Miscellanea

Articles on other aquatic topics that don’t fit in one of the other categories.

Clean Up Crew

Clean-up crews are meaningless in freshwater and brackish aquaria, and only mean something in reef tanks. You don’t need them in ordinary (non-reef) marine tanks anymore than in freshwater tanks. (» Click here to read the rest of this article…)

Ghost Shrimp - See-Through Inverts for Your Tank

Ghost Shrimp - See-Through Inverts for Your Tank

Commonly sold as feeders for predatory fish (puffers love them by the way), these US Gulf Coast natives are worth a closer look for peaceful tanks with small fish or those with non-predatory habits. They have been suggested on the boards as algae eaters. In my experience this is a bit of an exaggeration. (» Click here to read the rest of this article…)

There’s a Dragon in my Tank!

Keeping the Dragon Goby

There are a few creatures that are claimed to be “so ugly, they’re cute” or
“so ugly, only its mother could love it”. This dragon is not quite the same.
The Dragon Goby is a gentle monster — it’s nowhere close to as mean and evil
as it looks. Although it looks like a vicious predator, it’s really the
opposite. (» Click here to read the rest of this article…)