Recent content by westpoison

Depends on how much bacteria media you put inside the new aquarium. Lets say the old tank is holding 20 small fishes, if you now transfer the filter from this mature tank into a new tank, the capacity the new tank can hold will be less than 20 small fishes unless you transfer all its bacteria...

Yes i am responsible for the fish, thats why i am doing a once a week water change. whereas people are saying that i should have water changes everyday! A Too frequent water changes definitely going to hurt the fish more than if the fish going to stay in a fish tank with little ammonia for a...

Since we are doing cycling, there definitely will be times where the ammonia level is high if you change the water at this point of time, your tank will end up not being cycled enough and it will affect your aquarium in the long run. Thus the 1 week per water change will be sufficient, a too...

Is the water green and cloudy? the particle attached to your plant is it some green hairy stuff?

sorry i left out the water changes in my post because i am assuming that water changes is a common knowledge. The water changes once a week rule still apply. Whether to do it with fish or fishless, its completely up to the individuals. For me i prefer cycling with 2-3 hardy fish as the hardy...

I realise many people are confuse about how to cycle their aquarium. So i wrote something hoping can proved to be some help. There are basically 2 ways of cycling aquarium, either with fish or without fish. In my opinion, it is easier to do without fish, but it will be dull running an empty...

If you stay in a place that is warm and humid, its the perfect place for you to have your own cultivation of mosquito larvae. Mosquito egg rafts are free to harvest, requiring very little equipment and only a few minutes each day. The larvae act as a good supplement of food for your fish. Its...