The Tiger Limia that came into the hobby in 2002 initially was misidentified as Limia garnieri, then briefly thought to be a juvenile form of L. nigrofasciata. Later however, they were determined to be a new species, or probably a subspecies of L. nigrofasciata. For a livebearer they haven’t got crazy fancy colours, but a […]
What if: Tiger Barbs had beautiful red colours on their bellies – were totally peaceful towards other fish -had a stripe or two more than the usual 4 Well, they would look and behave a lot like their relative, the Six-banded Barb – Desmopuntius hexazona, also known as the Six-banded Tiger Barb. These youngsters are […]
Watch a shoal of Columbian Tetras go into a totally piranha-like feeding frenzy on the surface. These fish are super speedy and greedy, but even the small fry participate in the frenzy without getting hurt. Thanks for watching :0) Cheers, Michael :0) You wanna support my channel? Read on! Affiliate links: Do you want to […]
Welcome to my aquarium room If you are interested in planted tanks, nanotank aquascapes, beautiful small to medium sized aquarium fish, shrimps, live fish food, fish breeding and healthy growing aquarium plants … Well, then I already have a lot of films for you on this channel – and many more are in the making. […]
Just a look into one of my nano tanks, housing Norman’s Lampeyes and Red Cherry Shrimps. The Norman’s Lampeye Killifish or Poropanchax normani is just a beautiful little fish. It is also a shoaling killifish, and it goes fine with shrimps. The Lampeyes may eat a baby shrimp occasionally, but with lot’s of moss and […]
This video is a fishportrait on the Red Neon Blue Eye – and how I keep and breed the fish. Want to see more photos and read the blog? Find it here… Want to see more of mine aquarium videos? Go to my YouTube channel here… Affiliate links (Do you want to know more about […]
This blog is about how I am keeping and breeding The Red Neon Blue Eye. With its vibrant orange/red colour, The Red Neon Blue Eye is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful small aquarium fish. Pseudomugil is a genus of fish endemic to Australia and New Guinea, where they are found in freshwater […]
Daphnia are just one example of a variety of live food items that are important for your aquarium fish, if you want them to thrive, show their best coloration and breed. And Daphnia can be caught in most small ponds and lakes. Daphnia are not insects. They are a genus of small planktonic crustaceans. Being […]
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi, formerly known as Megalamphodus sweglisi is a species that lives in the Orinoco River drainage basin in South America. They are small and peaceful but very lively fish, that thrives in large shoals. I keep a shoal in one of my tanks, and they breed at a regular basis. No fry seems to survive though, […]
Today it’s a short update on my tank with Columbian Tetra – Hyphessobrycon columbianus About a year ago I bought a shoal of Columbian Tetras. I think I bought 8 or 10, but some of them died along the way. But during last winter a few fry grew up in the tank, to compensate for […]
