The Naso Tang needs a large tank! At least 125 gallons to adequately care for them given their potential size of a whopping 18 inches, likely not that big in the aquarium but this is still a big fish. (more…)
One of the largest of the saltwater butterfly fish is the Lined Butterflyfish, Chaetodon lineolatus. They can get up to 12 inches or so and need at least a 150 gallon aquarium. Take your time acclimating them and keep them out of reef tanks otherwise you risk losing some of your prized corals. (more…)
The June 2008 issue of the Fish Lore Online Aquarium Magazine is now online. Thanks to the article authors this month: Tom, Sirdarksol and RB. Also thank you to the members that were spotlighted: MartinisMommy and MissMTS. These articles and member spotlights are always interesting to read. The photo contest (more…)
There is now a profile on the Eibli Angelfish. This is one of the bigger dwarf angels with the potential to get up to 6 inches. They are sometimes found on the reef amongst C. vrolikii at depths of 1 to 30 meters.
Today I added “categories” for Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Species in the fish picture photo gallery. You can upload your pics if you’d like to show off your species! I think this will be cool once we start getting some of the categories filled out with pics. Couple of things: (more…)
A couple days late due to some scheduling issues on my part prevented me from pushing out the magazine this month on the 1st. Lots of great stuff to read this month including member spotlights, forum thread of the month and some interesting articles. Check (more…)
Have you ever had to deal with green bubble algae in your saltwater aquarium? We have and it’s not fun. Just wrote an article on what to do and how to deal with this algae without pulling what’s left of your hair out.
There are several different varieties of this bubble algae and we talk about the most common one - Ventricaria ventricosa. Hope it helps you deal with this algae. If you have a tip on dealing with this algae post it on the article page and we’ll add it! Read the article here: Green Bubble Algae.
We’ve always thought it would be a cool idea to have our favorite fish species printed on a t-shirt and now it’s possible! We’ve hooked up with zazzle.com to have these shirts printed. You can totally customize all of these shirts to your liking. Change the shirt color, shirt style and even change the image size and plug in your own text!
If you’re interested, check it out here: FishLore T-shirts. We’ll be adding new fish species for the t-shirt designs frequently, so check back often. Have fun!
Just uploaded the latest Fish Lore Aquarium Magazine for April 2008. We have more member spotlights, a book review, aquarium chiller review, an article on cyanobacteria and a freshwater and saltwater fish profile. Here are (more…)
This week I read an interesting book on aquarium design. I’m not the most creative person and any creative help I can get I’ll take. If you’re looking for inspiration for an upcoming aquarium setup or redesign you may want to read this book first.
We just launched a new auction and classifieds system for FishLore members. You can create your own ads and set them up to be in either auction, classified, or wanted format.
For example, if you want to sell an item using the bidding system you’d select “auction” when setting up the ad. If you want to sell an item with a fixed price you’d select the “fixed price” ad type. You can also post ads for items wanted. (more…)
There had been some talk about coming up with some new member names for the fish forum. We have been using the default names that come with the software since the beginning. So we came up with 6 different groups of names for the members to vote on and they decided that they liked the following: (more…)
New article for those freshwater hobbyists out there that are interested in setting up a saltwater aquarium but weren’t sure if they were ready for the task. We try to keep it simple and easy to understand. Differences in setup, costs, equipment and aquarium maintenance are discussed. Check it out: Freshwater vs. Saltwater Aquarium
Since the vacation days are upon us, I wrote a new article on what to do with your fish and aquarium(s) while you’re on vacation. Is it possible for your fish to go that long without food? What should you do before your leave? Is there a list of things to give a fish sitter? You betcha - check out the article here: Going on vacation - what to do with your fish