Aquarium & Water Features Talk

'Aquarium' Toilet Brings Entertainment To Bathrooms

Admin — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:55:02 +0000

"A toilet featuring a two-piece aquarium tank with live fish claims to turn bathrooms into a center of attention at owner's homes.

The Fish 'N Flush toilet, designed by AquaOne Technologies, Inc., fits on most toilets by wrapping around the tank. It holds more than 2 gallons."

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I thought that this was a funny article, I thought my readers would enjoy considering we deal with water features. This water feature would sure be something to talk about!

Build an aquarium, not airplane museum

Admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:00:59 +0000

"Arizona already has a world-class airplane museum in Tucson, so the push for another such museum in Phoenix was rather inane."

This I completely agree with, an aquarium has 2 major functions the way I see it. One it serves as a educational tool to school children and people of all ages. An airplane museum while it also has its educational purposes, the aquarium give people a chance to see a true eco-system at work and is much more beneficial.

The second is the amount of tourism that it could potentially bring to the area. Again an airplane museum can serve the same purpose but with one so close in the vincinity, I can see the aquarium being a much more marketable tool for tourism.

Just my thoughts!

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Reopens With New Roof

Admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:56:19 +0000

"Closed
since the day after Labor Day due to roof leaks, the fish at the Santa
Monica Pier Aquarium are ready to welcome visitors once again, which
can number up to 1,000 on weekends. Financed for ten years by UCLA
until March 2003, funding now comes from Heal the Bay, private
foundations and grants. Emily Pratt, Public Education Coordinator,
said, “The greatest benefit to children is becoming aware of all the
marine life that exists in the Santa Monica Bay.”

Although I have never been to the aquarium in Santa Monica, I am sure that this is an exciting time for those who are accustomed to what sounds like a glorious aquarium.

Aquarium shows visitors how to celebrate a r-eel Christmas

Admin — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:05:00 +0000

"SAPPORO -- The job of turning on the Christmas lights is usually reserved for local politicians, minor celebrities and so on, but here at Sunpiazza Aquarium the honor has fallen to a completely different breed -- the resident electric eel. "

A neat little tidbit just in time for the holiday season.

New Aquarium Article

Admin — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:06:00 +0000

Fish That Clean Your Aquarium For You

Maintaining an aquarium can be an ongoing task but you can lighten the load of little bit by buying fish and other creatures that you part of the work for you. These fish are scavengers that feed on the any food on the bottom of the crater rim as well as the algae. When buying these kinds of fish you need to be careful of the kind that you buy us some can exist peacefully with your other fish while others will attack them.

One of the toughest problems In maintaining a tank is keeping the algae growth down. Luckily there are fish that actually eat the algae keeping the tank clean for you!

The Chinese algae eater can eat in a normal salon of algae and attach themselves to the flat surfaces of your tank and decorations scraping algae off. The Chinese algae eater can become aggressive when he becomes an adult and may even attack larger fish so they are great having a tank when they are young, but not so good when they're adults.

The flying fox or trunk barb each LG and also will eat the leftover food at the bottom of the tank. They shouldn't be put in with a similar species though as they can become territorial.

If you want a shy and peaceful fish that is a good community member and also each algea then you could try getting a catfish for your aquarium.

Snails are another fish tank creature that eats algae but they'll go for the plants first so if you have live plants in your tank you might not want to add snails. Apple snails might be a good idea because they prefer the LG over the plants however you may find them feeding on sleeping fish! another thing to keep in mind is that snails reproduce pretty quickly so if you don't want a tank full of snails by only one.

Sometimes live plants have snail eggs are ready on them. I once put a plant in my tank and low and behold all of a sudden I had tons of teeny tiny snails - and I mean tons! If this happens to you and you want to get rid of them think about buying a loach. Loaches eat snails and they also eat algae so you can kill two birds with one stone. Sucker loaches, however, made a bit of the fish when they grow to be adults.

cleaner shrimp can help with Tank maintenance. Bumblebee shrimp will eat leftover food enough help keep down algae growth In the tank but you have to be careful to provide them with other food as well. These shrimp are only about an Inch long and relatively harmless to your other fish. Ghost charm will eat both algae and the food at the bottom of the tank too but they also might eat small fresh and may get to the fish food before your fish can even eat it as collection point!

If you have any saltwater aquarium, then getting a couple of crowds might be a great way to cut down on algae. Hermit crabs who eat algae as well as the food that sells on the bottom of the aquarium. Keep in mind, however, that you must buy crabs that don't grow larger than an inch as big crabs might kill your fish. Emerald green crabs and need Mithrax crabs might be good for saltwater tank. Sally Lightfoot crabs eat hair algae and bubble algae and are also very peaceful creatures.

So there you have it, some creatures to add interest to your tank as well as help you clean it!

Lee Dobbins writes for http://www.fish-tank-guide.com where you can learn more about fish tanks and tropical fish.

Welcome To Water Feature and Aquarium Talk

Admin — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:14:00 +0000

Hello,

We have decided to join the blog world and start one regarding all the neat stuff that we work including aquariums and the fun water features showcased on our website. We would like to invite your comments and expertise in any of those subjects and look forward to talking to some of our fellow aquarium folks!

Admin