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    Free-range pets lack respect for aquatic animals

    When I lived in a coastal village, my iguana had the run of the apartment. Initially it wasn't a problem but as she started to put on weight and become more adventurous her climbing created problems for certain aquatic pets. Occasionally I'd return from work to find certain fish at the point of...
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    Live food's real swell until the predator almost explodes.

    Thinking of the title was the difficult part, telling the story is easy. For some reason I don't always learn from my mistakes. I used to keep small African clawed frogs - Xenopus laevis - with breeding guppies. The young frogs eventually started trying to catch small guppies but they were never...
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    "Slippy as soap" frogs

    I started keeping tropical fish a few years ago, when I lived in a coastal village. I'd had quite a lot of experience in the UK breeding certain reptiles, rodents and insects but not keeping tropical fish. One of my first learning experiences was with African clawed frogs - Xenopus laevis. For...
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    Aquatic hooligans

    When I moved from a coastal village to the city, I decided to buy a larger aquarium. I spent a small fortune on aquatic plants and took my time setting it up. Finally the plants started to grow and I was very happy with the underwater garden. The fish I introduced did a good job at keeping down...
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    Hurricane delta and the power cut

    A few years ago I was living by the sea in a small village. I left the city to head back home and the bus had problems keeping in one lane due to increasing wind speeds. that evening the power went off. It didn't come back on the following day. I was concerned about the lack of aeration in my...
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    Greetings from Spain

    Hi MFK members. I'm a Brit living in Spain. I rent an apartment but for some reason I've managed to plunge myself into the world of Tropical Fish keeping. I don't know if it's necessary to tell you about the fish I've got but I've started typing so I'll continue ... 24 litre aquarium: 4 African...
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