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4 Tank Setting Tips to Help Dwarf Hairgrass to Live Longer

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Dwarf Hairgrass is one of the most popular aquatic plants, but aquarists often face the problem of discoloration of the leaves or unhealthy appearance of the plant. You should know that the causes of such problems can be found at the grass-root level. Yes, the plant is itself not that bad or unhealthy, but some mistakes during the tank set-up can make this aquatic plant unhealthy. Consuming the discolored leaves can be harmful to your fish. That is why we have listed a few tips which you can follow to set-up the tank, so that Dwarf Hairgrass and fish, both can stay healthily. Continue reading and apply these tips: Tips To Select Aquarium Size You actually do not need to put any special efforts to select the size of the tank if you plan to plant Dwarf Hairgrass in it. From a 10-gallon tank to the bigger ones, there will not be any issues for this aquatic plant. However, you will need to consider the free space to allow the fish to swim. Dwarf Hairgrass needs suffici
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Common Fish-Keeping Mistakes and Ways of Avoiding Them

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Keeping a pet always includes some challenges, and your pet is a fish, your difficulty level will be higher than others. Here, it does not matter whether you are a beginner or an experienced aquarist because the experienced aquarists can also make mistakes – taking care of so many factors sometimes becomes difficult for them as well. Indeed the beginners make more mistakes, but in this article, we are focusing on the common fish-keeping mistakes in general, not just for the newbies. You can have a look at these and note the solutions provided to make your journey of fishkeeping flawless. 1. The Desire to Acquire More Fish It is probably the commonest mistake for all fish-keepers, especially the experienced ones because, for them, fish-keeping is a passion. They always want to add some more elegant looking fish in their tank, and the pet stores tempt them by showing more colorful and beautiful species. By doing this, they make their tank over-crowded, and sometimes t
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A Quick Tour to the Causes and Cures of Swim Bladder Disorder

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Is your aquarium fish floating upside down? Or is it having swollen belly? Did you notice it to sink towards the bottom of your aquarium? Does it also swim keeping the tail high? If your answer is yes to all these questions, the first thing you need to do is to stop doing panic! On a serious note, curved spine or swollen belly or sinking towards the bottom is a sign of a common disorder of the aquarium fishes called swim bladder disorder. Remember, it has an easy remedy too. But, due to the negligence and lack of observation of the owners, this disorder is often overlooked. Also, it is often detected when it is too late to cure the fish! It is recommended to go through the following guide to keep your fish healthy and lively. Know the disorder in detail Swim bladder disorder is the particular state in which the bladder faces obstacles to function in the way in which it should normally do. These obstacles cause to the swim bladder due to some diseases in the fis
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Aquarium Lighting – Basic Things to Know

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You may think lighting is just for the show of a fish tank but that is a wrong concept because several things lie with the light setting in an aquarium. Beginner aquarists may not understand the importance of  aquarium lighting  and choose wrong light for a tank which may harm aquatic species and lead too much growth of algae. So, first understand, why lighting is an important part of fishkeeping then only mount light. Bright Lighting helps you see the colors of the aquatic species prominently but you have to understand whether your pet is a diurnal or a nocturnal species. You should consider a few things before you select lighting for your fish tank: 1.        Consider the Species You are Keeping in the Aquarium Different specimens need different lighting for their tank. While choosing a pet fish, learn about its necessities and comfort for adding illumination in the house of your finned buddies. Some fish love high light and others prefer moderate lighting that they r
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