90% of the new saltwater hobbyists leave after just one year. But there are three things the top 10% do to avoid failure. So in this article, here are the top 3 things to do to avoid failure. Get Source Water Right When you are new to the hobby, it’s better to think of it…
Every fish and invert will have some sort of specialized diet. With hundreds of food options, it’s downright impossible for a beginner to make the right choice. So rather than pulling your hair out and wasting a lot of time, here are the six essential foods that will feed 99% of all your livestocks. Hikari…
Here we are learning all about the Sun Coral, also known as the Tubastaea, Yellow Cup, or Sun polyps corals. Prices: $50 Care Level: these are tough to take care of, especially for newcomers. They have a very picky lifestyle to thrive in the tank. Water Parameters Temperature: 72-878 F dKH: 8-12 pH: 8.1-8.4 Salinity: 1.023-1.025 It’s the bright yellow and…
Nano fishes are small fishes of less than an inch and are often suited for aquariums below 15 gallons. Here are the top 5 nano fishes for your small aquarium: Pea Puffers Also known as Indian Dwarf Puffers are the smallest puffer fish in the world and come from fully freshwater environments in the southwestern…
In this article, we’ll be learning all about the Mitratus Butterflyfish. This fish does well in various aquariums and is a fairly hardy fish, and adapts well to aquarium settings. Prices: Ranges from $300-$400. Tank Size: For Butterflyfish, they can get pretty significant. So by adulthood, they would need about a 100-gallon tank to give them…
If you are thinking of starting a saltwater aquarium, there has never been one to do so because of the wealth of information available to demystify the hobby. But some myths persist mainly because they are based on an element of truth. So here are the six most common myths about saltwater aquariums. Saltwater tanks…
Did you ever want to take care of a shark? In this article, we are talking about one of the most common sharks seen in the saltwater hobby. This is the Banded Bamboo cat shark. Banded Bamboo Cat Shark These are bottom-dwelling sharks, so you are not going to see these constantly swimming around like…
There are four ways to mount corals, frags, and plugs. But this is the best way to go about it. The Gear The right gear is critical to success here. So let’s start with the essential gear frag disks and frag plugs. There are two types: A hard-fired ceramic types Natural aragonite While there is…
There are three familiar places to build your refugium: Sump Back container Directly in your display tank However, the reality for most of us is that either we don’t have a sump, or we have a sump that is big enough for a protein skimmer and a refugium at the same time. This leaves us…
In this article, we are learning all about the Dispar Anthias and Lyretail Anthias. Both of these fishes look so much alike that they will have a great time in the tank together. Dispar Anthias and Lyretail Anthias Prices: $40-$60 Tank Size: Usually dependent on how many you’re going to get. For a trio, for example,…