How to Clean Play Sand for Aquarium Use?
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…
How do I Know if Betta Fish is Happy?
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…
How do you Know When Fish are Pregnant?
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…
Why Nitrates won’t go down after Water Changes?
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…
Why do Nitrites Spike after a Water Change?
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 Shocked after Water Change: What to do?
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…