Glofish 70 gobies 260–261 breeding 230, 231 suckerlike device 261 goldfish 74, 332–343 breeding 326, 327, 328, 341 designing ponds for 300 diseases 324 feeding 316, 337 hand-stripping 326 indoor tanks 312, 313 origins and ancestry 22, 334 pigmentation and sheen 333 scales 16
An effective aquarium filtration system not only removes waste products from the water by physical or chemical means but also mirrors the process of biological filtration—the nitrogen cycle—that occurs in the wild. Filtration goes hand in hand with aeration, in which water is circulated so that it can absorb oxygen from the air and lose unwanted carbon dioxide.
Introduction to Freshwater Fish Maintenance Feeding the fish Feeding time offers the best opportunity to see your fish at close quarters and monitor their well-being. It is also an opportunity to tame your fish, especially if you feed them at the same times each day. Freshwater fish can be given a wide range of foods, […]
Feeding time offers the best opportunity to see your fish at close quarters and monitor their well-being. It is also an opportunity to tame your fish, especially if you feed them at the same times each day. Freshwater fish can be given a wide range of foods, but commercial products are the most convenient and also the safest option, since diseases may be introduced to the tank along with invertebrate live foods, such as tubifex worms.
