Last Friday was a cold and snowy day with a storm front moving through the area. As the temperatures dropped, I thought I’d better drained down my rain water collection system to keep it from freezing up. Pumping the cold water into the fish room I thought it might be a good time to give the Albino Cories a cold water change to see what would happen. Continue reading Snowy day and a cold water change…..
Spawning Ricefish
Back in the spring at our annual club swap meet, I picked up some very cool little Ricefish from another club member, Mark Miller. I hadn’t really done much with these guys other than to marvel at how their eyes glow a very bright blue. They are so bright that they catch your attention from across the room.
I have the species Oryzias woworae. These fish come from the island of Sulawesi which is home to 17 Oryzias species described to date. Continue reading Spawning Ricefish
Feeding Tiny Fry
The aquatics industry has done a wonderful job of supplying the hobbyist with a wide array of equipment and food. With these in hand, the success rate of new hobbyists must be at an all-time high.
When you begin to spawn your fish and raise fry, the industry supplied choices of foods for larval fish become few and far between. This is especially true when raising fish that produce tiny fry not capable of eating newly hatched baby brine shrimp. The good news is, there is a multitude of foods you can culture yourself when faced with the prospect of feeding tiny fry. Continue reading Feeding Tiny Fry
Devario assamensis – A Gift
WOW Things have really been hopping around here the last several days. Last Friday we had our October meeting of C.A.F.E. One of our own, Kevin Bauman, gave a talk on aquarium photography. Kevin has the reputation of taking beautiful photos of his African cichlids and shared some of his secrets with the rest of us. Excellent presentation. You can see Kevin’s work over at his website, http://www.african-cichlid.com. Continue reading Devario assamensis – A Gift
Aquarium Nitrification Revisited
I ran across this great article about freshwater aquarium bio-filtration the other day. It would seem as though, once again, what we took for conventional wisdom in the area of filtering our aquariums was incorrect. I’m starting to believe that the longer I keep fish, the less I really know about it! Continue reading Aquarium Nitrification Revisited