PondXpert Guide | Pond Water Quality Test Kits

PondXpert Guide | Pond Water Quality Test Kits

Coldwater

When it comes to maintaining a healthy and thriving pond, one of the key factors to consider is pond water quality. Ensuring that your pond's ecosystem is well-balanced is essential for the overall health of your aquatic plants and fish. In this blog post, we will delve into the techniques and tools you need to master pond water quality.

PondXpert Guide | Pond Water Quality Test Kits

PondXpert Guide | Pond Water Quality Test Kits

Coldwater

When it comes to maintaining a healthy and thriving pond, one of the key factors to consider is pond water quality. Ensuring that your pond's ecosystem is well-balanced is essential for the overall health of your aquatic plants and fish. In this blog post, we will delve into the techniques and tools you need to master pond water quality.

PondXpert Guide | Invite Dragonflies to your Garden

PondXpert Guide | Invite Dragonflies to your Garden

Brands

Crafting a pond that becomes a haven for dragonflies involves meticulous attention to their habitat preferences. Shallow waters, basked in sunlight, offer the perfect setting, mimicking the natural environments these insects are drawn to.

Fish Profiles | Lemon Tetra

Fish Profiles | Lemon Tetra

Characidae

The lemon tetra (scientific name: Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) is a small freshwater fish that can add a delightful splash of color to any aquarium. Native to South America, they are often found in the narrow streams around the Tapajós River basin in Brazil.

Different Types of Axolotls

Different Types of Axolotls

Axolotl

One of the most amazing traits of axolotls is their incredible regenerative abilities. They can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cord segments, heart tissue, and even parts of their brains without scarring.

Fish Profiles | Tiger Loach

Fish Profiles | Tiger Loach

Bottom Feeders

The Tiger Loach does well in a well-oxygenated, planted aquarium with most community fish. Do not keep with Cichlids or long finned fish as they are incompatible as the loach reaches mature size.

Building Ponds with Pond Liner in your Garden

Building Ponds with Pond Liner in your Garden

Coldwater

Building Ponds with a Pond Liner in your Garden. Creating a serene pond oasis in your backyard sounds like a great project! Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to install a pond liner in your garden.

Fish Profiles | Sailfin Molly

Fish Profiles | Sailfin Molly

Brackish

Sailfin mollies are characterized by their large, fan-like dorsal fins, especially prominent in males. They come in various colors, including shades of black, silver, and gold. The males are usually more colorful than the females.

Fish Profiles | Firemouth Cichlids

Fish Profiles | Firemouth Cichlids

Cichlidae

The Firemouth Cichlid can be added to a South American Cichlid aquarium. They are one of the least aggressive type of Cichlid. House them in community aquariums with similar sized, non-aggressive tropical freshwater fish.

Expert or Beginner - What type of Aquarist are you?

Expert or Beginner - What type of Aquarist are you?

Aquarium Maintenance

The beginner stage, where you do not know much about fishkeeping but are eager to learn. From a supplier's point of view it is here where the most careful management must apply, and for the buyer the realisation that being a serious fishkeeper means you need to be responsible.

Black Beard Algae | The Lowdown and the Cause

Black Beard Algae | The Lowdown and the Cause

Algae

Preventing blackbeard algae involves maintaining balanced lighting, nutrient levels, and CO2, as well as quarantining new additions to your aquarium. Blackbeard algae, also known as brush algae or Audouinella, can be quite a nuisance in aquariums. Here are the primary causes of its growth.

What to do if your aquarium air supply fails | advice

What to do if your aquarium air supply fails | advice

Aquarium Maintenance

Healthy aquarium water should be well oxygenated, and the easiest way to achieve this is by adding an aerator to your fish tank, usually in the form of an airpump and air stone or by venturi pipe on your internal or external filter outlet pipework.