As a fish hobbyist, you want to provide the best possible food for your fish and while a high-quality flake food is okay, you know that the best food is live food that is high in protein. One food that meets these qualifications is the whiteworm; the only problem is these worms are often hard to find. You can solve this problem by learning how to raise whiteworms for the aquarium. Why whiteworms? These 1-inch worms are 80% protein making them great to build your fish’s muscles and ...
Starting your first aquarium can be fun and exciting, but to get off to a good start, you need to know how to buy healthy fish. The best tank setup in the world will be ruined if you bring home even one sick fish that can infect the entire tank. So the question is, how to do you know if the fish a fish is health or sick? Review and follow this checklist and you can be sure you are buying healthy fish for your aquarium. Your first step in buying a healthy fish is by looking at the tank that...
by Frank Mamone How ever carefully you add the fish to your tank they will look very unhappy for a while. Turn the lights out, and leave them over night to get used to their new home. A feed with fish flakes the next day will make the fish feel at home. If you already have an established tank, it is advisable to quarantine new fish before adding them to an existing populated one. The cheapest way to do this is to purchase a plastic tank which will need to have gravel or plants. This can...
Along with proper tank setup, tank maintenance, and choosing the right fish, feeding your fish the right food is extremely important. Your fish need the right food for their particular species to ensure that they grow, stay healthy, exhibit the right color and to stimulate breeding. The following aquarium fish food tips will help you in making sure you are giving your fish the best food possible. Probably the most important aquarium fish food tips to follow are to vary your fish’s...
Proper handling of the many areas of aquatic life is essential in order to avoid stressing your aquarium fish. If care is not taken to prevent or alleviate this stress, such factors can lead to the death of your fish, sometimes rather quickly. Prevention: Preventing stress is always better and easier than trying to find a cure. If you are just getting started, or are still in the planning stage, there are several ways you can prevent stress before it happens by carefully planning...
