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How to Acclimate New Fish Safely (Drip Acclimation)

Improper acclimation often leads to the spread of disease, increased stress, and loss of life among your newly purchased pet fish and your aquarium's inhabitants. Acclimating new fish using a safe method such as drip acclimation can significantly mitigate these risks.

How to Cycle an Aquarium

Every body of water has millions of microorganisms that break down organic matter and the numerous compounds that are generated during the process. These compounds are then further broken down and recycled in an endless cycle. A process that we must recreate when figuring out how to cycle an aquarium.

Aquarium KH: How to Safely Raise and Lower KH Levels

Aquarium KH levels, or rather alkalinity, control the water's ability to buffer acids that are constantly created by different reactions taking place inside an aquarium. Knowing the GH, KH, and pH levels of your tap water will help you keep healthy fish, plants, invertebrates, and corals.

Aquarium pH: How to Safely Lower or Raise pH Levels

To determine the right method to adjust your aquarium pH levels, you will need to fully understand what can cause an increase and decrease in pH. Otherwise, you may end up fighting an uphill battle.

How to Culture Infusoria: 3 Easy Methods for Fish Fry

Culturing infusoria is common practice for most aquarists attempting to breed small species of fish, which is used to provide a source of live food for a newly hatched fish fry that is typically too small to feed on commercially available foods.

Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle Explained: Step-by-Step Guide to the 3 Stages

To describe the aquarium nitrogen cycle, it all begins in the presence of ammonia, either by adding a pure ammonia solution specifically made for aquariums, or organic waste or by adding live fish into a newly set up fish tank.

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Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona): Care Guide & Species Profile

Tiger barbs are widely distributed and available throughout the aquarium hobby, which has resulted in the development of varying phenotypes that have undergone selective breeding, such as the albino, green, golden, platinum, black marble, and red variations.

Albino Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona): Care Guide & Species Profile

Tiger barbs are widely distributed and available throughout the aquarium hobby, which has resulted in the development of varying phenotypes that have undergone selective breeding, such as the albino, green, golden, platinum, black marble, and red variations.

Green Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona): Care Guide & Species Profile

Tiger barbs are widely distributed and available throughout the aquarium hobby, which has resulted in the development of varying phenotypes that have undergone selective breeding, such as the albino, green, golden, platinum, black marble, and red variations.

Harlequin Rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha): Care Guide & Species Profile

Since their introduction in the early 1900s, the harlequin rasbora has become the most common species of rasbora kept within the aquarium hobby. Their scientific name Heteromorpha actually refers to its rather distinctive color pattern, which is undoubtedly the reason this species gained so much popularity.

Purple Harlequin Rasbora (Trigonostigma Heteromorpha): Care Guide & Species Profile

Since their introduction in the early 1900s, the purple harlequin rasbora has become the most common species of rasbora kept within the aquarium hobby. Their scientific name Heteromorpha actually refers to its rather distinctive color pattern, which is undoubtedly the reason this species gained so much popularity.

Black Harlequin Rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha): Care Guide & Species Profile

Since their introduction in the early 1900s, the black harlequin rasbora has become the most common species of rasbora kept within the aquarium hobby. Their scientific name Heteromorpha actually refers to its rather distinctive color pattern, which is undoubtedly the reason this species gained so much popularity.

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