today

yes i know it sucks its not tomorrow i can come down but im goin to Gaithersburg today and should b in the area around 3:30-4:30 and i have space to bring stuff to sell/trade if you can meet me some where in Gaithersburg in those times. please respond quickly as i will be leaving PA at 2pm to...

Anyone know who put the syspilum in the auction today? I picked up one of the bags and was looking to get any info on the parents. Thanks, Jon

Another LFS is closing its doors. Today's Pets in FSK Mall in Frederick is going out of business. They were never much of a fish store, but still sad to see it happen. There isn't much left in the store except for the sales tanks. Reef Ready 30 Breeders (bottom drilled) are $10 a piece...

My good friends Rose and Tony Orso laid a couple of very nice Betta on me to photograph. I purchased two plastic boxes at a local craft store. One I painted with a black background and the other I left clear. I set them up on top of a piece of eggcrate suspended across two cinder blocks...

My plans included moving the 4 tens over to the 75 gallon rack and setting up a 40 brdr there. DONE. On top, I have 5 tens that I want to switch out to new 10 gals so that they'll be face out instead of end out. I think I can get them back to back and have one on the end. BUT these are shrimp...

It's on. Come see what is happening.

Several deadlines for ACA2011 are today 07/05/11 http://ccadoesaca.com/fishshow.html

A few months ago I moved my breeding pair of managuense to a larger tank...180 gallons. They are the only two fish in the tank. They bred frequently...like clock work, actually...in the previous tank. After I moved them it took a while for the pair to settle on a new breeding area. These...

Okay everyone. Today is Ophelia77 - Tonya's birthday. I am sure she will be at the meeting for us to say happy birthday to. But just in case....... Happy Birthday Tonya

Lot's of light. I positioned four Nikon SB-900 flash units on the top of the tanks in this series of photos...with the exception of those noted. As you can see from the photo below all four flash units are lined up on top, diffused and pointing straight down. If you look closely you can...

Going along the same vane as a previous post on a light set up for the Zonatum. My goal her was to light the fish both top and bottom as I have previously. The problem I have had in the past is adjusting the lower flash to a point where the light would illuminate the bottom of the fish while...

The hogaboomorum are breeding AGAIN. I have two 75 gallon tanks full of fry that I plan on bringing to the convention. I recently posted a new lighting set up that I was experimenting with (much to my pleasure) and used something similar with these photos. Here's the male and female doing...

I wanted to try something different with the lighting set up. Here are the pictures that I shot yesterday. The goal, of course is to evenly light the fish without overly illuminating things around the fish. Here's how I lit the tank. There are a total of four flash units on these...

Today started out great. I finished setting up the 90 gallon up stairs. I moved the red Ceibals to the 55 to give my gold dust palmas his own tank. As soon as I pulled the last red ceibal out the bichir decided to swim into my smart heater and get stuck. When I tried to shake him out he...

Some recent photos of the trio of F0 Amphilophus hogaboomorum. I have three of these beautiful fish in a 180 gallon tank. The breeding pair are on the right hand side....the "third wheel" male lives on the left. They breed regularly...and are quite beautiful breeding coloration. Here's...

The pair are beginning to breed in their new tank. The male The female...a little ticked at the intrusion. A lot of posturing and lip locking They selected a nice flat stone for breeding...field stone from our farm...nice stuff. Flashing the female...or maybe that was dodging...

Didn't make the trip, tempting as the 'tent sale' sounded. Did anyone get there early and get a good look at what was available as far as discounted returns?

I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to feeding the masses today. Excellent work and the food was delicious! Thanks Mo for a great talk. Eventhough the fish are a little large for me to consider, I was fascinated by the videos and the images. I can tell by the music choices you didn't...

They made it. Instead of $9 for 65Ws and $14 for 96Ws, price is $8 for 65Ws, $13 for 96Ws. Not too shabby. Bring cash, gems, bullion or giant Corydoras - no checks. Prince- 4 65W – 1 10000K SP + 1 10000K SqP + 1 6500K SP + 1 6500K SqP Frank - 4 SP 65W 50/50 MH Horo - 3 SP 65W – 2...

You guys rock in so many ways. The Mr. Kent was a great speaker. I learned there are a lot more lakes in Africa than I thought. Really cool looking fish. Fotr all who help srtup, run, and clean up the meeting, we could not do it without you. However, I am thinking of banning potatoe...