Category Archives: video posts
San Antonio Zoo – Africa Live!
The Africa Live exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo is one of my favorite galleries to visit, because it features aquariums dedicated to most of the major (or at least famous) freshwater ecosystems that are of interest to aquarium keepers. … Continue reading
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San Antonio Zoo’s Richard Friedrich Aquarium
One my favorite zoos is the San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium in Texas. The city is a great place to visit, especially when it is cold up here in Wisconsin, and the sunny weather in south Texas is a great … Continue reading
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NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Matthew and I attended the Raleigh A. S. Spring Workshop in February, and while we were there we were treated to a before-hours access tour to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences by Eric Hanneman, one of the museum curators … Continue reading
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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
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
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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