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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The empire gudgeon is one of around 11 species in the most widely distributed genus found in Australia, Hypseleotris. Their present family, the Gobiiformes, was previously a suborder of the Perciformes, which once contained 2,211 species but has since been divided into seven families.
Cherry barbs are among the most common small species of fish found in the aquarium hobby and are a popular choice for beginners. Through selective breeding, a number of varying phenotypes including albino and ultra red have been produced.
Gold barbs have become rather popular throughout the aquarium hobby due to their vibrant yellow coloration and ease of care, they are considered to be one of the hardier and most undemanding species of tropical fish.
Without having the aggressive nature of some other barb species, the odessa barb is a colorful barb that can be observed swimming energetically throughout the aquarium. They are suitable candidates for peaceful community tanks.
The convict cichlid's 8 to 9 vertical black stripes have a zebra-like pattern and are reminiscent of the earlier striped prison uniforms. All of this contributes to their well-known name, as does their scientific name Nigrofasciatus, which literally means "black-striped".
