Aquatic pet care and education
There is a lot of controversy surrounding Betta and the correct size tanks. I have kept Betta for 20 years, in this time, I have been exposed to all the different ways and arguments either way. I have also owned 12 different male Betta in this time and can tell you that they all have … Read More “Betta tanks” »
I have seen a number of people comment or post about not doing water changes, rather just topping up evaporated water. Let’s analyze the two methods and explain why one is better than the other. Standard water change method See my post about water changes and amounts for full details, but essentially, water changes is … Read More “Topping up evaporation vs changing out water” »
I recently saw a post on an axolotl group where someone had shown water testing tubes with very high nitrates. The advice she was given was to do a 100% water change. I commented to please not do that as it would crash her cycle, but sadly it was too late. She had taken out … Read More “Extreme Water changes” »
Why cycle a tank? Cycling an aquarium can seem like a lengthy and tedious process, but it is crucial to having happy healthy fish. I know its really tempting to buy a tank and just add everything in on the first day, but I promise this will be worth it, result in less fish deaths … Read More “Cycling an aquarium tank” »
When building am aquascape, the best place to start is with the hardscape. Hardscape includes all your rocks, driftwood and any ornaments you want to include in your tank. I like to set everything up in the empty tank and look at it for a few days. I tweak things and move them around as … Read More “300L tank build” »
Simple answer… because sometimes new fish are sick! When we buy new fish for our community tanks its really important to quarantine them in a separate tank. It doesn’t have to be anything flashy or well decorated, its better if it’s very sparce. Don’t add anything you can’t bleach! We have a 20L tank set … Read More “Why we quarantine?” »
