What Should I Feed My Fish? Culturing Daphnia (“Water Fleas”)
Jennifer O. Reynolds, M.A. & Nora Hickey, D.V.M. Jen and Nora discuss the benefits of feeding your aquarium fish live foods, including behavioral enrichment, nutrition, and how to set up your own home cultures of Daphnia and green water. Nora: Jen, you have been becoming quite the live food culturist to feed your wild betta…
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Fighting Internal Fish Parasites: Capillaria and Camallanus Worms
Nora Hickey, D.V.M. & Jennifer O. Reynolds, M.A. Nora and Jen chat about their experiences with internal parasites in aquarium fishes such as Capillaria and Camallanus worms, discussing observation of infected or skinny fish, diagnosis, treatment methods, and the most susceptible species. Nora: Jen, we had an exciting parasite sighting at a fish store we visited…
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Best Aquarium Fish for Beginners
Jennifer O. Reynolds, M.A. & Nora Hickey, D.V.M. Looking for great beginner fish to start your aquarium? Nora and Jen’s top picks are easy to care for fish that can make excellent additions to community tanks. These species will help you kick off your fishkeeping hobby with success. Corydoradinae Catfish Nora: Let’s start with my…
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Ich versus Epistylis
Nora Hickey, D.V.M. & Jennifer O. Reynolds, M.A. Nora and Jen examine common causes of white spots on fish and focus on the persistent and common aquarium fish disease, Ich, differentiate it from Epistylis, and discuss common myths and potential treatment options. Jen: So Nora, one topic that comes up a lot on the groups and…
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