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The Aquarium Insider Podcast - Species only tanks, traveling to Malawi and more!!!

Species only tanks, traveling to Malawi and more!!!

The Aquarium Insider Podcast

08/26/21 • 51 min

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Keeping tropheus can be a daunting task because there isn’t a ton of info out there on them. In today’s video, we interview Pam Chin and talk about care for tropheus cichlids, her travels to Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyanika and how to get involved in conservation. Stay tuned!
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TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
0:39 Pam’s Bio
3:03 - What got you into fishkeeping?
4:18 - How many fish tanks do you have now?
4:56 - What does a maintenance schedule look like to maintain 150 tanks?
7:37 - What would you tell a new fishkeeper looking to keep tropheus?
10:37 - What’s a good tank size to start with for tropheus?
12:23 - What kind of filtration do you have on these aquariums?
14:43 - Any type of lighting for these aquariums?
15:47 - What are you feeding your tropheus?
18:47 - Do you keep any tankmates with your tropheus?
20:28 - Traveling to Lake Malawi and Tanganyika: How did that happen?
24:34 - What does travel look like for these places?
28:05 - Lodging how does that work?
30:00 - What has been the most impactful thing you have experienced going to origin?
35:56 - When did you become interested in conservation?
38:48 - Auctions for conservation research
40:56 - What is C.A.R.E.S.?
48:49 - What’s the best way to get involved with C.A.R.E.S?
50:14 - Closing Thoughts
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Who am I?
My name is Dan and I have been a fish farmer pretty much all my life. From raising fish to importing them and everything in between. I hope to bring fun and help as many people as I can in their fish keeping journeys!

08/26/21 • 51 min

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