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The pond, as a house for your koi, should provide stability for them to grow. The environment must be constant, including the water temperature and quality. If your koi fish pond doesn’t have those aspects, raising your pet can be a bit tough. As their keepers, taking care of their health and comfort is the responsibility you can't ignore. You must know the basic knowledge of caring and raising them. Now, to make it short, let's take a look at the following points. 1. Give your koi a proper habitat. At first, your koi fish pond should allow sunlight to penetrate. Not just that, but the availability of the shading is also necessary. So, you need to place things like vegetation to cover your koi fish pond. 2. Oxygen is important. So, make sure the oxygen supply is enough for your koi fish pond. The installation of an oxygen pump can be the best move you can take. Besides, the placing of vegetation also helps to aerate your koi fish pond. 3. Keep the temperature stable. If c...

Corydoras fish is tropical fish from South America. Many fish hobbyists like breeding this fish. This fish can spawn easily. Here are several tips on spawning corydoras fish.  1. Reducing the temperature Compared to other tropical fish, spawning corydoras fish is Weasy. This animal can adapt to any temperature and water condition with pH level 6.6 up to 7. For spawning, you need to reduce the temperature of the water to 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celcius).  2. Pairing the corydoras To find out the pairs fish for spawning are quite difficult. You need to pay attention carefully to the differences between male and female. The male ones are smaller than female ones. While the females have rounder and bigger belly. But if it is difficult to differentiate them, you can purchase two or three pairs in the pet shop. 3. Creating comfortable atmosphere Before spawning, you need to create the comfortable atmosphere in the aquarium. You need to provide 20 gallons high tank, c...

The oscar fish is well-known as the fish that can breed easily. Therefore, there are many aquarists want to spawn this living creature in the aquarium even though this fish is quite large. Here are some techniques for spawning oscar fish. 1. Choosing the pair of oscar fish The first and the hardest part in spawning the oscar fish is choosing the adult male and female pair that is going to mate. 14 months up to 3 years old with 6 to 10 inches long are considered the adult ones. You need to find out the pair that can produce fertile eggs. The problem happens when you cannot differentiate which one is male or female. You will find out after they can lay the eggs. Once you succeed to breed, this animal can lay up to 1,000 eggs.  2. Choosing the large tank Considering the size of this animal, you need to provide the large tank to spawn. The minimum size for the tank is 55 gallons for 6 inches pair of fish. But the larger tank will be better especially if the pair lays the eggs. Anot...

Oscar Fish ( Astronotus Ocellatus ), a tropical South America origin, is quite popular in many areas such as in Australia, China, and United States. This = is one of the popular fish that many aquarists love to raise in the aquarium.  If you happen to have or plan to have one, here are seven ways to maintain oscar fish in the aquarium. 1. Selecting the large aquarium Oscar fish can grow up to 16 inches long. The fish are considered as the large tropical freshwater fish. The fish need a big aquarium that can cover up and accommodate their body well.  2. Providing a healthy environment  Creating a healthy and clean environment in the aquarium is very important. You need to provide the aquarium plenty of warm and clean water with the heater and a thermometer. The fish are also not allowed to be in too warm or too cool temperature. The temperature of the tank should be about 23.5 degree up to 27-degree Celsius (74 to 77 degree Fahrenheit) so that the damage of its immune ...

Having discus fish spawned is quite challenging. It will be more challenging for the newbie tropical fish aquarist. It takes time and patience to succeed. The failure may happen at the first time you try to spawn this living creature. Once you succeed, it will be easier for you to handle the process of spawning. Here are some tips to spawn the discus fish briefly. 1. Selecting and Limiting the Number of Pairs As the newbie, you need to purchase the best pair of the discus fish. You can start with several adult discus fish. You can go to the pet shop to purchase them. You can buy two or three pairs for the aquarium. 2. Preparing the Spacious Tank for Spawning Discus Fish prefers to have a spacious tank to mate. The recommended spacious tank can hold about 191 liters to 255 liters or 50 to 67 gallons for breeding four to six discus fish. You also need to test the level of pH water condition and remove other fish to another tank. 3. Providing Food for Spawning the Discus Fish Discus...

Seeing the school of colorful and healthy discus fish and its mates swim around in the aquarium is such a healing activity. But, if your discus fish is sick, it is getting troublesome and stressful. Here are seven ways to do the maintenance of the discus fish in the aquarium. 1. Selecting the Suitable Tank Mates for your Discus Fish If you are keen on putting many types of fish with your discus fish together in your aquarium, you need to select the fish, which fit your discus fish. Some fish species like the ancistrus, clown loaches, corydoras catfish, German blue rams, glowlight tetras, rosy tetras, and rummy nose tetras can be the alternative mates. 2. Cleaning your Aquarium Tank  Keep cleaning your aquarium is one of the best ways to maintain the discus fish in your aquarium. Discus fish is such a sensitive fish that need better treatment. You should replace the tank with the fresh water. Furthermore, you must take care of the level of water, too. The recommended water for the d...

Arowana fish is a type of freshwater fish that generally lives in public waters such as rivers. This arowana fish is commonly found in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia.  Besides being found in Southeast Asia, arowana fish can also be found in Africa, Brazil and Australia. There are many types of arowana fish that can be kept as pet fish at home, such as black arowana, silver arowana, gold arowana, red arowana, green arowana, Australian arowana, and African arowana. If you are interested in having one of them to beautify the room in your home, please refer to some tips on how to care for these arowana fish. arowana fish (shutterstock.com) Selection of aquarium for keeping arowana fish.   Before you decide to buy an arowana fish, you must ensure that the aquarium to be used is suitable for the type of arowana fish that will be kept. The size of the aquarium for keeping arowana fish must be considered. The ideal length of the aquarium for keeping Arowana is thre...

Guppy originally comes from Northeast South America, but it is now found all over the world except Antarctica. This fish has colorful body decorated with spots and stripes. That is why it is also best known as rainbow fish. Because of its lovely appearance, most people love to put it in the aquarium as an ornament fish.  However, having just a few guppies in the aquarium seems like a bad idea because their size is tiny. Why not breeding them and full your aquarium with more guppies in various colors?  Spawning guppy fish is easy and simple. These steps will help you to go for it.  1. Find the right breeding fish  The first thing you should do is finding the male and female guppy. The male is usually smaller and has a brighter color than the female. However, if you want to produce guppies with various colors, select male and female guppy fish which have different and rich color.  2. Set up the tank  The next step is preparing the breeding place. For this...

Catfish farming is getting popular day by day around the globe. This kind of hardy fish is considered profitable for business since it grows fast, easy to care, and contains omega 3, protein, magnesium, and B12 vitamin. What else do you need from a commercial fish? Check these methods if you are interested in raising catfish.    depositphotos.com Preparing the pond for catfish farming Catfish can live in many kinds of the pond. People usually farm it in soil pond, tarpaulin pond, or cement pond. It even can live well in a small tank in your home if you want to farm it for your daily consumption. However, you do not need to build new pond because using old pond is also ok. After selecting the pond, you must clean it and fill it with water. The ideal water depth is 4—5 feet. In this depth, the sunlight could still reach until the bottom of the pond, which is very good for the catfish health and the growth of the microorganism in the pond.  The next step is applying fertiliz...

Eel farming is a profitable business. That is why this freshwater fish is chosen by many farmers around the world to be farmed. People love eating this slender fish as it has the delicious taste and is full of nutrients. There have been many farmers that can be successful by farming eels. Why not become one of them? These eel farming techniques will help you.  The place for farming eel fish There are two places familiarly used by eel farmers: the pond and the tank. If you are still new in this business, it is better for you to use a tank or plastic container because they are cheaper than the pond. There are some ways of preparing the tank for eel farming. 1. Clean the tank  2. Make a longitudinal hole on the side of the tank 3. Put the tank on the flat ground 4. Build sewer on the bottom of the tank  5. Give mud, fertilizer, straw, and starter microorganism at the bottom of the tank Choosing good fingerlings The seed can be bought at the nurseries. These are som...

Many people are crazy about betta fish since it has an appealing color that could attract people’s eyes. Moreover, this tropical fish is considered easy to care as it could live in a small aquarium and even a jar with a minimum oxygen supply.  If you are one of the betta's lovers or someone who is interested in selling it on a local pet store, you may want to breed it by yourselves to multiply it. However, one breeding could produce hundreds of fries. Spawning betta fish is not something that can be taken lightly.  Don’t forget that betta is a fighting fish.  The male hurts the female betta is possible to happen when you put them together. This fact will bring you to a serious problem unless you know how to handle it. Follow these steps for a successful Betta spawning.  1. Find the best male and female betta fish.  The male betta is usually small, long, and aggressive, while the female is slower and has rounder and fatter body. You also can guess the gender fr...

As an aquatic garden, aquascape gives a gorgeous touch for your tank. However, not just a piece of art, aquascape also a space to make the fishes feel like they are living in their natural habitat. Besides, it can be used as a place for tiny fish to breed, deliver the eggs, or as a protector from the bigger fish.  That is the reason why you need to install the proper aquascape to your tank, that is comfortable enough for the fishes. You cannot just put the plants, woods, and stones. Either you shall consult with the professional or you can search for the types of aquascapes that can be applied to your tank. Curious on what types of aquascape that can be applied to your tank? Here they are:  1. Iwagumi Style  Found by the Father of Aquascape Takashi Iwagumi, the aquascape style look so simple. Not too many ornaments there and the aquascape focuses on the placement of three stones. The biggest stone is called the father stone, while two secondary stones have the smaller siz...

Not only as the decoration for the tank, aquascape has the function to protect the fish. In the natural habitat, fish use the cave, coral, stones, and other plants to hide from the predators and other dangers. In the tank, the function held by the aquascape. As an artificial garden, aquascape is composed of sands, rocks, woods, and also the artificial plants. However, not all the artificial plants can be used as a part of the aquascape. If you choose the wrong plant, there is a chance that your aquarium might be dirty and it can give bad impact to the health of the fish. Therefore, choose these plants aquascape as the main parts of your aquatic garden: 1. Christmas Moss A lavish touch for every aquatic garden, Christmas moss is not only good as a decoration but also has the function to absorb the nitrates in the tank. Christmas Moss can grow both in low and high light tank. It is quite cheap in price so for you who are tight on budget, this is your first best choice.   2. Java Moss...

Water is not the only element needed by the fish. Like other living creatures, fish have to live in the environment that makes them less-stressed. They also need the ultimate protection from the predators, just like what they got in their natural habitat such as the sea Your aquarium might not as big as the waters or the sea. There, you cannot put the real corals, the real weeds, and underwater garden elements. However, you still can make your tank as beautiful as the waters. What you need to do is to make aquascape. Aquascape is the artificial underwater garden made from some aquatic plants, caves, rocks, and other supporting materials. Aquascape makes a tank looks more natural and makes the fish feel like they live in their natural environment.  By understanding the basic steps, you can make your tank more unique and becomes the satisfying home decoration. So, here are the simple ways to make aquascape that are easy to remember: 1.    Make the base for the aquascape Aft...

You have a huge tank, and also a bunch of aquascape ideas. Those are a very good start to be a fish-hobbyist. However, those will mean nothing if you place the wrong fish in your aquarium.  Not every fish suit well in the aquascape. There are some fish who feel bothered with the existence of the aquascape. Or the worst, get hurt with this aquatic garden. Hence, these are the list of the best fishes that will get along in the aquascape. Are you ready to put them on your tank? Here is the list of the fish in aquascape that you can buy: 1.    Neon Tetra With its beautiful and shiny color, Neon Tetra combines with the aquatic garden, will give you a stunning decoration. But it is not the main reason why you have to put neon tetra in the top list of fish in aquascape. Even though it will grow larger someday, but the size will not reach more than 1 inch. That is why the aquascape can be a good place to stay for the Neon Tetra. This aquatic garden will bring no harm to the fish,...

For the fish hobbyist, having an aquascape might be something obligator. Moreover, if they have the tiny fishes like neon tetra or guppy.  Aquascape can be the fishes' place to hide, to breed, and also to make them less-stressed in the tank. Aquascape can also make your tank an artsy decoration in your living room.  But, you have to remember one thing. Having the aquascape means that you have to think about other maintenance besides the fish. You cannot just put the base, the plants and other ornaments to make the aquascape, because you have to take care that aquatic garden regularly. And here are the steps of easy aquascape maintenance at home: 1. Check the water  On a daily basis, don't forget to check the water circulation and water level. These things hold the important role in the distribution of the substance and also the gas in the tank. If you don't check them regularly, it will give bad impact to the fish. The high flow of water can damage the soft plants and can...

Oryzias latipes is a type of freshwater fish that lives in swamps, rice fields and fish ponds. Oryzias latipes fish has a small body size, the body length of this fish reaches 5 cm. This fish has a beautiful yellow color and if kept in an aquarium it will look beautiful especially if kept in groups of 5-8 fish. In nature, Oryzias latipes fish reproduce by laying eggs. Fish Oryzias latipes live and like aquatic environments with moderate levels of lighting. Oryzias latipes fish can be kept in an aquarium as ornamental fish. In order for these fish to grow and live healthily, the maintenance of Oryzias latipes in the aquarium needs to be done in a good way. Important things that need to be considered when we are going to keep Oryzias latipes fish in the aquarium, namely: 1. pH of water. The pH of the water affects the fish kept in the aquarium, so that the fish can live healthily, the pH of the aquarium water must be optimal. The pH value of a good aquarium water is 6.7. 2. Water hardnes...

Leporinus fasciatus fish, including fish species that live in fresh water. This fish belongs to the Anostomidae family. Leporinus fasciatus fish originated from the Amazon basin in South America. Leporinus fasciatus is a fish that has a unique and attractive color, this fish has a slightly yellowish color with black lines arranged vertically from the head to the base of the tail. In nature Leporinus fasciatus likes waters that have a moderate level of lighting. In the process of breeding, Leporinus fasciatus fish breed by laying eggs. As a fish hobbyist who likes to keep fish at home either in an aquarium or in a water tank, Leporinus fasciatus fish can be selected as a pet fish. In maintaining Leporinus fasciatus fish in an aquarium or in a water tank, there are several things that need to be considered so that these fish can live and grow well. The things that need to be considered consist of the level of water quality and fish care containers. A. Water Qua...