Recent content by otterblue

I have a bunch of female Scarlet Badis if you're ever out to Ohio.

I had my arm in one of my tanks and I felt a pinch. I look down and there's a little neocaridinia shrimp on my arm. I've never heard of them biting before. And then, I exacted my revenge (j/k).

I get mine from a fish store that has them in baggies of water. I keep the baggie in the fridge. I usually add extra aquarium water to the baggie because the worms seems to last longer.

Mine usually run out before they go bad - they run out usually about 7-9 days. It may depend on the volume of water they're kept in.

I hope your fish are okay. As a teacher, I thoroughly approve of winter storms. Winter storms = days off. Our Winter Break ended Friday, but we haven't started school yet due to 2 snow days. :)

I'm rooting for Detroit or Buffalo to win.

Superbowl: Kansas City Chiefs 31 Detroit Lions 17

10 Scarlet Badis Juveniles Unsexed Age and condition: born in tank, healthy sub-adults including multiple probable females Quantity for sale: 10 Reason for Sale: overstocked due to breeding Delivery or Collection: Collection only until March Sales price: $15 per fish Willing to Ship (Yes or...

LOL! Fire belly newts are now $50! You used to be able to buy those for under $10. I had a group of them for 7+ years until they escaped from a temporary container when I moved. I had been considering setting up a new enclosure for newts again. They are a lot of fun.

That's a good question. I don't know. I found a few sites that had a very good selection of newts, but emperors were all sold out. This was the first site where I found them available.

Here's a site that currently has them: https://reptileheaven.com/product/emporer-newt-for-sale/ But it's a little concerning that they misspelled "emperor". Man, newts have gotten expensive. I can't remember the last time I've seen them in a pet store. I only see them now at...

That's an interesting and bad idea. :)

I've kept newts with fish before, but two concerns are water temp (most newts need cooler water than many aquarium fish) & fin nipping. Newts will attempt to bite anything moving that comes near it, which the fish inevitably do. It's possible to do it, but not ideal if you're trying to provide...

Emperor newts are cool. They are terrestrial.

Most aquatic newts are toxic and shouldn't generally be kept with fish, although the toxicity usually is only a factor if ingested.