Ok, so you've had an aquarium for a while, and you're starting to think that the fake plants you have, while nice looking, do … Read more

For those of you who celebrate the holidays by giving and receiving gifts, here's hoping you got a new fish tank! If it is yo … Read more

So you got your first aquarium as a gift this holiday season, or you gave one to someone and now they need some guidance; tod … Read more

The season of gift giving is upon us, and many of us are thinking about new fish tanks, or new fish for our fish tanks, or fi … Read more

What was the first bowl of water you kept without parental guidance? For many, if not most of us, it was a goldfish that we … Read more

Fall is certainly upon us in most of the cold weather areas of North America. When the leaves begin to fall, and your pond t … Read more

The ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, previously Paplilochromis ramirezi) is a popular South American dwarf member of the … Read more

Some of the most overlooked denizens for inclusion in aquaria by the general home aquarist, are freshwater shrimp. In particu … Read more

The average home aquarium is pretty small, usually not more than 30-50 gallons, if not smaller still, making them suitable on … Read more