Escape!

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"They will follow instinct. I don't think they would be looking up at the pipe and thinking, 'Come on lads, let's go for it.'"

This blog really didn't survive the upgrade to MT4. I'm trying to make an effort to put things together now.

The Firemouths are breeding!

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The firemouths are breeding!

They're only coming out one at a time for feeding since the babies were born about three days ago. This one is in the middle of a bunch of thawed brine shrimp.

The firemouths are breeding!

They've made 3 pits in the back of the tank, and the main one is in behind a log in a particularly densely planted area. You can see one heading back there if you look carefully.

The firemouths are breeding!

Babies! I captured this by sticking my hand behind the tank and clicking blindly, so please excuse the reflection.

L14, first night

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New Goldie

We brought him (her?) home two days ago. Right now, it’s between 1 1/2 and 2 inches.

Shrimp on a Treadmill. Of Course.

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Grrrrl Betta Posse!

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Laverne:
Laverne

Shirley:
Shirley

planning ahead

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So this guy built a 7' deep tank in his basement, and we’re all “Hmmm. That seems doable.”

That'd leave plenty of room for stingrays and oscars and all kinds of big-ass catfish. Awesome.

Hillstream Loach, Top Elevation

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Hillstream Loach sunning itself

Posterior Elevation here.

(Photo taken on my camera by Mister Husband and uploaded by me.)

Flying Fish

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New

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I wonder when this was "new"?

Fishy things at Walmart

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Walmart stops selling live fish (Reuters)


Pet fish got a boost in their popularity after the 2003 hit animated film "Finding Nemo," but the aquatics trend has since faded for some fans.

The leading pet store chains, Petsmart Inc. and privately held Petco, have large aquatic departments. Chappell said that Wal-Mart does not have the appeal of such chains or independent aquatics stores for fish aficionados.

"You see too many floaters," Chappell said of its displays. "You walk in there and there are a bunch of dead fish."

"It's not that consumers don't want fish, it's just, in my opinion, it's just consumers don't want to buy fish there and it's in large part because they don't look particularly healthy," Chappell said.

According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, 13.9 million U.S. households own freshwater fish as pets as compared to 43.5 million U.S.households with dogs and 37.7 million with cats.