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Fishes / Getting Started

The Reefer's Guide to Keeping Nuisance Algae in Check

Every saltwater aquarist ends up fighting some form of nuisance algae at some point. Rather than treating each outbreak as a separate emergency, it helps to understand the handful of underlying princi

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Fishes / Habitat

Oscar: A Cichlid With a Genuine Personality

The Oscar is a large, intelligent, strikingly patterned cichlid from the Amazon and Orinoco basins, often kept for its genuinely dog-like personality: Oscars learn to recognise their owners, respond t

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Fishes / Getting Started

Reef Tank Water Testing: What to Check and How Often

Reef aquariums, home to fish, corals and invertebrates together, are considerably less forgiving of water chemistry drift than a freshwater fish-only tank, and testing is where most reef keeping mista

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Fishes / Getting Started

Starting Your First Marine Tank? These Fish Forgive Beginner Mistakes

Saltwater fishkeeping has a reputation for being unforgiving, and in some ways that reputation is earned. Marine fish are far less tolerant of swings in salinity, temperature, and ammonia than their f

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Fishes / Getting Started

When and How to Use Zeolite in Your Aquarium

Zeolite is a natural mineral that absorbs ammonia directly from water, making it one of the most useful emergency tools in a keeper's kit, though it is often misunderstood and misused as a permanent f

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Fishes / Getting Started

Converting a Freshwater Aquarium into a Saltwater Aquarium

Many Indian saltwater hobbyists start out in freshwater and later want to make the switch, often using the same tank rather than buying a new one. The conversion is straightforward in principle, strip

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