{"id":15,"date":"2025-07-10T11:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.105\/dr.freya\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-04-06T03:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:45:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">My story<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.105\/dr.freya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile-1024x1022.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1846\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.00198924335077;width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile-1024x1022.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile-1536x1533.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Profile.jpeg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">All my life I have loved animals, and grew up growing rabbits for meat, as goats for milk. I always wanted a horse, but wherever I&#8217;ve gone the food and they money just isn&#8217;t practical. There is something thrilling about galloping up a steep hill and feeling the wind in your hair, and one day I know I will have a horse of my own, but for now I am satisfied with riding other people&#8217;s mighty steeds, and working on the animals I can afford, and I have the land for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f9d3fd560b7f7408c87252fe079a4db wp-block-paragraph\">I love breeding animals, for many reasons, not the least of which is that I want to eat meat. There are so many people who can go to the shop and buy a peice of meat without a second thought as to where it&#8217;s come from or what&#8217;s happened to it. Do you know where that lamb was before it cam to your fridge? Do you know what it might have eaten, or what it might have been drenched with? No, which is why I like to eat either my own animals, or ones from friends. That way I know they haven&#8217;t been fed any toxic commercial wormer, or other things that are not fit for human consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e769988e4434cb1a0188f5ad6b742794 wp-block-paragraph\">I care about the health of all animals, and that does not exclude fish. Fish are amazing creatures when you step back and actually look at them. And they are some of the animals that go through the most abuse of all. Do people not realise, or do they not care? Sadly I beleive it is both. The amount of poisons that are poured into fish tanks per year would be shocking if it were measured. Horrible blue liquids that are entierly unnecisary, and would never be found in nature. Fish are all to often taken as stupid, animals that don&#8217;t really have brains, when some of them actually seem quite smart. It&#8217;s not for no reason that you have shy fish and friendly fish, and like any other pet, they can get to know you, and get friendlier. And it&#8217;s becasue they <em>do <\/em>have brains. I am one of those people who just loves to eat fish, but I do wish there was another way to kill them that wasn&#8217;t so brutal. I got into fish only a few years ago, but I have come so far since then. I have kept so many types, made so many mistakes, and learned from them. And so I intend to go on, though with a lot more success than how I started. On this website I hope to help you with your fish tank experience, and if possible, you can learn from my mistakes rather than your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff5d794336d8e1b80c81d3b37259363e wp-block-paragraph\">I am also a passionate herbal veterinarian and writer. I have written several novel drafts, which I am editing and hope to publish. I write fantasy and distopian sci-fi romance for midgrade to young adult audiances, though I haven&#8217;t found many people interested in proof reading for me. All of my books involve animals in some way, generally with close relationships between creatures and the main characters. I know some other young writers have made a good group of characters, but just can&#8217;t go anywhere with a plot. Personally I think up way to many plots for my own good, which has turned out to be very convenient when it comes to helping others who are interested in being writers. I have not published anything, so I cannot call myself an experienced writer, however I&#8217;m always willing to give advice. I had complete homeschool education, and spent more time playing outside and with the animals than I did doing maths, which for me was winning. I have learned more than anyone else my age about living, and have written because I want to, not because I was forced to. All the information I offer from my website I have learned through experience, through living with fish, and living with the consequences of failure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:420px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-site-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ticss-4ce656f1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full icon-style is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"449\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.105\/dr.freya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/guppy-newborn-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/guppy-newborn-1.webp 676w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/guppy-newborn-1-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Breeding <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ticss-f6fc7494 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized icon-style is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.105\/dr.freya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/noow-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1309\" style=\"width:347px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/noow-1.webp 540w, https:\/\/freyasfishkeeping.sotb.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/noow-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Care<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ticss-a5b4df29 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" 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