The Fish Tank Biologist

Resources to help you take the scientific approach to keeping the perfect aquarium.

How to Relieve Stress and Lower Blood Pressure with an Aquarium.

We’ve all seen the aquarium in the dentists’ or doctors’ office. We know the aquariums are there to help reduce stress. It makes sense....

How Do I Clean My Aquarium? Part 1: Cleaning the Gravel.

Cleaning the gravel or substrate of your fish tank is an important step in the regular maintenance of most aquariums. I say most...

How do I Feed My Corals? Ensuring Your Corals Get All Their Nutrients.

What are Corals? Corals belong to the family Cnidaria (nigh-dare-ee-uh), and are classified as animals. They have photosynthetic...

Why Are My Fish Dying? A Guide to Diagnosing Fish Diseases.

This is not an article on how to treat fish diseases, but rather a guide to the process of diagnosing common fish diseases. Too often I...

What Fishes Can Live with My Betta?

I was recently researching google trends and keyword searches, you know... for fun. I discovered an overwhelming number of people are...

The Perfect Aquarium: Applying the Scientific Method to Your Fish Keeping.

Individual human beings have been practicing the scientific method for hundreds of thousands of years. As individuals, we are born into...

How to Fishless Cycle an Aquarium.

Every aquarium owner eventually finds themselves at the crossroads of fish tank cycling. Do you go down the path of fishless cycling with...

What is a High-Tech Planted Tank?

As an amateur perfectionist I like to make sure whatever I'm doing is practiced in the most efficient way. If there is some procedure or...

How do I Move My Aquarium?

Like most people, I hate moving. All those boxes, wrapping everything up, labeling everything, carrying furniture down stairs, and the...

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