Blog - Seatech Aquariums

Artificial Plants or Real Plants for an Aquarium: The Pros and the Cons of Each

August 26, 2018

You should have plants in an aquarium. There’s no doubt about that. Plants provide many important benefits in a fish tank, and a prettier appearance to you and entertainment for the fish are just the bonuses. While selecting artificial plants or real plants for an aquarium will require knowing the pros and cons of both, […]

Loving the Life: How to Tell if Your Fish are Happy

August 18, 2018

Your fish don’t smile, even though you could swear they smile once they see you. They don’t laugh, even though you wish you could hear them if they did. So how do you tell if your fish are happy? Just like being able to identify whether your fish are friends or foes in that tank, […]

How to Tell if Your Fish are Playing or Fighting

August 8, 2018

As you admire the fish in your tank, you regularly see one fish chasing after another one. The one in the front seems to be swimming away as quickly as possible … and then all of a sudden, the chase is over and they all calm down. What’s going on here? Are they playing or […]

The Average Lifespan of Common Aquarium Fish: How Long You Can Expect to Keep ‘Em

August 4, 2018

You’ve probably heard of goldfish dying before they got the chance to live. A day or two of accidental maltreatment and they’re gone, and you’ve come to think of pet fish as being that sensitive and expendable. Well, it definitely doesn’t have to be that way with goldfish or any other livestock in your fish […]

How Old Are They? How to Identify the Age of Fish

August 1, 2018

OK so you can clearly tell how old humans, dogs, and cats are. There are plenty of signs – some of which we try to fight off with every fiber of our being. Fish, though, don’t have the same telltale characteristics, so how do you identify the age of fish as they get older? Do […]

Fact vs. Fiction: Why Overfeeding Fish Can Be Harmful

July 23, 2018

Feeding fish is one of the few times of the day when you can interact with them, so it’s tempting to think of feeding them every time you walk by. It doesn’t help that as soon as you walk by, they’re there at the top of the tank, waiting excitedly, looking at you lovingly. But […]