Ever noticed how nice a piece of driftwood covered in Java fern (Microsorium pteropus), or Java moss (Vesicularia dubyana) or.........

Over the last few years more and more websites are popping up to sell fish, plants and corals online. These websites can often very luring to the...

In the colder months it is easy to become a complacent pond keeper. Most plants go dormant and to a certain extent so do your fish...

Trust me, one of the primary ways to pick good fish is knowing which fish NOT to pick. I recently saw this type of list......

It is hard to believe that spring is almost here. Soon our pond’s water temperature will be staying above 60 and our fish will become more active...

With our hot south Texas summer just around the corner I thought I would write a few tips about keeping you fish healthy and sassy during...

The breeding of Japanese koi began for me with a large pond of five thousand gallons. Early in the spring I had purchased a dozen...

An outstandingly beautiful single male guppy, no matter how many trophies he may come home with, does not make a champion guppy strain...

Welcome to the final part of this Discus series. I hope that the previous two instalments have been of assistance to existing...

Copyright 2006 Richard Keir

Gardening is one of our primordial fascinations. For thousands of years humans have gardened and for...

Recently I was going through a pet supply catalog and came across an interesting device that needed some exploration. It appeared like...

You've been to the pet store and noticed the fish tanks and thought "maybe I could do that".

Koi and all other fish are just like us in that they have particular dietary requirements. Naturally, koi will scavenge and root around....

Following on from our introduction to saltwater aquariums this segment is designed to give you some idea of a typical saltwater aquarium setup.

Aquarium ornaments aren't there to add any benefits to the fish, they are just for you to add some decoration in the tank....