Newborns

Over the last weekends and just yesterday, 3 of my Canadian Full Red guppies gave birth to around 41 fries. At least now I have some replacement for the losses I had at home and also those I gave away...

Fish eating worm

After having this silver arowana for 4 weeks, it finally has the courage to swim openly in the pond and come to the surface for food....thanks to the 6 crazy tinfoil barbs that I bought on Monday. They swimming around the pond like crazy and that gave the aro courage to venture out.

Now I'm still waiting for my other big aro to come out of its hiding under the water hyacinth.

New arowana in my pond

Oct 13,2007 afternoon

Shubin, Aston and me 千里迢迢 travel to Choa Chu Kang Ave 4. For what, you ask?

It's to pick up a new arowana from a forum friend. He's got a new aro and thus want to clear his big tank to make way for the new fish. So he's giving away his 18" aro for FREE! So good right? I'm the first one to response to his post and so I got the fish! Yeah!

Now this big fat 18" fish is inside my pond hiding under the water hyacinth. Hopefully it'll survive these few days adapting to the new environment. Once it makes it through these few days and start swimming openly, I'll take some photos to post here.

Cross-breeding guppies

Yesterday I got hold of 2 Full Black Male Guppies. Unfortunately that shop does not sell female ones (cos the supplier refuses to sell him). So I can't breed the Full Blacks.

But an idea struck me. And that is to try cross-breed my Full Reds with the Blacks. See if I can produce some nice strains of Red-Black guppies. Or even get a stable strain of Full Black females so that I can breed the Blacks. Either way, it'll be fun.

Let's see how's the result a few months later. Will post pictures of their offspring if the breeding is successful.

Stock Count

Now I'm in the third week of my little pond project. Clarity of water is getting better now. Can see at least 1.5 feet down. So this morning I did a stock count of what's inside the pond.

Big Goldfish - 1 (fat one) found so far. My mum says they put a few inside. But not sure how many survived till today. They stay at the bottom of the pond all the time. So it's difficult to see them.

Small Goldfish - They're put in as food for the silver arowana but in the end, all survived! So I have 10 small goldfish now. My mum like them cos she thinks they looked like Koi.

Guppies - Don't know how many because there are big ones and small ones...even saw a few 'newborns' today. Now my friend refuse to give me guppies anymore because she knows they'll be food for my arowana. Heehee...

Pleco (aka sucker fish) - Found 1 today! Ugly fellow. I always wonder why the pond walls are so clean (so little algae). So this must be the reason.

Prawns - Put in as food for the arowana too. Don't know how many inside there but can still see a few snatching food from the fishes.

Silver arowana - Qty 1? Reported lost since the 3rd day it was put in. No sighting since then. Feared dead as there is no evidence of its existence in the pond. Its 'food' are still surviving and thriving in the pond! If it's still alive, what is it eating?! If it's dead, why?! Even the goldfish are surviving so well. I thought arowanas are quite hardy? Me not going to give up. Search will continue for this young fish...

Ah Chao wedding dinner on 26Nov06

To my family, these photos are taken using my phone by Keith...not bad a photographer for a 2 year old...enjoy the candid shots...

Trip to Palo Alto - Day 2, 3 & 4

Well, as you can see, there are not many photos for these three days. I didn't go anywhere except working and there's nothing around my hotel to take anymore. It's either auto repair shops, inns or food establishes. Boring...



My hotel 1








My hotel 2








My car in US








My room...no 216








My room 1








My room 2








My room 3








Kitchen inside my room

Trip to Palo Alto - Day 1

Greetings! After a total of more than 15rs of travelling, I've finally reached Palo Alto, California. A nice place though a little bit boring. Anyway, here's some photos I took so far. For your viewing pleasure...


Transitting at Hong Kong








Street where i stay








W El Camino Real Road








Squirrel on the street...if you can see it of course








Hahaha...KFC near my hotel








Finally reached Gilroy








Banana Republic at Gilroy