WetWebMedia is a website started by Bob Fenner, a fixture in the ornamental fish industry and author of The Conscientious Aquarist, a book on marine aquariums. It’s a great resource for aquarium hobbyists, with a crew who answer questions posed by the general public. Last week, Bob asked me to… Continue reading
One of the worst things that can happen to a fishkeeper is to walk past your tank and see a fish bloated with the scales pineconed. Yup, this is dropsy. Unlike many other illnesses, dropsy is not a sickness in and of itself. It is a symptom of something else…. Continue reading
This evening, I caught a pair of my Bolivian rams breeding. What I actually noticed was a pretty active fight between a ram and a bristlenose pleco. I grabbed my camera and put together a little video to share. If you already know all about ram breeding, please ignore the… Continue reading
In case anyone is wondering what I’m keeping, here are a few photos I snapped this evening. Don’t mind the reflections, I was taking snapshots, not portraits. First up is a pair of freshwater angelfish. Next, a few false penguin tetras. Some Bolivian rams hanging out by the sponge filter…. Continue reading
There are three things in fishkeeping that reek something awful. Two of them I deal with from time to time, the other doesn’t happen in my tanks. #3 Stinky fishkeeping odor – Unmaintained tank. Whenever the water turns green, you have somebody too lazy or too busy to take care… Continue reading
Betta splendens The betta is a popular fish, mainly because it can be contained in small quarters. I wrote an essay on betta housing in April, you can see it here. Bloat & Constipation Unfortunately, since bettas have been in captivity forever, and have lost a lot of their ability… Continue reading
In some respects, keeping fish is just like keeping any other pet. You feed them, you care for them, and to some extent you can even play with them. In other ways, keeping fish is nothing like keeping other animals. In large part, that’s because they are much more sensitive… Continue reading
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably notice that I do a lot of maintenance on my aquariums on Fridays. In fact, Friday is the day I do partial water changes, and I spend about two hours each week on this task. Why? Second Nature That is a good… Continue reading
On Monday, I wrote about five fishes that are not for beginners, but are commonly sold to beginners. Today, let’s look at the other side of the coin. What fishes are good fish for beginners? Before we answer that, let’s lay a little groundwork first. + This is very subjective… Continue reading
You might find this difficult to believe, but the employees working in some big box pet stores have no idea how to properly take care of fish (or lizards, or birds, but we’ll stick to fish here.) Hard to believe the 18-year-old kid is not an expert, isn’t it? Worse,… Continue reading
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