mambee
Aquarium Advice Freak
With local pet shops disappearing and the big boxes proliferating, where does everyone go to find interesting fish? When I must, I go to aquabid.
I used to purchase interesting fish at local pet shops back in the day, but now I find it hard to buy once common fish.
I love kuhli loaches, but I rarely see them stocked anymore. If I do, they are usually in bad shape.
I recently lost most of my school of rummynose tetras to a wicked ich outbreak. These are great fish which can live up to 10 years, and it took me awhile to increase my school to 11. Now I am down to 4 and haven't seen any lately.
Another old time fish is the brass tetra, which I haven't seen in ages.
I miss the old fashioned pet shops.
I subscribe to Practical Fishkeeping, a UK publication, and the hobby seems to be doing well there with tons of local shops plus well regarded chains.
I used to purchase interesting fish at local pet shops back in the day, but now I find it hard to buy once common fish.
I love kuhli loaches, but I rarely see them stocked anymore. If I do, they are usually in bad shape.
I recently lost most of my school of rummynose tetras to a wicked ich outbreak. These are great fish which can live up to 10 years, and it took me awhile to increase my school to 11. Now I am down to 4 and haven't seen any lately.
Another old time fish is the brass tetra, which I haven't seen in ages.
I miss the old fashioned pet shops.
I subscribe to Practical Fishkeeping, a UK publication, and the hobby seems to be doing well there with tons of local shops plus well regarded chains.