Category: Fish Care

Why do fish poop? What is the purpose of fish poop? Can fish faecal matter be beneficial in any way? 

All valid questions I’m sure. It’s important to understand our little friend’s behaviours and habits in order to understand the fish itself better.

This includes when where how do fish poop and why our fish poop. As well as what colour the poop is and how often our fish relieve themselves.

Hang on Do fish poop? of course, they do.

So let me explain a little more for some perspective. There I was looking at my favourite search engine can you guess which one? read more

How do fish poop? This is a great internet question that needs answering and I think that’s exactly what ill do in this article today.

First, do fish even poop well we know the answer to that one here in my Do fish poop post. Anyways let’s look at the processes that fish go through in order to pass waste.

Before detailing the exact process of how fish expel their waste and how it’s even made. First ill just answer the questions briefly.

How do fish poop?

After digesting fish pass food via the stomach through their intestines and into the rectum where the fish can expel its waste via a hole known as a cloaca or anus. read more

Do fish poop? Wow, what a question. Let’s talk about poo baby and does a fish indeed poo.

Firstly id like to premice by saying I’m pretty sure I’ve seen fish poop. I’m sure most of us have even those that are not typical hobbyists.

There are a few clues that will help us in determining if fish dispose of faecal matter! Let’s take a little look at those clues.

We know that other animals and sea creatures poop take the sea cucumber this crazy creature poops sand how amazing is that? read more

Fish are indeed colourful. Especially Tropical Fish but how do they get those colours?.

Can Fish change their colours? If So How?.

Why Fish Are So Colourful?

The colour of a fish is produced by three colour pigments primarily contained within cells called Chromatophores. These pigments are Erythrin (Red), Melanin (Black), and Xanthin (Yellow) each of which occurs in different chromatophores. The colour pigments are complemented by Irridocytes, best described as tiny reflective spheres within the skin.

 How Do The Pigments Work?

Fish have pigments inside their cells. These cells carry a number of different colours red black and yellow. When two or more of these colours are mixed they provide yet another colour. read more

When Looking at fish. You have to wonder if fish have gills to breathe and filter water in and out. Then why do fish have noses?

Do fish have noses no they have nares to smell chemicals within the water. Allowing them to recognize mates friends and predators. They can also smell if another is injured food and safe places! 

Do Fish Have Noses?

When looking at your pet fish. You will see a distinct mouth and eyes but do you see a nose? (.)

No, you see two small holes. Usually, these are nostrils otherwise known as nares but we don’t see fully formed noses. read more

Indonesian super dwarf is the smallest fish and is a tropical fish found in highly acidic peat swamp waters a tiny species of cyprinid fish this tiny fish is around 7mm and has narrow frontals that leave its brain unprotected!

Ever wondered what’s the smallest fish?  Well, you’re in for a treat as not only am I going to share the details of the smallest fish. I’m also going to give you a summary of all the fish that are considered Super dwarfs or miniature fish!.

As an added bonus keep reading for the smallest frog. Thrown in for good measure. So without further ado here we go with what’s the smallest fish!. read more

Fish come in all shapes and sizes so it seems but one thing they all seem to have in common is a coat. That’s right all fish have a nice healthy slime coat.

All across them let us explore all the reasons behind this amazing fish coat!.

Are fish slimy?.

Yes, fish have a slime coat that prevents any organisms, disease, or predators. Helps them swim faster, and even hides within a slime cocoon some fish even have toxins in the slime!.

Why Are Fish Slimy?

Fish secrete a glycoprotein slime. From the cells in their skin to make it harder for parasites to attach. Some fish even secrete toxins into the slime to deter predators. read more

Are there toys for your fish? There seems to be a Misconception an Assertion/Assumption. That fish doesn’t have or need the same desires as other animals, including humans!

Most people seem to think Fish can NOT develop relationships. With each other or with food there’s no way “FISH” GOD forbid could actually recognize their owners. Well, they do and they can!

So the question is Are there toys for your fish?

Are there toys for your fish? Fish love Toys whether simple ornamental or log toys even floating moss balls, beds more advanced obstacle courses even mirrors are good, A simply planted area can look like a full jungle gym to a Fish! Fish like and need toys for their mind and body the same as everyone else. read more

So today in this post/article we will be looking at buying new fish and how we do this safely and How to Introduce Fish to an Aquarium? Or hospital tanks to enjoy! Firstly before buying any new fish, we need to consider a few things!

1. make sure you have a fully cycled tank both the hospital/quarantine tank and the main tank! 
2. make sure you have tested the water of both tanks and all is good
3. consider what size tanks you have and what fish you already have and how many new fish you can safely home!
4. make sure the new fish are compatible with the existing fish you already own
5. before adding new fish make sure there are good hiding places for them
6. move the decorations around 24 hours before adding new fish to the main tank this will stop the territorial behavior of your existing fish
7. do a water change and gravel clean and recheck water parameters with a decent test kit 24 hours before adding fish
8. feed fish the existing fish you already have the day before adding new fish this will help greatly with any aggressive behavior
9. sounds silly but make sure everything in the tanks is working as it should!
10. never mix the shop’s water with your tank’s water keep waters separated at all times.

Now we have the basics and we have checked everything and are ready to buy our new fish yay!

So how do we introduce a new fish into an existing aquarium?

The answer is a process called acclimation first we turn the tank lights off and also the lighting within the room then we can float the bag of new fish on the water for 15 mins, Then open the bag read more

Fish tanks come in all shapes and sizes and so do our little fish friends!. But what temperature should your tank be kept at?. Well er, the honest answer should be What fish are you keeping!.

As there’s a huge variety of fish. Ranging from salt and freshwater that require cooler waters and then there are tropical fish that require warm water.

So let’s take a look at the basic differences and average temperatures for both cold water and tropical fish.

 COLDWATER FISH TANK TEMPERATURES?

Coldwater fish such as Koi, Goldfish, and other Carp. Some loaches the white cloud mountain and not least the paradise fish. read more