What is a Fishless Cycle?
Aquarists know that cycling a new tank is obligatory. You have to go through the process of cycling whether you want to or not. Aquarists can cycle their aquariums in various ways with higher efficiency…
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What is the Walstad Method?
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…
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Can I use Garden Soil in My Aquarium?
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…
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Do I need Gravel in My Fish Tank?
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…
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How long does it take Platy Fry to Grow?
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…
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Why is My Guppy Fry not Growing?
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…
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How do Betta Fish Behave before Death?
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
