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Fishes / Nutrition

What's Actually on the Menu: Feeding Saltwater Fish and Invertebrates Well

Tags: saltwater fish food, frozen fish food, nori seaweed, invertebrate feeding, marine aquarium diet

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Fishes / Habitat

German Blue Ram: Beautiful, but Genuinely Delicate

The German blue ram is a small, strikingly colourful dwarf cichlid, with a yellow-orange body, a black eye stripe and iridescent blue speckling across the fins. It comes from the Orinoco basin of Vene

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Fishes / Nutrition

How Long Can Fish Go Without Food? A Vacation Care Guide

Travel is one of the more anxious moments for a new fish keeper, and the good news is that healthy adult fish are considerably more resilient to short fasting periods than most people assume, provided

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Fishes / Nutrition

Swimming, Balance, Oxygen and Food Consumption in Fish: How It All Connects

Watching fish glide effortlessly through a tank makes their movement look simple, but underneath that easy motion is a genuinely elegant piece of biology connecting oxygen, buoyancy and feeding. Under

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Fishes / Habitat

Clown Loach: A Long-Term Commitment in a Cheerful Costume

The clown loach is one of the most recognisable and best-loved bottom-dwelling fish in the hobby, with a bold orange body crossed by three black bands. It comes from Indonesia and is frequently sold s

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Fishes / Habitat

Severum: A Gentle Giant Among Cichlids

The severum has a tall, rounded body similar in shape to a discus, with a warm golden-green base colour and faint vertical banding, particularly visible in younger fish. It comes from the Amazon basin

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