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How Long Do Betta Fish Live For? – 5 Helpful Tips For a Long and Happy Life

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How long a Betta fish can live for, will largely depend on the level of care and the environment you give them. On average Betta fish live for approximately 3-5 years in captivity. But with the right care and attention, they have been known to live for up to 8-10 years. In this article, we will be covering everything you need to know to help ensure that your betta fish can … [Read more...] about How Long Do Betta Fish Live For? – 5 Helpful Tips For a Long and Happy Life

Our Top 15 Picks For Low Light Aquarium Plants

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Selecting the right plants for decorating a low light aquarium may sound rather limiting in options for you. Surprisingly this is not the case. Not only are there a large variety of plant species and sub-species for you to chose from, the low lighting setup is also one of the more natural conditions for many plants in the wild. The conditions found in many streams, rivers, … [Read more...] about Our Top 15 Picks For Low Light Aquarium Plants

Betta Fish House

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Providing your little Betta fish with a safe a comfortable place for them to rest, hide and sleep, is very important. Just like us, your Betta fish needs shelter and a bed to be happy and comfortable. Placement of their housing, is just as important as the type of housing. As Betta fish are Anabantoids aka Labyrinth fish, which means that they have a labyrinth organ that … [Read more...] about Betta Fish House

Designing an Aquascape

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The possibilities for decorating your aquarium are endless. From bare-bottom minimalist designs to lush forests and barren waste lands. Designing a breathtaking, artistic or calming design, is limited only by your own imagination. While budget does have a final say on how much one would invest into their aquarium. This doesn't mean that having a low budget will result in a … [Read more...] about Designing an Aquascape

Different Types of Aquarium Driftwood

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Thanks to the variety of colors and textures, sizes and shapes that driftwood can be found in, they can add character and life to any aquarium.  Driftwood can provide unique aesthetics and inspirations for decorating your aquarium. Some driftwood can affect the water quality as they leak out tannis and discolor the water. This means that not all wood can be used in your … [Read more...] about Different Types of Aquarium Driftwood

Aquarium Salt For Freshwater Tanks

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Contrary to popular belief, adding salt to your freshwater aquarium is like using a double-edged sword. On one side there are the benefits that range from assisted healing, to the formation of slime coating, improved gill function, parasite control, and inhibiting nitrate uptake. On the other side, there are many fish and plants that cannot tolerate salinity in their water, and … [Read more...] about Aquarium Salt For Freshwater Tanks

Aquarium Wood – A Complete Guide to Preparing and Installing Driftwood

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There are many benefits to using a nice piece of aquarium wood to complement your aquarium. There are also a few draw backs that come with using natural driftwood as well. In this article we will be looking at the pros and cons to using various aquarium woods, as well as a step by step guide on preparing and installing your newly bought decor. … [Read more...] about Aquarium Wood – A Complete Guide to Preparing and Installing Driftwood

How To Setup an Aquatic Plant Environment For Your Betta

Setting Your Tank Up For Plants Benefits to Having Plants Having a healthy plant in your tank will help to improve the water quality by filtering out waste and removing some of the CO2 that's produced by your fish and decomposing food left in the tank. This could also reduce the frequency of water changes or at least the volume of water required to be replaced at each … [Read more...] about How To Setup an Aquatic Plant Environment For Your Betta

Live Aquarium Plants for Your Betta Fish

Benefits of live plants for your Betta Fish Health Benefits Like us, your Betta Fish can be psychologically effected by their environment and home, which can have both a positive or negative effect on your little friends stress levels and well being. Having a healthy and stable home environment for your fish is essential to keeping them happy and healthy. By somewhere to … [Read more...] about Live Aquarium Plants for Your Betta Fish

Setting Up a Hospital and Quarantine Tank

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Regardless of how good of a fish keeper we become, sooner or later, despite all of our efforts, all of us will eventually experience a sick fish. If this sick fish is sharing the tank with other fish, the first thing that needs to be done, is to isolate this sick fish from his healthy tank mates, except in the case of some external parasitic infections like Ich or Velvet, in … [Read more...] about Setting Up a Hospital and Quarantine Tank

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