2016 – Page 5 – Fish Tank Fan

How to pick a clean up crew

Posted on March 17, 2016May 29, 2018 by Chad

One of the most frequently asked questions by new reef tank owners is, "what should should I get in my clean up crew and how many?" The clean up crew, commonly abbreviated CUC, is composed of several different types of animals, usually snails, hermit crabs, and other useful invertebrates. As the name suggests they are included in the reef tank to help clean up left over food and detritus. This art...
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Advanced Aquarist Online: Five New Freshwater Crabs

Posted on March 17, 2016March 25, 2016 by Chad

I'm a huge fan of crabs. Have been since I was a little boy. There are a great many species for both fresh and salt water. I find marine crabs to be much easier to keep as most of them are fully aquatic. Freshwater crabs tend to need mud and land as well as water. Still, I've kept many of them over the years successfully and enjoy the unique tank they require. Advanced Aquarist, and online magazin...
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What You Will Find Here

Posted on March 17, 2016April 6, 2016 by Chad

Arizona Fishkeeping seeks to provide practical information on how to be a "fishkeeper" and about just what it means to be a fishkeeper rather than just someone who happens to keep fish. What it means to be an aquarist rather than just someone who has an aquarium. This site includes freshwater information, plants, salt water, corals, as well as the fish, shrimp, crabs, and other things that live in...
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New Site

Posted on March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 by Chad

I realized that my site was pretty old. Google kept telling me that responsive design was the way to go. Being inherently lazy I fought putting in the time and effort to do a new site. I'm not sure what motivated me but in the end I got off my rear and did it, or in this case got on my rear in front of the computer. In order to have a domain I could work with and not interrupt the existing site I ...
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How to choose good live rock

Posted on March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 by Chad

A vermitid snail has hitchhiked on this liverock.

The first thing we should understand is that live rock is not actually alive, it is rock, sometimes coral skeletons or fossils of such, but it is not actually alive. This title refers to the bacteria, and other life that dwells on and within the rock. The positive affect of these on your tank is what you're looking to accomplish. Not all live rock is created equal though, and an aquarist should kn...
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