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Fishes / Health
Black spot disease, also called tang disease or black ich, is caused by tiny parasitic flatworms of the genus Paravortex. Despite the alarming appearance, it is one of the less dangerous marine parasi
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Fishes / Habitat
Setting up an aquarium is one of the most rewarding hobbies you can bring into an Indian home. A well kept tank turns a corner of your living room into a small, living ecosystem, and once it settles i
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Fishes / Getting Started
Despite the name, red slime algae is not actually an algae at all. It is cyanobacteria, a photosynthetic bacteria that forms a slimy mat over sand, rock and equipment, usually in shades of deep red or
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Fishes / Getting Started
Adding new fish to a tank that already has an established community is not simply a matter of releasing them in and hoping for the best. Done carelessly, it risks introducing disease, triggering terri
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Fishes / Habitat
The rummy nose tetra, most commonly the species Hemigrammus bleheri sold in the trade, is instantly recognisable by its bright red head and a tail striped in black and white. It comes from the Amazon
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Fishes / Breeds
Sea urchins rarely get the attention corals and fish do, yet a healthy urchin does more unglamorous cleanup work than almost anything else in the tank. They graze constantly, they cannot be overfed th
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