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Fishes / Habitat
The ember tetra, Hyphessobrycon amandae, is one of the smallest commonly kept tetras, rarely exceeding two centimetres, with a warm orange-red body that glows under the right lighting. It comes from a
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Fishes / Breeds
Marine angelfish split broadly into two groups that behave like entirely different fish once you own them. Dwarf angelfish, from the genus Centropyge, stay under six inches and can work in reef tanks
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Fishes / Habitat
The rainbow shark, despite the cheerful name, carries a fairly plain grey-black body offset by vivid red or orange fins, with the name referring more to the fin colour than any rainbow pattern across
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Fishes / Habitat
This is one of the more debated questions among reef keepers, and the honest answer is that it depends on the type of sand bed in the tank. Vacuuming helps in some setups and actively undoes the inten
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Fishes / Getting Started
A full aquarium clean, done properly, is less dramatic than most beginners fear and considerably gentler on your fish than an overzealous scrub down. The goal is never a spotless, sterile tank, since
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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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