Since the weather took such a nasty turn, and I have not been able to ship, I am prolonging my Holiday incentives ($5 off, $10 off shipping) through the first week of January. This will include my tote and gift certificate give away. I cannot ship until the daytime temperatures are above freezing, and it is supposed to warm up a bit soon. I will be absolutely taking the week before Christmas off from shipping, as there is just too much in the...

I have some new critters available SPECIAL for Aquafest this weekend! Anything that doesn’t sell will go onto my regular stocklist next week. Siamese algae eater 1.5″ $3.50 Jae barbs $8 Honey gourami $3 Corydoras habrosus $3 Ruby tetra (Axelrodi riesei) $3 Sundadanio axelrodi “blue”...

I am out of town as of Friday morning to attend Aquafest in Herndon, VA. I am speaking on Saturday afternoon, and would love to see some of you there! Friday night, starting at 10pm, there are room sales on the third floor of the hotel, and I am participating in this, as well. Pre-orders are also being taken for pick-up Friday. Just email if you want me to bring anything! I have a bunch of stuff coming out of quarantine in time for the event,...

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I picked up an order yesterday, and have some neat stuff! I got more Orange rili shrimp, due to popular demand. I also picked up solid Orange Neocaridina, Snowball Neocaridina, standary Red Cherry shrimp, Green Caridina shrimp, Batman nerite snails,  Clown killies, Threadfin rainbows, Ember tetras, Cherry Barbs (quite young), more Chili rasboras, and restock of CPO’s. I will likely list the new critters for next week. A reminder, I am...

Hey guys! I am taking this weekend off to celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary with my husband. I will be checking in, but will not be doing shipping estimates until early next week 🙂 A note about shipping, as well, Ground/Home delivery service is now at your own risk and I would really prefer if next day Express service is chosen for fish, which is what my live arrival guarantee will cover. Because of the rampant discrepency of daytime...

Just wanted to share a few more pictures, as I had a bit of time to take some today. The rilis and Aspidoras spilotus are still on super sale! Get ’em while I have them! I will be doing another order next week, and will have some new creatures and restock of some popular items that should be available in time for sale at Aquafest in Herndon, VA, where I will be vending on the third floor for the Friday night room sales! I will also be...

        I got home on Sunday from visiting CT where I attended the NEC Convention. On my way home, I stopped and picked up more otocinclus and habrosus from the airport. I found several new things which spawned while I was away, and while trying to take pictures (unsuccessfully) of fry, I shot a few of different fish in the fish room to share. I still have a few species left to photograph and will be creating or updating...

A couple pictures of some new imports.            ...

  Caridina cf. babaulti are a very diverse group of shrimp originating mainly from India. The most common coloration seen is a tan or green but they can range from black, to neon yellow, to  blue, and also have a few striped varieties. Babaulti have the typical characteristics of most Caridina, but with a spikier rostrum. Many have a broad stripe extending from rostrum to tail. These species of shrimp have not had enough scientific study...

Shrimp breeders once culled any Neocaridina shrimp that had imperfections in their color in order to strengthen the opacity and make brighter and brighter lines. The trend for the past year or two has changed, and breeders are now exploiting the imperfections to make them appear banded, much like their cousin the Crystal Red. The goal is transparency/clarity of body with various colored blotches or bands. Most commonly found right now are the...