Welcome to the Party (or Dinner)
Ling and I drove down to Balestier to look for our next species of fish to populate our tank. We had several choices, the only criteria in our mind being that the fish would need to be middle swimmers. We
Bad Fish!
It didn’t take long before our two Angels started chasing and attacking the Neonies around the tank. Nibbler was the more aggressive fellow first, but Stripes started to follow his lead too. We had to separate the species when one
Moss on a Wood
We’ve been interested in cultivating some moss for our tank. Our initial idea was to build a moss wall, but after we read of horror stories of the moss wall being a death trap for small critters like Otocinclus and
A Budding Plant
One of our stalks of Echinodorus parviflorus, or Black amazon sword plant, has an almost vertical stem that is reaching for the surface of the water. Ling is particularly excited about its growth, hoping that it will bloom upon reaching
Tank version 3.2
And here’s what the tank looks like right now after the rearrangement of plants and placement of wood: Here’s what it looked like yesterday: The changes do look subtle from the two pictures, but there’s in reality been quite a
Got Wood?
Bogwood do make a lovely addition to any tank. So, a week ago we picked up two pieces of wood from Nature Aquarium at Balestier for $3 each. One’s horizontal, and is also the picture used in the banner for
Confounding the Critters
As much delightful fun are the four Lionheads can be, they’re also quite turning into greedy herbivores. And as if on cue, even Nibbler and Stripes (our two Angels) have gotten into the habit too. Many of the plants we
Taking Pictures
Many aquarists at some point will invest in photographic equipment to take pictures of their tanks and its inhabitants. Some of the equipment setups can be pretty costly, what with specialized flash units, macro lenses and such. The setup I’m
Do I have bad breath?
You tell me! It is quite an embarrassment but yes, my students do ‘tell’ me about it when I speak. Their body language is unmistakeable. Yeah, I do feel very conscious of myself when I caught their non-verbal gestures. So
An adventure ends, another begins
This is my last day in Perth, and I’ll be flying back to Singapore for good in a few hours’ time. It hasn’t been a long 3 years. In fact, the time I spent in Perth seemed to whiz past
I wish I could fly
No matter how many times I fly, I never feel comfortable onboard an airplane. When I’m flying, I experience the whole range of emotions that run from “a little terrified”, “terrified”, to “absolutely terrified”. Yeah, I know that flying is
Do the Likes Repel?
Call it the intricacies of life. 1 + 1 = 1. The bible defies math…or did it define math? Life is not so simple. The likes can attract. Yup, two introverted persons who have pessimistic tendencies can complement each other.
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