Walstad tanks were infamous before the publication of Diana Walstad’s book, Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A practical manual and scientific treatise. After its publication, aquarists from far and beyond started to embrace Walstad tanks…
Aquarist, who get into the hobby on a strict budget, are more likely to find more affordable ways of getting things. It is, therefore, no surprise that one might want to use your garden soil…
The buzz of fish keeping and aquariums brings many questions from setting up to maintenance and more. One of the questions I hear people ask around is whether they need gravel in their tanks? You…
The growth of platy fry is the concern of many platy breeding aquarists. It is fascinating and exciting to have new platy babies. You can’t wait for them to grow up already and bloom to…
Fishkeepers that love guppies will tell you how they breed like rats. Yeah, that is true. Breeding eventually leads to new guppies in your care, albeit minuscule ones. Probably, you are there waiting for the…
It hurts when an aquarist loses a Betta fish. It hurts even more when an aquarist has to watch a betta die- slowly and painfully. A fishkeeper, albeit a responsible one, will naturally be quick…
You have already bought your bag of play sand, and you can’t wait to add it to your tank. You are probably wondering how you will clean the play sand for aquarium use. Well, it…
To each dedicated fishkeeper, the goal is to make them happy. Happy fish equals a happy aquarist. It is that simple! You have set up your tank, the water quality is just right, and ensured…
Is there something like pregnancy in fish? If yes, How do I know I am pregnant and not fat? Well, pregnancy in fish is natural, and we have a wide range of aquarium fish that…
The conventional or rather universally agreed-upon method of reducing nitrates is water change. In this blog alone, I recommend performing 10% to 15% water change biweekly to flush out extra nitrates. Then, why is this…
I have seen fishkeepers in aquariums ask about spikes in nitrites after water changes. At the time of writing this, none of the aquarium blogs addressed this issue or have concrete advice on what to…
Fish, unlike humans, are cold-blooded creatures. They rely on their environment to keep functional stability in their bodies. Aquarists tend to mimic the natural habitat of their pets as much as possible. The conditions for…
