Add water to your fish tank/bowl as needed, rather than changing large amounts of water. Large water changes can cause your tank to re-cycle, which can stress your fish. If your tank/bowl is set up correctly (with a balanced ecosystem and waste removed weekly), adding a small amount of dechlorinated, temperature-matched fresh water will replenish the amount removed during cleaning and due to evaporation. ​ Allow the chlorine in fresh tap water to naturally dissipate over th

The fish farm is bursting with fry! Why? As you purchase your fish, the colonies become less crowded and power dynamics change. It stimulates females who were holding fry to give birth. Would you believe "undercrowding" can be an barrier to fry birth as well? I had one pair of pure Arizona Rattlesnake Endlers, alone, in a seven gallon tank for several months - and the mature female would not give birth. I had a hunch the large tank, without a colony for protection, made her f

I’ve been on Facebook the last few months. I have “met” many fellow guppy and Endlers enthusiasts from around the world, particularly in Asia. I find what these fish farmers are doing to be inspiring. They use whatever container they can find to raise their guppies outdoors. Most farms are neat and orderly, and take up little space. I envy these farmers, who don’t incur costs for food or heat for their fish. I live in New Hampshire, and moving my 60 aquarium fish farm outside

I have been running PK Endlers fish farm for over 5 years now. I've learned (and seen) surprising things: for example, Nerite snails can...

Whether Its Chicken or Endlers, They Need Picking Back in the 1970's, there used to be a chicken meat commercial, with a family full of...

I am converting my nano fish farm, as quickly as possible, to a low electric consumption filtration system. I have very good reason to,...

Yo, Online Retailers - Old, Bad or Non-Color Corrected Photos P*ss Off Your Customers!!! Hello online fish breeders and retailers! As...

Hope everyone is keeping their cool.. by the pool, or otherwise! Take a moment to chill with with your fish. Check their tank...

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Endlers come in three grades, or Classes: Class N, Class P, and Class K. Class N Endlers are wild caught or directly descended from wild...

An Off-Topic Story of a Non-Aquatic Creature in Need Yesterday was like any other summer day in New Hampshire – steamy & hot. A good day...

The COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) & The Lacey Act – What are They, and Why Should I Care? As we all know (or SHOULD know), government is to be...

Sometimes it can be our fault - sometimes, it just isn't. Yesterday started as an ordinary day at PK Endlers. It was beh-beh moving day -...

Some aquarists seem to look down on "easy" cheap and plentiful aquarium plants. Where does such plant snobbery come from? If some funky...

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"Nanos? What's a Nano"? Been out of the hobby for a couple decades, my friend? Or completely new to fishkeeping? Well, Nano "tanks" are...