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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Clownfish For Sale

There are so many types of fish. Tangs, wrasse, blenny, clownfish, damels, cold water, carnivore, herbivore and more. In this short and sweet article I will summarize the easiest way to go about choosing your fish selection or even adding new fish to an existing aquarium.

Clownfish For Sale

Nearly all fish you see in a saltwater aquarium come from the wild. So the first step is research the fish and here are some things to consider. Was this fish caught responsibly? Is this fish over collected for the aquarium trade? Who is the importer? Do they use cyanide? Or even better is the fish aqua cultured? Doing some simple research you are helping to make this hobby more sustainable for the future by not making uninformed purchases.

Clownfish For Sale

Next you want to consider if you are purchasing a fish for a "Fish Only" or "Reef Tank". Depending on what type of aquarium you are keeping there are many fish you want to stay away from as they are not compatible in certain situations. For instance mandarin fish would not survive in a fish only aquarium as they require a large diet of small invertebrates. Many types of wrasse are also very detrimental to the health of a reef tank as they actually consume coral as a part of their diet. So do your research and make sure these fish are compatible to your current aquarium situation.

Clownfish For Sale

How big will this fish get? Be sure to find out exactly how large your new addition will grow to. Many tangs grow up to 2 feet and no serious aquarist will recommend one in a tank shorter than 6 feet and 2 feet wide. Wild caught fish have never ending swimming space. How would you like to be locked in a 10x10 room for the rest of your life? Give them some room to swim. If you have a small tank, get small fish that don't swim to far in the wild.

Clownfish For Sale

If you are going to be keeping a reef tank on of the most important things I can stress is to choose fish based on what actually swims the reef and is generally beneficial to your aquarium.

Clownfish For Sale

Parasites are never a good thing so find a type of fish such as a scarlet wrasse which eats flatworms and other unwanted pests. But stay away from fish that need to stay in the ocean such as cleaner wrasse.(Removal of Cleaner Wrasse fish is very detrimental to wild reefs as they are what keeps those wild fish parasite free).

Clownfish For Sale

Clown Fish

The clown loach is said to be a ‘scaleless’ fish, which isn’t entirely true. Their head’s don’t have scales, but they’re body’s do. However, the body scales are so small and faint that without closer examination a clown does appear to be ‘scaleless’. The fact that clown loaches are more susceptible to disease than other aquarium fishes may have to do with the faint body scales and no head scales. Most commonly, the clown loach is susceptible to Ich. Ich is short for Ichthyophthirius, also known as “white spot disease”. It is a parasite that can attack nearly all aquarium fishes, but you’ll find that the clown loach is often the first to be attacked. Why this is, I’m not sure, but it may have to do with the clown’s scales. There are medicines that you can administer to the clown fish and there are some naturopathic methods that have worked for many people. The problem with medicines is that whatever causes the clown loach to be more susceptible to Ich also makes them more sensitive to medicines. Often the dosage for clowns is half that for other fishes. You can find more information on naturopathic methods of treatment on my clown loach website.

Clown Fish

Another common affliction of clown loaches is “skinny disease”. It is also caused by an intestinal parasite. A simple way to diagnose this ailment is watching the clown’s eating habits. If the clown loaches in your aquarium are eating healthy amounts of nutritious food, but are still losing weight then they may have "skinny disease". Again, there are both medicines you can buy and a few natural ways to try to deal with the problem.

Clown Fish

In most cases I’ve found that the best medicine is prevention. If the clowns are fed properly and their environment is to their liking and the water quality is optimal they should rarely become sick. It is recommended that 25% of the water is changed every week or even more often if possible. The challenge is keeping the water quality roughly constant while changing the water. The clown’s are very susceptible to swings in water temperature and water quality. When you think about it, clown loaches are the wimpy fish in the aquarium that easily get sick and are afraid of change. However, they’re some of the most fun fish you’ll encounter and that’s what makes having them so much fun.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Big Fish Amazon

One of the largest, most productive and most exciting peacock bass fisheries in the Amazon has essentially lain fallow for three years in a row. Starting with the unusually severe drought of 2005 and then followed by two years of failed negotiations with the resident tribal leaders, the Igapo Acu region of the Rio Madeira basin hasn't seen a fishing lure in quite some time. It's natural for anglers to expect a fishery to respond to such a long period of disuse by a measurable rise in productivity when they finally return. Well, it certainly did respond, but it went way beyond simply measurable. It went way beyond any of our expectations. We found ourselves in the midst of a gigantic protected reserve full of wild and aggressive peacocks. You can almost guess what happened next.

Big Fish Amazon

We caught enormous numbers of fish! We caught them on everything, jigs and plugs and stick baits and especially propbaits. These peacocks were so aggressive that they struck woodchoppers and riprollers and Caribe pavon props with total abandon. The only reason anglers might catch more on other baits was that it simply takes longer to unhook fish from the big propeller lures. The amazing productivity and the sheer fun of catching hundreds of these wild predators each week made even experienced anglers giddy with excitement. The tremendous numbers of fish we landed during our stay in the region surprised even our most grizzled veteran peacock fishermen.

Big Fish Amazon

Our first group arrived to slightly high water levels that were dropping steadily, creating perfect fishing conditions. Eight anglers combined for a total of 2,349 peacocks during the week, with plenty of big trophies landed - and plenty more lost! 21 peacocks over 10 pounds were weighed in. Could it possibly get better? It did!

The 2008 fall dry season has been very normal and predictable in the southern Amazon Basin. Coupled with a remarkably bountiful fishery, conditions were ripe for a repeat performance by our second group. They outdid themselves. The presence of a core cadre of seasoned peacock fishermen, together with the great conditions yielded a total of 3,796 peacock bass for the week. One pair of anglers ended the week with a mindboggling total of 910 peacock bass for the week!

Big Fish Amazon

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Big Fish Amazon

Big Fish Amazon