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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

Friday, October 11, 2013

Fish Cartoon

Who is your favorite cartoon family? It's not an easy question. Is it? When I ask it of myself I am reminded immediately of The Simpsons. Other ideas that pop into mind are The Family Guy family and some from South Park, like Stan's. Let's take a stroll through these classic depictions of suburban life in the 21st century and see what they have to say about us today. They are actually more telling than anyone would know from first glance.

Fish Cartoon

The Simpsons burst onto the scene very strongly in the late 1980's. No one would ever be able to forget the rebellious Bart, the symbol of every little boy who just wants to have fun - and not do his homework. But their cartoon family as a whole is very broad and even. For instance, Lisa balances out Bart by being a hard-working, saxophone-playing do-gooder. And Homer's crack up antics as a lazy nuclear plant employee contrast endearingly to his wife, Marge's awareness of her family as a whole. She is always effortlessly taking care of her baby Maggie. It's just great.

Fish Cartoon

Then with The Family Guy we again see some similar dynamics. For instance Peter the dad is a whole lot like Homer, without being so annoying. And he also has his trustworthy wife Lois. The kids are a little weirder though. I don't really get what's going on with their older boy.

And finally with South Park we see some hilarious American family stereotypes playing out. From white trash Kenny's family, where his mom is always wearing her "I'm With Stupid" t-shirt to Stan's Jewish family, it's all so over the top that it's hard to take offense. There are many funny cartoon families at play here.

Fish Cartoon

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Pet Small Shark Fish

Carcharodon carcharias is better known as the great white shark, and is native to nearly all the major oceans of the earth. Its scientific name comes out of two words from the Greek. The first is karcharos, which means sharp or jagged, and the second is odous, meaning tooth. This shark dwells primarily in the coastal waters off the United States, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and also the Mediterranean sea.

Pet Small Shark Fish

The great white is the largest predatory, carnivore fish in the world. Its jaws are more powerful than any creature on land or sea and has earned it a lasting place in horror films. All sharks, including the great white have an unlimited supply of teeth. They may have up to 3,000 teeth in five rows at any one time. As the front teeth are naturally lost, replacement teeth rotate forward from the reserve back rows. In a great white's lifetime of approximately 30 to 40 years, they may actually grow in excess of 20,000 teeth.

Pet Small Shark Fish

The great white shark's teeth are pointed, triangular shaped, extremely sharp, and each tooth is finely serrated. The front teeth grow up to 3 inches long. Their teeth are not attached to their jaw, but instead are moveable like items on a conveyor belt. When the great white's jaw is closed, the teeth retract inward much like a feline's claws. When it opens its jaw, the teeth rotate outward into place. The two front rows of teeth are used to seize their prey, while the back three rows are the newly developing teeth.

Pet Small Shark Fish

A keen sense of smell is a shark's strongest guide to finding their prey. The next most powerful sense actually comes from their teeth. A great white's teeth are connected to sensory nerves in their head making them highly receptive to the movement, or even the heartbeat of any living creature. Young sharks feed on small bony fish, but as a shark grows, requiring more calories to maintain their enormous size, their targets of choice are marine mammals.

Pet Small Shark Fish

The great white shark decreased in population after many years of being excessively hunted. In 1998 they became a protected species along the coasts of the United States of America, Australia, and South Africa. As a result fresh, new teeth are illegal to procure, but because of their dense calcium phosphate composition, fossil teeth are quite widely available, and completely legal to possess.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Saltwater Fish Pictures

There are some specific sounds that could be of benefit to you on your next saltwater fishing trip, how about saltwater fishing pictures. What am I talking about? How many of us have heard someone tell the story of the one that got away? And if you have been present for more than one of that great story telling moments, you may notice that each time the story is told, the fish seems to grow. Tuna turned whale! Whether by inches or feet the result in making the story bigger always starts by making the fish bigger.

And if by some great and wonderful chance you happen to have accompanied this friend on this saltwater fishing trip, your interjections about the true size of the great fish would more likely be pushed away by the person who is quickly becoming the known as the fisherman who once held glory in his hands. Unless, while standing out on the deck of the boat, at the end of the pier, or wading in the shallow waters you not only hear the sounds of saltwater splashing and sea fish flapping, but you hear click! Snap! Flash! Here is a general rule for saltwater fishing you may not have heard; if it is caught on the hook, catch it on film!

Saltwater Fish Pictures

Saltwater fishing pictures are some of the most awesome pictures to look at. Even if you are not a fisherman of any kind you cannot help but stare at the wonder of a giant Marlin jumping out of the water struggling with man and hook. Or a beautiful swordfish arched high in the air as if preparing for the battle not to be caught. Saltwater fishing pictures are so full of life that I cannot imagine anyone who would not find themselves looking at the pictures in wonder. If you are planning a saltwater fishing trip make sure to take pictures of your saltwater fishing adventure. You can post your saltwater fishing pictures on the Internet in a personal web page or other fishing sites open to anglers. Because saltwater fishing pictures are so often magnificent, you also have the potential to sell your saltwater fishing pictures on-line, to magazines, book publishers or other saltwater fishing enthusiasts.

Saltwater Fish Pictures

The great thing about sharing your saltwater fishing pictures is that not only are you able to share the joy and adventure you had, but also others are able to learn from what you have shared. People who might have questions, apprehensions, or who are just plane curious about saltwater fishing.

Freshwater Tropical Fish Pictures

Tropical fish guides will help you to distinguish from the multitude of fish on offer at your local pet store or aquarium center. There are so many different varieties to choose from and it helps to have a little bit of knowledge before you go shopping. You should know whether you want to have fresh or salt water fish as you cannot mix both in the same aquarium. In the wild these fish can fend for themselves but when housed in an aquarium they become solely reliant on you for their care and welfare. Knowing their habitats is just the first step in caring for these beautiful creatures.

Freshwater Tropical Fish Pictures

Some tropical fish cannot be housed with others even if they are all freshwater or saltwater fish. Some species are natural fighters and if you put them in the same aquarium they will destroy each other. Other fish will fight with members of their own species and are best only kept by experienced fish owners. If this will be your first aquarium reading some tropical fish guides will help you to pick some fish that are relatively easy to look after. Once you have managed the basics, you can then move onto the more difficult and possibly more expensive species.

Freshwater Tropical Fish Pictures

When you first start to build up your aquarium you can easily fall prey to unscrupulous store owners who are looking to offload damaged and diseased fish to unsuspecting buyers. If you have taken a little time to educate yourself properly you should avoid these pitfalls. A diseased fish can cause all the inhabitants of your tank to become infected so it is best to buy your fish from trusted and respected suppliers. Have a look around the store before you make a purchase to see if the fish look well looked after. The cleanliness of the store will give you some idea as to how often the fish tanks are cleaned etc. Comparing the fish to pictures in your tropical fish guides will also help you in the decision making process.

Real Butterfly Koi Fish

Did you know that reference was made to koi colors as far back as 316 AD in the Western Chin Dynasty? That's how long these wonderfully colorful fish have been written about... it's quite amazing really!

Right back then the colors of koi that were documented included black, blue, white and red... so koi colors are actually nothing new - it's just that they have been perfected through the art of selective genetic breeding.

Real Butterfly Koi Fish

But it wasn't till the 17th century that real koi breeding began in the Japanese region of Niigata Prefecture, and it was the Japanese who took the time to master the art of selective breeding. Through careful trial and error, they became the master's of selective koi breeding and they still lead the world today.

So if you seriously want to gain a firm understanding about koi fish, the different types and their variety of colors then you really need to learn some of the Japanese terminology to get a grip on the real meaning of things.

Real Butterfly Koi Fish

Some of these terms will be explained further into this article, but for now let's look at a bit more of the koi fish history.

So... going back to 17th century Niigata Prefecture ... it was here that farmers started to notice that occasionally the grey carp fish would have offspring with different colors and markings. This prompted them to study the fish and their findings revealed a good number of koi with distinct and colorful patterns which they then proceeded to cultivate even further until the 19th century.

By the 19th century there were a vast number of koi breeders in Japan and now there were also many new koi color varieties emerging. Koi had become incredibly popular and were affectionately known as "the fish of nobility" but they were still only really known within the Niigata region of Japan.

Real Butterfly Koi Fish