FinTastik Tropical Fish

10/10/2026

Anyone raising fry knows the feeding schedule is brutal. Four or five meals a day, and all that food turns into waste fast. In my discus fry tanks the water goes south in a hurry if I let the gravel go.

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Anyone raising fry knows the feeding schedule is brutal. Four or five meals a day, and all that food turns into waste fast. In my discus fry tanks the water goes south in a hurry if I let the gravel go.

Staying ahead of it means pulling waste out of the gravel constantly without hauling buckets back and forth every day. The Hygger HG955 electric gravel cleaner is made for exactly that job.

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How often are you cleaning the gravel in your fry or breeding tanks?

10/03/2026

Red Checkerboard Discus Fry Feeding Frenzy
My Red Checkerboard discus fry tearing into freeze-dried blackworms. They eat like little pigs at this stage, which is exactly what you want to see. Even the bushynose pleco decided to join the party. A healthy appetite like this tells you the whole batch is doing well.
Essential Discus Fish Supplies: What You Really Need
https://fintastiktropicalfish.com/essential-discus-fish-supplies/

10/03/2026

Discus Fish fanning her eggs. This is just one of my experiments I did back in the 80"s

09/30/2026

How do you clean your aquarium filter media—under tap water, in old tank water, or do you use another method?

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09/30/2026

Are you trying to breed Discus or angelfish?
Having problems, I can help.

08/25/2026

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08/10/2026

I still remember the first time I watched a pair of angelfish carefully clean a leaf before laying eggs.
There’s something special about watching parent fish do the job nature designed them for. Captive-bred pairs that still show those instincts are pure gold.
Have you ever had a pair successfully raise their own fry?

08/09/2026

Quick tip for anyone running sponge filters: don’t squeeze them out in the sink.
Rinse them gently in a bucket of tank water so you keep the good bacteria alive. That little habit can stop a lot of ammonia spikes before they start.
Do you prefer sponge filters, hang-on-backs, or canister filters in your tanks?

08/07/2026

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