Hello there.

I am Nick, a site builder and ex-hosting expert with a knack for the dynamic beauty of an enclosed ecosystem. Don’t get me wrong, I love outdoor ecosystems as well. I love hiking and cycling, and grew up in a village, close to nature and farm animals.

I got my first fish tank when I was 12. Well, my first aquarium, rather, as I got my first few tanks much earlier. Only that they were housing hamsters instead of fish.

The last hamster I had was a proper prick, and after a few bites too many, I wasn’t so enthusiastic about the little fluffs anymore. 

Soon after it died, we visited family friends who were keeping a 50-gallon cichlid tank. I was mesmerized and spent most of the evening watching the fish swim in their languid fashion.

The next day, I dug out the 10-gallon tank left from my late hamster, went to the fish shop with all my savings, and the trapdoor to the underwater dimension swung wide open. Dived in legs first.

Back then, there were two ways of acquiring the necessary knowledge on how to keep fish alive: books and asking people. I managed to find a small book that wasn’t very helpful, so I had to rely on the fish shop owner’s knowledge and expertise. 

Today, thanks to the internet, there are more fishkeeping data points than fish in the sea. This is great when you have simple questions, as there are many outstanding resources out there. But also, a lot of myths and unverified information are circulating.

Like the statement that fish like music. It’s amusing and makes for a great headline, but it is not really aligned with the researchers’ conclusions.

I created this site to share my experience and enriched it along the way. I want to provide well-researched, checked knowledge to help budding fishkeepers on their way. Advanced, too, as fishkeeping has many invisible dynamics, and we can share the thrill of discovery, led by questioning, followed by understanding.