Most people think that setting up a saltwater aquarium is as easy as one, two, three, but unfortunately for them, you still have a lot of responsibilities as a saltwater aquarist, for instance- remembering to feed the fish. You have to set up your aquarium properly from the beginning in order to avoid disappointment and you feeling like you’ve wasted your money. The first thing to remember is that you always have to look at the costs of elements before you make the purchase. Things such as live rock and certain species of fish can be a bit pricey. Start off your aquarium with less expensive elements, so that, if it fails, you don’t lose that much money. Before purchasing...
Live rock is one of the ways to go when you are looking at finding a good filtration system for your tank. Some people prefer live rock as a method of filtration, rather than using electrical or other types of filtration. There are many benefits for using live rock in your tank, the first one being that live rock has the ability to host large quantities of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria. The better the quality of the live rock, the more bacteria you can have, which helps with water quality. Live rock helps to stabilize the water chemistry in your aquarium. It is made up of calcified skeletons that died. The rock is able to release calcium into the...
Obviously, fish don’t have the ability to speak to us when something is stressing them out. In order to recognize if something is wrong with one of your fish, you have to observe their behavior. When your fish doesn’t follow its normal routine, it may be a sign of distress. Fish are great actors, they will hide their illness and act as normal as possible, this is usually because they don’t want predators to spot them being sick and choosing to rather eat them because they will die anyway. This toughens aquarists’ jobs because we will have to be extra observant in order to spot distress. But how do you know if your fish are distressed or not? You can...
There are some beautiful and exotic fish in this world, that many people won’t even believe exist. How amazing is it that every single fish in the sea has its own unique features, colours and even personality? We are going to discuss some of the most beautiful fish in the world, starting with the Triggerfish. There are about 40 different species of triggerfish. They are known to be very bright and colourful. They often have lines or spots with an oval shaped body. they are also known to have very good memory and are very intelligent. Lined Butterfly fish. This fish has a spectacular appearance, with colours such as white, yellow and black. They are known to be...
People believe that saltwater aquariums are easy to set up, inexpensive and doesn’t require any effort whatsoever, but that is definitely a myth. Saltwater aquariums actually require lots of effort If you want it to be successful. There are lots of myths about saltwater aquariums, the first one being that a 10-gallon tank is perfect for any type of species, but that couldn’t be more wrong. The fact is that fish also get claustrophobic when they are jam packed into a small space. Make sure that your tank is big enough if you want to have lots of fish or if you want to make a permanent hobby out of being an aquarist. People think that it isn’t necessary to...
