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So they all belong to the same family ( Poeciliidae) with mollies and guppies sharing a Genus ( Poecilia) so Biologically speaking they are quite closely related. I believe (someone with more livebearer experience correct me) that they are all able to interbreed. Platys tend to be quite short...

No it was a bag of old aquarium sand that was shipped down in the 90's, we thought it would make a good substrate to take the photos on. there were no sandy areas by where I was living, it was mainly silty coves or near vertical rocky drop off's. The wharf that the ships moor up to if you walked...

Bio luminescence is a really common occurrence in may marine species. I had a bit of fun with looking into what exhibits this. A lot of fluorescent dies don't work at low temperatures, and a scientist was looking into these compounds to see if they could provide one which does. This is a...

So time to start with a few fish So there are a lot of small blenny likes fish which occupy the shallow reef areas We took these photos to document the fish which are present around the station I don't really know what the species are, I did have it noted somewhere but I can't find it any more.

Yeah, if you are not already regular water testing is essential, and can help problem solve if you know what your levels are.:book:

Kudos to you for trying to help a fish :- If you are concerned about doing a fish in cycle, have you considered putting in some cycled media from your other tanks? or take some of the media from the sump they were in at the shop? I tend to keep extra media in a mesh bag in all of my tanks...

Way out of my expertise, my sister is a physicist. But i think it will stick to biology, much more fun.... B-) Oh FYI Yes penguins have knees.....

Don't worry they will be coming in the new thread :cool::cool::cool:

Nice, with the NZ guys or the Americans? I was at the South Pole in 2016 with for a few days.

So a bit of background first. The place where I was working was Rothera Research station on the Antarctic Peninsula (67S) Located in a place called Ryder Bay. It is the second largest island (Adelaide island) on the peninsula and home to two research stations Rothera (Summer and winter) and...

So a bit of a disclaimer first, before I get on with the topic. These aquariums were part of a research facility which operated in Antarctica everything done there was carefully monitored and all had to fall within remits allowed by the Antarctic treaty and UK law. While I cannot divulge what...

I will get on it asap

Ha! Well she is interested but had no experience until meeting me, she has been left with detailed instructions so what could go wrong....:angel: although if she managed to breed my DP's I will/ will not be impressed.. She is a vet, so am trying to teach her a little about fish as all they learn...

I will get round to this when I can, I am away from home at the moment working so it will have to be at a later date. but definitely will get round to it!.... the wife is looking after the tanks..... :eek: I had hoped it would peak some interest, if there is some might do a this is what i did...

Through I would do this in another post. As for my past experience, It has pretty much been 50/50 with salt and marine. I have done quite a few UK marine tanks, including a tidal rockpool which I made for a friend's child. And I have had quite a bit of success with these. Tropical, I have...

Hi, I was hoping to do one of the aquarium photo threads, but I can give you a quick rundown here. So at the moment I am currently enjoying; 125 Roma with dwarf puffers and corydoras 1 large and one small fluval edge ( large has guppies small has a Betta) 20L with a Betta ( nothing special...

Hello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself on here before posting anywhere else (as I am sure is the idea). A little about myself and my hobby, I have been in the hobby for almost 20 years now and have kept (in my opinion) an interesting range of fish. I have kept both marine and...