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Moving Fish: You CAN Take ‘Em With You
That we are a mobile society now goes without saying. Many families, including those with aquariums full of beloved pet fish, relocate periodically for job, family, school - or maybe even to get closer to a really good fish store! Sh ...
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 ...
A Multipurpose Tool For Producing High Quality Water
In the natural world, objects frequently have more than one purpose. For example, a Damselfish comes to a sudden stop in the water with its pelvic fins flared downward which makes it easier for the fish to slow. A Goby comes to rest on the bott ...
A Question of Balance
It's interesting to note that three of the fastest-growing areas of fishkeeping - saltwater reef, planted aquariums, and ponds - all rely on some sort of equilibrium between plant and animal life. Rather than trusting wholly on chemicals and gadge ...
Air "Bleeder Valve"
Even the best, most expensive, air pump won't last forever without repair. But setting up a simple, inexpensive "bleeder valve" can postpone repairs or replacements considerably. Most vibrator pumps are not adjustable: they attemp ...
Air Pump İmpressions
By Steven Pro Air pumps are not utilized as often as they once were. Back in the days before safe submersible water pumps were the norm, all hobbyists had to operate the undergravel, box, sponge, and assorted other filters for their aq ...
Aquarium Hazards
Many years ago, I got involved in an aquarium decoration contest, where my winning entry was a tall 100-gallon tank that featured a fully set-up 5-gallon tank inside it. I can't remember what fishes I put in there but I won the gold ...
Aquarium Stands & Supports: Level, Planar AND Strong
Ever try picking up a five gallon container of drinking water? It's heavy! The equivalent gallonage of aquariums is even heavier, considering the tank itself, aquarium gravel, ornaments... Such gear needs to be set upon a surface that is very s ...
Aquarium Tips , for Hot Summer Weather
Hot Summer weather can get the best of any of us, including our aquarium fish. Here are a few tips to help your finned friends through the season: Don't panic! Fish are far more likely to survive high temperatures than a drastic change in en ...
Basic Care for Semi-Aquatic Turtles
Part 1: Housing The tank. A ten gallon aquarium is the minimum size for a single 4"-6" specimen, but keep in mind that most commonly sold turtles will grow to 8"-10" and will require larger quarters; a fifteen to twenty gall ...
Betta Systems... More Than Bowls
Would you like to live your life in a closet? Mmm, would be easy to keep organized... but a bit cramped. And what about "going to the bathroom?" Yikes... not a pleasant scenario. Well, though the ever-popular Betta can live in such sm ...
Care and Maintenance of Aquarium Plants
All plants require care and attention, so you will have to play the role of Mother Nature to the plants in your aquarium. Overwhelming? Not really.
Check Valves
Sometimes it pays to be prepared for a somewhat unlikely scenario. For example: on occasion, an air pump will suddenly lose power or an old, stiff airline will disconnect from it. This doesn't seem like much of a disaster at first, but if the c ...
Chlorine, Chloramine Poisoning Or, How I Treat My Tap Water
Most municipalities disinfect their drinking water with chlorine or chloramine. These chemicals are deadly toxic to disease-causing microbes, unsightly, distasteful algae, and unfortunately, our desired aquatic life! Present practices result in a ...
Choosing Aquarium Plants
With sufficient background on how plants thrive and live symbiotically with fish in an aquarium, you will have the pleasure of not only a healthy habitat but an aesthetically attractive one as well. Plants contribute largely to k ...
Cleaning Your Aquarium: General Overhaul
Accidents happen. Unintentional introduction of toxic matter, infestation of parasites, or prolonged massive equipment failure can wreak havoc in an otherwise well-maintained setup. If heavy pollution requires that you overhaul yo ...
Cleaning Your Aquarium: Maintenance Routines
Feeding and looking after the health and wellness of the plants and fish is just one aspect of tank maintenance -- housekeeping is another.
Conversions & Formulas
Length: 1 millimeter (mm) = 0.04 inch 1 centimeter (cm) = .3937 inch 1 inch (in) = 2.54 cm 1 foot (ft) = 12 inch = 30.48 cm = .305 meter 1 yard (yd) = 3 foot = 36 inch = 91.44 cm = .914 meter ...
Creativity With Aquarium Decor
he primary goal of the majority of aquarium hobbyists is to care for fishes by creating a mini-replica, or a simulation, of their aquatic pets' natural homes. Success in this endeavor, however, requires a working knowledge of what and how decorative items can be used for specific tank setups.
Daily Aquarium Care
Compared to other pets, aquariums need very little in the way of daily attention. In fact, it will probably take the hobbyist longer to read this brief article than it will to perform the maintenance involved. For more on aquarium maintenance, see ...
Electricity Use and Aquariums
Electricity Remember back to a time when you were part of a black-out or just a brown-out experience, or visited a foreign country where your electrical plugs didn't match their bizarre looking outlets? When the "juice" is out ...
Establishing Biological Cycling in Freshwater Systems
Even in these times of high technology and enough gear to fill a fish-room, we are still reliant on humble microbes to help us keep our aquariums healthy and clean. A simple, yet absolutely essential process in putting up a new aquatic system is t ...
FAQs About Goldfish Systems 4
Learning to Use WWM...again... Goldfish systems 1/14/06 Sorry for asking you this stupid question but I am new and there are many forums on the site.
FAQs on Betta Systems 1
Betta lighting inquiry Hi there -
FAQs on Betta Systems 2
Betta Getting An Upgrade 9/19.5/05 I've attempted to maintain various kinds of fish off and on for many years with little luck. I always get so confused about all the details and my fish rarely survive too long. However, I bought a b ...
FAQs on Freshwater Aquarium Filtration 2
Freshwater Refugium - 2/28/2006 Hello WWM Crew, I was curious to see if you could guide me in the right direction as far as setting up a freshwater refugium. &nbs ...
Fish Intelligence and Communication
Like all other creatures on this planet, your fish rely on instincts, senses, and communication capabilities that have evolved to cater to their particular mode of existence.
Freshwater Filtration
FW Aquarium Filtration, Principles, Techniques & Tips: A necessary element of all aquariums is filtration. Without purposeful filtering, aquariums would become "little cesspools" in time. This was not always the case. Many year ...
Freshwater Substrates
Aquarium substrates or gravel fulfills a few functions for us as aquarists. Gravel/sand provides living space for beneficial microbes, perhaps alkaline reserve and other chemicals for a system. There may be behavioral benefits for your livestock, ...
Freshwater Tanks: Make, Model and Size
We do wish that as children there were the various "Big Food Super-stores" of today, with their one gallon glass jars so readily available. What a treasure! Imagine the Bettas, Paradisefish, tadpoles... you could've kept! Practically ...