Tag: predators
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How to include new piranhas to an already existing group?
This has been a long time overdue! A new fish hobby blog has been needed and there will be coming more in the future, that’s a promise! I’ve had a lot going on with my health as most of you know, and I’ve been struggling with income since I can’t work full time anymore. Therefore…
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Freshwater Stonefish called Three-spined Frogfish or Toadfish.
Batrachomoeus trispinosus. The Freshwater Lionfish Batrachomoeus trispinosus was described by Günther in 1861.They are a common species found throughout the Indo-West Pacific; northwestern Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, and the Mekong delta. The species is not listed on the IUCN Red List. Most species seen in the aquarium fish trade are…
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Update on the Worlds First!
The fry are growing and the parents are doing a great job. Daddy Channa is showing off how explosive he can be when I feed the fry with live food. He thinks I’m going to take the fry away when I put the little tube in and squeeze out the shrimp. Here they are in…
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A Suriname aquarium. It’s a surprise!
The first surprise is Astronotus ocellatus cichlid, or the “Oscar, Tiger Oscar or Peacock Oscar” as it’s also called. It grows up to 30-45 cm (12-18 in) so it’s a large fish! It’s not an aggressive fish but eats aggressively. Maybe that’s why it’s gotten it’s reputation for being aggressive. Or if it’s kept in…
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Doing water changes! An aquarium necessity?
Doing water changes is an ongoing debate. Should you do 10%, 20%, 25%, 30% or even 50% every week? Well, if I would say, I do water changes of 10-20% once a month or never! Would you believe me? And I have never any deaths in my tanks! Do you still believe me? For those…
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A beautiful freshwater stingray from Asia.
I hope I can broaden your horizons on stingrays. You don’t have have one from South America there are other options. The Roughback Stingray (Himantura kittipongi) is a rare species of freshwater stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found over sandy bottoms in the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya rivers and Mekong basin of Thailand. Unfortunately…
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A New Oscar species has been found in the Orinoco river!
The scientific name is given to honor Mr. Ivan Mikolji, Venezuelan explorer, author, and underwater photographer. The NEW scientific name added to the genus Astronotus is, mikoljii. This new species of cichlid of genus Astronotus lives in the Orinoco River and Gulf of Paria basins in Venezuela and Colombia. Researchers from Brazil and Venezuela used…
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Du you hate making water changes? Then you should consider these fishes.
The snakehead genus I’m showing you today is the Channa family. These species lives in low oxygen, murky and slow moving waters in Asia. In order to represent this in captivity is not to make weekly water changes. Also, simply, because they don’t like it when the water is to “clean”, so to speak. There…
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How about a RARE South American Predatory Tank!
This tank setup should be at least 648 liters or 180 gallons, size 180x60x60cm or 6ft*2ft*2ft. Astronotus carssipinnis grows to 25cm (10inches). It’s known as the Apaiari, Zebra Oscar or Bumblebee Oscar. It’s a more RARE species then it’s relative, the Tiger or Peacock Oscar. It should be kept as a pair or with four…
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Predatory fish that you can actually keep in a fairly sized aquarium:
South American species: many from Rio Orinoco, surprisingly. To be noted: I have kept most of these fish on this list, so I know what I’m talking about. These fish are meant for aquariums from size, Lenght x Depth x Tall: 120x50x50cm and 300liters or 4ft X 20inches X 20inches and 83gallons to 200x80x60cm and…