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How to Safely Treat Black Beard Algae with Excel [My 14-Day Protocol]

You know the feeling. You glance at your driftwood or filter outlet and see it, that dark, fuzzy tuft that […]

I killed seven mystery snails in my first year of fishkeeping. Seven. The frustrating part? My fish were thriving. Parameters

I still remember the sound. It was a high-pitched skrrrt that cut through the hum of my canister filter. I pulled the

I used to be terrified of the bucket. Early in the hobby, I treated aquarium water like it was holy

I bought my first ghost shrimp in February 2022. Twelve of them. They cost $0.39 each from a feeder tank

I used to dread Saturdays. That was “fish tank day.” I’d spend three hours dragging buckets, scrubbing every inch of

I killed my first Crystal Red Shrimp colony in eleven days. Bought 15 gorgeous S-grade specimens in March 2022, acclimated

I stared at the checkout screen for twenty minutes. The cart total was $450 for a 20-gallon box of glass.

I lost my first cherry shrimp colony in November 2019. Twenty shrimp. Dead within six weeks. And I couldn’t figure

I almost quit the hobby in 2019 because of a test tube. My tank was cloudy, my fish were gasping

I killed three bettas between 2016 and 2018. Not on purpose. I followed the pet store advice exactly, small bowl,