THE FOUR "HIGH DOLLAR" SPECIES OF AQUARIUM FISH: AROWANA, KOI, DISCUS, AND FRESHWATER STINGRAYS There is something magical about the discus fish. The discus is extremely colorful and attractive, robust if...
We keep the PH in the hatchery at a range of 6.8 - 7.0. Well water is fine. Take each bag and place them upright in a bucket. Cut off the...
The "Amazon Sword Plant," scientifically known as Echinodorus Amazonicus/Echinodorus Bleheri, is a hardy plant deriving from South America and grows up through Central America. Echinodorus are by nature marsh and...
ive blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) are regarded as one of the best live food options on the market. They are easy to maintain, durable, and are appealing even to the pickiest...
As anyone who has tried to maintain a fresh or saltwater aquarium is certainly aware, fish in captivity are subject to a myriad of health problems. In addition to the...
The primary purpose of aquarium filtration is to keep the aquarium water clean and free of harmful waste products. Discus fish like clean water that is free of contaminants. The...
What You Need to Know About Water Chemistry, and Why Water in nature is rarely pure in the ``distilled water'' sense; it contains dissolved salts, buffers, nutrients, etc., with exact concentrations...
The discus is a unique fish in the aquarium industry because it presents the aquarist with options no other species affords. Here are 10 reasons why the "King of the...
Popeye in fish also called exophthalmus, proptosis, exorbitism, exophthalmia, or exophthalmos is not a specific discus disease itself but describes a condition and can be a symptom of an illness or infection in...
Cloudy Eye is a very common problem/condition not only among discus, but in most other tropical aquarium fish (some rare fish species have a normal cloudy sheen to their eyes). In most cases the cloudy eye(s) is not...
