Ask experienced reef keepers what they wish they’d done sooner, and many will say they wish they had stopped using tap water. A freshwater community tank usually does fine with dechlorinated tap water. A reef tank is a different story. Corals and invertebrates...
People spend hours choosing fish and filters, then set the tank on whatever dresser happens to be the right height. That is a risky shortcut. A filled aquarium is one of the heaviest things in most homes, and the stand is the only thing between that weight and your...
Most disease outbreaks in an established aquarium start the same way: a new fish goes straight from the store bag into the display. Ich, velvet, flukes and bacterial infections can all ride in on a fish that looks fine on the day you buy it. A quarantine tank is a...
Breeding bettas looks simple in videos: put two fish together, watch a bubble nest form, and collect the fry. The reality is that a single spawn can produce hundreds of babies that each need care, space, and food you have to culture yourself. Before you start, it is...
If you see a grayish-white, cottony patch on a fish, especially around the mouth, back, or fins, your first instinct is probably fungus. Nine times out of ten it is actually columnaris, a bacterial infection that spreads fast and can wipe out a tank in days if you...
