Posts Tagged ‘fishes’
What is Abdominal Dropsy and how can you treat it?
Abdominal Dropsy is a disease that is caused by bacteria and viruses that are found in almost every aquarium. Almost all fish species can be affected. Even without a specific host, the bacteria can reproduce for months in the water, substrate and filtration of an aquarium. ... Read More
April 15th, 2009 | Health | 2 Comments »
Tags: abdominal swelling, aggression, bacterial flora, body cavity, clout, diet, dropsy, excess fluid, filtration, Fish, fishes, furan, medication, pop eye, salts, stress, substrate, tank, tropheus, unsanitary conditions
To be able to offer your fish a healthy environment in which they can live you first need to be able to understand not only their behavioral, but also their biological and chemical factors that can affect them both in the wild and in your aquarium. Two related factors that you can control in your ... Read More
April 15th, 2009 | Health | 1 Comment »
Tags: aggression, ammonia, chemical factors, chemicals, dead fish, diet, dillution, fear, females, filtration, Fish, fishes, healthy environment, nitrate, nitrite, parameters, stress, tank, water parameters, water quality, wild fish, wilds
Haven’t heard of bloat?
Just google “tropheus bloat” and get comfortable as there are many horror stories recorded on the web. Meanwhile here is a short description: Bloat is caused by Intestinal flagellates and cilliates. With bloat, normally the fish will exclude itself from the group, often swim backwards and lose it’s appetite some develop ... Read More
April 8th, 2009 | Health | No Comments »
Tags: accurate diagnosis, animal disease, appetite, bloat, cilliates, feces, fish keepers, fishes, flagellates, good question, google, horror stories, medication, microscope, option one, s, short description, trichomonas, vet, will take some time
Sick of lugging buckets to perform water changes I again hit the forums in search of an easier way and found it. Not only is it easier to perform but it is also better for the fishes health. Throughout the year depending how much rain there is and how low the dams get the water ... Read More
July 16th, 2008 | Tanks | No Comments »
Tags: air stones, buckets, chemicals, chloramines, chlorine, cloudiness, dams, Fish, fishes, garden hose, lather, particles, plastic drum, reverse osmosis, tank, total dissolved solids, true colour, water change, water changes, water companies, water hardness, water supply
Mastering Manual Mode on your DSLR
Okay I have had some feedback on my article Shooting Fish and have decided to go in to a bit more detail for you all.
Time to take control
Before I commence I should tell you that if there is a hard way of doing things I normally do it the hard ... Read More
July 15th, 2008 | Tutorials | No Comments »
Tags: aperture, auto mode, best guess, cameras, coloration, dozen shots, dslr, dvd player, Fish, fishes, globes, images, job, jobs, manual mode, mates, parents, photographs, playing pool, shooting fish, shutter release, shutter speed, strikes, tank, white balance
