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DIY: Aquarium Light Reflectors

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If you are designing a hood for an aquarium or repairing a broken hood, you need to install a light reflector. The reflector takes the florescent or incandescent light emitted from the bulbs and forces the light downward into the aquarium. If you do not have a reflector, the hood will look ornamenta

How to Start a Goldfish Tank

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Goldfish are one of the first fish to be kept by humans in captivity for pleasure and hobby purposes. They come in many beautiful colors that were bred into them for many centuries in China. They can grow as large as 12 inches and weigh almost 5 pounds in optimal conditions. They hold the same fasci

How to Reproduce Aquarium Plants

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Reproducing aquarium plants at home can be done using one of three techniques. The first is tissue culture, which requires an expensive, sterile environment and is likely not practical for the home aquarist. The second is sexual propagation---cultivation from seed---which may also be a bit more chal

How To Keep a Pond Clean

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Every pond owner, whether it is a garden pond, koi pond or just a fish pond knows that it has to be clean to get the most out of it. Ponds with overgrown shores, green water, or that have a lot of debris in it detracts from both the pleasure of looking at it and the value of your property.

DIY Cichlid Flowerhorn

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Flowerhorn Cichlids are a hybrid species of cichlid known for their distinctive protruding head. The flowerhorn cichlid is believed to be a lucky fish; owners of these creatures are said to be given luck and good feng shui. The fish was developed in Malaysia in the 1990s; exactly what species of cic

Do Goldfish Like Company?

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While goldfish are not naturally aggressive fish, you still have to be very careful in choosing tank mates for them. There are four main reasons why most fish will not do well in a goldfish tank.Goldfish are considered to be cold water fish: In a goldfish aquarium there is no need for a heater.

How to Take Care of Fish

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Some parents favor fish as a suitable first pet for their children because they are viewed as low-maintenance animals that are easy to take care of and clean up after. While this is generally true, fish still require regular feeding and cleaning of their environment in order to stay healthy and happ

Keeping Exotic Fish As Pets

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Few things rival the majestic beauty of what Jacques Cousteau famously termed "The Silent World:" the mysterious world underneath the surface of the waves. Fish have a graceful poetry to their movements, and there is a certain pageantry to the Clownfish, the Angelfish, and the puffer. Many