Kev Quirk

Tag: fishkeeping

A Royal Fishy Fuck Up

I recently added 5 new fish to my cichlid aquarium, but I managed to make a royal fuck up along the way.

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Update on Eric the Eel

A couple days ago, I wrote about how my beautiful fire eel, Eric, managed to jump out of his tank. Here's an update...

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The Case of the Jumping Eel

My largest, and one of my favourite, fish (my fire eel) jumped out of his tank last night. He's managed to survive...so far.

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Looking After An Aquarium - How Much Work Is Involved?

Fish are such easy pets to look after, right? You just pop them in a tank, feed them once a day and change the water now and then. Easy. This post explores how much work is involved in looking after an aquarium.

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The Battle Of The Oscar Fish Tank

I have multiple fish tanks, but I've been having real problems with my largest tank lately. I think I've finally solved the problems, but let's talk about The Battle of the Oscar Fish Tank.

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How To Cycle An Aquarium

If you're new to fishkeeping, you _need_ to cycle your aquarium before stocking your tank with live animals. This post will show you how I personally do this.

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How The Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle Works

The nitrogen cycle is one of the first things most fishkeepers learn, but many don't achieve (or don't know about) the FULL nitrogen cycle. This post may help you have better water quality, so you have to do fewer water changes. But most importantly, your fish will be happier and healthier.

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