General Aquarium Tips

Every year, countless pets go missing, leaving their owners distraught and worried. While collars and ID tags are essential forms of identification, they can become lost or damaged. That's where microchipping comes in. In this blog, we'll delve into the importance of microchipping your pet, how it works, and the benefits it offers in ensuring your furry friend's safety and security. Permanent Identification: Unlike collars and ID tags, which can fall off or be removed, a microchip provides a permanent form of identification for your pet. The tiny chip, about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted beneath...

Every year, countless pets go missing, leaving their owners distraught and worried. While collars and ID tags are essential forms of identification, they can become lost or damaged. That's where microchipping comes in. In this blog, we'll delve into the importance of microchipping your pet, how it works, and the benefits it offers in ensuring your furry friend's safety and security. Permanent Identification: Unlike collars and ID tags, which can fall off or be removed, a microchip provides a permanent form of identification for your pet. The tiny chip, about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted beneath...

Cleaning your pond is essential not only to keep it looking attractive, but also to remove mud, silt, dead leaves and other debris that can unbalance the water chemistry, clog pumps and filters and foster dangerous bacteria. But what should you do with your fish when it is time to give your pond a thorough cleaning? Why You Need to Remove Your Fish The most thorough pond cleaning includes draining the water, pressure washing the pond liner, trimming plants, changing filters and possibly rearranging rocks, logs or other items. Any of these tasks can stress and agitate your fish. When...

A new pet can be a wonderful companion and an exciting addition to your family, but it isn’t as easy as just bringing an animal into your home. It is essential to provide proper care to any pet, whether you adopt a cat or dog, a small animal like a rabbit, ferret, chinchilla, or guinea pig, or any type of reptile, fish, or bird. Why Proper Care Matters Different pets have different needs for diet, housing, daily activities, and more. Every pet needs a safe, secure environment, and proper veterinary care with suitable experience for the type of pet is...

A good aquarist knows that a properly maintained aquarium can be breathtaking. However, if not maintained properly, you will end up with an ugly fish tank and dead fish.Things you’ll want to avoid:● Overstocking Your Tank:  We all want a little variety to our aquarium, but don’t get carried away with too many fish. When overstocked, a fish tank will build up waste products such as ammonia and nitrites which are harmful to your fish in large amounts. These are caused by the byproducts of urine and feces your fish produce, as well as uneaten food rotting on the bottom...