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Having to euthanize fish isn't always the nicest part of our hobby, but sometimes you need to do it to end a fish's suffering humanely. So I thought I would ...

Times are tough and with the price of everything just going up these days, it is not easy for the novice fishkeeper interested in keeping live plants to ...

White spot (Ich) is like that drunk uncle that always ends up at parties even though he was never invited and no one knows how he knew of the party. That ...

Greetings, fellow South African fish keepers! And welcome to my very first blog post for My Tanklife. I will be (hopefully) writing regular articles from now ...

Struggling to catch the fish in your aquarium? Are they moving too fast? Are there too many? Are your fish just simply being difficult? Whatever your issue is, ...

How do you culture grindal worms? What are grindal worms? What is meant by culturing grindal worms? We know that you probably have a lot of questions (which we ...

We know that as a fish owner, or soon-to-be fish owner, you have a lot of questions. We do not blame you at all because owning fish really is not as easy as it ...

Tissue culture cups are cups that contain portions of pure plant power, minus the pests. They are created in sterile labs, and this means you start your scape ...

Ich or White Spot Disease is a parasitic infection of freshwater fish and is one of the few diseases of fish that can be seen with the naked eye. The infection ...

Poor health in fish isn’t uncommon, but the main cause is poor water conditions. Healthy water usually means healthy fish, so paying close attention to the ...