Fish Tank Tales - Freshwater Aquaria Adventures

The Gold Fish (1)

11/04/11 •

Among the aquarium fish species the gold fish is the most known, with extended longevity living up to 25 years in aquariums and reaching 30 to 35 centimeters. There isn’t a person who didn’t hear about this fish, or aquarists (even beginners) that are not capable to recognize the gold fish in pet shops. They’re [...]

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Bacopa caroliniana (0)

10/28/11 •

Bacopa caroliniana is an underwater and aquarium plant also known as Obolaria caroliniana, Monniera amplexicaulis, Giant Red Bacopa or Lemon Bacopa. It belongs to the Scrophulariaceae plant family and it originates in central North America. It generally grows slowly, both in aquariums and nature, its leaves are oval in shape and light green in color. [...]

Poeciliidae Fish Family (0)

10/27/11 •

Poeciliidae is a fresh water fish family that originally lived only in America but because they are mosquito larvae eaters were acclimated around the world to control the mosquito population. They are surface fish and will inhabit ponds or slow moving waters, will eat small insects, mosquito larvae but also plant based food. All the [...]

Guppy Fish (Poecilia reticulata) (0)

10/04/11 •

Also known as Poecilia reticulata by its scientific name this little fish is part of the Poeciliidae family who are known for giving birth to live young. The Guppy is one of the most popular aquarium fish of all time, maybe the second most popular right after the goldfish. It was discovered in 1866 in [...]

IPhone and your aquarium: aquariumists’ answer to Angry Birds is here! (0)

10/03/11 •

I know I should have avoided the comparison to the popular game because AquaPilot, the new IPhone app we are reviewing here, is not a game and means serious business. But I really-really wish it was possible to sling some fish into those pigs – I think fish can provide some new zing to the [...]