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"Beware the Little Nippers"
THE COMMUNITY AQUARIUM: PRINCIPLE NUMBER 2
"If the guppy fits - EAT IT!"
THE COMMUNITY AQUARIUM: PRINCIPLE NUMBER 1
Feeding: Artemia
The common brine shrimp (artemia) is in the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea. Artemia are closely related to zooplankton like Copepods and Daphnia, which are also used for live food in the aquarium. The artemia life cycle begins by the hatching of ...
Float and Dip Acclimation
Ever since plastic bags have been used to transport aquarium fish, hobbyists from around the world have utilized a simple method to acclimate new arrivals. This process, commonly called "floating and dipping", can be quite ...
Kings of the Castle
THE COMMUNITY AQUARIUM: PRINCIPLE NUMBER 3
On Acclimating Livestock , (& See Article Below on Guerilla Acclimation Techniques)
Many organisms are lost due to inadequate, improper acclimatizing. Collectors, distributors, transhippers, wholesalers, retailers and hobbyists suffer most of their losses in the process of receiving new livestock. When placing fishes, inverte ...
Overfeeding Fish
In this age of controversy and discord, it's difficult to find any issue, whether in politics, child-rearing, or even fishkeeping, in which "conventional wisdom" goes unchallenged. It's refreshing to find that there's at leas ...
Plan Ahead
THE COMMUNITY AQUARIUM: PRINCIPLE NUMBER 6
Victims - and Criminals - of Circumstance
THE COMMUNITY AQUARIUM: PRINCIPLE NUMBER 4
Vineger eels
Vinegar eels are an aquatic nematode that are not eels, but do live in vinegar. They are a couple of millimeters long and are very easily cultured. Take a one gallon glass jar, and add 5 parts water and 1 part cider vinegar. Add a small piece (one ...
"All about Filters"
There are three types of filtration: biological, mechanical and chemical. Biological filtration decomposes the toxic ammonia that fish produce as waste products. All fish tanks MUST have biological filtration; it is the cheapest, most efficient an ...
"Aquarium Lighting"
Light serves two purposes. It highlights and shows off your fish´s colors and provides (critical) energy for plants (if present). Unfortunately, the two purposes conflict somewhat. In a fish-only tank, a single low-wattage fluorescent bulb su ...
"Chemical" filtration.
"Chemical" filtration. So: mechanical filtration filters particulates. Now, in chemical filtration, substances that are dissolved in the water, whether as molecule ...
"Daphnia"
Daphnia (also known as "water fleas") are tiny crustaceans of Daphnia pulex and D. magna spp. They are probably the most ideal food for the smaller fresh water fish. Daphnia do not die in the tank and will eat microscopic garbage while t ...
"Fin Rot"
"Fin Rot" is used to describe any of a number of infections, illnesses or conditions that cause a fish's fin(s) to appear frayed, torn or even missing.
"Ich" = White Spots?
Over the past few months, I've spent a fair amount of time at the microscope, trying to get a better feel for which parasitic infections are common, as well as which medications are effective. I've learned quite a bit during this time, including ...
"Jumpers”
Why do fish jump out? Without delving too far into fish psychology, it's safe to say that some fish have learned to take to the air to avoid predators, and others have learned to slither across land to other bodies of water. They may simply resort ...
"Live Food: White Worms"
hese worms are up to 1" long and are good for feeding fish 3"-6" long. Culturing white worms: Similar to Grindal worms, but these worms do not do well at high temperatures. If possible, keep them below 70F; during the summer, they wi ...
"Microworms and Mosquito Larvae"
These microscopic worms are good for feeding newly hatched fry and the smallest fish, although fish up to 1" or more will eat them. Culturing microworms: Good culture media include Oatmeal pablum, Gerber high-protein cereal or cooked oatmeal ...
"Stressed Fish"
29784 You should be aware of the type of stress that will be present in your tanks and select fish known to tolerate such conditions well. For example, if your water is hard and alkaline, you´re best off selecting fish that thrive under such ...
"Water Chemistry II"
You can raise or lower pH by adding chemicals. Because of buffering, however, the process is difficult to get right. Increasing or decreasing the pH in a stable way actually involves changing the KH. The most common approach is to add a buffer who ...
"Water Chemistry"
Water in nature is rarely pure in the distilled water sense; it contains dissolved salts, buffers, nutrients, etc., with exact concentrations dependent on local conditions. In nature, fish and plants have evolved over millions of years to the spec ...
"Water Quality"
Some fish like the discus, cardinal tetras, etc. prefer soft water. Although they can survive in harder water, they are unlikely to breed in it. So, you may feel compelled to soften your water despite the hassle involved in doing so. Typical home ...
3. LIST OF USEFUL REFERENCES ON THE CULTURE OF ARTEMEIA AND RELATED SUBJECTS
Artemia Reference Center (ARC), 1978 General information (title, editor, publisher, year of publication and table of contents) on important books and periodicals on aquaculture, some basic textbooks on ecology and standard works on water analysis. ...
5 Pros & 5 Cons of Undergravel Filtration
I was blessed to have James Lawrence of Microcosm Publishing as my editor/mentor while penning “The Conscientious Marine Aquarist” in the mid-nineties, though we did have some decidedly contrary opinions re gear selection… par ...
900-1000 Words on Live Corals
New folks to the marine and reef aquariums are often amazed to find out how "young" these hobbies are. In all actuality, only since the mid-eighties of last century have we been able to keep "reef life" alive with any success. ...
A Brief History of My Life : Part 1 - A Magnificent Catfish
Daphne C. Layley n my sixth birthday, a dear and well-meaning aunt (who, with the benefit of hinds ...
A Brief Introduction to Setting Up A Marine Aquarium
Like all major subjects about the marine aquarium hobby, setting up a system is full of new terminology, concepts, and controversy… But don’t become overwhelmed. Once you’ve gone through the learning of your options, and gathe ...
A Complete Livestock Treatment System
A systematic scientific approach to aquatic life keeping results in reduced costs and increased efficiency and enjoyment. One aspect of the livestock business that sorely needs improvement and continuous updating is disease diagnosis and treatment ...
A Freshwater "Plenum."
A Freshwater "Plenum." In an undisturbed planted aquarium there are some advantages to keeping nutrients confined to the substrate and out of the ...