Gar's Fishkeeping Blog

A blog about fish for the silliest of fish keepers. I keep bettas and angelfish primarily, with a few community schoolers alongside. Feel free to ask anything and everything, if I can't help you I'll spread the word so you can find someone who can.

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Food located? Check.

Shove food in mouth? Check.

Drag food to eating cave? CHECK.

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Citizen Snips is getting an early thanksgiving.

Bonus: the first time I gave it to him the piece was too big and, well,

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Things I've discovered today: crayfish eyes are reflective and it's really goddamned creepy

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“Kings of the tankbusters”

(Source: It’s Not Just a Fish)

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Watching this dumb motherfucker chase a piece of zucchini around his tank is probably the funniest thing I've seen all week

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He molted again and got swole

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Potentially looking to rehome angelfish

I have a single angelfish that just cannot get along in my tank, it’s constantly bullying the others, nipping at fins, glutting itself on food, ect. Now that I’ve added cories to the tank, it’s been stealing the wafers away from them and not allowing them to eat. Normally I’d be a “net during feeding” kind of person, but I can’t do it every day for the next however many years.

Angelfish is bicolored, and at least three years old and about three inches from mouth to base of tail. It would either need to go to a home where it’s by itself, or in a large shoal of angelfish to filter its aggression. I can deliver within 50 miles of Malone, NY (except on the Canadian side, I don’t have an enhanced license but I can meet you near a border crossing). Please message me, as this is a side blog and I may lose the reblog.

Editing to add that if I can’t find a home, the angelfish will be safe with me, but a new home is first priority.

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I find it humorous how quickly Citizen Snips goes from "FITE ME" to "OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT" during a water change.

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This guy and food

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Potentially looking to rehome angelfish

I have a single angelfish that just cannot get along in my tank, it’s constantly bullying the others, nipping at fins, glutting itself on food, ect. Now that I’ve added cories to the tank, it’s been stealing the wafers away from them and not allowing them to eat. Normally I’d be a “net during feeding” kind of person, but I can’t do it every day for the next however many years.

Angelfish is bicolored, and at least three years old and about three inches from mouth to base of tail. It would either need to go to a home where it’s by itself, or in a large shoal of angelfish to filter its aggression. I can deliver within 50 miles of Malone, NY (except on the Canadian side, I don’t have an enhanced license but I can meet you near a border crossing). Please message me, as this is a side blog and I may lose the reblog.

Editing to add that if I can’t find a home, the angelfish will be safe with me, but a new home is first priority.

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And on that note, she's looking good now that the rocks have been taken off the new wood.

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I've got some new additions to the 55

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This crayfish is so angry he had to molt for the second time in ten days because his body could not contain his rage

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HOW IS SOMETHING SO SMALL SO ANGRY?

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This crayfish is so angry he had to molt for the second time in ten days because his body could not contain his rage

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Redid the 55 today while I'm on vacation. I've been feeling uninspired with my tanks ever since I moved and half my angels died, but we went to a independent fish store and it flared a spark up again. Mostly just changed the substrate to basic sand from the local hardware store, and removed most of the wood and all of the rocks to fit in a new XL piece of wood. Trying vals again too, I don't know why I can't keep them alive but we'll try again.

Excited to see how this grows in!

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I use an Oddysea twin bulb setup, a cheaper, very nice light I usually buy from eBay. I loved my original light on my 29, but I haven’t had as much growth on the 55 so it’s kinda meh for me on the deeper tank. If I was to buy it again I’d get the four bulb set instead.

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Redid the 55 today while I'm on vacation. I've been feeling uninspired with my tanks ever since I moved and half my angels died, but we went to a independent fish store and it flared a spark up again. Mostly just changed the substrate to basic sand from the local hardware store, and removed most of the wood and all of the rocks to fit in a new XL piece of wood. Trying vals again too, I don't know why I can't keep them alive but we'll try again.

Excited to see how this grows in!