This is where the Blogs, Articles, Culturing, Breeding information is kept. Along with technical information.
What are Chitons? Chitons have a shell on their back made up of eight separate shell plates or valves. On different species, the plates have different colours, patterns, and textures. These plates are made from calcium carbonate and overlap a little at the front and back edges. The plates can still move separately. This means…
There are many reasons to buy Copepod from Aquatic Live Food (ALF) as food for Mandarin fish and corals. Ocean animals like Mandarin fish, seahorses, corals, squid, cuttlefish, shellfish, clams, all the way up to the our exciting whales, depend on eating those lovely live copepods as an integral part of their diet. Live copepods and Phytoplankton…
An Introduction on Microplastics The destruction of aquatic ecosystems including micro-plastics is a major issue facing aquatic conservationists globally. This issue includes microplastic pollution, acidification, and over-fishing. Microplastics are defined on Wikipedia as very small pieces of plastic that pollute the environment. We here at aquatic live food have produced a new survey net…
Why would you culture at home when you can buy a cultured product online and have it delivered to your home? Well, there are many reasons you would culture at home with a Home Culture System whether it’s a Marine or Freshwater culture. The benefits of having a ready supply of cultured product at…
Is there live SPIRULINA (Cyanobacteria) in the food you feed your Fish? Cyanobacteria what is it? Is it a micro or macro algae is it a bacteria? Spirulina is an organism that grows in both fresh and salt water. It is a type of cyanobacteria, which is a family of single-celled microbes that are often…
Copepods are one of our most popular live foods and before people purchase them for the first time, it is common to have questions about them. Although they have heard they are undoubtedly great for the health of their tank, many people are unsure about what copepods really do for their tank and what to…
Bryopsis algae. Classified as a macroalgae, B. pennata and B. plumosa, as it’s formally called, is quite difficult to properly identify and eradicate from your aquarium. What is Bryopsis Algae? At first glance, Bryopsis looks like small patches of underwater grass. In reef tanks, at the start of your outbreak it is very small. In…
You can’t prevent your fish from falling ill but setting up a quarantine tank can prevent the spread of disease. No matter how careful you are, your fish are likely to get sick at some point during your time in the hobby. Having a quarantine tank running is a great way to prevent an illness…
Dinoflagellates behave just like algae and absorb your tanks carbon dioxide and convert it to oxygen. That’s why you see so many bubbles on and around them. If you lower your tanks Co2 and take that source away and remove the light source for a few days, one type of dinoflagellate will suffer. However, as you haven’t identified the type or types (you could have more than one) you have in your tank you will not know the best way to get rid of them.
Dinoflagellates have an infamous reputation for aquarium hobbyists and there is a good reason why. Dino’s are essentially a type of algae that grow and reproduce in your tank and some species are even parasites on zooplankton, fish or other organisms.
The full list of NSW prohibited ornamental fish species July 2017. On 1 July 2017 the NSW Government implemented the new Biosecurity Act 2015 (the Act). Under Schedule 2 of this Act there is a list of fish species declared as Prohibited Matter in NSW. It is illegal to possess, buy, sell or move any fish…
