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Posted on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Beginner’s Guide to Fish and Aquarium Care

A Free PDF version of this Guide is available for Download and Print:   Get started right! Most fish-keepers get started without adequate knowledge to successfully set up and maintain a healthy aquarium. This puts you on a buy-kill-buy-kill cycle of trial and error. We want you you to be more successful, save money and …

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Posted on March 24, 2020October 25, 2020

Water Changes for your fish tank

Water changes are the single-most important ongoing maintenance task for successfully keeping fish. If you want your aquarium to be healthy and you want your water to be crystal clear, the best thing you can do is change the water on a regular basis. But, if you are new to keeping fish, maybe you ask …

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Posted on March 24, 2020March 16, 2022

What equipment do I need to keep fish?

Level: Beginner There are two very important tips that every new fish keeper should follow: Wait to get equipment until you know what type of fish you want to keep; and Wait to get fish until you have set up and Cycled your aquarium Before you can Cycle Your Aquarium or Build a Natural Environment for …

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Posted on March 23, 2020March 24, 2020

Selecting aquarium fishes

Level: Beginner Important: Never keep a common goldfish (or other large growing fish) in a small aquarium or bowl. This stunts their growth and puts them at risk. Healthy goldfish can live 10 to over 40 years old and grow to between 12 and 15 inches long. A mature goldfish is not healthy if it is …

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Posted on March 21, 2020March 22, 2020

Build a natural environment for your fish

Level: Beginner As previously discussed in How do I cycle my new aquarium?, indoor aquariums are attempts to mimic a natural ecosystem. So, when you consider setting up a fish tank, you should consider nature.Your fish will be healthiest and happiest if you recreate the natural environment that they have adapted to. To help you …

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Posted on March 20, 2020March 16, 2022

How do I cycle my new aquarium?

Level: Beginner This is a beginners guide to cycling a new aquarium. Who should use these instructions? Everyone who keeps fish. You should use these instructions when: You are setting up a brand new aquarium If you are setting up a previously used aquarium that hasn’t recently had water in it (for more than a …

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