Aqua Global
I went to Germany in May (2012) to meet with my co-editor of Aquarium International – The Freshwater Magazine and attend the huge InterZoo trade show. Most of the time was spent ‘working’, but i did...
View ArticleHighlights of New Fish in the Stock Shop
I brought in some fish last week. Everything is acclimated, doing well and will be ready to ship next week. I figure we have about another week of safe shipping before the Holiday crush sets in....
View ArticleA Visit to the Bireley’s Fish Room
Here is a glimpse of the fishroom and homestead of my good friends the Bireley’s. Rich has a love of large tanks and the monster fish that go into them. Most serious hobbyists have one or two large...
View ArticleShipping Fish Again… New Stock List
Summer is coming to an end, and I am now back to getting in some fish. Watch the blog for some video posts about what I have been doing all summer. Here is a link to the current stock list. …...
View ArticlePier Aquatics, England
If Pier Aquatics is not one of the top ten aquarium stores in the world, I want to see video of ten that are better….
View ArticlePacking & Shipping Corydoras Catfish – Part 1
We have covered the basics of shipping fish, now let’s take a look as some of the specific types of fish and some special considerations for shipping them. First up, armoured catfish of the Genera...
View ArticleNew Peru Order
A new import from Peru arrived last week with a lot of cool fish that I have not brought in before. The price lists are updated on the livestock page. Here are some of the highlights: Corydoras...
View ArticleBolt (Volt) Catfish – Aguarunichthys torosus
Here is a ‘monster’ fish that is not so much a monster. The bolt catfish is predatory cat that grows up to be about 13″, so not outrageously large. They are active catfish with voracious appetites,...
View ArticleCatching Up with the Bireley’s
I had another opportunity to visit the Bireley family in California recently, and shot some more video of their home and fish room. I was last there two years ago, just after Rich had taken possession...
View ArticleCatfish From Peru
Here is a video highlighting some of the fish that recently arrived from Peru. The order was predominantly catfish, and so is the video. Enjoy…
View ArticleCataclysm 2015 Video
We are about 50 days out from the inaugural Catalysm event hosted by the Madison Area Aquatic Hobbyists, and there are already a lot of fish in ‘storage’ for the rare catfish auction. So many that I...
View ArticleNew Fish from Peru Video
Here is a video showing most of the fish that I received on this last Peru order. Everything looks great, and there are some species I have never had before (or even seen before!).
View ArticlePac-man catfish – Lophiosilurus alexandri
I recently purchased two pac-man catfish, Lophiosilurus alexandri, which is a very cool ambush predator from Brazil. They look like an Asian chaca catfish, but grow quite a bit larger. And they will...
View ArticleTedsFishroom Difference
I was very nervous about making this video… Some friends of mine were sitting around the fish room talking about fish, and the discussion took turn towards all the things that I do associated with...
View ArticleBreeding Project: Ancistrus claro
I have a new species to work with: Ancistrus claro. The ‘gold marble’ bristlenose catfish is a neat little species. They stay small (less than 3″), are relatively social and active during the day....
View ArticleCorydoras sp. CW049
Here is a short video showing my school of Corydoras sp. CW049 . These catfish were imported from Peru, but they come from the region around Letecia, where Colombia, Peru and Brazil intersect. They...
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