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Lindsey discovered her passion for fish keeping after a junior high school field trip to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Prior to becoming Editor-in-Chief of It's a Fish Thing, Lindsey studied marine biology at the University of California-Santa Cruz. She loves goldfish, tetras, and mystery snails, and recently began experimenting with a saltwater aquarium.
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So you have put sand in your aquarium as your chosen substrate. Now, you’re watching a cloudy mess of an aquarium with sand swirling around. Things don’t look…
Depending on who you ask, suction cups really are great inventions. They allow you to stick stuff to smooth surfaces without much effort at all. This is why so…
Betta fish eat lots of food like daphnia, insects, and even smaller fish, but do they have teeth to chew them up with, or do they swallow them whole? It’s an i…
If you want to get an aquarium, or already have one, but want to step things up a bit and not get just normal old fish, you might consider getting a freshwater…
The betta fish is certainly unique in terms of looks and personalities. However, this is not the only way in which they are unique. This actually has to do wit…
Betta fish are cool creatures and are fairly affordable and easy to care for. With that being said, you cannot just plop a Betta fish in water and hope for the…
Betta fish are pretty easy to care for. You really don't need much to take good care of a betta fish. However, there are some things that you do need to keep i…
Betta fish are very lively with big personalities and even bigger colors. Has your Betta fish been very inactive, lethargic, and does not eat much? Well, do no…
There is some debate regarding what exactly qualifies as a nano fish tank, with some claiming a capacity of less than 30 gallons and others using a stricter 10…
Cory Catfish are popular and for good reason. They do not grow too large, they're quite peaceful, and they generally do fine with other tank mates. They are no…
