Recent content by Abdiel007

I recently moved back to my family's house after finishing school, I had setup a Malawi 55 for my parents and siblings to enjoy, for two years it went great however an ammonia spike wiped out my entire stock including my four year old upside down catfish, it was devastating.. Well anyway, I...

I agree, immune system and mass breeding may seem to be the issue as well as unknown diseases, however it really is just sad, it makes you feel like a poor fishkeeper when one of your aquatic buddies just passes after you work so hard to maintain the water quality, quarantine and etc, I wonder...

No poor fish from my local petco stands a chance.. Petsmart is not great but I calculate has a less live to dead fish ratio, I am starting to think they get there livestock from the same place anyway.. at least locally

Yeah I agree hit or miss especially visually, and it was interesting to see where petsupermarket gets there stock too

So the assumption is correct that the fish from the chain stores are generally weaker and if continually bred have shabbier genes? they generally more short lived as well i presume? I can see what you mean on the experienced breeders and smaller stores, i just wish there was a way of telling...

Question I have always had is chain stores like a Petco and Petsmart, where do they get there livestock from? I would like your opinions on where the best fish are generally acquired from, I fear that these chain stores receive there fish from bad breeders or mass breeders and I am curious as to...

Well I believe this is where I would post an intro? Hm, well I am new to the forum, my name is Abdiel I am 21 and live in Miami, FL and have been actively looking for a great place to be able to talk, and share our ideas and stories dealing with our aquatic friends, as well as it doesn't hurt to...