Contained within these articles is a wealth of knowlege, representing decades of experience, to help you be successful in your fish keeping endevours.

This section of the article database deals specifically with fish other than Oscars.

Before launching into the articles, you may want to familiarize yourself with some of the site lingo.

• What do all of these abbreviations and acronyms mean?

If you are new to aquariums in general, you may want to familiarize yourself with the definitions of some frequently used terms in the hobby.

• What do all of these words mean? Terms commonly used in the Hobby

All About The Fish 

• Converting from Freshwater to Saltwater - Everything you need to know
• Which fish do I have? Green Terror ("Aequidens" sp. goldsaum) vs. Blue Acara (Aequidens pulcher)
• Which fish do I have? Red Terror Cichlid (Amphilophus festae) vs Mayan Cichlid (Cichlasoma uropthlamus)
• Which fish do I have? Texas Cichlid ~ Herichthys cyanoguttatus vs Herichthys carpintis
• Which fish do I have? Red Devil Cichlid (Amphilophus labiatus) vs Midas Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus)
• Species Profile - Texas Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatum)
• Species Profile - Red Terror Cichlid (Cichlasoma festae)
• Species Profile - Green Terror Cichlid (Aequidens sp. Goldsaum)
• Species Profile - Kissing Gourami (Helostoma temminckii)
• Species Profile - Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor)
• Species Profile - Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
• Cichlids and Sunfish: A Comparison
• Giants Among Us: Part 1
• Giants Among Us: Part 2
• Giants Among Us: Part 3
• Mixing Aggressive Cichlids
• How to breed guppys and In 6 easy setup steps!
• Keeping Bullhead Catfish
• Keeping and Breeding the Fathead minnow (rosy red)
• Pleco Dietary Needs
• Keeping Sunfish
• Convict FAQ
• LABIDOCHROMIS CAERULEUS (Yellow Lab)
• Dividing a Tank – What and When
• Moving large cichlids: how to make it as painless as possible.
• Going on Vacation? How to prepare your tank