Badis Assamensis was originally thought to be only endemic to the river Brahmaputra in Assam, India from its 1937 discovery. Later it was found in another location in the northern region of West Bengal. This species of aquarium fish comes from slow-moving stained water with sand substrate. Water lilies and …
Read More »Wabi Sabi For the Planted Aquarium Made Easily in a Few Minutes
Wabi-sabi, also coined wabi kusa, can be an easy and fun project. These small plant balls are easy to make with most any plants available. Only a couple simple tools are needed, and only a few supplies are needed as well. Netting is needed to hold the substrate in and …
Read More »Water Hardness and its Effect on Your Fish
Water quality has a direct impact on the health of aquarium fish. One very important aspect is water hardness. Water hardness has major effects on pH and its stability and hence the survival of your aquarium fish. Water Hardness And Its Effect On Fish: Water hardness is the level of …
Read More »Bucephalandra Propagation and Conservation Efforts
First of all I just want to say is this just to my research I’ve also learned from some people and gather the knowledge. I live in Indonesia in West Borneo, the part of the world where buce just lives in our place. It is very beautiful, rare, and interesting. …
Read More »Grinding Your Own Fish Food
Small fish rooms with a lot of fish to feed can get costly. With several large South and Central American cichlids to feed daily buying prepared food from the fish store can get expensive. As the fish get bigger they eat more, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with prepackaged …
Read More »Rhaphidophora Beccarii In Situ Indonesia
This is a photo os a blackwater stream in Indonesia taken by Silamat. Rhaphidophora beccarii and possibly some sort of Cyperaceae. Submerged there is barclaya but no cryptocorynes in this section of water. Leaf litter is abundant in these types of streams as the canopy hangs over the water. This keeps the …
Read More »See How Red Sea Aquariums Are Made
Have you ever been curious to see how aquariums are made in a factory? Watch this Red Sea for an amazing experience from start to finish. Aquariums, as well as stands, are shown being made. They make it look effortless and easy.
Read More »Breeding Wild Bettas to Support Wild Populations
Everyone knows about Betta splendens but what about the wild types? Most people usually have seen the Bettas in different forms in pet stores. They see them and are in mind that these breeds are in this form only. The part they are not familiar with is that it takes so …
Read More »Simple Live Food Cultures for Growing Healthy Betta Fry
Hobbies can mold a person’s life in a way that can be unimaginable. Not only can they help you to be productive, but also provide you with immense knowledge. In this world, anything and everything can be a hobby, be it creating art or helping people. One such interesting hobby …
Read More »Alder Cones Benefit Fish Health With Tannins
An aquarium is a point of attraction for everyone, tannins and botanicals can help with this. Not only do tannin stained water look good but it improves water quality to ensure the optimum growth and health of the fish. Alder cones, like Indian Almond leaves, impart color as well as …
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