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What are aquarium Fish Nets useful for?
Posted by Mark Chinnery on
Nets are handy for removing debris, uneaten food, and other waste from the aquarium, helping to maintain a clean and healthy environment for your fish.
- Tags: Knowledge, Pond Fish, Real Aquatics, Tropical Fish
Does my pet reptile sneeze too much?
Posted by Mark Chinnery on
A question we get asked quite frequently is whether your pet reptile has a health issue because it sneezes a lot. Why is my reptile sneezing so much? Well, relax. Reptiles sneeze to clear their nostrils of salt-laden fluid.
- Tags: Knowledge, Reptile, Reptile Health
Sexing Frogs, Toads and Tree Frogs
Posted by Mark Chinnery on
Determining the sex of your amphibian can be essential to ensure you have the correct mix in your habitat, and the right balance when it comes to breeding and mating.
Anurans, or tailless amphibians, may exhibit subtle external sexual differences at breeding time, which may be absent at other times.
- Tags: Amphibians, Frogs, Knowledge
Waterlife: The Nitrogen Cycle Explained
Posted by Mark Chinnery on
The nitrogen cycle is a natural process which is responsible for the conversion and generation of different nitrogen compounds. Ammonia is a nitrogen compound, excreted by all fishes, and is extremely toxic to them.
- Tags: Knowledge, Ponds, Real Aquatics
What is a Community Fish?
Posted by Mark Chinnery on
We've all heard this phrase used before, and if you are new to the hobby its likely that you've seen it written on fish cards in stores by now. But what does the term "community fish" actually mean?
- Tags: Bottom Feeders, Catfish, Knowledge, Pleco, Real Aquatics, Tropical Fish