swordtail

Swordtail Fish: Vibrant and Energetic Delights for Your Tank

A jewel in the freshwater community tanks, the swordtail brings an energetic aura into their aquarium. Their quick movements and ease of care make these active fish a popular fish for the community aquarium. Novice aquarists, however, should be aware that mixed groups of swordtails can reproduce very quickly, and can also interbreed with platies. … Read more

How To Set Up A Blackworm Culture

How To Set Up A Blackworm Culture

If you have fussy feeders in your tank, offering them live foods can often be a very effective way of persuading the fish to eat when they tire of frozen foods. Unfortunately, the live food that you can buy in your local fish store often comes with a few unwanted extras in the form of … Read more

betta water quality

The Relationship Between Water Quality and your Betta’s Health

This is a guest post by Adam of Betta Fish Center! Water to bettas is like air to humans… so you can understand why the quality of your betta’s water is vitally important to betta fish care as it assists with keeping these pet fish not only healthy, but also content and happy in their aquatic … Read more

Wondering how to keep your angelfish happy and healthy? Head over to the angelfish caresheet for the basics. #aquariums

Angelfish Care & Info For Aquarium Lovers

You’ve probably seen some little adorable angelfish at your local fish store; they can be blue, orange, gold, or just about any other color variation, and could make a great addition to your freshwater aquarium. In order for them to thrive and get along with the other fish in your aquarium, there are a few … Read more

Lily Pipes

All About Lily Pipes: Clean Water Filtration

This article about Lily pipes was written by Jesse of Aquatic Mag, an aquarium website containing articles about fishkeeping as well as an online aquarium plant store! What are Lily Pipes? In the aquatic world, you typically have filtration. With bigger aquariums (10+ gallons), stronger filtration is necessary and many hobbyists turn to canister filters. This creates … Read more

Setting Up Fish Tank Mistakes

Top 10 Mistakes When Setting Up A Fish Tank

For newcomers to the fishkeeping hobby there are many mistakes that can be made during the process of researching and actually setting up your fish tank. This article will describe the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. It covers every part of the process of setting up an aquarium to hopefully make life a lot … Read more

Bottom Feeder Fish

Top 5 Bottom Feeder Fish | Freshwater Bottom Dwellers

In the aquarium hobby, there are typically three zones in your tank that you want to consider when stocking to ensure you have an even spread of fish: there are surface feeders, mid-water fish, and bottom feeder fish. Bottom feeder fish live and feed on the lower section of the aquarium where they can bring … Read more

Learning To Safely Catch Your Aquarium Fish

Learning To Safely Catch Your Aquarium Fish

This guest post about catching aquarium fish was written by the blogging team of Swell UK, a UK based pond and aquarium supplier! It’s something we do all the time, and at some point you too are going to have to go through the potentially stressful task of catching one of your aquarium fish. This may … Read more

aquarium maintenance

Aquarium Maintenance 101

You wouldn’t dream of driving your car for more than 3,000 miles without changing your oil. You’d never let your computer operate for months at a time without some software cleanup. So why would you treat your aquarium any differently? Like most long term concerns, periodic maintenance is a must if you want to keep … Read more

Wondering how to light an aquarium? This guide contains everything you need to know! #fishtank

Planted aquarium: Full lighting guide

Lighting is an important part of your aquarium. Not only does it make the entire tank look good, but it’s also highly important for your fish and plants. Proper lighting can bring out the best color of your aquarium inhabitants.  If you are new to this area it can seem quite complicated, but trust me: … Read more

A guide to culturing Grindal Worms

Grindal worms are small white relatives of earthworms. They are small, healthy, and best of all, live food that appeal to a wide variety of aquatic fish like Angelfish or invertebrates like Red Cherry Shrimp. They are also a more nutritious option versus something like frozen bloodworms. Now there are a few methods on how … Read more

Looking for an easy live food option for your aquarium fish that you can culture at home? Brine shrimp are the solution!

Brine Shrimp Benefits & Growth Tips

If you’ve been in the aquarium game for long enough, you’ve probably heard of brine shrimp. They’re mentioned as potential fish food in almost every care guide you’ll read, and for good reason. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about brine shrimp. What they are, the benefits they provide, and how … Read more