A dirty fish tank is not only an eyesore – it is also a health hazard to your fish, to yourself, or to your family. It is important to clean your fish tank regularly and keep water conditions perfect for your pet fish. Cleaning your aquarium filter is one of the critical steps. The three types of filters – mechanical, biological, and chemical—require different maintenance regimens.

Mechanical filters

In a way, your aquarium is a simulated ecosystem— to maintain it, you must recreate what the natural environment does to keep fish alive and healthy. Supplying oxygen to the fish is one of the two most important things in recreating the ecosystem, and constant flowing water is the other. To simulate the effect of flowing water, aquarium pumps are needed.

A good aquarium pump keeps the water flowing, which is important for the air inside the tank to circulate and to allow the water to flow to the filter and remove contaminants.

The two types of pumps

Many people start with a freshwater aquarium because it is easier to get started and maintain. As they become more experienced they begin to consider keeping a saltwater tank because it offers a new challenge and many new varieties of aquatic creatures to care for. This article will explain some if the differences between saltwater and freshwater fish. It will help you to understand the different challenges you face if you are planning to start a saltwater aquarium.

So you’ve enjoyed your indoor aquarium for years and want to expand. Or maybe you have decided the perfect way to landscape that backyard area is to add a pond for freshwater fish. Outdoor ponds are a great way to take your hobby and expand it to the great outdoors and add a beautiful area to your existing landscape. However, maintaining and setting up an outdoor pond for your tropical fish takes a lot more planning and work than setting up an indoor aquarium.

Both the goldfish and the beta are popular choices for pets, and both are believed to be a low maintenance pet. So, which makes the better pet?

The goldfish is the most common pet in the world. It requires a tank, but never a just a small goldfish bowl or small container. Like all other fish, it requires oxygen, and the goldfish gathers oxygen from the surface of its home. Surface area is the important thing in providing enough oxygen for your goldfish.

The Discus is a large freshwater cichlid, native to the Amazon River in South America. They were first discovered/described by Dr. J. J. Heckel, an Austrian zoologist, in 1840.

His name is today used to describe the “original” Discus variant. They are increasingly difficult to come by, since most Discus Fish available today has been bred in captivity, but occasionally you’ll find some imported Heckel Discus in the pet shops.

Originally the Discus had three colour variations: Green, Brown and Blue. However, with the Discus becoming more popular among fish keepers, and a lot of money going into research and development of different strains of Discus Aquarium Fish, the list of colour and pattern variants is nearly endless.

A freshwater tropical fish aquarium can be a wonderfully peaceful and ever-changing decorative item in any room but many people never get to experience them because they simply are afraid that it is too much work to set them up and maintain them properly. But this could not be further from the truth, in fact, an aquarium and can be very easy to set up and maintain if you simply follow two basic rules and those are making sure that tank cycles through its nitrogen cycle probably and never overloading it with tropical fish.

Catfish are a popular fish to keep in your fish tank because they are generally placid and can live comfortably with other species of fish in a community tank. They also have a distinctive appearance of having barbels around the mouth that look like whiskers and hence give them their colloquial name Catfish. This article will briefly describe the common types of catfish that can be kept in an aquarium, some of their habits and how to care for them.

The two species of catfish that are popular for aquariums are the Corydoras sp. (also known as corys, cory catfish or cory cats) and the Synodontis sp.

You’ve got many choices when purchasing live aquarium fish online these days. Traditionally, saltwater aquarists would head into their local fish stores hoping to find something new and exotic. Location and transportation prohibited those who lived far from the coast from enjoying the incredible diversity of saltwater fish the ocean holds. But now, with overnight shipping and improved collection methods, hobbyists everywhere can enjoy live aquarium fish in their homes.

Buying saltwater fish online is very similar to buying them at a local fish store, however there are a few things you should know in order to ensure your buying experience is a good one. Below are some tips for making your purchase.

When starting an aquarium the chances are you can be overwhelmed by the array of equipment needed to make it functional and safe for aquatic life to thrive. One such consideration is the type of fish tank that you need. First you have to consider the size and shape of the tank but one factor that is often overlooked is the material that will be used for the fish tank. The traditional material is glass. Glass remains a popular choice because that’s the way it’s been done for ages so why change. With the advent of new man made materials this attitude can be changed and people can experiment with new materials that offer an array of benefits to the aquarist. This article will discuss the advantages of acrylic fish tanks.