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There’s also the kind of dissapearsment that comes from watching brine shrimp cysts refuse to hatch. You’ve boiled water and purchased good-quality shells. Instead of … Read more

Did I mention that your high quality pellets or frozen mysis seem to last for just a few weeks? You only feed your fish twice … Read more

Even after feeding them, you might see those hungry-looking fish and feel inclined to feed again. It seems generous. However, this act of kindness poisons … Read more

Feeding your fish might be fun, especially when watching them consume those pellet food flakes, but that satisfaction is more likely masking a creeping decline … Read more

The vast majority of people who start keeping fish simply pour some food on the surface of their tank. When the fish swims up and … Read more

People have been taught to view an aquarium as the number on label. They buy fish tanks like cars, measured in gallons. Big numbers equal … Read more

So you start with a tank full of little fry and are happy as can be right up to day 3 when something goes wrong. … Read more

“Twenty gallons is plenty of room for a couple of rams,” and yet, before a week go by you find yourself watching your cichlids stress … Read more

Many people use the “one inch of fish for every gallon” rule. This is an approximation at best, it’s typically treated as a rule of … Read more

I know you think: “If the fish are still alive then my tank must be OK.” Nope. That’s just not how aquarium biology work. Fish … Read more