Oxygen is essential in the life of aquatic animals. Fish, shrimp, freshwater snails, crabs, etc. need oxygen for their metabolic processes. It also keeps them in optimal condition, and if they...
Category: Maintenance
Do We Need to Use UV Sterilizers? It is common knowledge that aquariums are susceptible to algal blooms, parasitic invasions and spread of pathogens regardless of proper aquarium cleaning...
Changing the substrate in the tank is one of the most dreadful and stressful experience not only for the fish and shrimp but for the hobbyist as well. If you have had the ‘pleasure’ of doing...
Black beard algae is a type of red algae that plagues freshwater and marine aquaria. It is commonly referred to as Brush algae because of its soft, fuzzy, hair-like filaments that grow attached...
Biofilm (or Surface scum) is a collection of microorganisms surrounded by the slime they secrete, attached to an inert or living substrate in our aquariums. Actually, this is a pretty common...
In this article, I am going to talk about a very controversial topic: Bristleworms in saltwater tanks. What are they? Can they harm your corals? Are bristleworms dangerous to the fish, snails,...