How To Fix A Leaky Fish Tank
Filed Under Legal and Law, Pets | Posted on February 8, 2008
Yikes, you’ve got a leaky fish tank. It may not be apparent at first and you might think nothing of it. Eventually, however, you will become familiar with that wet patch on the carpet underneath your aquarium and realize that there is a problem.
Breeding Betta Fishes
Filed Under Pets | Posted on February 8, 2008
Betta fishes are in reality very sociable fish as long as you don’t place two males together. They can be very easily kept with most other fish, and what you truly have to watch
Betta fishes are slow moving fish with incredibly long fins, so they can’t be placed with any fast moving fish that is being known for it’s fin-nipping, like zebra danios. They get along in a very good manner with most breeds of tetras, and you can let your baby betta fish grow with baby neons.
Aquarium Decorations Creating Homes For Fishes
Filed Under Pets | Posted on February 5, 2008
Aquarium decorations are not only beautiful to look at they also have an important purpose. They provide fishes with homes—- hiding places and natural borders resembling their natural habitat. There are many different types of decorations, for instance Cave dwelling fishes love aquarium decorations that structure like caves, holes and crevices. Whereas Fishes that live in dense vegetation prefer plants and other types of tiny hiding places. Decorations are crucial for a happy and healthy aquarium they also keep fishes from getting bored.
Tanks: There are many variants of tanks big, small, quadrilateral or polygonal. The size of an aquarium should be according to the size and the number of fishs you plan to keep.
Treatment Of Betta Fish Diseases
Filed Under Pets | Posted on February 5, 2008
The main reason of the diseases of betta fish is internal pressure. The pressure can be a result of several different things. The most widespread disease is infection.
Betta Fish Care and Treatment: “Maracyn 2” by Mardel is suggested. Maracyn-2 is a all-purpose antibiotic tablet which is utilized for popeye, fin and tail rot, gill ailment, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and inner infections. It is essential that the treatment be absorbed within the beta fish to cure the infection. Regular water changes twice a week, in addition to higher temperatures may also aid the beta fight off the infection himself.
Your Diabetic Cat — Can You Care For A Diabetic Cat?
Filed Under Pets | Posted on February 4, 2008
If you have just been told that you have a diabetic cat, you may be afraid of what the future holds for your pet. The good news is that diabetes is not a death sentence for cats. Your cat may live a long and happy life with diabetes. All this requires is for you to care for your cat and provide the pet health supplies that he or she needs. The following information may help you understand what you need to do for your diabetic cat.
The Goldfish Versus The Beta
Filed Under Pets | Posted on February 3, 2008
Both the goldfish and the beta are popular choices for pets, and both are believed to be a low maintenance pet. So, which makes the better pet?
The goldfish is the most common pet in the world. It requires a tank, but never a just a small goldfish bowl or small container. Like all other fish, it requires oxygen, and the goldfish gathers oxygen from the surface of its home. Surface area is the important thing in providing enough oxygen for your goldfish.
The Oranda Goldfish - An Interesting Fish For Your Aquarium
Filed Under Pets | Posted on January 30, 2008
If you want a fancy looking goldfish that has an unusual characteristic and you might consider the Oranda goldfish for your aquarium. This fish has a beautiful metallic scaled appearance and comes in a variety of colors from yellow to bright red as well as an interesting chocolate color and a pure white with a red cap.
The interesting characteristic of this goldfish is that they have a bumpy growth on the top of their head which develops when they are a couple of years old. This growth is called a wen and is an unusual, but somewhat appealing characteristic. While this differentiates the Orlando from other goldfish he is similar in many other ways including his paired anal fans and dorsal fin.
How To Choose A Betta Fish
Filed Under Pets | Posted on January 29, 2008
Betta fish, also famous by the name of Siamese fighting fish are a great first pet for children’s, in addition to people who don’t have sufficient time or money for bigger pets. Bettas are reasonably priced, resilient, and easy to care for. Betta fish are a great substitute to goldfish as they require less space. They are contented in a fishbowl or aquarium and have the need of less maintenance as they produce a lesser amount of waste and don’t infect the water as much. There are very few materials needed for acquiring a new betta fish: an aquarium or bowl, water conditioner, a net, and a few gravels. The fish will also be more contented with a small number of accessories, such as a plant and a place to hide.
Monitoring The Healthcare Of Your Tropical Pond Fish
Filed Under Legal and Law, Pets | Posted on January 23, 2008
You have a beautiful outdoor pond stocked full of the fish that create a wonderful kaleidoscope of color in your backyard. If you aren’t careful, though, you can come outside one day to find most of your habitat dieing or in poor health. Let’s take a look at some of the ways you can monitor the health of your outdoor pond fish.
How To Care For Aquarium Catfish
Filed Under Legal and Law, Pets | Posted on January 22, 2008
Catfish are a popular fish to keep in your fish tank because they are generally placid and can live comfortably with other species of fish in a community tank. They also have a distinctive appearance of having barbels around the mouth that look like whiskers and hence give them their colloquial name Catfish. This article will briefly describe the common types of catfish that can be kept in an aquarium, some of their habits and how to care for them.
The two species of catfish that are popular for aquariums are the Corydoras sp. (also known as corys, cory catfish or cory cats) and the Synodontis sp.