Blog entries from slimbolen99

Bolen Fishroom - March 16, 2010

Brian Bolen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:44:22 +0100

Man, it's been a while since my last blog. Looks like it's been a long time since anyone else has been blogging. Maybe we can change that.

The biggest news in the Bolen Fishroom is the fact that I've emptied four 20 gallon tanks, two 55 gallon tanks, and four 10 gallon tanks in anticipation for the Spring collecting season. I'm looking forward to collecting in a few spots, namely, my parent's stream near Emporia, KS; then a place that Jeremy (Peanut_Power) has told meRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - December 30, 2009

Brian Bolen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:20:13 +0100

It's been a busy couple of weeks since the last time I posted. I had a real nice Bolivian Ram spawn. The mother was doing great, but I got paranoid she was eating the wigglers, so I stole most of them and placed them in a 10 gallon. They started jumping yesterday, but I went to the fishroom this morning and they were all dead. She did eat all of her fry in the community tank as well. Next time, I'm letting her parent raise until the fry are free swimming.&nRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - December 12, 2009

Brian Bolen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:34:38 +0100

Aaaah, today has been a busy day.

Started out on a trip to Lawrence to PetWorld for their semi annual sale. I was second in line at 9:30; the store opens at 10:00. I tried bribing the two kid brothers that were in front of me, for a dollar, to let me cut in front of them. They said "no way!". Nice to see that kind of enthusiasm in the youth. Of course once the doors opened, they were aghast at the cookies on the table by the entrance...so I strode riRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - Year 2009 in Review

Brian Bolen — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:02:58 +0100

Wow. What a year it has been. The first six months were, in terms of the fishroom, uneventful, as we were still living in an apartment in the northland. At that point, I only had three aquariums setup; two 75s and a 35. I don't even remember what I kept in one of the 75s! Oh yeah, they were peacocks.

Starting in June, after we bought out house, I started working on plans for a fishroom. With the MCA coming, I had to act fast. After the fish froRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - November 25, 2009

Brian Bolen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:40:10 +0100

Has been a great couple of days. Got my Nanochromis teugelsi have free swimming fry as of today. I'm really excited about those, as they are an unusual west african that I don't see alot of. My apistos are all doing great. Going to pull the adults from that tank here after Thanksgiving for the fry to be counted and grow out. I would like to get them to the 3/4" mark before BAPing them, and at least an 1" before selling them.

Plans for the "big" fishroom haRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - November 23, 2009

Brian Bolen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:36 +0100

This is an interesting week. This is my first week of my "vacation", or as my wife would call it, months of honey do's. I will have plenty of time to work on the fishroom but also have to do Debbie's list and the house chores.

Up this week: got some corydoras schwartzi and corydoras sterbai from Woo. Other than that, no new acquisitions. Picked up a couple of 10's from Roger, so we'll be incorporating that shortly. Added a 55 from Dave, and will be aRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - November 7, 2009

Brian Bolen — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:11:10 +0100

Been a while since I posted...a lot has been happening in the fishroom though.

First of all, got the furnace fixed, which the fish really appreciate. Didn't lose any fish that I could see, so you can't be too upset about it.

Second, added a three tiered rack of ten gallon tanks, five on each tier. This was intended for the Wet Spot order, as well as raising tanks. Turns out, I may be getting more cories, so it will have to be home to them instead of raising tanRead More...

Bolen Fishroom - October 14, 2009

Brian Bolen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:13:52 +0100

This being my first blog on the site, I thought I would share a little about the progress of the fishroom in the last couple of weeks.

After the MCA, my wife and I returned to find my prized 75 gallon tank leaking from the bottom seam. By leaking, I mean gushing. This put a serious dent in my carrying capacity for fish, as I had set that tank aside for my new Central American purchases (more on this later).

Then, last Friday (October 9th), I went to go turn on the fuRead More...