Gettin' Fishy With It

In this episode, "Species Spotlight: Cardinal Tetra", the Gettin’ Fishy crew explore the vibrant little cardinal tetra! A mainstay in the hobby for many years, many cardinal tetras are actually wild caught. Yes, these fish are so abundant and such fast reproducers that fishing for them is very sustainable! We also discuss Project Piaba, a non profit focused on keeping this economy alive in the Amazon river basin as market competition has risen in Southeast Asia. Come learn a little about these tiny jewels of South America!This podcast is brought to you by the comb wrasse. If you see these fish in the wild, you would see instantly why they got their name. They can often be found in the pockets of distinguished gentlemen or grooming the upper lip of mustachioed royalty. Cousins of the cleaner wrasse, the comb wrasse also clean parasites and dead bits from larger fish. But they do it in such debonair attire. Cheers to you, fancy comb wrasse.Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠⁠⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠⁠⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠⁠⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to this episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!⁠⁠Share Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast⁠⁠If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠, or you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠Subscribe now⁠⁠Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, "Fish Skin and Fishkeeping w/ Dr. Andy Aman", the crew invites Dr. Andy Aman of Cal State LA to nerd out about fishkeeping and to teach us how fish skin evolved over time. Come on a journey as we learn about how human hair might have once been scales and how teeth and scales are inextricably linked in development! And maybe we still have fish skin on our eyes? It's a very interesting episode and you won’t be sorry!This podcast is brought to you by the moray eel. In the timeless words of Dean Martin, When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a moray. Probably a moray eel you can only see because it's illuminated by moonlight. And only if its left its abode, a crevice in the rocks in the indo pacific. And woe is you if you're a small fish and the moray has teamed up with a grouper. I’m not joking. This is a real thing that happens in nature. Cheers to you, our snakelike fish. May a moray always mean love in our hearts.Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to this episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!⁠Share Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast⁠If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠, or you can ⁠⁠⁠buy us a coffee⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Subscribe now⁠Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, "Species Spotlight: Gourami", the Gettin’ Fishy With It crew delve into the world of gouramis. You might be surprised how many fish are classified as gouramis. From Siamese fighting fish to paradise fish, gouramis can measure a fraction of an inch in length to more than two feet long! This group is quite an interesting one. And they've adapted amazing ways to survive and breed in various environments. You won’t want to miss this one!This podcast is brought to you by the royal gramma. These fish truly embody royalty. From their royal purple heads to their judgemental down-turned mouths they were born to rule. After spawning, the males spend their time guarding the eggs. No royal guard needed for these males. They get down and do the dirty work themselves. Hail to you, royal gramma as you continue to grace our oceans and our aquariums.Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-seventh episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!Share Gettin' Fishy With It PodcastIf you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or you can ⁠⁠buy us a coffee⁠⁠! Subscribe nowThanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this massive episode, "Species Spotlight: Corydoras", the GFWI crew invite our friends from Fishkeep & Chill, Nora Hickey and Jen Reynolds to talk about cory catfish! Cory cats are such awesome hobby fish and have great personalities. We go real deep into the classification, their care and best approaches to keeping them in the hobby. We are so thankful to have our friends The Fish Ladies back, and we hope you enjoy this MEGA episode. This podcast is brought to you by the Lawnmower Blenny. These little herbivores live amongst the coral, scraping up and consuming algae, as well as sifting through the sand. In fact they aren't quite herbivores as they’ve been known to eat tiny invertebrates and detritus from the substrate. They are also incredibly aggressive toward other blennies so care must be taken when selecting them in the hobby. It would take about 1 million lawnmower blennies to cut the grass of a football pitch. And that is a statistic I just made up. Cheers to you, lawnmower blenny!Be sure to check out Jen and Nora’s amazing site! Here’s a link to the article mentioned in the episode, featuring Nora’s Corydoras collection, and here’s one about Corydoras care, along with some other great beginner species. Fishkeep and Chill has so much incredible content, you won’t want to miss it!Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at www.gettinfishywithit.com/. You can find us on BlueSky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social, and on Instagram ⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-sixth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!Share Gettin' Fishy With It PodcastIf you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or you can ⁠⁠buy us a coffee⁠⁠! Subscribe nowThanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, the crew gets schooled on the subject of conservation, Southern Resident Killer Whales and Chinook salmon. We humans historically haven’t made the best decisions as we develop and change the environment, and the repercussions for wildlife can be extensive. Whether its barriers to fish passage from dam building or habitat degradation and population collapse from overfishing, it can affect the food chain all the way up to the apex predator. Lucky for us, Charles Bradfield is here to explain what he’s learned about how two incredible species, severely impacted by human actions, are inexorably interconnected.This podcast is brought to you by the clown triggerfish. These saltwater marvels are a sight to behold. They swim using their dorsal and anal fins, similarly to the ocean sunfish. They delight in consuming shellfish and are some of the most aggressive species in the ocean. In fact, the name clown triggerfish should not evoke laughter but rather fear as they are not afraid of humans and not afraid to bite you. Cheers to you clown triggerfish, truly the clown of our nightmares.Be sure to check out Charles’ Youtube channel if you want to hear more from him!The orgs that Charles mentioned in this episode are the Center for Whale Research, Save Our Wild Salmon, and Pacific Salmon Foundation.You can also check out the papers and articles Charles referenced in this episode on our Substack article!Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at www.gettinfishywithit.com/. You can find us on BlueSky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social, and on Instagram ⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-fifth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!

In this episode, "Species Spotlight: Anglerfish" Josh and Christine dive deep into the subject of anglerfish. You'll be surprised how diverse this group of fishes is! You'll also be surprised how many fish you recognize that are actually anglerfish, even though they go by a different name. Deep sea anglerfish get all the limelight but there are lots of species that live in the shallow depths of the ocean of various colors and shapes! Come learn about these masters of camouflage and even one that absorbs light like a black hole!This podcast is brought to you by the wahoo, a slimmer cousin of the tuna. These are highly prized sport catching fish. In fact if you caught one, you might want to shout out “wahoo”! They have characteristic stripes that make them look like an aquatic zebra, minus the giant buck teeth. They are strong fighters when caught on a fishing line and if they snap your line, they may have the last wahoo after all. Cheers to you wahoo and may you swim eternally in our hearts.Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠⁠⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠⁠⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠⁠⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-fourth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!Thanks, and we'll "sea" you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits this episode:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode "Founding Fish: The American Shad", the crew gets patriotic with America’s favorite fish, the American Shad! We meet Bridgette Nicolosi, a fisheries ecologist that knows a ton about the early life stages of these mysterious fishies. These shad grow up in the ocean, swim back up rivers to spawn and many of them can do it multiple times! Come learn about shad, fisheries ecology and some advice about breaking into the field!This podcast is brought to you by the candy darter. Ever been curious what a candy cane might look like if Cinderella’s fairy godmother turned it into a fish? There you have it. These masters of moving water can dart around quite quickly, zipping about between the rocks of many brooks and streams in the mid-Atlantic United states. Despite their name, I can assure you, they do not taste at all like candy. Unless you are a predator who likes to eat darters, then maybe it does. Cheers to you, candy darter, may you brighten up our streams forever. Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-third episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!Thanks, and we'll "sea" you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits this episode:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, "Georgia Aquarium", Josh and Christine discuss their respective trips to the largest aquarium in the USA, the Georgia Aquarium! Whether its massive sharks, giant coral reef tanks, freshwater biomes or aquatic mammals, the Georgia Aquarium really has it all. If you want to see the only whale shark in human care in the USA, this is the place for you. So come along as we walk you through the history of this aquarium, its layout and many of our favorite experiences.This podcast is brought to you by the whale shark. In another episode of scientists naming animals after other animals, the whale shark is hardly a whale in any way except it is massive like one. It's also quite harmless to humans, much like your average whale. It is not, however, harmless to plankton and small fish. To them, the whale shark is a massive scourge of the sea, consuming all of their  family and friends. Cheers to you, whale shark. You pull off polka dots better than all of us.Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-second episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!Thanks, and we'll "sea" you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits this episode:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, "The Deep Sea with Dr. Andrew Thaler", the crew dives deep into the sea! We interview Dr. Andrew Thaler about deep sea vents, mining and the crazy metals that accumulate down there. The deep abyssal plane accounts for 50% of the earth's surface and yet we still know so little about it. We also discuss some of the interesting and funny facts about Reynolds Wrap, General Mills and deep sea submersibles. You’d never guess how these relate! So SUBMERGE yourself in learning as we go on a grand deep sea adventure!This podcast is brought to you by the lanternfish. Classified into the order Mictophiformes, there are over 240 species of these deep sea dwellers. Lanternfish need no matches to light their lantern-like structures but rather depend on bioluminescent bacteria. In the olden-times lanternfishes were hung in the doorways of old houses to illuminate their entrances. And you believe that, I’ve got a lanternfish to sell you. Cheers to you lanternfish, may you light up our lives forever.Be sure to check out Andrew’s company, Blackbeard Biologic. You can also check out his long-running ocean science and conservation blog, Southern Fried Science. Andrew is also one of the founders of Oceanography for Everyone, which aims to provide low cost and open source tools to support ocean science.Finally, be sure to check out his D&D themed Ocean Science Podcast: Dugongs and Seadragons!Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at www.gettinfishywithit.com/. You can find us on BlueSky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social, and on Instagram ⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt!We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eighty-first episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!Thanks, and we'll "sea" you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits this episode:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, "Choosing the Right Filter for Your Freshwater Aquarium", the crew filters out the facts on this episode all about filtration for your freshwater aquarium! We talk about why they are important, the different kinds and some of the positive and negative aspects of each. Filters are very important, as are their care! So whether it's a sponge, box, hang-on-back or canister, come learn all about how they can be used in your setup!This podcast is brought to you by the California golden trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita). The golden trout is the state fish of California and is truly a beauty to behold. Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains, most fish only get to a foot in length. Some say the golden trout was the main reason why the gold rush occurred, as many Americans traveled west to pan for them in hopes to get rich. Cheers to you, California Golden trout! We know just how valuable you are. Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at ⁠⁠www.gettinfishywithit.com/⁠⁠. You can find us on BlueSky at ⁠⁠@gettinfishypod.bsky.social⁠⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to [email protected] theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode was produced and edited by Christine Archer.We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our eightieth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!Additional audio credits this episode:"Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/