Aquarium Maintenance Archives

Does Your Aquarium Have The Right Temperature, pH, Oxygen, and Toxicity Levels?

Fish suffering from stress are more susceptible to infections and diseases. They are many factors that can cause your fish to become stressed. Common causes are incorrect or fluctuating water conditions, particularly in pH, temperature, excessive levels of toxins like nitrite, ammonia or hydrogen sulfide (mainly due to poor filtration) ...

Fish Shopping and Maintenance Tips For Beginners

Q. When I go fish shopping, how do I tell whether the fish I wish to buy are in good health? Also, how do I maintain my aquarium to keep it in a healthy state? Shopping For Healthy Fish It takes one sick fish to infect the whole aquarium, so it’s important ...

Is Your Aquarium Brim With Good Health?

Like humans, fish are subject to all sorts of environment stress in their daily lives. Pathogens are almost always present in tanks, just as they are in air. The most common health problems among aquarium fish are infections caused by bacteria and fungi. Infection can spread through skin parasites, or when fish ...

Nitrogen Cycle Explained

The aquarium is an artificial and fragile ecosystem that requires its owner’s “interference” to keep its environment as close to nature as possible, in order that its inhabitants can thrive. Understanding the basic water parameter requirements and cycling process, or nitrogen cycle, will help the fish hobbyist considerably in “managing” ...

How To Monitor Water Quality – Part 2

In the previous article, we discussed the nitrogen cycle and how it affects aquarium water quality. Here, we shall elaborate on other water quality parameters that also matters. The Right pH Level pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity. It is expressed on a scale of 0 to 14, with 7 ...

How To Monitor Water Quality – Part 1

There’s an old saying that fishkeeping is not about keeping fish, but keeping water! This is true in many ways, because unless we keep the aquarium water in good condition, our fish will not remain healthy and happy. After all, most fish health problems result from poor water quality. An understanding ...

How To Keep Your Fish Free From Stress And Diseases

Too often, our fish die prematurely. Whether it is due to improper environment or diet, it all boils down to our ability to keep our fish free from stress and diseases. Here are some preventive measures you can take to prolong your fish’s lifespan. How To Keep Stress At Bay Most diseases ...

Crash Course On Buying Aquarium Plants And Keeping Them Healthy

In case you haven’t read previous articles on aquarium plants such as choosing suitable plants for your aquascape, nurturing a thriving plant community, and proper supplements to nourish your aquarium plants, here is a good starting place to help you keep your aquariums plant healthy. Tips On Selecting The Various Aquarium ...

Is The Water In Your Aquarium Right For Your Fish?

Fish behavior is obviously influenced by internal motivational factors like hunger and fear, but the components of the aquatic environment fish live in also affect them. Unlike bodies of water like oceans or rivers, an aquarium is a closed system. In such an environment, components like temperature, metals, and organic substances ...

How To Nurture A Thriving Plant Community In Your Aquarium

If you have spent considerable amount of time and money acquiring the right plants for your aquarium and fish, naturally you want to prolong their lifespan. Although it doesn’t require profound aquarium plant knowledge but knowing and practicing the dos and don’ts help lower the “death rate” to its minimum. 5 ...