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Spotted Mandarin dragonet eating

My Spotted Mandarin dragonet eating live brine shrimp. I’m training him to eat frozen

Hi, Welcome to my latest aquarium movie. You can see the ealier little angelfish (fry’s), seen in the movie before, now growing up. Will be updated very soon again. Thanx for watching. Angelfish in the fishkeeping hobby: A group of Pterophyllum Altum.Angelfish are one of the most commonly kept freshwater aquarium fish, as well as the most commonly kept cichlid. They are prized for their unique shape, color and behavior. Many hobbyists consider angelfish to be a relatively intelligent fish, able to recognize their owners. Species: The most commonly kept species in the aquarium is Pterophyllum scalare. Most of the individuals the aquarium trade are captive-bred. Sometimes, Pterophyllum altum is available. Captive bred P. altum are usually not available. Pterophyllum leopoldi is the hardest to find in the trade. Care: Angelfish are kept in a warm aquarium, ideally around 80 °F (27 °C). They will do best if fed a mixture of flake, frozen and live food. Care should be taken to not overfeed, they will continue to eat even what they do not need to. This will lead to a buildup of fats resulting in inactivity and early death. Angelfish will do best if kept in an acidic environment, pH should be below 7.5 (note: 7.5 is still slightly alkaline – acidic is defined as below 7.0). All angelfish will prefer water with a pH of at most 7.0. Though most Pterophyllum scalare will thrive in a wide range of pH values. Even though angelfish are a member of the Cichlid family they are generally

Spotted Green Pufferfish eating snails

Two Green spotted puffer fish and a bumble bee Goby I rescued from certain death. The GSP fish is NOT a fresh Water Fish nor is the bumble goby all were in Freshwater when I found them. The GSP is a very playful fish also know as the puppydog in the fish world. They love to play always begging for food which can be deadly(they will eat themselves to death). Many people confuse the GSP with the Dwarf Freshwater puffer which is the only true freshwater puffer they Do Not live in Brackish. The problem is a lot of stores sell GSP as freshwater fish some even calling them Dwarf Freshwater puffers. There is a difference between the two GSP is 2inch-6inches has Black spots and the Dwarf freshwater PF has more of blotches and line marks their size is only 1inch at adulthood. The Dwarf freshwater puffers are on the watchlist in some countries so close to being endangered. If you do decide you would like to have either GSP or DFP do your research they are both great fish to have but not recommended for the beginner they are very sensitive to nitrates and low PH only eat live brine shrimp or Frozen bloodworms must feed small snails due to their Beak(teeth) constantly growing this keeps the beak trimmed otherwise it will grow so larger the fish can not eat and WILL DIE. The Bumble bee Goby is also another that is really cool as you see the small fry in the vid. He only eats live food, bloodworms &Brine shrimp- is brackish water only Salinity gravity for both should be between 1.005
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ORA Spotted Mandarins eating Nutramar Ova

ORA Spotted Mandarins (Synchiropus picturatus) feeding on Nutramar’s Ova. These fish are 100% aquacultured and will eat a variety of frozen foods and pellets. Some of the foods they’ll take are Nutramar Ova (prawn eggs), Hikari Blood Worms (chopped), fish roe, baby brine shrimp (live or frozen). They will also eat small pellets such as New Life SPECTRUM Small Fish Formula pellets.
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When we noticed that one of our male pearl gourami was making a bubble nest, we decided to move him with a female pearl to a 10G tank with a bottom filter so that they can get a little intimacy. After a week of life, we started to feed the babies baby brine shrimp, which they loved… Thank’s for watching! NB: Please see next video for their 5th week of life

Spotted Mandarin Female Feeding on Frozen Brine Shrimp

This is the new female Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) already feeding on frozen brine shrimp and mysis. The male makes a brief apperance as well.
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My pet sea monkeys and brine shrimps.
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Fairy Shrimp

The Fairy Shrimp section from “Vernal Pools: A Diamond in the Rough” DVD. www.theOEC.org