“Boss, my Guppy looks like a walking dead fish. His tail is shredded, he looks ugly, but when I feed him, he eats like a horse! Is he a zombie?” I hear this every week. You are confused because usually, sick fish don’t eat. If your Guppy is acting like a “Zombie”—falling apart on the […]
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You see a baby catfish in the shop. It has a cute, flat head, long white whiskers, and a bright red tail. It looks clumsy and friendly. It’s smiling at you. The shopkeeper says, “This one good. Eat leftover food. Good friend for your Arowana.” Do not be fooled by that smile. The Red Tail
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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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(Why Stability is the New Beauty) There’s a phase almost every guppy keeper in Malaysia goes through. At first, the tank is lively. Colorful. Active. Then slowly, it becomes chaotic. The males never stop chasing. The females never stop running. Babies appear constantly, then start disappearing one by one. Eventually, you find yourself at the
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You are at the fish shop. You see a tank full of active, silver fish zooming back and forth. They look like mini sharks. They have the high dorsal fin, the sleek body, and the cool “shark” swim. You ask the uncle, “How much?” He says, “Murah saja. RM2 seekor. Ikan Patri.” You think you
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If you join any international Betta fish group on Facebook, the first thing they will scream at you is: “Where is your heater? Bettas are tropical fish! They need 78°F (26°C)!” They are not wrong. Bettas are tropical fish.But here is the thing: We live in the tropics. In Kuala Lumpur, Penang, or Johor, our
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