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Bill Cline's Flagtail Porthole Catfish
It was Halloween afternoon, and Bill Cline, dressed as a swashbuckling buccaneer with an authentic looking long sword, stood next to his beautiful planted aquarium on display at the San Diego Tropical Fish Society's recent annual show. Tom said, "Hey Bill, you never see that Catfish anymore." And Bill, "Yes, and I really missed them, so I asked Ron at Pet Kingdom, here in San Diego, if he could get some, and he special ordered them for me. They're Flagtail Porthole Catfish. Ron is a good guy, and these catfish are great." Tom agreed that Ron is a good guy, and the Portholes are a great catfish.
Congo Tetra Males Chasing each other.
In the four pictures just above you can see some of Bill Cline's Congo Tetras. First, Tom noticed how very beautiful they looked, then he noticed two of them swimming together side-by-side around and around the aquarium in a circle about 12" in diameter. Each trip around they got closer to each other and swam faster. Finally, they swam in a very small circle with each one chasing the other's tail in a circle about 3- or 4-inches in diameter. It was very interesting to watch.
Calico Ryukin Goldfish
There were about 60 to 80 aquariums on display with fish. This was a simple bare aquarium with a printed background taped to the back. There were two large round goldfish, including this Calico Ryukin, which some people call a Fantail. Very pretty fish.
Mark Ferguson's Aquarium Spring !!
Tom and Nevin have known Mark for a long time and have come to realize that he's just about the most inventive aquarist they've ever known. Mark had a powerhead attached to the back of his aquarium. That powerhead was attached to a piece of rigid plastic tubing that looked to be about 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. The tubing went down the back of the aquarium and made a 90-degree turn to go across the bottom of the aquarium. In about the middle of the aquarium the tubing made another 90-degree turn to go back up vertically and end about an inch or so below the surface of the gravel. Turn on the powerhead and the gravel churns upwards to create a small spring. Very nice and very creative, and not too difficult. Tom said, "Dang, that's exactly the kind of thing I'd like to have invented."
Mark's Rasboras
This picture shows the top of the aquarium that had the spring near the bottom. The fish, shown above, are very beautiful Rasboras, living in crystal clear water.
Bill Cline's Black Ghost Knifefish
Can you see it hiding among the plants in the middle of the picture? Black Ghosts hide during the day and come out at night. But this one was very active and interesting to watch.
So-Called Red Malawi Peacock
Shown above are two more pictures taken this week of Tom's new Red Peacock, a species in the genus Aulonocara, which contains many fish that live away from the rocks in Lake Malawi in East Africa. This fish was born and raised on a famous fish farm.
A new Eureka Jake
Nevin brought Tom over another new fish. This is another Aulonocara species from Lake Malawi. This species has very long graceful fins. All Aulonocara species are very good aquarium fish.
Callers during this Show
Roger
from
Friendswood,
Texas, which
is near
Houston,
calls and talks about
how he
solved the
problem that
he described
in a
previous Pet
Fish Talk
Show. Roger
has switched
to a
different
water
conditioner,
and he now
has a
Eco-Bio
Block in
every
aquarium.
Roger says
he
recommends
having an
Eco-Block in
every
aquarium.
Nevin and
Tom both say
Eco-Bio
Blocks
solved water
problems in
their
aquariums.
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to go to the
listening
guide for a
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interview
about
Eco-Bio
blocks.
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learn more
about
Eco-Bio
blocks.
Roger
recently
visited the
Moody
Gardens
Aquarium in
Galveston,
Texas, and
sent a nice
postcard,
shown just
below, to
the Bailey
Bros.
Evan from Colorado
calls and
talks about
the
55-aquarium
that he
helps
maintain in
his High
School. Tom
and Nevin
have some
suggestions
on how to
make it more
interesting.
The Bailey Brothers
encourage YOU to call Pet Fish Talk
during the show and talk about your pet fish.
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