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Aquarimax Episode 139: Aquatics Live 2012, Algae and Lighting, Sea Jellies, and Tank Profiles

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss questions and comments from Kelsey in California, Ryan in Texas, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.
Here is the video of our betta breeding project:

Here are some pics that Mick took at Aquatics Live, a recent aquarium convention in London:

 

Here is a video of a sea jelly, and another of a comb jelly, that Aquarimax Web Guru Jon took while at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.:

 

Here is the video “Jellyfish” that Kelly wanted to share. It contains some gross inaccuracies, especially in the brief subtitles, but it is funny in a bizarre way:

 

 

Aquarimax Episode 138: Tony’s Fundulopanchax Fry, and 31 Jarred Bettas

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss Fundulopnachax fry recently discovered by Tony in New York (Congratulations, Tony!). They also give an update on the Betta Project…including this video, which features some closeups on maturing males at 14 weeks, 2 days old:

Aquarimax Episode 137: Return of the Living Parasites, and Top ~10 Freaky Fish (Halloween Episode)p

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Mick in Carnforth,UK, as well as the Top Ten? Twelve? Whatever Freaky Fish in a list mostly contributed by Mick Tony in New York and Mick in Carnforth, UK.

Check out this picture of a blobfish:

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01565/blobfish_1565953c.jpg

 

Aquarimax Episode 136: 25 Jarred and Counting, 20 Gallon Temptation, and Moving Success

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and two guest hosts, Laurelin and Gwen, as they discuss comments and questions from Carlos in New York, Matt in Perth, Australia, and David in Colorado.

 

Check out Matt’s tank from a while ago:

 

See the video of our 3-month old betta fry, including some flaring jarred males at the end:

 

Aquarimax Episode 135: Fishy Photography and Mbuna Overview

Join hosts Rus and Kelly as, at the request of Tony in New York, they discuss some tips on fish photography. Then, at the request of Tyson in Australia, they give an overview on a popular group of cichlids, the mbunas of Lake Malawi.