September 2018 – Fish Tank Fan

PomPom Crabs: Reef Safe?

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Chad

For the most part you will hear people say to keep all crabs out of your reef tank. I don't agree. Of course there are "bad" crabs but not all crabs fall into that category. This video explores the Pom Pom crab and where it fits into that idea of a "bad" crab. A big hint as to my answer should be the fact that this video is of my own pom pom crab. https://youtu.be/AaOxw374kZc
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Arowanas – and other big fish

Posted on September 23, 2018September 21, 2018 by Chad

The below linked article is about the popularity of the Arowana. If you haven't heard of them I'm not surprised. They aren't readily available in most fish stores anymore. Time was you could get them at Pet Smart. Some species of Arowana, like the Asian Arowana are banned at the federal level in the US though you can still legally get the Silver Arowana. The Asian Arowana does well in American wat...
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Do you need a fancy salinity testing pen?

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Chad

When keeping a marine tank, a reef tank, or a brackish tank we all know it's important that the salinity be maintained and correct. I mention three different kinds of tank above because they can have different salinity from one another. Sometimes you will see salinity recommendations expressed differently, sometimes you see something like 32 and others 1.025. There are different ways to measure it...
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