As a fish owner, one of my favorite things is to observe my tank. There is no doubt that something is relaxing about it. However, a few times, I noticed that my fish tend to open and close their mouths quite rapidly. That phenomenon got me worried, so I started researching the topic a little … Read more
As an aquarist, I enjoy growing foliage in my aquarium. However, quite frequently, I’ve been asking myself whether aquarium plants can grow with LED lights. The longer I experimented and researched the topic, the better understanding I got about the topic. Now, I am willing to share my conclusions. Aquarium plants can grow with LED … Read more
I remember the excitement when I first saw a clutch of mystery snail eggs. As I wanted to raise them, the first question that popped into my mind was whether the eggs were fertilized. Luckily, over the years, I gained a lot of experience in this field. Fertilized mystery snail eggs will darken towards the … Read more
Even after years of experience, I acknowledge that raising molly fry can be difficult. That is especially true for those who are new to fishkeeping, as molly fry come with many questions. So, after quite some time, I decided to gather some of the most common questions into one thorough article. In many cases, I … Read more
If you came to this article, you probably found mystery snail eggs in your tank. When this happened to me, my first question was whether I could simply leave them in the tank and raise them there. You can leave mystery snail eggs in your tank. However, you risk them falling into the water or … Read more
Finding a clutch of mystery snail eggs can be overwhelming, especially to aquarists who have never encountered them before. That was at least how I felt a few years back. Fortunately, as time passed, I gained a lot of experience in this field. There are three main options you can choose from with mystery snail … Read more
The first time I had betta fish eggs in my aquarium, I had no idea what to do with them. Should I let the betta fish do all the work? Do I have to intervene? As time passed, I learned what steps you should take to make them hatch successfully. You can either grow the … Read more
I remember how every time I tested my aquarium water, I kept asking myself if the nitrates were too high. As I knew they have different toxicity than ammonia and nitrites, I kept feeling confused when I got results like 10, 20, and 30ppm. Ideally, aquarium water nitrate should be kept under 20ppm. Nitrates are … Read more
A positive nitrate test is pretty common in home aquariums, and it immediately raises one question: what can actually remove it? As I asked this question so many times in the past, I decided to gather everything that I know into one article. These are the main ways to remove nitrates from aquarium water: Water … Read more
Many fish owners are afraid that their mystery snails will lay eggs because they don’t want their tank to be overpopulated. That concern raises one central question: how many eggs do mystery snails actually lay? Mystery snails lay between 50 and 500 eggs, of which 20 to 40 will hatch within three weeks. Their spawning … Read more