life in the cabin

 I had the chance to get my hands on some white cloud minnows  & some Dalmatian mollies at PETSMART to put in the 75 gal. So Far they are doing good with the zebra Danios I got a mon ago  & when I go back to PetSmart I'll get more of the Dalmatian mollies just for more color & maybe more danio's or some scissor tails. When I got my Dalmatian mollies I just got 4 males & 10 white cloud minnows, When I can, I'll get another 4 male mollies & some more scissor tails, being I just have 1 of them. Once I get more mollies & scissor tails, I think that will fill my  aquarium, I'm not worried about any of them having fry but if any of them do then I'll cross that bridge when & if they do.                                                                          2- yo-...

  Keeping aquariums clean isn't hard work but long work in getting all the  over population of snails that eat any & everything in the aquarium including  your plants ( YES THEY DO & WILL DESTROY ALL your plant's) so the  best & ONLY way to get rid of them is do a FULL clean out, take everything  out & bleach everything OTHER than the live plant's, rocks, gravel, ornaments  even the filter canister, or any type of filter system your running in the tank. Once you have everything sitting in a tub of 50/50 bleach water soaking  don't drain the tank till you put a full cup of bleach (while the filter system is still running) this kills all the eggs & snails right in their tracks for good, including any driftwood that was in the aquarium. let the aquarium run for 6 hrs. & everything that is sitting in the bleach  as well this will kill any & all snails & all the eggs they have on all  that was in the tank, ho...

                              Making your own pond filtration system can be tricky & a lot of work To do what needs to be done for the fish & the pond, you have to do a LOT of research to know what it takes to make the right SIZE & enough filter media to filter the size pond you have. So to save you a lot of time & guess work I found a few links that will help do just that. DIY Idea ponds  < photos  31 DIY Pond Filters ideas < read & learn Info About Pond Filtration < read & learn It's very rewarding to do stuff like this in more ways than any 1 thinks it is, most think's it's a waste of time & money & just don't bother & hire the work out, some are just too unsure about themselves to even attempt such a job of this magnitude. I was 1 that didn't have the faith in doing such job as this, till 1 day I changed all that & did all the research I could find on...

                                                625 gal. 8 ft. Round Poly Stock Tank These type stock tanks are well worth the $ you pay for them  I have 1 this very size with goldfish in it 17 to be exact & in  the coldest winter season we have had so far in 2026 & has  held up, I have a pond heater in it that keeps the water from freezing completely over & the gas exchange to escape. I made a 2 in thick wall pvc frame that I put a roof grid on  it to support the lattice & shade cloth to keep the leaves  & sun out as well as the snow & predators, so far so good. Making a Koi Pond  <👀watch, This is a video of just  how people use these stock tanks as ponds for fish to raise & sell or bait, even to raise as food to eat. I've raised blue gills & catfish from the lake in these  type ponds ...

  Hello Everyone, here is a blog on things to know about everything that no 1 tells you when getting into Freshwater Fish, which there is a lot to learn here. 30 Freshwater Aquarium Tips  👀 <Watch this video to get your 1st lesson. I will cover the good the bad & the ugly, I've been working with all kinds of fish in my life time that I won't hide anything from you to make the wrong decisions  about your fish & what to do when starting your aquarium to enjoy not destroy. I will give you things to read,   videos to watch & things to research on here. Everything I put on here is how I learned about how to have more enjoyment  from my aquariums, my fish, & everything that can do the same for you. The 1st thing to know is how many fish there are to think about for your tank  & all the information on them B-4 getting them. >   Freshwater Fish  👀 < read. Each 1 you see on the list you can hit the title & it will...

                                                               " COLD WATER FISH"  Scissortail Rasbora  < 👀read all about this breed of fish, there's a lot to be said about this breed, if you're looking for a cold water  easy to care for fish this would be 1 to have in your aquarium, their quite amazing to watch. Here is a list of cold water fish you can do some research on to put in  your aquarium if you don't want to deal with a heater in your aquarium  27 Cold Water Fish < 👀read, When looking for cold water fish I would  advise on doing a full research about each fish you are interested in. 30 Cold Water Fish  < 👀read, this gives you more of a list of cold water  fish to think about & research, on, I have had a lot of fish over the yrs  & I have found that c...