by Grant Gussie
Originally published in The Calquarium,Volume 40, Number 7 Aquarticles

Your first tank arrives home, possibly with a bag of fish, possibly not. Possibly with a kit-type collection of assorted lights, heaters, and filters, possibly not. What are you going to do with it all? This article is intended to provide you with instructions for setting up your first tank. I assume you want your new tank to be something to admire, and that the typical “starter kit” aquarium complete with bubbling plastic skeleton is not going to cut it. Instead, this approach will give you a showpiece aquarium; one that will be an attractive feature in a semi-formal living room rather than an eyesore in the family rumpus room. As such, it will be naturally aquascaped with hardy, attractive, and (most of all) living plants, and be supplied with a nice collection of attractive, peaceful fishes. Read the rest of this entry »

by Pat Bridges

Pat edited “The Scat” - newsletter of the St. Catherine’s Aquarium Society, Canada, for 9 years Aquarticles

Read these notes and maintain a healthy, problem-free aquarium. You won’t encounter the usual problems that occur and you won’t be among those who ask “Why did my fish die?” Read the rest of this entry »