You walk into the room. Your Betta spots you from across the tank. He rushes to the front glass. He does the “wiggle dance.” He stares at you with big, soulful eyes, and then looks up at the surface, mouthing the word: “Food?” You just fed him ten minutes ago. But he looks so hungry. […]
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If you read any fishkeeping book or watch a YouTube video from the USA, the first rule they tell you is: “You MUST buy a heater.” So, you go to the shop in Petaling Jaya or Penang, you buy a heater, you stick it in your tank… and two weeks later, your fish are dead
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If you ask a traditional breeder, they will tell you: “No air pump = Dead fish.” They will tell you that without bubbles, your fry will suffocate. They are wrong. I have raised thousands of guppies in tubs, jars, and pots without a single air pump. In fact, in some cases, no air pump is
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You look at your tank, and your heart sinks. One of your guppies is acting weird. It’s not swimming forward. Instead, it’s bobbing in place, swimming vertically. Maybe its head is pointing up, gasping at the surface. Maybe its head is pointing down, fighting to stay off the floor. Maybe it looks like it’s struggling
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If you have female guppies in a tank with a male, the answer is almost always “Yes, she is pregnant.” But beginners often panic. You see a female getting huge, and you wonder: Is she about to give birth? Is she just overfed? Or worse—does she have Dropsy? As someone who watches thousands of guppies
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There’s a quiet moment in every fish shop. You’re standing in front of the guppy tank—lights buzzing, water a little cloudy, fish flashing colors at the glass. Some look incredible. Some look… tired. Most people choose with their eyes. That’s understandable. In many shops, guppies are sold as “colors,” not as living animals. But if
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When people ask how long guppies live, the internet gives a clean, easy answer: “Two to three years.” That answer is technically correct. It’s also deeply misleading. Because in a real home aquarium, almost no guppy actually lives that long. If you’ve kept guppies for any amount of time in Malaysia, you already know this.
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There’s a moment every guppy keeper goes through. You stand in front of your tank, watching a fish you paid good money for—perfect tail, glowing colors, a clean “pure” strain—and you think: “Why does this one look like it’s about to die… but the ugly drain guppy I caught as a kid in the longkang
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If you read aquarium guides from the USA or UK, they always say: “Step 1: Buy a Heater.”If you live in Kuala Lumpur or Penang, please ignore that advice. Our problem isn’t the cold; it’s the heat.The average water temperature in a Malaysian home (without air-con) sits between 29°C and 31°C. If you add a
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We all love “Monster Fish.” There is something cool about owning a predator that looks dangerous.But in Malaysia, owning certain fish isn’t just dangerous for your fingers—it is dangerous for your wallet. Under the Fisheries Regulations (Prohibition of Import, etc., of Fish), there are specific species that are strictly banned from entering the country. If
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