Guides
Read before you buy (or while you wait).
Four short texts we wish someone had handed us at the start.
- Your first aquarium: what you actually needA list without the extras, and what can wait.5 min read
- Cycling your tank (the nitrogen cycle) without mythsWhy a new tank is not ready on day one.6 min read
- Compatibility: which fish live togetherAngelfish, barbs, tetras, goldfish — and why goldfish are a separate case.6 min read
- Getting fish home healthy, and their first day in the tankTransport, acclimation and what not to do on day one.5 min read
Fishkeeping practice varies from aquarist to aquarist. Where opinions differ, we say so.