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Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Underwater World Singapore
2006-08-20 17:04:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Underwater World in Singapore Underwater World Singapore situated on Sentosa Island of Singapore, is a unique and well-known oceanarium showcasing some 2500 marine life from 250 species from around the regions and is extremely popular with visitors for providing fun, leisure and educational experiences. Pink Dolphin at Lagoon Sand Tiger Shark See the size of the fishbehind sasa Sea Angels Urghh.. Attack of the Crabs This crab is bigger thanJinjin and sasa An eel (Moray?) Sasa kissing a giant fish that is going to eat her up.. Shh... A tiger shark above Jinjin's head.. The trip to underwater world comes with a complimentary visit to dolphin lagoon, where a total of 5 pink dolphins are living. Underwater has some problems and run-in with animal conservation bodies regarding the feasibility of keeping pink dol...
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Molly
2006-08-17 19:33:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Poecilia latipinna, P. velifera, P. sphenops Family: Poecilia Origin: Central America - South America Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm) Social: Friendly, non-aggressive fish Lifespan: 3-5 years Tank Level: all levels Minimum Tank Size: 10-20 gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Livebearer Care: Easy Ideal pH: pH 7.5-8.5. Temperature: 20-26oC (68-78oF) Tank setup: Hardwater community aquarium with tough plants. Sexing: The females are b...
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Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Sydney Aquarium
2006-08-06 19:18:02
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Sydney Aquarium In Australia. With the close location of the great barrier reef, this is one of a kind experience for viewing the rich heritage and sea life surrounding Australia. And indeed, we were not disappointed. The experience is wonderful and in our opinion, worth very cent of the admission ticket. Sydney Aquarium Exterior Platypus - a creature with beaklike a duck, fur like an otter, and poison in its crawls. An alligator or a crocodile? Blue Lobster Another truly off-world experience in the great barrier reef showcase. Sea Dragon At the entrance, the jaws of a big shark greets me.. As we enter the dark aquarium, a sense of wonder and astonishment greets us. One of the first exhibits we see is a platypus - a strange creature with the bill of a...
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Clown Loach
2006-08-06 19:18:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Botia macracanthus Family: Cobitidae Origin: Indoesia Adult Size: 10 inch / (25cm). Social: Peaceful schooling fish Lifespan: 50+ years Tank Level: Mid, bottom Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Diet: Omnivore, eats most food, but prefer live food. Breeding: Egglayer Care: Intermediate Ideal pH: 7.2-7.5 Temperature: 77-86 F (25-30 C) Tank setup: Some plants and clear area for open swimming. Rocks for hiding when shy. Sexing: Males can be identified by the tail, which is larger and hooks inward rather than pointing straight out from the body. Females are smaller and more slender. Description: The body of the clown loach is moderately elongated and laterally compressed. It has an arched back, an almost straight belly p...

Platy
2006-08-06 19:18:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Xiphophorus Maculatus. Family: Poecilidae Origin: Central America, South America Adult Size: 2.4" (6 cm) Social: Peaceful fish Lifespan: up to 5 years Tank Level: Mid Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Live bearer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 7.0-8.2 Temperature: 64-77F (18-25 C) Tank setup: Some plants and space for open swimming Sexing: Females tends to be fairly larger than the males. The males are also more colorful than the females. Males have a Gonopodium. ...
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Blood Parrots
2006-08-06 19:18:02
This post is specially dedicated to my colleague Keng Soon, whose love for this speices of fish prompted me to find out more. Data Sheet Scientific Name: None Family: Cichlidae Origin: Crossbred, not available naturally Adult Size: 8 (20cm) Social: Peaceful fish, but territorial Lifespan: 10 years Tank Level: All levels Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons (young) -50 gallons (adult) Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egg Layer Care: Easy-medium Ideal pH: 6.5-7.0 Temperature: 72-82 F (22 - 28 C) Tank setup: Some rocks and places to hide is preferred Sexing: ...
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Severum
2006-08-06 19:18:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Heros Severum, Cicilasoma Severum Other Name: Band Cichlid Family: Cichlidae Origin: South America Adult Size: 10 inches (26-27 cm) Social: Shy fish (for cichlids) Lifespan: 10 years Tank Level: middle and bottom levels Minimum Tank Size: 55 gallons Diet: Omnivore / Vegetarians Breeding: Egg layer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5 Temperature: 73-80 F (23-27 C) Tank setup: Places with rocks for hiding. Sexing: ...
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Aquarium Lore Voted Best Hobby Blog in Best of Blogs Award J
2006-08-06 19:18:02
In the best of Singaporean blog contest organized by Sg friends, Aquarium lore was voted the best hobby blog for month of Jul 2006. Thank you all of you for making this possible. These few months, I was buried in tons of work, as my projects dateline neared, and I could not research and blog about what I found as often as I would have like. Also, I seem to have a lot of negative emails and feedbacks about my work, and is feeling a bit discouraged. Therefore, winning this award is a bonus for me. The winning of this award and that my blog traffic continued to climb past the 15,000 unique hits mark (in less than 6 months), never creased to amazed me. When I first start this blog, all I want is to write about my love for my fish. I did not ever expect so many people will read my blog and grow to love it and visit it often with every posting. To celebrate our win, we will be coming up with new fish datasheets such as glowlight tetra, mollies, and others fishes. As always, requests ...
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Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Ocean Park
2006-07-02 14:00:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Ocean Park in Hong Kong.Ocean Park is a theme park in Hong Kong. Before Disneyland was opened in Hong Kong, Ocean Park is the only theme park in Hong Kong. Few people know this, but ocean park is also one of the best aquatic conservation and observation center in the world. The study of jellyfish is among the world's best, and Ocean Park boast of a wide variety of ocean life forms. Jinjin being eaten bygreat white shark in shark tunnel A T-Rex eyes Jinjinhungrily in the dinosaurpark.view of ridesyou gonna love lifeas a panda bear!Ocean Park is too big for me to describe in words. I am just going to showcase some aquatic (and non-aquatic) highlights. Aquatic highlights includes the goldfish pavilion, where there are goldfish of all shapes and size. From the black molly to the celestial eye goldfish, this pavilion offers a pleasing walk among the various variety of goldfish and the...
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Jinjin And Sasa Adventure in Qian Hu Fish Farm
2006-06-20 18:02:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a vist to Qian Hu Fish Farm in Singapore. Qian Hu is one of the largest fish farm in Singapore, and is a public listed company in the Singapore Stock Exchange. It has branch in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China. Qian Hu carries a wide range of fishes, tank and fish products. In paritcular, it specialize in koi and dragonfish, but it has an impressive collection of all types of local freshwater fish. It is my personal opinion that Qian Hu fish are often overpriced, so buyer beware.Qian Hu fish farm is located in 71, Jalan Lekar, Sungei Tengah. This location means that without a car, it is difficult to reach the place. It is a 20 -30 mins walk from the nearest bus stop in sunny and hot (30-34 C) Singapore. Luckily Qian Hu directors are smart and provide a free shuttle bus to and fro from Chao Chu Kang MRT. The bus leaves every 20-30 mins on weekends. Dragon Pond Gift Shop Gold...
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Apologies for the long downtime
2006-06-17 14:48:00
For regular readers, I apologise for the long time of not updating this blog. My PC crashed, and being broke does not help me. Besides, as an IT professional, it is not ethical nor professional to use company's PC for my blogging. Besides, I am swarmed with work at the office, and have no time to blog anyway - the list of to do get longer with everyday. The only alternative is to save my monies and pray hard I save enough as soon as possible.After 1.5 months, I finally saved enough monies to buy the harddisk for my PC and reconfigurating everything, I finally get the PC to work, and finally can blog at home. It is awesome to have a PC at home where you can blog at will. I missed all the blogging and chatting with my girlfriend sasa, and believe me, when my PC crashed I was pretty annoyed and very very frustrated - all my communications information is saved there. While I can blog, the sound card drivers and everything is gone, and I could not listen to music on my PC. Darn, must ...
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Cherry Barb
2006-04-30 16:20:00
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Barbus Titteya Family: Cyprinidae Origin: Sri Lanka Adult Size: 2 inch (5 cm) Social: Friendly fish that get along well with other peaceful fish Lifespan: 5 years Tank Level: All over Minimum Tank Size: 5 gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egglayer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 6.8-7.5 Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C) Tank setup: Planted Tank with plenty of cover and some open swimming space. Sexing: The male is a bright red color when mating. Females tends to be pink-brown color. ...
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Jinjin and Sasa Great Fish Hunt in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
2006-04-23 16:56:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked on the quest of finding fishes in their natural habitat in Bukit Timah Natur e Reserve. Having a tip off from books that there are abundant fish in the streams in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Jinjin set off to verify the claims and to spot fishes in their natural habitat. This will hopefully allow Jinjin to create an atmosphere in his aquarium that is similar to the natural habitat of several Singaporean fishes such as the Harlequin Rasbora. Singapore is only one of two cities in the world to have a significant area of primary rainforest within its boundaries ? the other being Rio de Janeiro. As part of the government's efforts to conserve our rainforest, the land around Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a conservation zone. This means that hunting, catching ...
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Jinjin and Sasa Aquarium Adventure
2006-04-23 15:25:00
Join Jinjin (me) and Sasa (my lovely girlfriend), as we set off in search of adventure and lookout for fish. Below find a list of our quests to find fishes. If you know of any place with a concentration of good aquariums in Singapore or Hong Kong, please let me know, I be glad to visit it and record what I found there. In SingaporeAng Mo Kio Ave 1 Adventure Bukit Timah Nature ReserveQian Hu Fish Farm Seletar West FarmwayUnderwater World SingaporePasir Ris Farmway 2 In Hong KongOcean ParkIn AustraliaSydney Aqua rium tomato town
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Jinjin and Sasa Aquarium Adventure in Seletar West Farmway
2006-04-23 15:08:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked on the quest of finding good quality aquariums all over Singapore. In this post, it details their treasure hunt in Seletar West Farm way. There are many areas that allocated to fish farming in Singapore, and Seletar West Farmway is one of them. This place is famous among locals for its high quality koi and goldfish. Regardless of whatever fish you are looking for, there is always something here for everyone. Always bargain for a lower price here - the prices are usually flexible except for very small fish (about 20-80 cents).Map of Seletar FarmwayAtlas Aquarium Sea View Aquarium A huge number of signboards to directvisitors to visit their aquariumOur hunt begins at C & B Aquarium, located at the extreme left of the map. This aquarium stock good quality koi, and specialize in koi only. Koi lovers will find the quality of koi here to be excellent, and many high graded koi is available here at vastly reduced prices.Walk...
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Rummy Nose Tetra
2006-04-22 16:22:00
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Hemigrammus rhodostomus, Petitella georgia, Hemigrammus bleheri Other Name: Red-nose tetra, Firehead tetra, True rummbynose Tetra, False Rummynost Tetra, Brilliant Rummynose Tetra Family: Characidae Origin: South America Adult Size: 2.2 inch (5.5cm) Social: Peaceful schooling fish Lifespan: 5 years Tank Level: Mid-Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egg layer Care: Easy - after it settled down (1 to 2 weeks). Medium to hard - when first introduced to aquarium. Ideal pH: 6.0-7 Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C) Tank setup: ...
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Kribensis
2006-04-18 16:52:00
This post is specially dedicated to my regular blog reader: Sank Thanks for all your comments. Hope you like this post! Data Sheet Scientific Name: Pelvicachromis pulcher Family: Cichlids Origin: Africa Adult Size: 3-4 inches (8-10 cm)8 cm (female), 10 cm (male) Social: Good with same size or larger fish. Lifespan: 5 years Tank Level: Bottom Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 20 Gallons Diet: Omnivore, eats most food Breeding: Egglayer Care: Easy, hardy fish Ideal pH: 6.8-7.5 Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C) Tank setup: Some caves and plants in the aquarium. Sexing: ...

My Rants
2006-04-18 15:29:00
For some people, a blog should contains some personal stuff, or it is not a true blog. Well, My Rant s is a place for my blog to sound more human. After all, Aquarium lore is not an encyclopaedia, it is a blog about my experience, my research and everything else that occurs in between. My rants is exactly what it says - a collection of my rants at anything - why blogger is slow, site traffic, etc. It provides me an outlet to share my joys and sorrows. If you prefer facts to personal input, then this section is definitely not for you. As this site is rather new, there is not much to rant at. As time grows, I expect my rants to grow too... Aquarium lore voted best Singaporean Hobby Blog July 2006Apologies for the long downtime 17 Jun 06My Apologies 18 Apr 06 My fish tank 17 Apr 06 Wow! Amazing site statistics 15 Apr 06
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My Apologies
2006-04-18 15:27:00
For my frequent readers, they may be surprised at the large number of recent blog posts that are not so much informational as it is personal. Some critics who said my blog lack personality may welcome the change, while others who prefer facts to personality will probably blow their top. Some may find that some recent blog posts are just a collection of hyperlinks to previous post. I apologize to those readers who are offended by the change. Please accept my humble apologies and bear with me: Most of these posts (especially the collection of hyperlinks) have a purpose: I am in the process of rearranging my blog by categories on the left hand side, so that you, my readers, will be able to find what you are looking for quickly and easily, be they facts or more about my personal posts. This way, as the blog grows bigger, readers can still quickly and easily finds what they are looking for by clicking on the categories. Do let me know what you think about it. Do you like th...
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Jinjin and Sasa Aquarium Adventure in Ang Mo Kio
2006-04-17 15:56:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked on the quest of finding good quality aquariums all over Singapore. In this article, it details their treasure hunt in Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, which is a popular haunt for people living in Ang Mo Kio. Ang Mo Kio is named for the high concentration of Eurasians living in the town (in the past). In Hokkien, 'Ang Mo' refers to a white man. But recently, for some strange reasons, the Ang Mo Kio town council choose to display tomatoes (which is also pronounced as 'Ang Mo' in Hokkien). It seems that the government does not want to preserve Ang Mo Kio's heritage as a white man's town and choose to call it 'tomato town' instead. Map of Ang Mo Ave 1. The red star shows where we found the aquariums Arising Aqua rium , ...
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My Fish Tank
2006-04-17 15:08:00
For some time now, my readers have been asking me for a photo of my fish tank. For those readers who are curious about my fish tank, here are some photos of my fishes. I am an amateur photographer, so forgive me if the photos are not so clear. My fish tank is about 36" and contains: 2 x Angelfish (small) 4 x Swordtails (two males and two females) 10 x Neon Tetra 2 x Honey Gourami 5 x Guppies 4 x Danios (2 leopard Danio and 2 zebra Danio) 2 x Discus Fish 5 x Rummynose Tetra 3 x Golden Algae Eater 2 x Black Widow Tetra5 x Glowlight tetra2 x Penguin Tetra2 x Cherry Barb2 x Khuli loach2 x SAE Flying foxAnd more coming soon... These fishes are all peaceful and small, so there are no conflicts in the tank. The biggest fish is about 4 cm (swordtail). The Guppies, Rummynose, Swordtails, Danios and the Black Widow Tetra are always the first few to eat, and happily wait for food at a corner when they see me coming. The discus and angelfish ar...
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Wow! Amazing Site Statistics
2006-04-15 17:39:00
Looking back over last month, I could not be more amazed at the traffic in my site. Aquarium lore was started in Mar 2006, and by mid-April 2006 (1 month), I have over 1700+ visitors. Also, I am ranked (at my peak) #24 in Singapore Blog Directory, and was ranked #12 in BlogTopSite s. I have only 14 posts as of 16 Apr 05. This sorts of fanaticised me. For all those who have supported me, for all those who have read my blog, and have dropped a comments, I would like to say a big THANK YOU. My blog would not be so successful without you. For some time, I was obsessed with the site ranking and site traffic, and worried - how am I going to maintain this sort of ranking? What if the traffic goes down? What visitors really like about my site and what they don't like? Thankfully, my girlfriend, Sasa, reminds me that blogging is my passion and hobby - I should do it when I am free. Most importantly, I should continue to chute out good quality articles, as readers will be drawn t...
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Fish Category
2006-04-15 17:01:00
Welcome to the Aquarium Lore Blog!If you are new visitor, I want you to know that you are a valued visitor to my site, and you are welcomed to include your comments, rate my blog, review it, submit your fish photo, etc. Please bookmark this site or add it to your RSS feed if you like it. If you are frequent visitor, I want you to know that you are a treasured visitor, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for checking back often and support my passion by reading my blog. Below are all the articles on fish that are available in this blog at this moment, sorted alphabetically. This blog is fairly new, being launched in mid-Mar 2006 only, and therefore there are not many articles yet. I will be adding new a fish datasheet weekly. So check back often! If you are seeking information on a specific fish that I have not added to this blog, I welcome your suggestions. Please email me. Above all, I hope you enjoy the articles - each articles is slowly created, and inc...
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Danio
2006-04-11 17:52:00
Data SheetScientific Name: Brachydanio ~Other Names: Zebra Dani o, Pearl Danio, Leopard Danio, Gold DanioFamily: CyprinidaeOrigin:Asia,Adult Size:2 inches (6cm)Social:Peaceful schooling fishLifespan:5 yearsTank Level: All Minimum Tank Size:20 gallonsDiet:Omnivore, eats most foodBreeding:Egg layerCare:Easy - hardy fish that eats anything.Ideal pH: 6.5-7Temperature: 64-74 F (18-24 C)Tank setup: Danio should be provided with plenty of lighting and an open swimming space, together with some vegetation.Sexing:Females are usually larger and have a fuller body than males.Zebra DanioSpotted DanioPearl DanioPearl DanioDescription: All Danios are torpedo-shaped fish, usually small (except for giant danio), and very fast. Some Danios, such as the Zebra Danio and the Leopard Danio, have very beautiful body patterns. Habitat/Care: Danios are omnivorous, accepting almost any foods. Although undemanding in diet, they particularly enjoy small live or frozen inverts, and fresh vegetable matter.Mixing...

Red-Eared Terrapin / Red-Eared Slider
2006-03-20 15:20:00
Data Sheet Laying Eggs Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans Family: Emydidae Origin: USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Venezuela Adult Size: 28 cm (8-9" inches) Social: They will tolerate other small animals in their habitat, but will quickly dive underwater when approached by potential predators, making them difficult to catch. Lifespan: 25 years - 40 years Tank Setup: Requires freshwater and land. Minimum Tank Size: A 12 x 6 x 6 inches (30 x 15 x 15 cm) tank would be suitable for a single small terrapins up to 10 cm (4 inches) shell length. Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egg Layer Care: Easy-Medium ...
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Angel Fish
2006-03-16 14:19:00
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Pterophyllum Scalare Other Names: Angel Fish Family: Cichlidae Origin: Central Amazon, Peru, Eastern Ecuador Adult Size: up to 12-15 inches (30-38 cm) long 18 inches (42 cm height) Social: Peaceful, but will eat small fish Lifespan: 15+ years Tank Level: Mid dweller Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon Diet: Omnivore, enjoys live foods Breeding: Egg layer Care: Easy-Medium Ideal pH: 6.8-7.2 Temperature: 75-82 F (24-28 C) Tank setup: Planted tank with some board leave plants, and gentle circulation Sexing: ...

Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)
2006-03-08 14:21:00
Data SheetScientific Name: Bett a Splendens Other Names: Betta Family: BelontiidaeOrigin:Cambodia, ThailandAdult Size:3 inches (7 cm)Social:Males cannot be kept together. Males are highly territorial and may fight to the death if kept together. Lifespan:2-3 yearsTank Level: Top dweller Minimum Tank Size:3 gallonDiet:Live foods preferable, will eat flakes and frozen foodsBreeding:Egglayer - bubblenestCare:Easy to IntermediateIdeal pH: 6.8 - 7.4Temperature: 75-86 F (24-30 C)Tank setup: Planted tank with some floating plants, and gentle circulationSexing:Males have elongated finnageBreeding:Bubble nest builder; the male will entice the female under the nest. The male will guard the eggs, which should hatch in 24 hours. Description: Betta Splendens, the Siamese fighting fish, more commonly known simply as a "Betta," is a small colourful fish that originated in Thailand. Males have elongated fins to attract females. The male has long colorful fins, while the females have shorter fins and ...
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