Frequently asked questions

Hello, I generally recommend leaving the eggs with the parents in case of species that care for their offspring. On the one hand, this is the only way to enable to live their...

Hello, you should simply wait - provided both genders are in the tank (late maturing males look like females for a long time)! However, you will need to give the fish some time to...

Hello, many barbs, including tiger barbs, very much tend to overeat. Sometimes it might help if you feed several smaller portions distributed over the day, and to distribute these...

Hello, tiger barbs as well as some other barb species often nibble at long fins of other fish. Long finned fish are not recommended for keeping together with tiger barbs. They should...

Hello, first of all, 25 liters (5.5 US gal.) are by far insufficient for goldfish, including veiltails! The gross tank volume shoud be at least 100 liters (22 US gal.) for...

Hello, calm and non-aggressive fish are suitable, e.g. harlequin rasboras or most common characin species, armored catfish, loricariids, coolie loaches etc. Better do not add...