The large size but normally passive nature of the Geophagus spp. remains one of their more endearing traits; they look fantastic as feature fish in a calm setting with other compatible fish. I never had a customer come back to complain about the Geophagus I had sold to them; these are fish people like!
A step-by-step method to get your own precise egg counts from fish spawns.
Bettas are kind of easy to goad into performing for the camera, and none may be easier than the “Fighter Plakats”, the short-finned betta strains bred for strength, endurance, body structure, and general ferocity; the ultimate goal being a winner in the ring.
It’s late evening in the fishroom (OK, it’s 2 AM in the fishroom), and I’m staying up late to take photos of a couple bettas that I’m planning on breeding.
One man’s cull = another man’s treasure. After all these years, a Guppy can still grab me.
The Lower Rio Xingu, imminently threatened by the Belo Monte Dam project, is the subject of a grassroots crowd-funding effort to support biodiversity research before it’s too late.
Catch a personal look at Ethan’s experience with his new pet bettas.
Matt and Ethan head on a road trip to pick out Ethan’s first Betta.
A confluence of events helps Matt decide what Ethan’s first fish will be.
Deciding it’s time for a child to have his first fish.
