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Essential advice for starting a home aquarium

Tue, 25 May 2010 16:31:06 +0000

My granddaughter came to me yesterday and asked me to get her an aquarium. Before I could make such a promise I wanted to investigate what all was involved in setting up a fish tank. As part of my investigation I decide that I need to review my knowledge and see what new advances the […]

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Live bearing fish in a home aquarium

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:50:28 +0000

In several other posts we have looked at fish breeding. We learned about fish that scatter their eggs and fish that hide or anchor their eggs. Fish that harbor their young within their bodies are called livebearers. This group of fish sometimes harbors the eggs in the mouth of the parent and sometimes in the […]

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More about egg-laying fish

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:25:39 +0000

By Rita: In an earlier post I briefly described the most common egg-laying style of fish in a fish tank aquarium, egg scattering, and provided some insight as to why these eggs often did not reach adulthood. In this post I will discuss some of the other egg laying strategies. Each group is presented in […]

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Breeding fish in a home aquarium

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:00:29 +0000

The usual fish tank aquarium is set up for the enjoyment of the observer. An aquarist will often buy a pair of fish, a male and a female. As with other creatures when a male and a female get together the natural impulse is to breed. A natural question might be, ”Why doesn’t the aquarium […]

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Diverse food for aquarium fish

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:18:32 +0000

In a previous post I touched lightly on the importance of giving aquarium fish live food. Live food provides a more natural and a more balanced diet than a commercially prepared fish food. The prepared foods should only be considered as a basic diet, not the total diet. A typical way of feeding aquarium fish […]

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