FishNerd4Life

A place for all things aquatic |•| Fish Mom to Parzival (Plakat Betta), Poppy (Galaxy Koi Betta), an Angelfish, 2 Bristlenose Plecos, 2 guppies, 5 Neon Tetras, an Otocinclus, Amano Shrimp, a ton of Cherry Shrimp, Nerite snails, an Assassin snail, and a literal explosion of Malaysian trumpet snails |•| If I reply to a post, it may show as blizzardlynx, which is my main account |•| Go follow my Instagram, where I’ll be posting more pictures of my fishies!! @myfishblog97

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Y’all I picked up a betta for my 10 gallon tank today and he is amazing. He instantly flared at the snail and then went zooming around to explore his new home. I love him so much already.

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He’s all like “Mom stop taking pictures of me!!” Then he’s like “Alright, one more. Get my good side.” 😂

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betta hendra, top left is Hydra my adult female, top right is Leia my young unsexed kiddo, bottom three are hurcules my adult male.  

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A shiny babe

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Betta hendra SCHINDLER & LINKE, 2013

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I love my little gardens.

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some more glamour shots of the boy

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Ramsi yawned and I happened to be filming! She's stolen my heart❤️

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I have an Instagram!! Go follow me @myfishblog97

I will be posting even MORE pictures of my fishies and my aquariums!!

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Is my Angelfish a male or a female?

Any help is appreciated 😅

- D

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Updates 1/7/2020

I’ve been so much busier than I thought I would have been and haven’t been back to my blog in a while. I’ll update you all on my babies!!

Update #1:

In my last post I was going to show you the new betta I got for the other half of my divided 10 gallon tank. Her name is Poppy and she is a GORGEOUS yellow galaxy koi betta that I got from Petco. I had been in this Petco a couple times for other things over the course of about 3 weeks, and she was there each time I went in. The last time I went in I couldn’t bear to leave her again!! So below is a picture of when I first got her compared to a picture of her today. Honestly, she really hasn’t changed much color wise which has surprised me, but she is definitely brighter!!

Update #2:

I have gotten an absolutely STUNNING super red bristlnose pleco for my 20 gallon aquarium. It was about an inch or inch and a half long when I first got it (still don’t know if it’s a male or a female) and now it’s about 3 and a half inches long!!

Update #3:

I have also gotten a second Bristlenose, this time a Black Longfin. It is gorgeous, but again I haven’t named it because it’s too young to determine if it is male or female. It is in my divided 10 gallon with my Bettas currently to be able to clean up the algae (which it is doing extremely well), and I switch what side it is on every few days. When it gets too large to continue doing this I am going to move it to my 20 gallon tank, but by that point I hope I have a 55 gallon tank to have my tropical community in.

Update #4:

My ultimate goal since I have started my fish rack is to have a 55 gallon tank on one shelf with three 20 gallons and a 10 gallon underneath.

The 55 gallon will be a tropical community tank, with Angelfish (yes, plural; I want at least one more) and possibly schools of Guppies, Neon Tetras, White Skirt Tetras, and Rummynose Tetras. I will also have my Bristlenose Plecos in here along with trying my hand at keeping German Blue Rams.

The 20 gallons will have all different fish. One I want to keep a pair of Betta mahachaiensis and Endlers Livebearers. Another is like to keep native fish, which at this point I would like Etheostoma spectabile, Etheostoma caeruleum, and Etheostoma flabellare (if you can’t tell, I LOVE darters). The last tank I haven’t fully decided on yet. The one idea I have so far is to have either one Banded Sculpin or multiple of the same size (so they don’t eat each other). But I could also use this as a grow out tank for fry from the Betta mahachaiensis.

The 10 gallon is my quarantine tank. I haven’t ever had one due to not having enough room, but I’m so grateful I am able to have one now.

I think that’s all the updates!! I’ll be sure to post more this year as my fish keeping journey continues.

- D

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10.23.2019 // 12:25 a.m. // home 

I’m procrastinating. I should go to sleep, and I need to finish my history 105 lesson, but I don’t like history and I’m not tired yet. 

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The Underwater screen saver, from Windows 98

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This was the last time the world knew peace

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Took some photos of the 29 gallon tank this evening.

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Archer fish in action at the National Aquarium in Baltimore! Such a cool species of fish!

You can probably guess how they got the name archer fish - by spitting water with pinpoint accuracy at bugs on branches and leaves above the water, knocking them in for a meal. So cool!!!

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Reblogging this again cause it’s still the coolest!!!

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This is super cool, but who is that big boi coming in from the lower right corner? I’m like weirdly intrigued by large fish whenever I see them lol

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Hm I’m actually not sure lol. Looks vaguely like an arapaima but way too small

Big fish are the best fish

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Took some searching but! It’s a Queensland Lungfish!!

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(Checked the website, but it’s not listed in their animal list. Figured out which Archerfish those were and went from there!)

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New Tank

I’ve had this little half circle 3 gallon tank for a while. The last inhabitant of it was Henry, one of my past betas. I don’t want to put another fish in it, but rather make it a shrimp tank!! I have been loving the look of yellow or orange shrimp, and I feel this tank can show them off beautifully.

In it, I have put some Hornwort, Microsword (maybe?), and Java Fern. I also have a few of my Cherry Shrimp inhabiting it at the moment to keep the algae and other stuff that grows in a new tank at bay. So far, they’ve done a great job!!

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Did a massive trim on Julian's tank. Its much more open and light now.