Talk in Florida

On Saturday (noon on July 12, 2025), I will be giving a talk to the PASCO County Aquarium Society. Haven’t given a talk in a LONG time, but Grant Eder (The The Garden of Eder, a major shrimp breeder and vendor) kept after me. Talk will be on planted tanks and my guppy breeding program.

Title of Talk:  Plants for Water Quality; Genetics for Fish Quality

Talk will describe my experiences over the years with various planted tank setups:  (1) simple 1-gal bowls; (2) large planted tanks with soil substrates and filters; and (3) fish breeding tanks.  The fish breeding tanks depend solely on plants to purify the water as they have no filters or aerators.  Finally, the last part of my talk will describe my struggle in breeding fancy guppies with greater longevity.  In my opinion, the aquarium hobby provides us with mountains of advice on maintaining water quality, but virtually nothing on breeding fish that are genetically robust. 

Author: Diana Walstad

I'm a former science researcher that keeps aquariums and likes to write books. View all posts by Diana Walstad