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Fishes / Habitat
The true Siamese algae eater, Crossocheilus oblongus, holds a genuinely unique position in the aquarium hobby: it is one of the very few fish that reliably eats black beard algae, a stubborn, difficul
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Fishes / Habitat
The leopard danio carries a striking pattern of dark spots over a golden body, quite different from the horizontal stripes of its close relative the zebra danio. For years it was thought to be a separ
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Fishes / Habitat
Setting up a marine tank for the first time can feel like a much bigger undertaking than a freshwater setup, mostly because there genuinely are more moving parts to get right. Breaking it down into a
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Fishes / Habitat
Sponge filters rarely win any beauty contest, an unglamorous block of foam sitting in the corner of a tank, but they solve a specific problem better than almost any other filter type on the market: ke
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Fishes / Habitat
Bettas have a reputation for being an easy, low maintenance fish, largely thanks to years of being sold in tiny cups and bowls, but a healthy betta actually needs a proper, considered setup, and the g
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Fishes / Habitat
The shubunkin is a single-tailed goldfish variety prized for its calico patterning, a mix of blue, black, red, orange and white over a mostly scaleless, nacreous body. It is closer in body shape and h
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