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Fishes / Habitat
Lighting is the single most important piece of equipment in a reef tank, and it is also the one most likely to cause visible harm if changed carelessly. Corals adapt to a given light source over weeks
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Fishes / Habitat
The black moor is a telescope-eyed goldfish variety with a deep, velvety black colour across its entire body, a striking contrast to the oranges and reds of most other fancy goldfish. It grows to arou
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Fishes / Health
Nitrate is the least immediately dangerous product of the nitrogen cycle, which is exactly what makes it easy to neglect. Unlike ammonia or nitrite, nitrate rarely kills a fish outright within hours;
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Fishes / Habitat
A week or two away should not mean coming home to a tank in crisis, and with a little preparation an established aquarium can comfortably run itself while you travel, whether that is a family wedding
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Fishes / Breeds
Blennies belong to the family Blenniidae and bring genuine personality to a reef tank: blunt heads, bulging eyes, and in many species, feathery filaments called cirri sprouting above the eyes. Most bl
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Fishes / Breeds
SPS stands for Small Polyp Stony, and the name describes the corals well: tiny polyps, often no larger than a pinhead, spread across a hard branching, plating or encrusting skeleton. This is the least
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