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Freshwater Maintenance
Articles & FAQs
Water Quality, Algae, Feeding, Disease |
General Freshwater Aquarium Maintenance by Sabrina
Fullhart & FAQs on:
Freshwater Maintenance 1, Freshwater
Maintenance 2, Freshwater Maintenance 3, &
FAQs on FW Maint.: Tools, Techniques, pH
Cleaning Freshwater Systems & FAQs on: Cleaning
Freshwater Systems,
Freshwater Scavengers, & FAQs on:
Freshwater "Scavengers",
Not In My Tank! Things To
Keep Out of Your Freshwater Aquarium by Neale Monks
Cut Costs, Not
Corners: Good Ways to Save Money (So You Can Buy Another Tank, More Fish, Some
Books...)
by Neale Monks
Vacations: For you and your aquatic charges, & FAQs re:
Vacation Maintenance, Feeding,
Surviving extended power
outages: how to keep your aquarium alive! By Mike Maddox and Merritt
Adkins
& FAQs on:
Power Outages,
Freshwater Aquarium Water
Quality
A practical approach to freshwater aquarium water chemistry by Neale Monks &
FAQs on: FW Water Quality 1, FW
Water Quality 2, FW Water Quality 3,
Cloudy Water ,
Source Water For Aquarium Use,
Treating Tapwater for Aquarium Use by Bob Fenner,
Chlorine/Chloramine Poisoning: Treating Tap Water
by Bob Fenner, & FAQs on:
Treating Tapwater For Aquarium Use,
Treating Tap 2,
Reverse Osmosis,
Deionization, Contactors
& Other Means of Water Purification &
Reverse
Osmosis, A Multipurpose Tool By Mark E. Evans &
Reverse Osmosis for
Freshwater, General RO
FAQs,
FAQs 2, FAQs
3, FAQs 4, FAQs
5, FAQs 6, RO/DI
& Distilled Water 7,
Deionizing Water Treatment & FAQs on:
Deionizing Water Treatment,
Kati-Ani DI Units,
Kold-Steril Units,
Test Kits and Testing & FAQs on:
Test Kits,
pH, Alkalinity,
Acidity & You! by Bob Fenner
& FAQs on:
Freshwater pH, alkalinity, acidity,
pH, Alkalinity, Acidity 2,
pH, Alkalinity 3,
pH, Alkalinity 4, & FAQs on:
FW pH/Alkalinity Science,
pH/Alkalinity Measure,
pH/Alkalinity Adjustment,
pH/Alkalinity Products,
pH/Alkalinity Anomalies/Fixing,
In praise of hard water; How hard,
alkaline water can be a blessing in disguise by Neale Monks
&
FAQs on:
Water Hard- Soft-ness,
The Soft
Water Aquarium: Risks and Benefits
by Neale Monks &
FAQs on:
Water Hard- Soft-ness,
Water Changes
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Water Changes For
Freshwater Systems, & FAQs on: Water Changing Logic/Rationale, Water
Changing Methods/Tools/Protocols,
Cloudy Water & FAQs on:
Cloudy Water, Bubbles,
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Nitrogenous Compounds (Ammonia, Nitrite,
Nitrate...) |
Nitrogen Cycling and Freshwater
Aquariums & FAQs, Cycling Trouble-Fixing,
Establishing Cycling/Biological Filtration in
Freshwater Systems
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on:
Establishing Cycling,
Establishing Cycling 2,
Establishing
Cycling 3,
Establishing Cycling 4,
Cycling Products,
Cycling Trouble-Fixing, &
Biological Filtration,
Freshwater
Nitrogen Cycling & FAQs on: FW Nitrogen Cycling,
Ammonia in
Freshwater Aquariums & FAQs on: Ammonia,
Freshwater Ammonia 2,
Freshwater Ammonia 3,
Nitrites in
Freshwater Aquariums & FAQs on: Nitrites,
Nitrates in Freshwater Aquariums
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Nitrates,
Phosphates in Freshwater Aquariums &
FAQs on: Phosphates,
Water Changes
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Water Changes For
Freshwater Systems,
Cartridge
and Filter Sock Cleaning
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Cartridge and Sock
Cleaning,
Cleaning Aquarium Decor
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Cleaning Decor,
Cleaning Aquariums & FAQs on: Cleaning
Aquariums, Cleaning
Aquariums 2,
Aquarium Repairs, Making, Moving, Holidays:
Glass Aquarium Repair & FAQs on:
Glass Aquarium Repair,
Glass Aquarium Repair 2, Glass
Aquarium Repair 3, Glass
Aquarium Repair 4,
Glass Aquarium Repair 5, &
FAQs on Repairing Glass Tank:
Scratches/Blemishes,
Cross-Braces,
Leaks,
Cracks,
Whole Panes, Tools: Cutting Glass,
Silicone,
Molding/Frames;
Techniques;
Olde Tank (Slate Bottom, Metal Frame,
Pecora...) Repairs,
Troubleshooting/Repairs, &
Acrylic Repair 1,
Acrylic Repair 2, &
DIY Tanks, Sumps 1,
DIY Tanks/Sumps 2,
DIY Tanks/Sumps 3, DIY Tanks/Sumps 4,
Other Methods of Construction, Tank
Repair & FAQs on: Other Tank Construction
Materials, Repairs,
Power Outages & FAQs on:
Power Outages,
Moving Freshwater Systems & Livestock,
Moving and Transporting your Livestock and Tanks By Amy Janecek, &
FAQs on: Moving Freshwater Systems,
Hide the Fish Food! Vacations and
Freshwater Systems &
FAQs on: Vacations,
Algae
Control in Freshwater Aquariums by
Bob Fenner, Dealing
With Algae in Freshwater Aquaria by Neale Monks,
(some) Algae
(in moderation)
Can Be Your Friend, ppt presentation, Part 1,
Part 2, Part 3,
Part 4, Part 5,
Part 6, by Bob Fenner
& FAQs on: Freshwater Algae
1,
Freshwater Algae 2,
Algae Control In
Aquarium Gardens 1,
& FAQs on:
Freshwater Algae Identification, FW
Blue-Green Algae, FW Diatom Algae, &
FAQs on Control: Lighting, Chemical Filtrants, Nutrient Limitation,
Competitors/Plants,
Algae Eaters & FAQs on: Algae Eaters, Freshwater
"Scavengers", Algicides,
The South/Central American Suckermouth Catfishes,
Family Loricariidae (Plecos plus)
by Bob Fenner
& FAQs on: Loricariids,
Loricariids
2,
Loricariid Identification,
Loricariid Behavior,
Loricariid Compatibility, Loricariid
Selection,
Loricariid Systems,
Loricariid Feeding, Loricariid Disease 1,
Loricariid Disease 2,
Loricariid Reproduction,
Otocinclus Catfishes, family Loricariidae, Use in Aquariums by Bob
Fenner & FAQs on:
Otocinclus,
Crossocheilus siamensis, the Real SAE, Siamese Algae Eater
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Siamese Algae Eaters,
FW
Algicide Use &
FAQs on: Freshwater Algicide Use,
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Foods and Feeding, An Overview of Aquarium
Nutrition
by Bob Fenner,
PowerPoint Pitch on Nutrition, Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4, by Bob Fenner, Basic
Fish Nutrition by Pablo Tepoot, Making Vegetarian Gel Food for Fish: Five Minutes, Five Easy Steps
by Nicole Putnam,
& FAQs on: Foods and Feeding, Vacation
Maintenance, Feeding, DIY Mixes/Mashes, About Terrestrial Animals in
Aquatic Foods, About Terrestrial Plants in Aquatic Foods,
Automatic
Feeder Impressions By Steven Pro
Optimizing Growth
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Optimizing Growth,
Culture of Live Freshwater
Foods & FAQs on: Freshwater Food Culture,
Worms, Tubifex, Tubificids as Foods
& FAQs on: Worms as Food,
Artemia salina, Brine Shrimp & FAQs
on: Brine Shrimp,
Algae
as Food & FAQs on: Algae as Food,
Algae Foods 2,
Freshwater Algae as Food,
Feeding
"Feeder" Goldfish
by Bob Fenner,
The
Feeder Fish Debate: Are They Essential, Cruel, Or Dangerous?
by Neale Monks,
Thiaminase and It's Role In Predatory Pet-fish (& Other Piscivores)
Nutrition, by Marco Lichtenberger, & FAQs on:
Feeding "Feeder" Goldfish,
Foods/Feeding For Fish Fry & FAQs
on: Foods For Fry,
Frozen Foods/Feeding/Nutrition &
FAQs on: Frozen Foods,
Goldfish
Mal-Nutrition, Avoiding Floaty Bloaty Goldfish by Sabrina Fullhart &
FAQs on:
Floaty, Bloaty Goldfish,
Floaty, Bloaty Goldfish 2,
Bloaty, Floaty Goldfish 3,
Bloaty, Floaty Goldfish 4,
Bloaty/Floaty Goldfish 5,
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The Three Sets of Factors That
Determine Health
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Freshwater Disease,
Freshwater Disease 2, Freshwater Disease 3,
Freshwater Disease
Troubleshooting & FAQs on: Disease
Troubleshooting,
Freshwater Quarantine & FAQs on:
Freshwater Quarantine,
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Environmental Diseases |
Environmental Disease &
Environmental Disease, Environmental
Disease 2, Environmental Disease 3,
Environmental Disease 4,
Environmental Disease 5,
Environmental Disease 6,
Environmental Disease 7,
Environmental Disease 8, &
Cycling Trouble-Fixing, &
Popeye/Exophthalmia,
Freshwater Medications,
Toxic Situations,
Mis-stocking issues (incompatibility behaviorally
and/or environmentally),
Dyed Freshwater Livestock,
Popeye, aka
Exophthalmia, Other Eye Issues & FAQs on: Freshwater
Popeye, Cloudy, Other Eye Issues,
Dropsy/Dropsical
Conditions, aka "Bloat": Ascites Conditions & FAQs on:
Bloat, Dropsical Conditions,
Gas Bladder
"Disease", Conditions, & FAQs on:
Swim/Gas Bladder
Conditions,
Gas Related
Disease, & FAQs on: Gas Related Disease,
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Nutritional Diseases |
Nutritional Disease & FAQs on: Nutritional
Diseases,
HLLE, Head and Lateral Line Disease & FAQs on:
Freshwater HLLE 1,
FW HLLE 2, & FAQs on FW HLLE:
Causes/Etiology,
Cures,
Non-Cures, FW Case Histories,
SW Case Histories, & Marine HLLE:
HLLE 1, HLLE 2, HLLE
3,
Goldfish Mal-Nutrition, Avoiding Floaty
Bloaty Goldfish by Sabrina Fullhart &
Goldfish Mal-Nutrition, Avoiding Floaty Bloaty
Goldfish by Sabrina Fullhart &
Floaty, Bloaty Goldfish,
Floaty, Bloaty Goldfish 2,
Bloaty, Floaty Goldfish 3,
Bloaty, Floaty Goldfish 4,
Bloaty/Floaty Goldfish 5,
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Viral, Infectious & Parasitic Diseases & Pests |
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Viral Complaints of
Freshwater Livestock, Lymphocystis, & FAQs on:
Viruses, Lymphocystis,
Bettas
w/ Viruses,
Freshwater Infectious and
Parasitic Disease
by Bob Fenner,
Understanding Bacterial Disease in Aquarium Fish; With a gallery of bacterial infections, a discussion of “Fish TB”, and a listing of major antimicrobial medications with examples available to fishkeepers
By Myron Roth, Ph.D.,
& FAQs on:
Infectious (bacterial, fungal, viral) Diseases,
Infectious FW Diseases 2,
Infectious FW Disease 3, Infectious FW
Disease 4,
Infectious FW Disease 5, &
Infectious Disease:
Identification/Diagnosis,
Causes/Etiology/Prevention,
Cures/Medications, Case Histories:
Bacterial,
True Fungal,
& By Type/Organisms:
Fin & Mouth Rot, Columnaris,
Mycobacteria/Tuberculosis,
Whirling Disease,
Bettas w/ Infections,
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Parasitic Disease of Freshwater Organisms |
Parasitic Diseases of Cultured Fishes overview
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Parasitic
Diseases, FW Fish Parasitic Disease 2, &
FAQs on: Diagnosis/Identification of Parasites,
Internal Parasites,
FW Parasite Treatments,
Bettas w/ Parasites,
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Protozoan Parasites of Freshwater Organisms, & FAQs on:
Freshwater Protozoan Parasite Diseases,
Diagnosing/Identifying FW Protozoan
Diseases,
Ichthyophthirius, Ick, White Spot Disease
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: FW Ich 1, FW
Ich 2, FW Ich
3,
FW Ich 4, & FAQs on:
FW Ich Causes, Etiology, Diagnosis,
Ich Remedies That Work,
Phony Ich Remedies That Don't Work,
Ich Remedies for Sensitive Livestock,
Ich Medicines, Ich Cases,
Bettas w/ Ich/White
Spot,
Velvet
Disease/Amyloodiniumiasis in Freshwater Fishes & FAQs on:
Freshwater Velvet,
Bettas w/ Velvet,
Cnidospora plus ("Sporozoans", Microsporidea, Mixosporidea,
Cryptosporidea...), Pleistophora ("Neon Tetra Disease") & FAQs
on: Sporozoan Parasites,
Whirling Disease, Myxosoma cerebralis & FAQs
on: Whirling Disease,
Hexamita/Octomita, Hole in the Head, White, Stringy Feces... &
FAQs on: Hexamita/Octomita in
Freshwater Systems, |
Worm Diseases &
FAQs on: Worm Parasites 1,
Worm Parasites 2,
Freshwater Worms, (Freshwater Worms of All Kinds) &
FAQs on: FW Worm Disease Diagnosis/Identification,
FW Worm Disease Treatments, & FAQs on Parasitic
Worms by Group: Platyhelminths/Flatworms: (Flukes,
Planaria,
Tapeworms and Leeches),
Acanthocephalans, Nematodes/Roundworms (e.g.
Camallanus),...
Anchor "Worms": See FW Crustacean Parasitic Disease,
Crustacean
Parasitic Diseases (e.g. Anchorworm, Fish Lice) & FAQs on:
Crustacean Parasitic Diseases,
Anchorworms/Lernaeids,
Fish Lice (Argulus), Organophosphate Use,
Freshwater Pests, Real and Imagined & FAQs on:
Freshwater Pests,
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Choose Your Weapon: Freshwater Fish Disease Treatment
Options by Neale Monks & FAQs on:
Treatment Options,
Freshwater Quarantine and Treatment Tanks & FAQs on:
Treatment Tanks,
Freshwater
Medications & FAQs on: Medications,
Phony
Treatments, "Fixes" that Aren't, Placebos and Worse & FAQs on: Phony
Treatments,
Freshwater
Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Use & FAQs on:
Antibiotics, Antimicrobials,
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Parasite Treatments |
Anti-Parasitic Treatments, Uses, & FAQs on: FAQs on:
Anti-Parasitic Treatments, Uses,
Formalin, Formaldehyde Use
by Bob Fenner
& FAQs on: Formalin Use,
Malachite Green
by Bob Fenner
& FAQs on: Malachite Green,
Metronidazole/Flagyl
by Bob Fenner
& FAQs on: Metronidazole/Flagyl,
FAQs on Organophosphate
Use,
Salts (Marine, Table/NaCl,
Epsom): Use in Freshwater Aquariums & FAQs on: Using
Salts in Freshwater,
Copper Use & FAQs on:
Freshwater Copper Use, General Copper Use Copper 1,
Copper 2, Copper 3,
Copper 4,
Copper Products,
Copper Test Kits,
Copper Removal,
Copper Removal 2,
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Species, Group Husbandry & Disease Accounts:
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Characoids/Tetras:
Characoid/Tetra Disease,
Characoid Disease 2,
Characoid Disease 3,
Goldfish Systems, Components & Maintenance
by Bob Fenner,
Goldfish 101: Goldfish May Be Popular, And They May
Be Cheap, But That Doesn't Make Them Easy Aquarium Fish by Neale Monks,
& FAQs on
Goldfish Systems:
FAQs on:
Goldfish Systems,
Goldfish Systems 2,
Goldfish Systems 3,
Goldfish Systems 4,
Goldfish Systems 5,
Goldfish Systems 6,
Goldfish Systems 7,
Goldfish Systems 8,
Goldfish Systems 9,
Ammonia, Nitrite,
Nitrate,
Nitrogen Cycling,
Goldfish Health/Disease by Bob Fenner & FAQs on:
Goldfish Disease,
Goldfish Disease 2, Goldfish Disease 3,
Goldfish Disease 4, Goldfish Disease 5,
Goldfish Disease 6,
Goldfish Disease 7,
Goldfish Disease 8,
Goldfish Disease 9,
Goldfish Disease 10,
Goldfish Disease 11,
Goldfish Disease 12,
Goldfish Disease 13,
Goldfish Disease 14,
Goldfish Disease 16,
Goldfish Disease 17,
Goldfish Disease 18,
Goldfish Disease 19,
Goldfish Disease 20,
Goldfish Disease 21,
Goldfish Disease 22,
Goldfish Health 23,
Goldfish Disease 24,
Goldfish Health 25,
Goldfish Disease 26, Goldfish Disease 27,
Goldfish Disease 28,
Goldfish Disease 29,
Goldfish Disease 30,
Goldfish Disease 31,
Goldfish Disease 32, Goldfish Disease 33,
Goldfish Disease 34, Goldfish
Disease 35 Goldfish Health 36,
Goldfish Health 37, Goldfish
Health 38 &
Koi/Pondfish Disease, Goldfish
Disease "Types": Environmental, Nutritional, Genetic/Developmental, Social,
Infectious, Parasitic (Ich, Other Protozoans, Flukes, Other Worms,
Crustacean/Anchor Worm and Fish Lice), Anomalous (e.g. idiopathic tumours),
Medications, Salt,
Goldfish Mal-Nutrition, Avoiding Floaty Bloaty Goldfish by Sabrina
Fullhart &
Floaty, Bloaty Goldfish,
Floaty, Bloaty Goldfish 2,
Bloaty, Floaty Goldfish 3,
Bloaty, Floaty Goldfish 4,
Bloaty/Floaty Goldfish 5,
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Bettas, Siamese Fighting Fish Disease |
Diseases of Bettas, Siamese
Fighting Fish
by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Betta Disease,
Betta Disease 2,
Betta Disease 3,
Betta Disease 4,
Betta Disease 5,
Betta Disease 6,
Betta Disease 7,
Betta Disease 9,
Betta Disease 10,
Betta Disease 11,
Betta Disease 12,
Betta Disease 13,
Betta Disease 14,
Betta Disease 15,
Betta Disease 16,
Betta Disease
17, Betta Disease 18,
Betta Disease 19, Betta
Disease 20, Betta Disease 21, &
Betta Systems,
Ammonia,
Nitrite,
Nitrate,
Nitrogen Cycling,
Livebearer Disease FAQs:
Livebearers, Platies,
Platy Disease 2,
Platy Disease 3,
Molly Disease 1,
Molly Disease 2,
Molly Disease 3,
Molly Disease 4, Molly Disease 5, &
Guppies,
Guppy Disease 2, Guppy Disease 3,
Guppy Disease 4, &
Swordtails,
South/Central American Suckermouth Catfishes (Plecos plus) FAQs on:
Loricariid Disease 1,
Loricariid Disease 2,
FAQs on:
Cichlid Disease
FAQs, Cichlid Disease 2, Cichlid
Disease 3,
Cichlid Disease 4,
FAQs on:
African Cichlid Disease FAQs, Disease
2, Disease 3,
African Cichlid Disease 4,
FAQs on:
Neotropical Cichlid Disease,
FAQs on:
Angelfish
Disease,
Freshwater Angel
Disease 2, FW Angel Disease 3,
FAQs on:
Discus Disease 1,
Discus Disease 2,
Discus Disease 3,
FAQs on:
Flowerhorn Disease,
Flowerhorn Disease 2,
FAQs on:
Oscar
Disease/Health,
Oscar Disease 2,
Oscar Health 3,
Oscar Disease 4,
Oscar Disease 5, Oscar
Disease 6,
FAQs on:
Ram Disease,
FAQs on:
Severum
Disease,
| Misc. Fish Groups Disease |
FAQs on:
FW Puffer Disease,
FAQs on Turtle Disease:
Turtle Disease,
Turtle Disease 2,
Turtle Disease 3,
Red Eared Slider (RES) Disease,
RES Disease/Health 2,
RES Disease 3,
RES Health 4,
Turtle eye diseases; Recognising and treating eye
diseases in pet turtles by Neale Monks, & FAQs
on:
Turtle Eye Disease,
So your turtle has the Flu? Recognizing and treating
respiratory infections in pet turtles by Neale Monks & FAQs on:
Turtle Respiratory Disease,
Shell Rot
in Turtles by Gage Harford & FAQs on:
Shell Rot and Conditions,
Shell Rot 2,
Shell Rot 3,
Shell Rot 4,
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Freshwater Livestock Reproduction/Breeding:
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