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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Despite being the more prevalent species in the aquarium trade, malabar danios have repeatedly been mistaken for numerous other Devario species, such as the giant danio (Devario Aequipinnatus).
Through selective breeding, the pink convict cichlid was bred due to a genetically mutated color caused by an autosomal recessively inherited gene. This phenotype lacks the dark black stripes that their wild counterparts display.
Through selective breeding, the white convict cichlid was bred due to a genetically mutated color caused by an autosomal recessively inherited gene. This phenotype lacks the dark black stripes that their wild counterparts display.
Through selective breeding, the gold convict cichlid was bred due to a genetically mutated color caused by an autosomal recessively inherited gene. This phenotype lacks the dark black stripes that their wild counterparts display.
One of the most popular African cichlids in the aquarium hobby is the eureka red peacock, which is likely due to their display of various colorations and patterns that are uncommon in most other species and has a calmer disposition than most other cichlids.
