Category:Fish

As aquariums are ever so popular; the knowledge about Koi fish ponds is becoming more and more intriguing. Custom made Koi fish ponds are increasingly on the rise. It is easier to set up an aquarium inside your home, because not as much work is involved. When the desire of wanting a Koi fish pond …
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A happy, healthy, home aquarium will benefit from the addition of algae eating fish. Interesting to watch, algae eaters take care of the common problem of algae growth on the sides and bottom of the aquarium. The growth of algae is a natural process since algae feeds on the same things as plants – water, …
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If you are like me, you have probably contemplated starting a backyard koi pond. Koi are beautiful and they are peaceful to watch swimming around. The first thing to consider when deciding to get a koi pond is to pick the proper location. You will want a location that is peaceful and aesthetically appealing. Your …
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OK, you have done it, you have created a koi pond in your backyard, now how do you care for it? This is a point to consider once you have established your pond. You have spent a moderate amount of money to establish your koi pond so you should maintain it appropriately.  One of the …
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Koi fish are becoming very popular in the United States, so people are having custom made Koi fish ponds built in their back yards.  They originally come from Japan and they are called the fish of “love.”  It is their spectacular colors and growth the fish can achieve that attracts more and more people to …
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If you remember your chemistry subject well, you’d know that nitrates are the final products of the nitrogen cycle. We won’t go through the technical stuff but since nitrates are the end products of a cycle, it is generally referred to as a waste product. Yes, it is true, but it is not necessarily a …
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Getting an aquarium, filling it with water, applying soil, putting fishes, putting some corals and little ferns, and lastly, installing plumbing. Seems like you already have a working aquarium, but how come it doesn’t look like it’s a fancy aquarium? You might have missed a huge part of the puzzle, and more possibly that you …
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Angel fish is also known as pterophyllum. It belongs to the family of cichlidae, the most common and one of the popular aquarium fishes. It is commonly shaped like a cichlid but is greatly laterally compressed, with round bodies and elongated triangular dorsal and anal fins. A well-cared angel fish can live up to five …
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As we move along our daily routine stress is a sure part of it. At home, we address such condition by putting something in our surroundings to neutralize this undesirable feeling. One way to do it is to have an aquarium full of colorful fishes that delights our eyes and soothes our mind. However, getting …
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The two basic types of aquarium are the saltwater aquarium and the freshwater aquarium. First of all, you need to know what kind of aquarium you would like to have. You can start with something that is approximately twenty to thirty gallons. You need to have a sturdy one with a level place for it …
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