The Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, could force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to “shut down a number of industries dependent upon nonnative species—such as the pet industry, food aquaculture and sports fishing,” according to Marshall Meyers, testifying yesterday […]
There has been some talk about the addition of salt to tanks lately. I just read an article by Robert Ellerman that appears in the latest issue of the ALA publication LIVEBEARERS. “The Giant Sailfin Mollies of Central America: _Poecilia velifera_ and _Poecilia petenensis_”. In this article, he covers his history of keeping various mollies, […]
Hey back to you Mellisa, For starters, ALL Platies ARE NOT named under the scientific name of Xiphophorus maculatus. At last count there were 23 different Xiphophorus species, some Platies and some Swordtails. Most of the other Xiphophorus species, such as the Spiketail Platy (Xiphophorus xiphidium) are rarely, […]