It might be confusing to see your Betta going from healthy and energetic to puffy and unenthusiastic.
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Why is Your Betta Fish With a Bloated Belly? (+Fixes)
🐌 Why is My Aquarium Snail Floating?
Aquarium snails often display fascinating and quirky behaviors—including floating. While this can sometimes be a harmless and natural occurrence, it might also signal issues in the tank.
This guide explores the reasons behind floating snails, from changes in water quality to natural buoyancy tricks, and provides actionable tips to identify whether your snail is healthy, hungry, stressed, or unwell. Discover how to maintain ideal tank conditions, ensure your snail’s well-being, and distinguish between playful behavior and potential health concerns.
The Best Canister Filters for Each Gallon Tank Capacity (2024)
Aquarium filtration is arguably the most important aspect of keeping healthy fish. Two main factors impact what I’d consider the best canister filter for the gallon capacity of my fish tank. Namely, the fish I keep and the Gallon Per Hour (GPH) flow rate that my new filter is able to pump. Don’t know what I’m talking about?
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9 Reasons Why Your Betta Fish Won’t Eat (+Tips)
Your pet fish usually seems to have an insatiable hunger, but this morning something’s wrong.
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The ONLY Reef-Safe Ich Treatment in a Display Tank
It’s really discouraging to see your aquarium efforts go to waste because of a single parasitic outbreak.
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The 5 Best Aquarium Bacteria Supplements & Starters
The main aim when cycling your new fish tank is to make sure the aquarium is habitable. The best way to encourage this process is by introducing bottled bacteria that act as an aquarium cycle starter. If done properly the cycling will only take 2 weeks instead of the traditional 8 to 10. This is because the nitrogen cycle can be rushed with the right set of beneficial bacterial species.
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How Long Can Fish Go Without Eating Any Food? (+ Chart)
You are in control of your fish tank, right until you have to leave town for a few days. But how long can your pet fish go without eating? Will your fish be able to live a couple of days without being fed? Would the aquarium survive on its own for a whole week? If so, exactly how long can your pet fish go without food, and will they turn ill during this period? Is there a way around starving them if you’re leaving for a vacation?
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6 Tested Saltwater Ich Treatments to Save Your Marine Fish
Did you recently add the perfect fish to your aquarium, just to find it covered in white dots a couple of days later?
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Why Do Betta Fish Flare Their Gills? (Is it Bad or Good?)
Owning a Betta fish means that you’re going to observe all sorts of quirky behavior. One minute it lazily chills at the bottom of the aquarium, and the other it swims around, aggressively flaring its gills and fins at you.
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The 22 Best Cold Water Fish (OK Without an Aquarium Heater)
Chilly aquarium water is more natural and relatively easy to achieve at home, considering it is synonymous with room temperature.
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