Feeding Fish

Anyone who keeps large predatory fish knows that providing them with live food, rather than the typical pellets and frozen food that large commercial pet stores offer, is ideal in helping to keep...

Raising and maintaining an aquarium is enjoyable and educational, especially if you are an advanced hobbyist that prefers the more aggressive breed of aquatic fauna. Fish from the cichlid family...

Daphnia Magna are easy to culture at home where they can continue to provide you with a healthy form of live fishfood.

Tuffy Minnows are tiny fish that grow up to 3 inches long and are silver in color. They are also called fathead or blackhead minnows. They get their names from the fact that the heads of the males...

Microfex worms are one of the best live fishfoods available. They breed the fastest out of all of the aquatic worms that are used for live fishfood. Microfex worms are also called dero worms or...

Sucker fish or suckermouth catfish are the common names for bottom-feeding fish such as algae eaters or one of the types of plecostomus fish. They spend a lot of time in the aquarium sticking to...

Blackworms are segmented annelids that readily regenerate their own tissue. This nifty biological trick allows fragments of worm to be cut off and isolated and then used to begin a new worm...

Copepods are a type of crustacean which can live in both fresh and ocean water. The miniscule creatures are an important source of dietary protein for many forms of aquatic life, particularly when...

The freshwater Angelfish is one of the most common and recognizable tropical aquarium fish. Are you interested in breeding Angelfish in your own tank? Or maybe did your Angelfish lay eggs and...

Once you have a tank set up with fish, feeding them seems easy. But over feeding can cloud the water, produce dangerous levels of ammonia in the water and eventually kill the fish. Learning how to...

Creating a living fish environment is a soothing and relaxing way to add the element of water to your home. Oscars are a relative of the Piranha and eat just as aggressively. Oscars tend to be a...

You have filled your tank with some of the most beautiful fish you could find. Your final addition is a Plecostomus. After a few short weeks, you notice your Plec (for short) is dirtying the tank...

Betta fish are a fun and beautiful pet that can provide enjoyment for all that keep them. Knowing just how to feed them is a very key role in their health and happiness. It may sound simple; yet...

Funny how the simplest procedure - feeding your fish - can be so easily botched. For proper feeding, consider the following.