It’s been over 6 weeks since the costia outbreak in my 20-gallon extra-tall aquarium that wiped out my pair of angelfish. I ran the tank empty during those 6 weeks after upping the salinity to brackish range. I’ve done a couple of water changes in the past two weeks to… Continue reading
Yesterday I moved my old computer desk into the garage. To do that, I had to pull everything out of the storage area. Since I had to do that, I went through everything, throwing away whatever I knew I would never use. It took me a good four hours, but… Continue reading
Traditionally, some folks attending SF conventions will give a convention report when they get home. I doubt that is so common among fishkeepers, but since my readers tend not to be fishkeepers (yet anyway) I thought I would post a convention report for my day at the Southwest Area Killiefish… Continue reading
Tomorrow I will attend the Southwest Area Killifish Event. It marks my first tropical fish convention. This is the big regional killifish convention that features egg-laying toothcarp fish. They are cousins to livebearing toothcarps such as mollies, swordtails, guppies, and of course Endler’s Livebearers. This year’s event is also featuring… Continue reading
As those of you who follow this blog know, back in November I tore down my largest tank and started from scratch.  Not long after, I posted this photo of the tank. Now, three months later, I wanted to let everyone see how the tank has progressed in terms of… Continue reading
Not much putting words on paper have happened recently, but that doesn’t mean I have been neglecting the writing. I have a few projects that have been in the prep phase. Foremost, I have discovered a word processing program for Windows that will export a document in ePub format. During… Continue reading
I snapped a bunch of photos this morning to accompany an article I plan to write for Livebearers, the bulletin of the American Livebearers Association. I thought I’d share a few. Female Endler’s Livebearer along with a juvenile female. A group of Endler’s Livebearers. The colorful male in front of… Continue reading
Now that the main fish tank has been overhauled and sterilized, set back up, and restocked with Endler’s livebearers, I thought it was about time to post some photos. (Click them to get a better look.) This is the full tank. The setup is about two weeks old, and all… Continue reading
Slow but steady progress is being made on the overhaul of our aquatic setups. It’s been several days since the mass euthanization I was forced into due to a persistent nematode infestation. While that was not a pleasant experience, I am looking forward to the new stock I have in… Continue reading
Yesterday, while the kids were at school and the wife at jury duty, I performed the euthanasia on the fish. It was a terribly painful experience that I don’t want to go through again. I’ve euthanized a single dying fish before, but never anything on this massive a scale. I’m… Continue reading
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