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How to Care for Freshwater Fish
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22 Small Fish Breeds for Your Freshwater Aquarium
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Can You Keep a Catfish as a Pet?
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Low-Maintenance Freshwater Fish for Beginners
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How to Care for the Vibrant Harlequin Rasbora
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From the Amazon and Captive Breeders Elsewhere: Neon Tetra
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Cold Water Fish Species for Your Freshwater Aquarium
Everything You Need to Know About the Bristlenose Pleco
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The Eye-Catching Colors and Patterns of the Platy Fish
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Guppy Fish Species Profile
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Barb Species: A Lively, Peaceful Fish
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10 Variations in Freshwater Angelfish
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Learn Everything You Need to Know About Betta Fish
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What Catfish Are Good in Freshwater Aquariums?
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Feeding, Care, and Habitat of the Freshwater Gold Barb
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Discover Different Gourami Species for Aquariums
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Different Fish Lifespans According to Species and Aquarium Conditions
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How to Keep and Breed Gourami Aquarium Fish
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All About the White Cloud Mountain Minnow
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Which Freshwater Fish Species Are Best for Heated Tanks?
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15 Classic Goldfish Names
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Learn About the Symphysodon Discus, Also Known As Pompadour Fish
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How Do You Care for the Pearl Danio Fish?
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Learn How to Breed Egg Scattering Tropical Fish
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Invite a School of Clown Loaches to Join Your Aquarium Community
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Learn Everything You Need to Know About the Killifish
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Methylene Blue as an Anti-Fungal & Anti-Parasitic for Aquarium Fish
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Swordtail Fish Species Profile
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Most Cichlids are Suited for the Home Aquarium, but not with all Fish
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Learn About the Shubunkin Goldfish
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How to Feed, Breed and Care for Pearl Gourami
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The Blood Parrot Cichlid Fish Is a Controversial Hybrid
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11 Top Catfish Species for Your Aquarium
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Learn the Anatomy and Physiology of Aquarium Fish
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Pea Puffer Fish Species Profile
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Learn Why the Cardinal Tetra Is a Popular Aquarium Fish
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Amano Shrimp Species Profile
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Would a Weather Loach Be a Good Addition to Your Aquarium?
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Learn All About the Cherry Barb
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Rosy Barb: A Freshwater Aquarium Fish That Enjoys Company
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What Are Triggerfishes and How to Identify One?
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Oscar: Fish Species Profile
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Paradise Fish Are the Easiest of the Bubble Nest Builders to Breed
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Mollies: What You Need to Know to Keep Them Healthy
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Use These Tips for Caring for Tiger Barb Fish
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Learn How to Take Care of Goldfish
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Adding Three Stripe Cory to Your Aquarium Community
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The Dwarf Gourami: Caring for Tropical Fish
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Common Fish Names Beginning With 'S'
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Learn How Much to Feed Your Betta Fish
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Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Bettas
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Reasons Why Betta Fish Fight and How to Stop It
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Koi Fish Species Profile
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These Are the Reasons You Should Have a Congo Tetra Fish
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Zebra Danios: Among the Easiest Fish to Keep in Aquariums
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Tips for Caring for and Breeding the Forktail Rainbow Fish
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The South American Leaffish: Not for Beginners
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Neon Goby Fish Species Profile
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Make a Panda Cory Right at Home in Your Aquarium
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Livebearing Aquarium Fish—Habitat, Diet, and Breeding
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Learn All About the Convict Cichlid