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Fish Farming Thoughts 11/2025
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

Cheryl Clifton
Nov 6, 20253 min read


Fish Farming: Gain or Pain?
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...

Cheryl Clifton
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Pick; Pick, Piiiiiiicking Endlers
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...

Cheryl Clifton
Nov 6, 20222 min read


Fish Keeping in the Brave New “Normal”
I am converting my nano fish farm, as quickly as possible, to a low electric consumption filtration system. I have very good reason to,...

Cheryl Clifton
Sep 5, 20222 min read


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

Cheryl Clifton
Aug 5, 20223 min read


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

Cheryl Clifton
Jul 30, 20221 min read


Add a Carp to your Cart? Online Fish Shopping
Do You or Don’t You? Buying fish is a tricky business - whether the fish is right in front of you at the LFS, or from an online seller....

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 5, 20225 min read


Endlers are Class-y
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...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 5, 20223 min read


Saving the Stunned
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...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 4, 20225 min read


February 2022: Caught in the Act
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...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 4, 20226 min read


When Things Go Wrong: A Death in the Tank
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 -...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 4, 20225 min read


Highfalutin' (and Lowfalutin') Plants - Say What Now?
Some aquarists seem to look down on "easy" cheap and plentiful aquarium plants. Where does such plant snobbery come from? If some funky...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 4, 20226 min read


Plastics: Striking a Balance For Nature (and Your Bottom Line)
Convenience was the Watchword of American Consumerism post World War II. Previously, agrarian culture predominated - items were produced...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 4, 20225 min read


Nano No Nos (and some "Yes Yeses" Too)
"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...

Cheryl Clifton
Jun 4, 20229 min read
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