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.
The Tank Buddy Blog
African Butterfly Fish Care Guide: Keeping Pant...
Everything you need to keep the African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi): tank setup, water parameters, that all-important meaty floating diet, breeding, and the tankmate rules that keep this surface predator...
African Butterfly Fish Care Guide: Keeping Pant...
Everything you need to keep the African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi): tank setup, water parameters, that all-important meaty floating diet, breeding, and the tankmate rules that keep this surface predator...
Parkinson's Rainbowfish Care Guide: Keeping Mel...
Everything you need to keep Parkinson's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parkinsoni) — tank size, water parameters, color-boosting diet, schooling tankmates, and breeding. A hardy, bold orange-and-blue centerpiece for large community tanks.
Parkinson's Rainbowfish Care Guide: Keeping Mel...
Everything you need to keep Parkinson's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parkinsoni) — tank size, water parameters, color-boosting diet, schooling tankmates, and breeding. A hardy, bold orange-and-blue centerpiece for large community tanks.
Norman's Lampeye Care Guide: The Glowing-Eyed N...
Everything you need to keep Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani) — the tiny nano fish with glowing blue eyes. Tank size, water parameters, nano diet, shrimp-safe tankmates, and breeding for a...
Norman's Lampeye Care Guide: The Glowing-Eyed N...
Everything you need to keep Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani) — the tiny nano fish with glowing blue eyes. Tank size, water parameters, nano diet, shrimp-safe tankmates, and breeding for a...
Moonlight Gourami Care Guide: The Glowing Cente...
Everything you need to keep the elegant Moonlight Gourami: tank size, warm water parameters, diet, peaceful tankmates, and bubble-nest breeding tips.
Moonlight Gourami Care Guide: The Glowing Cente...
Everything you need to keep the elegant Moonlight Gourami: tank size, warm water parameters, diet, peaceful tankmates, and bubble-nest breeding tips.
Red Empress Cichlid Care Guide: Keeping the Col...
Everything you need to keep the brilliant Red Empress cichlid: tank size, hard-water parameters, diet, peaceful Malawi tankmates, and mouthbrooding breeding tips.
Red Empress Cichlid Care Guide: Keeping the Col...
Everything you need to keep the brilliant Red Empress cichlid: tank size, hard-water parameters, diet, peaceful Malawi tankmates, and mouthbrooding breeding tips.
Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish Care Guide: The Turquoi...
Everything you need to keep the Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris), sold as the turquoise rainbowfish — tank size, water parameters, color-boosting diet, schooling tankmates, and breeding. A hardy, dazzling...
Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish Care Guide: The Turquoi...
Everything you need to keep the Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris), sold as the turquoise rainbowfish — tank size, water parameters, color-boosting diet, schooling tankmates, and breeding. A hardy, dazzling...