quickly towards the light getting leggy and losing leaves on the lower stem. However, if they are pulled up regularly, trimmed and the tops planted back they will grow quickly enough to look good.

All plants need nutrients. These can be added to the water and also come from the fish in the aquarium. Plants use carbon dioxide, ammonia and ammonium as well as nitrates as fertiliser so fish waste is well utilised. The debris that naturally accumulates in t

Skunk Cleaner Shrimp?
Hello everyone! Question for you all~ We recently purchased 2 clownfish and after about 1 week, one of them died. We found him being cleaned by our cleaner shrimp. We purchased another one and again 2 days later he was dead and was being cleaned by the shrimp. Has a cleaner shrimp ever kill.