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Maintaining an aquarium can be an ongoing task but you can lighten the load of little bit by buying fish and other creatures that you part of the work for you. These fish are scavengers that feed on the any food on the bottom of the crater rim as well as the algae. When buying these kinds of fish you need to be careful of the kind that you buy us some can exist peacefully with your other fish while others will attack them.

One of the toughest problems In maintaining a tank is keeping ...

The Goldfish of today originates from wild Asian carps, and all the different Goldfish variations are considered to be the same species: Carassius auratus auratus. The Goldfish was one of the first fish species kept in ponds by man. In China, wild caught carps were kept in outdoor ponds as ornamental fishes and selectively bred until the eventually turned into the first type of goldfish. The ancestor of our modern goldfish is believed to be the Crucian Carp, Carassius carassius.

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The Black clown fish is also known as the Yellow tail clown fish, and can be obtained in several colour variations. The most common form of Black clown fish is black and yellow with white vertical stripes. Just like the other clown fishes, Black clown fishes form a symbiotic relationship with anemones and are therefore also known as Black anemone fishes.

The Black clown fish is one of the most frequently kept clown fish species and you can find these fishes in numerous saltwater aquariu...

Corner filter

As a beginner aquarium keeper, one of the first types of mechanical filter that you encounter is probably the trusty old corner filter. The corner filter is inexpensive to purchase compared to many other types of mechanical filters, and also easy to install. The basic corner filter will be a plastic container filled with a filter medium, e.g. foam or floss. An air pump will be used to force water through the filter, thus trapping larger debris. A corner filter will therefo...

The Cardinal tetra is similar to more frequently kept Neon tetra, but is much more difficult to breed in aquariums. Since both species look similar to each other at first glance, they are sometimes mixed up with each other and the Cardinal tetra is sometimes erroneously referred to as "red neon tetra". Telling them apart is however not very difficult. Both species have a characteristic sparkling blue line that bisects the body, and under this line you will notice a red lateral stripe. If this...

Most aquarium keepers rely on a combination of three different filtration methods to keep the water quality up in their aquarium: mechanical filtration, biological filtration and chemical filtration. Mechanical filtration will remove larger debris from the water, biological filtration is performed by bacteria that convert dangerous waste products into less harmful compounds, and chemical filtration is typically performed by activated carbon that will bind toxic compounds, traces of medication...

The Black Mystery Snail is a popular aquarium inhabitant and will do well even in small aquariums with a capacity of no more than 10 gallons. When you find Black Mystery snails in aquarium stores, they will typically have a size of 3/4" to 1-1/4". As your Black Mystery snail grows older, it can reach a size of 2". The Black Mystery snail is not an aggressive species and it is therefore suitable for community aquariums with docile fish species. You should naturally not house it with fish speci...

All the different catfish species can be found in an order that contains no less than 37 different families. The 37th catfish family was actually added to the order very recently - June 2005. Almost all the different catfish species are freshwater dwellers. Catfishes have adapted to a wide range of different ecological niches you can find small catfish species as well as huge ones like the Wells Catfish that can grow up to 5 meters (16 feet) long and the Giant Mekong Catfish that can weigh al...