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For Discus fish, there are 2 consideration in tanks – tank depth and volume. Because of their size and swimming habits, a minimum of 18″ is needed for tank depth, the deeper the better. Regarding volume, a good rule of thumb is that each adult discus will need 10 gallons of water. Larger tanks will also give more stable water conditions, and taking into account other considerations the minimum size
If you are weighing the pros and cons of feeding your pet a raw diet that you purchase frozen, consider this article from Dr. Wysong (though, they sell dry kibble . .…
Found this to be a pretty interesting article. It’s a bit different, but that’s what opinions are supposed to be…
What happens when we die? In our society, death is often hidden away. Rarely are we present for the passing of a loved one, a major exception being our animal family members.
Echo, my horse of 22 years, took her time dying, even with the help of euthanasia
OK I’m not sure about where you live, but here in Ontario Canada, the weather has been record breaking hot. So with that theme in mind, I found a great article on protecting your pet from the damaging sun 🙂
You might think the most important bit of dog health advice would be to let your furry loved on spend all day enjoying the outdoors. But you’d only be
Rabbits are one of the most popular pets, apart from dogs and cats. They look attractive, lovely, gentle, friendly and cute. They are easy to take care of and undemanding in terms…
A major part of a horse’s diet is hay or pasture. A horse weighing 1000 pounds will eat about 500 pounds each month. A horse needs roughly 28 acres of non-irrigated, dryland pasture a year if that is the only source of forage. However, a pasture that is irrigated will grow more forage than dryland pasture, requiring less acreage. The amount of irrigated pasture needed for one horse is roughly
Five years ago this August a funny little puppy came to live in our home.
He was tiny, blue-gray and white colored coat, skinny tail that hurt when it hit you and the biggest bat ears I?d ever seen on a puppy. There was one other oddity his eyes were two different colors, one blue one brown.
This little guy’s energy level was amazing; he ran and bounced
Boy or Girl?
How can you tell whether your Goldfish is male or female? You might want to know because you want to breed them, or give them the right name before Jack turns out to be the mother Goldfish! Here are some clues that might help you sort out the Goldfish boys from the Goldfish girls:
* The female Goldfish are slightly bigger than the males and
You do clean your house don’t you? Well you have to clean your Goldfish?s house too and it?s a lot simpler! Cleaning and maintaining a goldfish tank is a must because this breed is really dirty. Even a teenager?s room would be better than a goldfish tank that?s left alone for a week! The Goldfish are descendants of the scavenger Carp fish and that makes them scavengers too. They will
June is Disaster Preparedness for Pets month – but if you’re a pet-care business professional it’s always a good time to make sure you’ve got a plan in place to administer to…