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  • HOW TO ACCLIMATE YOUR FISH TO YOUR AQUARIUM

    Saltwater fish can be sensitive to rapid changes in water conditions, so it's important to be extremely careful when acclimating new fish to your aquarium. The most popular method is floating the plastic bag with your new fish in your aquarium for several minutes, then releasing the fish and the water from the bag into your tank. However, this exposes the current aquarium inhabitants to the pet store's water. An alternate way is the drip method, which takes two to three hours but provides a safer way to introduce new fish into your aquarium. Things you'll need: Airline tubing, bucket or pitcher (3 to 5 gallons), fish net, vegetable clip with suction cup. - Read More

  • WATER CHANGES ON YOUR SALT WATER TANK

    For it t be successful, your saltwater aquarium will require a commitment from you. Coral reefs provide one of the most stable environments on earth for the fish that inhabit them. You must dedicate yourself to providing as stable an environment as possible for your home marine aquarium. This will require regular maintenance of the tank. It is a good idea to establish a maintenance routine by setting up a schedule to make sure you don’t forget to take care of anything and to give yourself the opportunity to catch any problems early on. - Read More

  • SALTWATER AQUASCAPING

    Source: About.com: Authored by Michael S. Paletta, "The New Marine Aquarium: Step-By-Step Set Up and Stocking Guide" is a book we highly recommend not only for beginners, but one that would be a valuable resource for any saltwater aquarist to have in their reference library. • Description - 144 pages filled with fish-only and live rock filtration set up, stocking, fish and aquarium maintenance care information, full-color photographs, diagrams and checklists throughout. • Price - Low Range • Publisher - T.F.H. Publications; Co-published by Microcosm Books. - Read More

  • TESTING YOUR WATER

    Maintaining water quality means adding trace elements and living bacteria to your water in the form of liquid supplements that will benefit the natural cycle in your aquarium. Some saltwater fish require supplements as they eat certain bacteria. Some bacteria will aid in the biological filtration of your aquarium and make your maintenance job easier! Trace elements and additives are usually added when you change the water in your aquarium. - Read More

  • HEALTH CARE & DISEASES

    Source: www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk: A good aquarist will observe his or her fish often and get to know their normal behaviors and appearances. If you get to know what your fish are like, it will be easy for you to recognize when something goes wrong. Also, be watching for warning signs that almost always indicate that some sort of illness is present, such as scraping or rubbing on rocks, body ulcers, warty growths, cloudy eyes, bulging eyes, distended abdomen, increased respiration, and refusal of food. Some specific conditions that affect saltwater fish most commonly include bacterial infections, fungal and viral infections, and parasitic infections. - Read More

  • SETUP & MAINTENANCE FOR DELICATE FISH & CORAL

    You must invest valuable time and money searching for the ideal living condition for your fish and corals. If you want to successfully house a underwater tropical environment - you really want to have a good living enviorment for them. A person needs to make sure the water is the right temperature for both fish and corals. Fish and corals are really delicate to parameter changes, so any malfunction may cause death. - Read More