Monthly Archive: August 2007
Aug
24
Aquarium: I Have Bugs!
Finally! After a month (or so) of waiting and trying a variety of store-bought options, I did what I should have done in the beginning: I contacted Todd from the Raleigh Aquarium Society and asked him if I could have some used, hopefully teeming with bacteria gravel. Last night I was able to make the …
Aug
20
Tank 1: Update
It has now been several weeks, and this tank has yet to start! At this point, I am starting to get a bit frustrated, especially since the Bio-Spira didn’t seem to do a thing, despite the fact that I put enough in for a tank three times this size. Additionally, while at PetSmart the other …
Aug
12
Seen on Craigslist:
I saw this on Craigslist.com this morning. Emphasis mine: Sunburst Platy fish free to good homes I have a whole bunch of Sunburst Platys that keep multiplying in my tank. They are beautiful fish, but it is time for them to go to another home. There are about 30 of them that can be split …
Aug
08
Aug
01
First Fish Come Home
Following in the footsteps of famed amateur ichthyologist Little Lump, the first fish I decided on for the new aquarium are members of the Characidae family. Not wanting to follow too closely in her footsteps, rather than going with Neon’s, I chose the Glowlight Tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus) of South America. The trio of adventurers are …