Wondering why your fish keep dying? This guide is for you! Any keeper will be disheartened when their fish keep dying in the tank, especially if they can’t immediately put their finger on the cause of the deaths. Most fish deaths are caused by human error. It could be that the keeper or someone else…
Interested in fish that don’t need a filter? This guide is for you! Aquatic filters are essential in an aquarium as they help maintain overall tank safety and cleanliness. By getting rid of dirt and toxins and oxygenating the water, filters improve the lives of your pet fish. This is more so because your fish’s…
Wondering what you can feed fish other than fish food? This guide is for you! If you have run out of fish food, there are alternatives you can use to keep your aquarium fish well-fed. The good news is that most fish can go for up to 1 week without the need to eat. Actually,…
Interested in reasons fish lay at the bottom of the tank? This guide is for you! Have you noticed your fish lying at the bottom of the tank, and you have no rational reason for it? This can be disturbing, especially if it is a recently acquired behavior. There are perfectly normal reasons your fish…
Wondering if betta fish need a bubbler and air pump? This guide is for you! Many new owners are at a loss on whether to install a bubbler and air pump in their betta fish tank. Perhaps, you are in the same conundrum. After all, doesn’t your betta fish need to breathe like every other…
Wondering what the best fish for a 5-gallon tank are? This guide is for you! A 5-gallon tank is ideal if you don’t have ample enough space in your home or office for a bigger tank. In addition, this tank can comfortably be home to single or multiple individuals of some fish species. But, which…
Wondering why betta fish fight? This guide is for you! The betta fish is genetically predisposed to antagonism, which it displays through constant fights with its counterparts and other fish. But why do betta fish fight so much? Bettas fight because they are instinctively wired to do so. But this is not the only reason….
Wondering if you can put two betta fish together? This guide is for you! Bettas are known for their aggression and need to assert dominance. As such, there’s a lot to consider in putting two bettas in the same tank. Bettas can live together under the right conditions. You can put a male betta with…
Wondering why your betta fish is swimming sideways? This guide is for you! New betta hobbyists may be alarmed to see their betta fish swimming sideways. However, the more seasoned betta keepers are unlikely to panic because they know the cause. Your betta fish swims sideways because its swim bladder has been compromised. In other…
Wondering how often you should clean a betta fish tank? This guide is for you! Keeping bettas is an enjoyable hobby because of the beautiful colors and vibrant personalities these animals bring into our lives. Nevertheless, keeping bettas calls for a lot of dedication and commitment. These fish have to be fed, medicated and kept…
Wondering if bettas and mollies can live together? This guide is for you! Bettas are some of the world’s most striking and colorful fish species. We keep them for their beauty and vibrant personalities. You’d like to keep this pet with an equally beautiful fish species – such as a molly. But, are bettas and…
Wondering how often you should feed a betta fish? This guide is for you! How often you feed your betta depends on the type of diet you have chosen for him. Also, you have to consider whether the pet betta is healthy. A sick betta will not eat much. The dietary needs of bettas also…
Wondering how big a betta fish tank should be? This guide is for you! Thousands of betta fish live miserable lives every year because they are kept in tanks too small for them. Keepers of these bettas make the ill-conceived decision that captive bettas can live in the same conditions as their wild counterparts. But…
Wondering why betta fish flare? This guide is for you! Flaring is as natural to bettas as when a person gets excited, happy, angry, or moody. It is not something to be much worried or alarmed about unless it happens with increasing regularity. Bettas flare their gills and fins to communicate what they are going…
Interested in black fish that eats algae? This guide is for you! A good number of fish keepers have to contend with the problem of algae, more so because only a few aquarium species eat these aquatic, non-flowering plants. In fish-keeping, the biggest headache is caused by the black beard algae species. This algae species…
Wondering how long do betta fish live? This guide is for you! How long a betta fish lives depends on a number of factors. For example, have its dietary and environmental conditions been met? What about its likes and dislikes? Under the right living conditions, a betta fish lives for 3 to 4 years. Most…
Interested in how to transfer betta fish from cup to tank? This guide is for you! In many pet stores, nano fish such as bettas are sold in plastic cups or bowls. These cups are not meant to hold the fish for long. Betta fish should be transferred to an appropriate tank as soon as…
Wondering if betta fish can live with goldfish? This guide is for you! Betta fish and goldfish can live together only under exceptional circumstances. These two fish species have such diverse needs that it would be ill-advised to put them together. Betta fish thrive in warmer temperatures than goldfish. Also, bettas are very sensitive to…
Wondering what betta fish eat? This guide is for you! The best way to make your betta happy and healthy is to provide it with the best food possible. So what is the best food for your betta? This would have to be the food this fish would enjoy in its natural habitat. In the…
Wondering if betta fish like light? This guide is for you! Betta fish originate from the tropics – places of abundant sunlight, such as Cambodia and Thailand. So, yes, betta fish need light, although this is not a matter of life and death for them. However, your betta fish at home does need to survive…