Discus Fish Acclimation Instructions
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...
All About the Amazon Sword Plant
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...
How to breed the filet mignon of the aquatic world: the blackworm!
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...
Worm Infestations in Fish
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...
Nitrification in the Discus Aquarium
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...
Beginner FAQ: Practical Water Chemistry
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...
Advantages of a Discus vs Marine Aquarium
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...
Pop-Eye: The Swelling and Bulging of Discus Eyes
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: A White Film & Milky Sheen Covering Discus Eyes
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...
Hole in the Head Disease: Head & Lateral Line Erosion in Discus
Hole in the head disease or HITH in discus fish also known as head and lateral line erosion, or HLLE is a very common aquarium and tropical fish disease that can...
