Category Archives: Fish
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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Who C.A.R.E.S…? Aphanius transgrediens
Here is a video of another endangered fish I am maintaining. I have not had these killies very long, and have just recently been able to collect and hatch viable eggs. The fry are growing fast though! A few years … Continue reading
Who C.A.R.E.S…? Characodon lateralis
Catching up with all the videos I am behind with is at the TOP of my list of New Year’s resolutions. 2011 has been a very busy year, and I apologize to everyone patiently waiting for the continuance of the … Continue reading
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Parananochromis brevirostris
This is a video of the 40-breeder aquarium where I house a breeding harem of the West African cichlid P. brevirostris (one male, five females and a few juveniles) that I collected in Gabon last February. The dithers are a … Continue reading
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Pelvicachromis taeniatus ‘Moliwe’ with new fry
I have a group of P. taeniatus ‘Moliwe’ (one male and three females) that are doing well in a 33-gallon long aquarium with some Neolebias cf. trewavasae and Barbus jae that I brought home from Gabon last Winter. I used … Continue reading
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The wild oscars are a year old…
In my possession anyway. I got them in August 2011 as 2″ juveniles, so I suspect that they were hatched (in the wild) sometime around April 2011. The video was shot last April (yes… I am very behind on video … Continue reading
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Lake Tanganyika Commiunity Aquarium
Here is a video of my 75-gallon Lake Tanganyika community tank. I am really into keeping cichlid communities, especially groups of species from locations with a lot of different cichlid species. Lake Tanganyika is interesting because there are so many … Continue reading
