Gourami Fries!

Since we introduced our three Gouramis (see Gouramis are back), they appeared to be busy mating, with the aggressive male Gourami chasing after the two females.
Things got worse this evening when we observed the tank, where the bubblenest had been destroyed and the male Gourami turned even more aggressive, chasing any of the fishes in the [...]

Farewell, Fiesty

Yes, Fiesty, one of the largest and oldest occupant in our tank, has breathed his last this afternoon at slightly before 4pm.
After transferring to the hospital tank, he began to show signs of inactivity, lying low at the bottom of the tank.
It has only after some time later when I realised that he started to [...]

More Fry Surprises!

Pretty has been acting strange over the past few days, bearing a huge stomach and hiding in one corner. Having seen through several guppy deliveries, I knew it was a sign that she will be giving birth soon (again) for the third time.
Fei Fei had beaten her to delivery two days back, with around a [...]

4th Guppy Squadrant Reporting!

Our fourth batch of guppy fries came into this world yesterday, in a most silent and unnoticed way. Cat and I arrived home late after a movie, and after having sat in front of the Main Tank for some time, I was surprised to catch sight of several small, black guppy fries swimming timidly at [...]

The Three Musketeers

After rescuing the 15 fries laid by ‘Pretty’, I have stopped further netting of new fries into the Big Fry Tank as a result of overcrowding and overpopulation.
When I look back into the main aquarium, I could spot only 3 fries in the tank, all swimming slowly near the surface, amongst the thick bushes of [...]