Aquarium authority (and audio engineer extraordinaire) Lance Woodruff joins Laura while Marty is on a globe trotting tour of meetings.

Lance walks us through Laura's "box of fish" and everything above and beyond in the colorful and spectacular world of home aquariums.

Filtration, salt or fresh water, fish friends (and frienemies!), tank size and decorations, we cover the basics on aquarium 101.

The Eclipse filter – everything in one top for the aquarium.

https://www.marineland.com/products/aquariums/bio-wheel-aquarium-kit.aspx

More beginner information on Marineland filters.

https://www.marineland.com/information.aspx

Species database:

https://aquainfo.org/

Legendary plant tank guy (his stuff is stunning):

https://www.aquariumarchitecture.com/archive/legendary-aquarist-takashi-amano/

Reef Tank Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHxbMa2RVTQ

“Cats are not small dogs and dogs are not big cats,” Marty says. “So cats are a species unto themselves, and they have their own special wants, needs, desires, techniques, food, everything. It's a little different with the cat.

“This is why a spay or neuter in a cat at six or eight months is very appropriate. Now, I don't like to see them spayed or neutered when they're itty-bitty babies. I still think that there's some risk that goes with that. You know, those four, five, six-week-old kittens should not be spayed or neutered, and there are places that do that.

“A lot of the shelters, as soon as the cats weigh two pounds — and that frequently means two months of age, eight weeks — they'll start to talk about spaying and neutering, and there are some orthopedic problems that happen, especially in the boys' fat. So I care about that, but basically, you don't want to do that so young. Closer to six months is still a better choice, but not after, you know, don't wait until they're eight, nine, or ten months old, because by then you've already got some behavioral issues that are going to be difficult to manage.”

The Marty & Laura Show is produced by Pure Dog Talk Inc., with sound design and editing by Premium Audio Services.

"Your dog scratching at his ears, not an emergency. You can wait. Cat can't urinate. That is an emergency," Marty says.

With the nationwide difficulty finding and accessing emergency services for our pets, a little bit of knowledge can save you an enormous amount of time, grief and frustration.

From bloat to dog fight to bloody stools, we take you through the details of what can and can't be managed at home.

Check out Marty and Laura's K9 First Aid 911 series.

The Marty & Laura Show is produced by Pure Dog Talk Inc., with sound design and editing by Premium Audio Services.