Your home for free pet advice,
helpful articles, informative websites 
and hundreds of online pet stores with discounted products.

Search This Website
 

  

FISH/AQUARIUM ARTICLES

Reef Aquarium Lighting Many reef aquarium enthusiasts are well aware and keep a rigorous schedule of doing weekly and even daily maintenance on their reef aquariums to keep the water quality in check. From daily dosing of calcium and ph stabilizer to keep the alkalinity, ph and calcium levels at a level for optimum coral growth, to weekly water changes to keep nitrates and nitrites in check and add trace elements. We all know about keeping the mechanical filters cleaned to keep from depleting oxygen levels. But many people forget about the importance of maintaining the lighting on their reef aquariums... (click here to continue)

Aquarium And Fish Care Hemigrammus - Hemigrammus include the Erythrozonus, Rhodostomus, Flammeus, and so on. The Flammeus comes from the Hyphessobrycon group. The Hemigrammus Erythrozonus species are commonly known as the Glowlight Tetra. The fish at one time was wrongly characterized as the Hyphessobrycon Gracilis. Hemigrammus Erythrozonus comes from British Guiana, and grows 1 ¾ in size. The fish has a glow to its ruby red body... (click here to continue)

Fish Infection Fact Sheet - Keep in mind that your fish are not going to get every single type of infection that may be out there. You may never have to deal with a sick fish. You will need to keep in mind that once your fish has contracted something it could die fro the illness or infection. When it comes to infections they can be very serious. They will begin to affect the way that your fish eat, swim, and even breed. You will want to keep in mind that it may affect the fish in many other ways as well... (click here to continue)

Aquarium Setup - Steps to a Successful Hobby - Everything you need to know about Aquarium Setup... (click here to continue)

How to Choose Koi Carp - There are many reasons why people fall in love with Koi and want to keep them as pets; not least because of their outstanding beauty which brings joy to any observer but also because of their calming and soothing effect which have been known to reduce stress and bring down a high heart rate. In this article, as a beginner Koi enthusiast, you will learn how to choose Koi for purchase to stock your own Koi Carp pond... (click here to continue)

   1-800-PetMeds RX/120x60.gif