Up until now, my two nerite snails (one zebra and one red spot) haven’t laid any eggs in the tank, and I was hoping it might stay that way. But sure enough, during yesterday’s water change I noticed a few tiny white spots on the...
My red spot nerite snail has discovered the Christmas trees! He waszooming around eating diatoms on a couple of them yesterday. Before I decorated my tank for Christmas, I wiped away all the algae anddiatoms so it would look nice in...
UPDATE: NEW WINNERS POSTED Congrats to Daniel James, our non-US winner, who has claimed his EggLites and will be receiving them shortly! I gave the two Dandy Orandas gift certificate winners plenty of time, but never heard from them, so the...
A couple times a year, Petco runs their “dollar per gallon” sale in which aquariums cost… well… one dollar per gallon of their volume, of course! The sale started today, so I stopped by on my way home from work and...
Looking back on past videos I have done, it seems that I always get new goldfish in the fall. I don’t know why, but there it is! Three years ago, in 2012, I got Luca who is currently my oldest goldfish. Click here to watch...
I made some progress on my 55 gallon tank setup! Now I’m pretty much just waiting on a few more parts and waiting for the silicone to cure before I can set it up. Here I’m siliconing the acrylic parts into the sump. I used...
When I brought my puppy to the vet about a month ago, I noticed a little fantail goldfish in a 1 gallon bowl on the reception desk. I didn’t say anything to them at the time because my puppy was being difficult and I was too...
Look what I stumbled upon. It’s like the fish equivalent of a hamster ball! What a strange concept. It’s actually kind of neat, except I don’t think the fish would even like it or understand the point of it. ...
Something I found amusing recently is that almost all the items on my wish list for family are fish-related things! My list includes auto-feeders, feeding rings, Saki-Hikari pellet food, digital thermometers, and other various fish...
Here’s the most recent update: Butterfly Telescope Growth and Changes Today Luca weighs 47 grams, is 2.75″ in body length, 4.5″ in total length, and has a body depth of 2″. The orange/red color on his eyes has really...
Quarantine for the butterflies has been uneventful (that’s always a good thing!). I’ve started feeding them Repashy Spawn and Grow and I think they prefer the taste of this over the Soilent Green. I like to toss in a big...
Have you ever noticed that goldfish make really funny faces? Oh who am I kidding, of course you have! Normally I share photos of my fish looking their best, but today, here are some goofy photos for your amusement. You’ll...