Freshwater Fish

How to Feed a Plecostomus Fish

By Summer Banks Banks

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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 with his droppings. You are overfeeding your ... more »

How to Set Up an Ideal Fish Community

By Ruby Bayan

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The ideal aquarium fish community is composed of different varieties of fish that thrive in the same water chemistry, quality and temperature. Compatibility, therefore, is paramount in sustaining a healthy and stress-free aquarium. Here are the ... more »

How to Create an Indoor Fish Pond

By CritterMaster

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Creating a small pond is an alternative to keeping fish as pets in an aquarium for those up to the challenge. It can add a different element of beauty and relaxation to your home, condo or apartment that only takes some design imagination and ... more »

How to Feed an Oscar Fish

By Summer Banks Banks

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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 dirty fish by nature. These large fish are quite ... more »

How to Buy Freshwater Fish

By eHow Pets Editor

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Keeping freshwater fish can be a rewarding and satisfying hobby. An important step in setting up your tank is purchasing its inhabitants. Doing research before you buy freshwater fish will help you as you make your choices and begin to maintain ... more »

How to Maintain Your Freshwater Aquarium

By eHow Pets Editor

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Maintaining your aquarium is important to the life of your fish and your plants. The process isn't so bad if you do it regularly... more »

How to Set up a Freshwater Tank EASY

By rkayne

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Here is a nice, easy, relatively cheap way to ensure success for a freshwater tank. Especially handy if you intend to have more than one tank in the long run... more »

How to Setup a 30 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium - Part 2

By harleymilo

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You will learn how to setup a 30-gallon freshwater aquarium, manage the 1st Cycle, stock it half-way with fish, and care for and maintain your new underwater ecosystem... more »

How to Breed Egg-Scattering Tropical Fish

By Ruby Bayan

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Characins (tetras, pencilfish, silver dollars) and cyprinids (barbs, danios, rasboras) belong to the egg-scattering group of freshwater tropical fish. They exercise no parental care for their eggs or their young. Egg-scatterers will easily breed ... more »

How to Buy Fish for a Non-Aggressive Freshwater Aquarium

By eHow Pets Editor

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Freshwater, non-aggressive aquariums are ideal for those new to keeping fish. Non-aggressives typically won't harm one another, unless one of them is ill, which makes these aquariums easier and less expensive to keep than their predatory ... more »

How to Buy Fish for an Aggressive Freshwater Aquarium

By eHow Pets Editor

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Well kept aquariums can greatly enhance a room. Aggressive freshwater aquarium fish are an excellent choice. They come in a plethora of sizes and colors, are easy to obtain and are heartier than saltwater varieties. If you choose this type of ... more »

How to Change Water in a Fish Tank

By Plugpitch

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One of the biggest mistakes fish owners make is changing all of the tank's water. This can be devastating as bacterial levels can be wiped out. Bacterial is essential to breakdown fish poop from becoming toxic. The best solution is dilution!.. more »

How to Choose Fish for a Freshwater Aquarium

By eHow Pets Editor

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Choosing the right inhabitants for your aquarium requires a bit more thought than simply matching their colors to your couch. Follow these simple steps to fish bliss... more »

How to Feed Tropical Fish

By Ruby Bayan

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Feeding your fish with nutrients (which are as close, if not identical, to the food they eat in their natural habitat) is crucial to the health of your pets and the success of your fish-keeping hobby. Fortunately, nowadays, you don't have to go ... more »

How to Make a First Aid Kit for Fish

By MissMellaT

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Aquarium setups, whether small, large, freshwater or saltwater, are expensive and time consuming to take care of. However, fish can make a lovely addition to your home, and studies have proven that fish provide comfort and relaxation. It can be ... more »

How to Set Up a Freshwater Aquarium

By eHow Pets Editor

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The first step in creating an underwater zoo is to set up your tank. Then the fun begins as you choose a variety of colorful underwater decorations and inhabitants... more »

How to Setup a 30 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium - Part 3

By harleymilo

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You will learn how to setup a 30-gallon freshwater aquarium, manage the 1st Cycle, stock it half-way with fish, and care for and maintain your new underwater ecosystem... more »

How to Setup a 30 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium - Part 5

By harleymilo

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You will learn how to setup a 30-gallon freshwater aquarium, manage the 1st Cycle, stock it half-way with fish, and care for and maintain your new underwater ecosystem... more »

How to Breed Kribensis Cichlids

By anasteso1454

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With intriguing parental behaviors and stunning coloration, the kribensis cichlid is an excellent addition to any aquarium setup, while being easy to keep as well... more »

How to Breed Livebearing Tropical Fish

By Ruby Bayan

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Livebearers are the freshwater tropical fish species that do not lay eggs, but rather, give birth to live, fully-formed free-swimming young. They include the guppies, swordtails, mollies and platys. Breeding livebearers is one of the easiest and ... more »

How to Choose a Freshwater Aquarium Filter

By eHow Pets Editor

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The filtration system is an important part of any aquarium. When fish droppings break down, they release ammonia, which is toxic to fish. In a filtration system, bacteria convert the ammonia to nitrites and nitrites to nitrates. Then the filter ... more »

How to Look after Bristlenose Plecs

By Bettabetty

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This is an abridged version of an article I wrote on the Tropical Fish Fanatics forum - website address - www.tropicalfishfanatics.forumotion.com. It gives details and information about Bristlenose Plecs and how to care for them.. more »

How to Raise a Green Spotted Puffer Fish

By Christina Ellis

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Could it be their cute little eyes, hummingbird like fins, or their adorable smiling face? Whatever it may be, these very personable fish require extra special care to enable a safe and happy life for both them and their other tank mates... more »

How to Setup a 30 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium - Part 1

By harleymilo

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You will learn how to setup a 30-gallon freshwater aquarium, manage the 1st Cycle, stock it half-way with fish, and care for and maintain your new underwater ecosystem... more »

How to Care for an Angelfish

By eHow Pets Editor

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When people talk about their pets, chances are they are speaking of a dog or a cat. These animals are usually thought of first because of their relatively easy maintenance and interactivity. Some time ago, a fish was considered pet-worthy only ... more »

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