Tropical Fish

Ever since I was a child I had a fascination for this beautiful creature . . . to the extreme thought that I wanted one for my very own . . . to keep in my pool. Absurd as it sounds, I was a kid;...

Once your freshwater tropical aquarium is set-up the most exciting part of the hobby begins--buying tropical fish. For beginners, this can be a confusing process because of the number of species,...

Below is only one method observed in today's hobby, remember you can always use a piece of flexible tubing to form a small drip running from your tank to the bucket you placed your fish in, to do...

The Zebra Danio is known in scientific circles as “Danio Rerio”. It was previously known as “Brachydanio Rerio”. The zebra is a hardy, and lively tropical aquarium fish that is easy to take care...

Learn how many fish will fit in your aquarium.

Colisa lalia, known more commonly as the “Dwarf Gourami”, is a beautiful fish that exhibits many characteristics that make it a wonderful aquarium fish. It is peaceful, doesn’t grow too large, is...

Freshwater angelfish are beautiful, and often they are the fish that attract newcomers to the fish keeping hobby. It is only natural that at some point the fish keeper would like to try their...

This is how you can fill your fish tank full of platys & guppies. It is really easy, and pretty cheap!

Many people consider fish to be the most cheap and easy pet you can have. But they aren't. I spent $100+ on a 5-gallon tank that can support only 5 small fish. I've gone through several deaths of...

Otocinclus or oto cats are easy to breed in the home aquarium as long as you follow a few simple steps.

Here are some great tips that will help you increase the amount of guppy fry that you catch.

The common Black Molly is a livebearing fish that is fairly easy to breed. I had a 20 gal. tank set up for my breeding mollies and started with about 4 of them. After a couple years, I was...

The Fishless Cycle is a safe and easy way to prime the filter in your tank, and enables you to fully stock with whatever fish you want. More information available on the Tropical Fish Fanatics...

There are many ways to dispose of a dead tropical fish from flushing to backyard burial. For the safety of the animals in the neighborhood and the quality of your city’s water supply, the safest...

Guppies are livebearers who will give birth to tiny miniatures of themselves. New owners can be surprised to see these new babies, called fry, swimming freely in their aquarium. Here is what you...