Tag Archives: aquarium
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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MAAH and MAGC at WI Garden Expo
The Madison Area Aquatic Hobbyists set up a booth at the 2012 WI Garden Expo, held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI, last weekend. I took my 75-gallon planted tank in as out main display, and a smaller … Continue reading
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New Livestock Page
I have removed the livestock from the automated shopping cart store. The shipping charges were just too hard to work out accurately. To order fish an plants we are going back to good ol’ email. Send me a list of … Continue reading
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Getting Started w/Repashy Superfoods
As promised, here is a video with more detail on mixing and using the Repashy Superfoods. There are many different ways to present the food to fish. Be creative! Everyone would like to hear about you ideas, so post them … 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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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
Chris Moscarell’s Fish Room
I recently had the chance to visit one of the premier soft-water species breeders in the country, and this is his fish room! Chris has the reputation of being an expert Apistogramma breeder, which he is, but that description sells … Continue reading
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The Basic Aquarium – Installing Equipment
The Basic Aquarium part 3 covers the assembly and installation of the equipment on our 20-gallon kit. The parts to this kit are an Aqueon Quiet-flow power filter, a heater and a standard fluorescent hood. The only difference between this … Continue reading
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Monterey Bay Aquarium – Kelp Forest
The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA, is one of my favorite places to spend a day. I first went there in 20o7, and my visit last week was my fourth time through. This time around I had a video … Continue reading
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