By Raychel Upright As aquarists, we spend considerable amounts of time with our fish and inverts. Many of us have special bonds with cert...

By Frank Cowherd, Michael Barber, and Ben Chou (extracted from PVAS forum thread) You can buy KMnO4 = potassium permanganate at a lot of ...

By Jim Chitty I ran across a Youtube video on the DIY Fishkeepers (Joey) and remembered I had a commercial version of one of these about ...

By Patchin Curtis (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) After enjoying Sherry's delightful presentation on ways to kill goldfish (very inf...

By Frank Cowherd (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) One way to treat plants that have insects, hydra or snails that you do not want is ...

By Frank Cowherd (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) The easiest way to get rid of hydra is with fenbendazole. Go to a Tractor Store and...

By Patchin Curtis (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) Barbie Fiorentino gave a fascinating talk on Loricariidae in which she described h...

By Jim Chitty (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) Thought I would pass along this little item I made to hold Repashy gel foods in my tan...

By Frank Cowherd (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) So it is never too late to put a hole in the ice on your pond. We came back from v...

By Don Kinyon (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) After water changes were done last week, I was feeding the fish and heard a load "pop...

By Patchin Curtis (extracted from a PVAS forum thread) Wanting to breed Purple Emperor Tetras (Inpaichthys kerri) in a more intensive ma...

by George White The magnificent Chesapeake Bay stretching for a length of 193 miles between Maryland and Virginia ranks as one of America...

by Gene Moy I’ve been fortunate to have a job that sends me to different parts of the country and the world. Over the years, I have visit...

by Don Kinyon There are a few "new" imports of Corydoras catfish coming in from South America lately that some Cory cat nuts, such as mys...

by Tom Biery I first read fish food recipes that included beef heart and liver about 20 years ago. Several years ago I decided to try pre...

by Alex Townsend, PVAS The Spider and the Wasp This probably sounds like the title of a fable or parable, but it’s actually a description...

by George White Now is a fine time to plan your yard and garden. Taking care of the yard can be one of life’s biggest pleasures — if you ...

by Tom Pallas The natural water systems of Virginia and Maryland offer an abundance of water life suitable for the aquarium I have collec...

by Andrew Blumhagen The Conscientious Marine Aquarist By Robert Fenner Microcosm Ltd. ISBN 1-890087-02-5 Has this ever happened to you? Y...