Joe Perez
Aquatic and Terrarium Specialist
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How to
Color Sand
Colored sand can be used in a variety of sand art projects. While you can buy colored sand at craft stores, it’s very easy to make your own. In some cases, it is even cheaper to make your own. Best of all, you can crea...
How to Dry Out Sand for Sandboxes, Terrariums, Sandblasting & More
Plus, how to clean and disinfect sand for pets and kidsWet sand, whether for a sandbox or your pet's terrarium, can be a pain. For one thing, it can breed germs that put your loved ones at risk. Drying out sand typically...
How to
Feed a Land Snail
Snails can be fun pets and are really easy to look after. Simply feed the snail a variety of organic fruit and vegetables and give it a shallow dish of water to keep it hydrated. Avoid giving the snail processed foods an...
How to
Culture Greenwater
Greenwater, or phytoplankton, are known by most aquarium hobbyists as good quality small fish fry food, like betta fry.. 13 February 2024. This article will outline some of the ways you can make your own.
How to
Care for Triops
Triops have been around for almost 300 million years, making them the oldest animals on the planet. To care for the aquatic creatures, create an ideal habitat by filling a tank with filtered water and, if you plan on hat...
How to
Build a Snail House
Snails can be fascinating and peaceful creatures. They can also be a lucrative crop, as many people in the world consume them as a delicacy. Of course, before investing in a large scale snailery, you should investigate ...
How to
Set Up a Natural Environment for Pet Snails
Pet snails can make extremely good pets for people with time to take care of a pet and limited space to keep one. Snails are easy to care for and cheap to look after and make for a unique conversation piece. Once their e...
How to
Bag and Ship Live Fish
If you’re interested in selling live fish beyond your local area, you must learn how to bag and ship them. It’s essential that you get the proper supplies, prepare the fish for travel, bag and box the fish correctly,...
How to
Breed a Pet Snail
Do you keep pet snails as a hobby or you just want an easy to care pet? Do you want to raise the population of your snails but without capturing wild ones? Great! Here is a step by step guide on how to breed pet snails.
How to
Care for Snails
Snails make friendly, relatively low maintenance pets. They require a moist environment and a diet filled with minerals and healthy vegetables. Snails enjoy each other's company, so consider getting more than one. If you...
How to
Grow Pitcher Plants
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants able to use their tube-shaped leaves to trap and digest insects.Wisegeek, What are Pitcher Plants?, The insects are drawn in by a sweet nectar and visual lures. The inside of the t...
How to
Care for a Dwarf Gourami
Dwarf gouramis are bright, colorful fish originally from southern and eastern Asia. To keep them as pets, create the perfect habitat by maintaining a warm water temperature and filling the tank with floating plants and p...
How to
Aquascape
An aquascape is an aquarium with plants, driftwood and rocks arranged in a pleasing manner to mimic landscapes (both underwater and out of water) found in the real world. It is also known as "underwater gardening." If th...
