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Best Beginner Tropical Fish: My 11 Picks After 25 Years of Fishkeeping
Read More →: Best Beginner Tropical Fish: My 11 Picks After 25 Years of FishkeepingAfter 25 years of keeping tropical fish, my top beginner picks include bettas, platies, and Sterbai corys. Learn…
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Feeder Fish: My Honest Take After 25 Years of Using Them
Read More →: Feeder Fish: My Honest Take After 25 Years of Using ThemI’ve used feeder guppies and goldfish over the years — and my honest take is that they’re best…
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The 21 Smallest Aquarium Fish in the Trade: My Picks After 25 Years
Read More →: The 21 Smallest Aquarium Fish in the Trade: My Picks After 25 YearsI’ve kept chili rasboras, pea puffers, and zebra danios from this list personally. The #1 mistake with nano…
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Fish for a 55 Gallon Tank: My 21 Picks After Years in the Aquarium Trade
Read More →: Fish for a 55 Gallon Tank: My 21 Picks After Years in the Aquarium TradeAfter years working in the aquarium trade, I’ve narrowed down the best fish for a 55-gallon tank to…
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Algae Eaters for Betta Tanks: My 7 Picks After Years of Betta Keeping
Read More →: Algae Eaters for Betta Tanks: My 7 Picks After Years of Betta KeepingAfter years of keeping bettas, I always reach for nerite snails first — and Otocinclus if the tank…
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Vegetables for Fish: What I Feed My Tanks After 25 Years (And What to Avoid)
Read More →: Vegetables for Fish: What I Feed My Tanks After 25 Years (And What to Avoid)After 25 years of fishkeeping, I reach for cucumbers in freshwater tanks and Nori for saltwater — and…
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Zebra Danio Tank Mates: My 21 Picks After Years in the Hobby
Read More →: Zebra Danio Tank Mates: My 21 Picks After Years in the HobbyZebra danios are bulletproof fish, but they need the right tank mates — and a 20-gallon minimum. After…
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How Long Do Fish Live? What I’ve Learned After 25 Years in the Hobby
Read More →: How Long Do Fish Live? What I’ve Learned After 25 Years in the HobbyAfter 25 years keeping fish, I’ve seen the full range — from koi reportedly living over 200 years…
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Can Angelfish and Bettas Live Together? Why I Always Tell Customers to Avoid It
Read More →: Can Angelfish and Bettas Live Together? Why I Always Tell Customers to Avoid ItAfter 25 years in the hobby and countless customer stories, my answer is clear: angelfish and bettas don’t…
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Fish Tank Ideas: 30+ Setups That Have Inspired My Own Builds
Read More →: Fish Tank Ideas: 30+ Setups That Have Inspired My Own BuildsAfter 25 years in the hobby, aquascapes, cichlid rockscapes, and nano planted betta tanks are the setups that…
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GloFish With Betta: Why It Almost Never Works (And the One Exception I’d Try)
Read More →: GloFish With Betta: Why It Almost Never Works (And the One Exception I’d Try)After years of fielding this question, my answer is almost always the same — most GloFish varieties don’t…
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Here Are The Top 12 Smallest Goldfish (With Pictures!)
Read More →: Here Are The Top 12 Smallest Goldfish (With Pictures!)If you’re in search of the smallest goldfish for your compact tank, you’ve come to the right place.…
