Go to the local aquarium to look at SW, your home/apartment is not a good place. Concern for the environment and critters While some will argue that the SW hobby is bad for the environment(Lots of materials and electricity to keep a few wild animals in […]
Home Once you get the fish home you should set the bag in the destination tank, thus allowing the temperature to equalize. After about a half hour or so, add a 1/4 cup of tank water to the bag. Repeat this process once every 15 minutes for an […]
Since saltwater fish are usually more expensive than freshwater fish, you have a great stake in getting them home alive and keeping them alive for the long term. You must realize that most fish you see in stores were swimming around the vast ocean a mere week ago. As such, the stress […]
The Coral Banded shrimp is very popular with reef keepers, but must be watched around small fish. This shrimp has been known to eat small fish without thinking twice. Most shrimps are scavengers and don’t necessarily need to be fed overtly (they usually eat food dropped by […]
Angels and Butterflies These are fish that must be ignored while in the pet store - all are both delicate and difficult fish to keep. Many butterflies have specialized diets which make them hard to maintain in captivity. Batfish are also other fish […]
Clownfish are related to damsels, and are fairly hardy. However, they are more difficult to acclimate to a new tank. Clowns, in general, are very territorial, but are not otherwise aggressive except to other clowns. They will do fine without an anemone, which is good since anemones are much more difficult to […]
Selecting the Fish Beginner Saltwater Fish It is easy to make mistakes when setting up your first saltwater tank. Both for the sake of the fish and your wallet, start with only a few hardy inexpensive fish. Most marine fish are collected in […]
Setting Up The following section briefly explains what you need to do to initially setup your tank. Stand Placement The first thing you need to do is to place the stand in it’s final position. Make sure the stand is level in all direction. […]