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Keeping home aquariums is an exciting and fulfilling hobby. This podcast about freshwater aquarium keeping aims to share news, information, guides, and interviews with those who share in this aquatic pursuit. It will appeal to beginners and those with moderate experience and expertise, as well as those who have been at it for a long time and are very knowledgeable. It will cover all aspects of fishkeeping and include interviews with well-known aquarists within South Africa.
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- 6 days ago15 min
Baby Guppies? Your First 30 Days of Guppy Fry Care
Your guppy has just had her babies, so what do you do now? This episode covers guppy fry care through the first 30 days: where to keep them, what to feed them, how to keep the water clean, and what's normal week by week. Whether your fry are staying in the main tank or growing on in their own tank, it'll help you raise more of them. 💬 Join the conversation: Do your guppy fry grow up in the main tank or a separate one, and how many usually make it? Share your answer in a review or find us on social media and tell us. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Aquarist's Edge on your podcast app and share it with a fish keeper who may need to hear it. ☕ If this show has helped you in your fishkeeping journey, please consider supporting by buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom 🔍 Keywords: guppy fry care, what to feed guppy fry, guppy fry in main tank, how to raise guppy fry, baby guppies, guppy breeding box, guppy grow out tank, baby brine shrimp, sexing guppies, livebearer fry care
- 3 weeks ago16 min
Why Won’t My Pregnant Guppy Give Birth?
Has your guppy looked ready to give birth for weeks, with still no fry in sight? In this episode Art explains why a pregnant guppy might not be giving birth. He covers gestation, stored sperm, the late-pregnancy signs to watch for, and how to tell a gravid female from one that’s bloated or ill. It’s for any fish keeper staring at a round guppy and wondering what to do next. 💬 Join the conversation: Have you had a guppy who seemed pregnant forever? Did she eventually drop a brood, or did it turn out to be something else? Share your story in a review or find us on social media and tell us. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Aquarist’s Edge on your podcast app and share it with a fish keeper who may need to hear it. ☕ If this show has helped you in your fishkeeping journey, please consider supporting by buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom 🔍 Keywords: pregnant guppy not giving birth, how long are guppies pregnant, guppy gestation period, signs guppy is about to give birth, guppy gravid spot, guppy breeder box, pregnant guppy or dropsy, guppy bloated or pregnant, guppy fry, livebearer care tips
- Oct 3, 202617 min
Dear Agony Aunt (Your Fish Send In Their Complaints)
What would your fish say if they could send you a voice note? In this episode, a goldfish in a bowl, a betta in a vase, a nipped angelfish, a lonely neon and a few others write in to an aquarium agony aunt with the problems they face most often. It's a light-hearted look at the most common beginner aquarium mistakes, with honest, practical answers for new and experienced fish keepers alike. 💬 Join the conversation: If your fish could send a voice note to an agony aunt, what would it say? Share it in a review or find us on social media and tell us. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Aquarist's Edge on your podcast app and share it with a fish keeper who may need to hear it. ☕ If this show has helped you in your fishkeeping journey, please consider supporting by buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom 🔍 Keywords: beginner aquarium mistakes, goldfish bowl, betta fish in a vase, fish compatibility, fin nipping, neon tetra shoal, overfeeding fish, aquarium pH swings, holiday fish feeding, multiple tank syndrome, fishkeeping tips
- Sep 25, 202630 min
Sand, Gravel or Aqua Soil? Choosing the Right Substrate
Did you choose the stuff on the bottom of your tank by colour? Most of us did, but your substrate affects your water chemistry, your plants, and whether fish like corydoras and eartheaters can feed the way they're built to. This episode compares gravel, sand, aqua soil, crushed coral, dirted tanks and bare-bottom tanks, matches each to the fish and shrimp that suit it, and works through some of the hobby's longest-running substrate debates. 💬 Join the conversation: Are you a sand, gravel or aqua soil keeper, and have you ever switched and noticed a difference in your fish? Share your story in a review or find us on social media and tell us. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Aquarist's Edge on your podcast app and share it with a fish keeper who may need to hear it. ☕ If this show has helped you in your fishkeeping journey, please consider supporting by buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom 🔍 Keywords: best aquarium substrate, sand vs gravel aquarium, aqua soil planted tank, shrimp substrate, corydoras sand, crushed coral African cichlids, how to clean aquarium sand, dirted tank, bare bottom aquarium, fishkeeping tips for beginners
- Sep 20, 202614 min
10 Things Every Aquarist Wishes They Knew Sooner
Why did your first fish die within days of setting up the tank? It's called new tank syndrome, and it's just one of ten hard lessons this episode covers. Whether you're setting up your very first aquarium or you've been in the hobby for years, this one's built to catch something you didn't know you needed to hear. 💬 Join the conversation: What's the mistake you made early on in this hobby that you'd go back and fix if you could? Share your story in a review or find us on social media and tell us. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Aquarist's Edge on your podcast app and share it with a fish keeper who may need to hear it. ☕ If this show has helped you in your fishkeeping journey, please consider supporting by buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom 🔍 Keywords: new tank syndrome, nitrogen cycle explained, beginner aquarium mistakes, overstocking a fish tank, dechlorinator tap water fish, zebra danio aggressive, dwarf gourami aggressive, best first fish tank size, freshwater aquarium mistakes, fishkeeping tips for beginners
- Sep 12, 202613 min
Cross-Breeding Aquarium Fish: What Actually Happens When Species Mix
Can you actually cross-breed aquarium fish, and would you even want to? This episode looks at where hybridisation really happens in the freshwater hobby, and what it means for the fish and the fishkeeper when it does. Art works through the two groups where crossing is most common — livebearers like platies and swordtails, which will hybridise without any encouragement at all, and cichlids, where mbuna cross in mixed tanks and fish like flowerhorns and blood parrot cichlids exist purely because of deliberate breeding. He also covers the less-talked-about case of Corydoras catfish hybridising in mixed shoals, the genetics behind why some crosses produce healthy fry and others don't, and why hybrid cichlids are so often sterile. If you've ever wondered whether your "tuxedo platy" is really a hybrid, or you're trying to keep a clean cichlid breeding line, this episode gives you the practical answers. Topics include: livebearer hybrids, platy and swordtail crossing, mbuna hybridisation, flowerhorn and blood parrot cichlid origins, Corydoras hybrids, fish genetics and hybrid viability, hybrid sterility in cichlids, ethics of fish hybridisation, conservation risks, preventing accidental hybrids. Enjoyed the episode? Please follow The Aquarist's Edge and leave a review to help more freshwater aquarists discover the show. ⭐ Enjoying the podcast? Please leave a review as it helps other fishkeepers find the show. ☕ Support the show by buying Art a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom
- Sep 12, 20261 min
Apology for unedited upload - 12 September 2026
What a rookie error! This is a short apology to all those who happened to listen to the very raw unedited version of Series 3 Episode 31 earlier today...
- Sep 12, 202614 min
Which Aquarium Fish Can Actually Cross-Breed? (And Which Can't)
Can you actually cross-breed aquarium fish, and would you even want to? This episode looks at where hybridisation really happens in the freshwater hobby, and what it means for the fish and the fishkeeper when it does. Art works through the two groups where crossing is most common. He also covers the less-talked-about case of Corydoras catfish hybridising in mixed shoals, the genetics behind why some crosses produce healthy fry and others don't, and why hybrid cichlids are so often sterile. If you've ever wondered whether your "tuxedo platy" is really a hybrid, or you're trying to keep a clean cichlid breeding line, this episode gives you the practical answers. Topics include: livebearer hybrids, platy and swordtail crossing, mbuna hybridisation, flowerhorn and blood parrot cichlid origins, Corydoras hybrids, fish genetics and hybrid viability, hybrid sterility in cichlids, ethics of fish hybridisation, conservation risks, preventing accidental hybrids. Enjoyed the episode? Please follow The Aquarist's Edge and leave a review to help more freshwater aquarists discover the show. ⭐ Enjoying the podcast? Please leave a review as it helps other fishkeepers find the show. ☕ Support the show by buying Art a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/artsfishroom
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