Other Fish

We have a tiger oscar, he is part of the ciclid family and originates from southern america. These fish can grow to 18 inches long and weigh 3.5lb. They are sometimes sold as food on american markets. My oscar ozzy is black with red spotty patches on both sides and his tummy. They are sold in pet shops as tropical fish needing a heated tank but surprisingly can tolerate temperatures as low as 13'c. In the wild there main food source is insects so i have given mine crickets which he seems to enjoy but having said that he will try to eat anything that goes in his tank even my hand. The main foods i use with ...

It’s been a while since I’ve written a fishy op so I thought I would rectify the situation. The title refers to the fact that very few people that I know have ever heard of this fish, let alone kept or bred it. The aim of this opinion is to enlighten people of its existence and just how easy it can be to keep and breed. As you will know if you have read my previous ops, I have kept tropical fish for about ten years. Of all the fish that I have kept, the most unusual (and in my opinion the most interesting) of those species has to be the Farlowella Catfish. There are several types of Farlowella and you can never be sure which type ...

**** In a DVD fashion, my 100th opinion will feature extra cut-paragraphs and a collection of hilarious deleted titles. Keep scrolling at the bottom for each ***** - Why fish? - Why not? - Well, it’s stupid. You’re just picking some obscure subject so you can waffle on for 2000 words and bore everybody. It’s not going to help anyone make any decisions and you know it. - Sure it will. It’ll help then decide if I like fish or not. - Oh that’s just great. Real great. Now you’re just being childish. - Am not. - Am too! - Am not. - Am t… ...