Goldfish are cool!

I've been kicking the idea around of setting up a freshwater aquarium. I've been deciding between a freshwater shrimp aquarium with live plants or a goldfish aquarium.

While browsing for information, I ran across this little gem: The Goldfish Tank. I don't usually share other websites, but this site is full of useful information on the care of goldfish from tank, to feeding, to fish illness. If you're an aquarium enthusiast, it's worth a browse... If not for goldfish, for the great goldfish cartoon drawings on the site!

Until Next Time...

There's always a little room for freshwater

Reef tanks are beautiful and challenging, but I've always had a soft spot for freshwater aquaria and fish. While picking up some dog food, I made a trip to the oh so familiar fish section ("pet care") of PetSmart.

The Beta fish has always been one of my favorite fish, and it's been a while since I had a Betta. I was easily persuaded into taking home a new friend...

Jasper the Betta, rocking the 1.2 gallon

And we needed to add some more fish to add to the 18 gallon freshwater aquarium in the family room. I saw some Bolivian Ram Cichlids and had to get a pair. We also got a few Red Wag Platties.

Bolivian Ram Cichlids

Freshwater aquariums can be quite colorful and interesting too. While not a reef tank, freshwater aquariums can still be interesting and fun.

 

Red Wag Platties

Until next time...

What we can learn from "sexy" fish

[Image source petslobby.com]

Guppies are one of my favorite freshwater fish. Not only are they beautiful to look at, they can actually teach us a lot. According to an article on msnbc.com, single guys can learn a little from our small, freshwater friends. Female guppies who are not in the mood to mate will blend into a crowd of "sexy" guppies (guppies that are willing to mate).  The male will then choose another guppy, which will allow the female to relax.

If you've ever kept guppies, you'll know that sexual dimorphism is present as males are more colorful and have "prettier" tales than female guppies. The unfortunate part is that people tend to buy a handful of males and a couple females and trouble brews. It's recommended to always have a ratio of at least 2:1 female to male guppies. The more females you have per male, the better. The males will literally mate the females to death... Poor guppies.

Read the full article, Sexy guppies shed light on human singles scene MSNBC.com.