Adding Fish to a Fish Tank

Fish make wonderful pets. Colorful, interesting and typically not difficult to handle. Fish add charm and sense of calm to any room. Many people find that the gentle hum from a well-maintained aquarium helps them sleep and relax. Once you have discovered...

Okay, now after our tank has been up for a good while maybe two or three weeks and we've got fish in our tank. They're thriving, they're happy, they're eating, they're doing all the things that fishes do. We should consider adding snails and/or algae...

Choosing tropical fish is very fun. However, to make your tropical fish hunt smart, there are some things you should keep in mind.

A new fish tank lacks the bacteria to form a steady biological cycle. That cycle proceeds as follows: Fish create the waste product ammonia, which is poisonous to them. Bacteria in the tank change that ammonia to nitrite, which is also toxic. Other...

If fish are introduced too quickly into a new aquarium, they may die. The easiest method to successfully acclimate your fish to a new aquarium is to slowly introduce the fish to the tank in the same plastic bag it came home in.