Red Vs Green Colour Food

Most cichlid(and most fish that I have reared) for no good reason at all like to eat like pellet food that is red in colour. Maybe they just like the red colour. Or maybe green is for softies. I have experimented this hypothesis with jewel cichlid and the result is red pellets are eaten much faster than green ones. Coincidence????

9 Convicts Vs 2 Hybrid Jewels. Who Will triumph?

The images shown where the fight takes place. The jewels are a pair and those 9 convicts are in doubt at each other heads. Technically the convicts control 2/3 of the aquarium and 1/3 to the jewels. And to add the commotion is a silver Siamese Gourami act as the middleman.

Tilapia: Is it hardy enough?

Tilapia are considered one of the fastest breeding fish. But it is considered hardy enough? I bought 8 tilapias (fingerlings) last week at a price of RM1 ($1 is equivalent to RM3.50 so do your own math) and by today all are dead. So i say to myself "What the hell is this?". The first one died because it jump out while transportation. Then 3 more died because of fin rot. Then 3 more died for unknown reason after I gave some medication and added some salt. And the last one died today. So this fish is not as hardy as it tought it be.

Live Food

Any kind of fish would love to devour any kind of live food based on their species though. Some fish will only accept live food as their main diet. Some channa sp are like this. Some can be taught to accept commercial food but mostly are to stupid to eat it. My haruan (channa striata) still eat live food. I tried giving it food stick but it spits it out. Darn stupid. 

Look out more in my blog the secret technique on how to persuade wild fish to accept commercial food. 

Carbon

Carbon are used by plants to make glucose. Same as underwater plants. For aquarium used it is to make the plants stay green. It can also make the water much clearer. Sometimes even there is fish in the aquarium the carbon produced ny them are not sufficient. So it is essential to add a little bit of carbon to your tank.

Peat Soil

Peat soil is used to reduce the pH of the water. Peat is made of composting material that gave the acidic pH to the water.

Some fish prefer acidic water rather than hard water. Most of the South American fish like to live in soft acidic water.

To use peat soil put in the water and wait for it to fall. Usually it takes about 2-3 days for it to fall. Once all of it settled down the water should be brown in color.

Snakehead (Channa Striata)

Channa Striata or haruan is one of the snakehead in Malaysia. Its colour its not striking or colourful but rather its behavior toward its owner.

With its aggresion and its snake-like mouth its bite can be devastating. Some rhave been reported that one bite and you can loose your finger.

This fish. is really nasty. This fish is really bad. It's really nasty and bad. But they taste really tasty.People like to roast or fried it. Some just make soup out of it.



Well you can see it although the water is greenish at the front. Some people catch it from some stinking swamp and just eat it.

For the conclusion this fish is very hardy and does not really need specific requirement. Just try to keep the water clean. All the best.