Hi guys! Just figured I would put up a few pictures of some of the newer livestock. I got in Stiphodon percnopterygionus, both sexes, and they look great! These pictures were taken within a day or two of them being added to the tank, and you can already see some of the range of colors they will eventually show. I am getting ready to head to the NEC Convention in Cromwell, CT. I will be leaving Thursday and home Sunday night. I am now taking...

Today I decided to feed the entire fish room Repashy’s Soilent Green. It is primarily used as an Aufwuchs (algae and micro crustaceans) replacement, but I use it as a staple for most of my fish and invertebrates. The first few ingredients are algae (Chlorella and Spirulina), followed by Krill, squid, sardine and alfalfa. To prepare the food, you simply boil water and add 1/4 powder to 3/4 water. Super easy to do and celan up.. It lasts in...

It has been awhile since I posted about feeding the foods in the fishroom, so I figured I would take a few minutes just to show how I like to use the foods best. My two favorite diets are the Soilent Green (aufwuchs replacement) and the Shrimp Souffle (mollusk based scavenger diet high in carotenoids). These are the two diets that I feed the most in the tanks right now. The soilent green is given to all my fish with herbivorous tendencies and...

So many of the new gobies coming out of Taiwan are very attractive and enticing to hobbyists. Stiphodon atropurpureus is no exception! The males get a bright cobalt blue and their interesting movements and activity are a constant source of amusement in a tank. While most people won’t deny the appeal of their great colors and interesting behaviors, care must be taken to provide an adequate tank environment for them. Most stiphodons are...

This fresh and saltwater formula is labeled for “aufwuchs” eaters. Aufwuchs is a combination of green algae, diatoms, and small plants, along with tiny organisms such as insect larvae, crustaceans, rotifers, protozoans, and snails that live with them on the surface of hard substrates such as rocks. Many species of fish such as Mbuna cichlids, various plecos and gobies are specialized to feed on aufwuchs by scraping hard surfaces for whatever...