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How To Lower Water Temparature In An Aquarium

How To Lower Water Temparature In An Aquarium

During hot days, many of us, when looking at aquariums, envy our fish constantly swimming in the water. Who wouldn't want to swim in the pool instead of sitting at work or in an overheated living room? Is it really so comfortable for the fish? Maybe during hot days it’s necessary to lower the water temperature in the aquarium?

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How To Prepare An Aquarium For Longer Abscence

How To Prepare An Aquarium For Longer Abscence

We are going on a planned vacation with the children, and our aquarium stays at home. How to prepare the tank for our long absence? Let’s mention some tips that may help you with such a situation.

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Say hello to Eriocaulon Cinereum!

Say hello to Eriocaulon Cinereum!

Among many aquatic plants, one species impressed aquascapers particularly- it’s eriocaulon cinereum. This very decorative plant is quite easy  to grow but when fertilized with micronutrients and carbon dioxide. Of  course it will grow without them but not so fast and the coloration will certainly be weaker that’s why it’s found as difficult to grow among the community.

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Siamese Fighting Fish- Popular Inhabitant Of The Aquarium

Siamese Fighting Fish- Popular Inhabitant Of The Aquarium

Siamese fighting fish, or Betta splendens, is one of the most recognizable species found in aquariums of both novice aquarists and veterans. The showpiece of these fish is their extremely vivid coloration, which often adorns the minimalist tanks in which they are usually kept, often without any companions. 

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How to Set Up A Mossarium

How to Set Up A Mossarium

Setting up a tank mainly containing  moss involves several stages of work and a lot of patience. What matters is an interesting idea and the right approach to each species of moss, if you decide on several at the same time. After all, this is not an impossible task, even for a beginner. 

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The Dark Side Of Fishkeeping: Inbreeding and Hybridization

The Dark Side Of Fishkeeping: Inbreeding and Hybridization

Inbreeding and hybridazation of fish are a common phenomenum among breeders who look for more and more colorful varieties. Unfortunately this leads to serious problems in our animals' health.

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Styles of Nature Aquariums

Styles of Nature Aquariums

Nature Aquarium is a trend in the art of arranging planted aquariums. It was started by Takashi Amano - a Japanese photographer, a figure probably known to most aquarists. It was the Nature Aquarium that gave rise to the four main styles that are still in use today: Iwagumi, Ryuboku, Mizube and Ragwork.

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Proper Trimming of Aquarium Plants

Proper Trimming of Aquarium Plants

Trimming aquarium plants is the basic care procedure. The trimmed plants at the right moment of growth will repay us with an exemplary condition. If not cut or too rarely tended, they will rot in the lower parts and, as a result, we will lose our valuable species. Thanks to the appropriate trimming, we can form plants into various shapes. 

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Planted Aquarium Substrate: Dirt, Aqua Soil, Gravel and Sand

Before Takashi Amano revolutionized the planted tank hobby by introducing CO2 and before the introduction of “Aqua Soil”, hobbyists either use dirt capped with sand or just plain gravel. This was the old way but it does not mean that it’s wrong and the new way is better. It’s just another means of achieving the results of healthy plant growth.

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Biosecurity in a home aquarium

Biosecurity in a home aquarium

In home aquariums, we often struggle with all kinds of diseases in our inhabitants. The consequences are often the usage of medicinal products, losses in stocking and worse condition of the plants. According to the principle that prevention is better than cure, it is worth finding out what the term biosecurity is.

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Influence of temperature on the embryonic and later development of fish

Influence of temperature on the embryonic and later development of fish

Starting from the earliest stage of fish life, water temperature is a factor that has a huge impact on the first moments of a fish's life, as well as its subsequent development and existence.

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5 floating plants that you can use in your aquarium

5 floating plants that you can use in your aquarium

It happens that the lighting in the aquarium is too strong and needs to be shaded. This can be beneficial for fish - species that like less light exposure. In this case (and not only), floating aquarium plants work well. Which species are worth choosing? Here we present the list of 5 the most recommended floating plants by CO2Art Experts.

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