Category Archives: video posts
A Visit to Rachel O’Leary’s
Rachel O’Leary has earned the reputation of being an excellent source of hard to find freshwater fish and invertebrates. She supplies mostly nano-fish species, Asian snails (such as fancy nerites), shrimp and crays. All of her business is run out … Continue reading
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A Visit to Jim Cormier’s Fish Room
Jim Cormier was my host when visiting the New England Cichlid Association in February, 2012. We had plenty of time to kill between my arrival in town and the meeting, so im took me to see his fish room. My … Continue reading
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Corydoras caudimaculatus… Afternoon Delight!
I have been working on conditioning this group of catfish for a few months. When I got them they were thin, but not a single fish died. I have always liked this species, but never had any success breeding them. … Continue reading
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Parananochromis gabonicus Defending Their Fry
Next month marks a year since the trip to Gabon to collect fish. Here is a video of one of the cichlid species I brought back, Parananochromis gabonicus. I had been keeping pairs in 20 gallon aquariums up until about … Continue reading
Congo Tetras Making Caviar!
I really need to pull a pair of these tetras and collect some eggs….
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Mikrogeophagus ramirezi Fry
I have been waiting for a pair of German blue rams (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) to spawn for a few months so I can get some video. They finally cooperated, and laid eggs a few inches from the front glass… and moved … Continue reading
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Monterey Bay Aquarium – Shorelines
We are almost through our tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This episodes features the Aviary and Touch Pools (on the aquarium’s map), but I have always referred to that corner of the building as the ‘Shoreline’. This section has … Continue reading
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Ted’s Fish Room – Water
At long last!!!! Here is the next installment to the Ted’s Fishroom series on the topic of water. There is no way the topic of water can be covered well in an hour-long video, much less a five minute video! … Continue reading
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Monterey Bay Aquarium – Deep and Dark
There are three galleries with large tanks at Monterey Bay Aquarium. The kelp forest is the most well known, and the open ocean tank (which was closed for renovation while I was there) is the new shining star. The third … Continue reading
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Select Aquatics of Erie, Colorado
Greg Sage is a talented aquarist who has built a viable business out of his hobby in his basement. I have never seen a more productive fish room! The number and quality of fish Greg has is astounding. And his … Continue reading
