Pets – Fish

I get really excited when I have a new fish tank up and everything is balanced.  Now is the time to add new fish.

Have you ever thought of having live fish tank plants in your aquarium? Well, it is a great idea for a number of reasons.

In general, gold fish are very hardy and rarely get sick. However, these may get sick and I have listed below some of the different types of diseases they can get.

This ancient member of the plant kingdom dates back several million years. Their sizes have been found to range from cellular to very large plants that can cover over 100 feet in length.

I think fish owners enjoy aquarium backgrounds more than the fish do! The backgrounds come in various tropical designs; its purpose is to add beauty to your tank and to also cover up any unseemly extension cords or fish tank supplies that would be seen without having a nice background.

The maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) has a maroon colored body with either white or gold stripes. These fish were originally from reefs in the Pacific Ocean, between Indonesia, Taiwan and the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef. Some of the gold striped maroon clownfish come from Sumatra.

Aquarium corals are usually the centerpieces of any saltwater fish tank. Coral is a marine invertebrate and is a colony of polyps. Polyps contain algae, which provide food for themselves and the coral.

The goldfish bowl is no longer the only fish tank you can have on your desk or in your small apartment. The mini aquarium is rapidly becoming the norm with a lot of interesting shapes and sizes.

One of the most fun and exciting tropical popular pet fish is the Oscar fish or Red Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus).

Should you buy sea monkeys for your child as their first pet? If your child is like mine, every time they see a pet on TV, they want it. I love my son, but I know if I buy him a dog, I will be the one to take care of it. The same thing [...]