Freshwater Fish Care Guides
Welcome to the Tropical Treasures Wyo aquarium blog — your resource for freshwater fishkeeping. Browse species-specific care guides for guppies, neon tetras, bettas, cichlids, corydoras, and more, with tips on tank mates, feeding, water parameters, and breeding.
Aquarium Setup & Water Quality
Get beginner-friendly guidance on cycling new tanks, choosing filtration, managing water chemistry, and performing routine maintenance. Build a stable, healthy aquatic environment from day one.
Plants, Shrimp & Invertebrates
Discover how to grow live aquatic plants, keep neocaridina and caridina shrimp, and care for snails and other invertebrates. Find tips on lighting, fertilization, CO2, and creating a thriving planted community tank.
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Guppy Care Guide: Tank Size, Water & Tankmates
The guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the most popular freshwater fish in the hobby, and for good reason. They are hardy, colorful, peaceful, and they breed readily, which makes...
Guppy Care Guide: Tank Size, Water & Tankmates
The guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the most popular freshwater fish in the hobby, and for good reason. They are hardy, colorful, peaceful, and they breed readily, which makes...
Betta Fish Care Guide: Tank Size, Water & Tankm...
The betta (Betta splendens), also called the Siamese fighting fish, is one of the most popular and misunderstood fish in the hobby. Their flowing fins, brilliant colors, and bold personalities...
Betta Fish Care Guide: Tank Size, Water & Tankm...
The betta (Betta splendens), also called the Siamese fighting fish, is one of the most popular and misunderstood fish in the hobby. Their flowing fins, brilliant colors, and bold personalities...
Apistogramma Care Guide: Tank Size, Tankmates &...
The apistogramma (genus Apistogramma) is one of the most rewarding fish in the freshwater hobby: a small, jewel-bright South American dwarf cichlid packed with color and personality, without the size or...
Apistogramma Care Guide: Tank Size, Tankmates &...
The apistogramma (genus Apistogramma) is one of the most rewarding fish in the freshwater hobby: a small, jewel-bright South American dwarf cichlid packed with color and personality, without the size or...
Hatchetfish Care Guide
Hatchetfish are one of the aquarium hobby’s most distinctive surface dwellers, named for the deep, blade-like keel of their chest that gives them a hatchet-shaped silhouette. These peaceful schooling characins...
Hatchetfish Care Guide
Hatchetfish are one of the aquarium hobby’s most distinctive surface dwellers, named for the deep, blade-like keel of their chest that gives them a hatchet-shaped silhouette. These peaceful schooling characins...
Spiny Eel Care Guide
Freshwater spiny eels (genus Macrognathus) are some of the most charismatic oddball fish you can keep: sinuous, snake-like bottom dwellers with a pointed snout, a row of tiny defensive spines...
Spiny Eel Care Guide
Freshwater spiny eels (genus Macrognathus) are some of the most charismatic oddball fish you can keep: sinuous, snake-like bottom dwellers with a pointed snout, a row of tiny defensive spines...
White Cloud Mountain Minnow Care Guide
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is one of the toughest, most peaceful, and most underrated nano fish in the hobby. With its silvery body, red-tipped fins, and a...
White Cloud Mountain Minnow Care Guide
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is one of the toughest, most peaceful, and most underrated nano fish in the hobby. With its silvery body, red-tipped fins, and a...