It’s a nightmare for anyone who owns an aquarium, especially a very large aquarium and that’s to find a leak. I noticed possibly a week ago that I started to see a drip coming from the bottom front of a wooden cabinet that held the Read More …
It’s been nearly a year and a half that I got back into aquatics and many will remember that I had close to a dozen fish tanks. Well, I decide to consolidate them to bigger fish tanks and now I am down to two. Just Read More …
I have bred many fish but I’ve dealt with fry dying, fry being eaten, fry getting stuck to the HOB filter, pregnant fish distressed in a breeding tank, I learned a lot and I think I’ve found the best way to breed fish without having Read More …
If I have to choose a fish that I have gravitated to, enough to warrant being named, it’s my Oranda (Carassius gibelio forma auratus). I have a total of three oranda, a yellow wen/white bodied oranda named Haole, a orange wen/white oranda named Maka Le’a Read More …
A lot of people go to the pet store to buy a plecostomus, because they feel they have algae in their tank or because they don’t perform the maintenance, these fish will eat all the crap and food waste from their substrate. First, plecos do Read More …
One of the things that I’m often asked is from those who are considering of getting a fish tank with fish and what are my thoughts? My feelings are as follows: Do you want to a lot of responsibility or very little? And are you Read More …
Jack, the dumbo guppy was quite an aggressive guppy compared to the others. He was no doubt wanting to alpha male among the male guppies and being the only dumbo guppy, I figured that he needed to get rid of some of that aggression. So, Read More …
I’ve written about guppies before and I’m currently learning about breeding them before I start purchasing, more expensive, fancier guppies. Unfortunately, the experimentation process has not been as easy as I thought it would be. For one, I had two very pregnant guppies who were Read More …
It was a decision that I regret. It was about nearly two weeks ago, I decided to briefly place a three spot gourami temporarily with my guppies. The gourami died within 24 hours and when I went to the local pet store, I talked to Read More …
Guppies are no doubt beautiful fish. What attracted me to guppies is that I love the appearance of Bettas, but I don’t like how they are territorial and can be aggressive. So, I learned that guppies have similar appearances, that you can find guppies with Read More …
One of the things I enjoyed back during my college years was having an aquarium and taking care of my fish. I had a 20 gallon aquarium and I had many types of fish and it was one of the more calming experiences in my Read More …