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Today, 12:07 PM
I have apisto atahualpa and macmasteri. A variety of foods seems to work best. Brine shrimp, black worms, gammarus shrimp, and similar foods work...
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
Wise guys eh? I was hoping for some species names, I could have come up with a list like that too:p
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
I think the preset heaters are usually set to 78F, you'd have to look up the brand and model to be sure. Preset heaters are ok, though they are...
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06-16-2013, 09:12 PM
3 more days I can ship, then I'll be away visiting family for 3-4 weeks.
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06-16-2013, 12:41 PM
Interesting pictures, wish I knew the names of the animals though. Any able to name them off?
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06-16-2013, 02:18 AM
Thanks appreciate the good words. The females tend to develop a richer and darker red color as they mature. Hopefully you all should start seeing...
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06-15-2013, 03:08 PM
The film on the top of the water is mostly from the foods you feed your fish. You can add a surface skimmer to most canister filters and even some...
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06-15-2013, 01:40 AM
Good to hear they arrived safe. Haven't lost a bag of shrimp yet. Shrimp usually get real active when put into a new tank or right after a water...
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06-13-2013, 08:35 PM
If the silicone is peeling or cracking then better safe than sorry. New silicone won't bond to old silicone that well, so you'd have to strip the old...
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06-13-2013, 08:29 PM
You can pick up timers that have a battery in them to save settings. I think I got a digital timer from walmart for under $10, that had a watch...
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06-11-2013, 02:19 AM
Mail it to Lady Hobbs!
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06-10-2013, 04:14 PM
I would agree avoid duckweed, it is extremely tough to get rid of once it enters your tank. A single petal or two can turn into hundreds and cover...
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06-10-2013, 02:44 AM
Should be able to get a glass lid for a 10g in most pet stores, maybe around $10-15 range. Petsmart and petco do sell them as well. The lid is made...
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06-10-2013, 02:34 AM
Saw this on an episode of Call of the Wild Man show and found a link on youtube. He uses something other than tomato juice.
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06-10-2013, 12:14 AM
Have tried different computers from different locations, forum speed seems to vary at each. The problem is server side.
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06-10-2013, 12:12 AM
Nice, I'm a huge fan of those small rasboras, keep them with the red cherry shrimp with no issues. My 20 has about 25 chili rasboras in it (boraras...
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06-09-2013, 08:17 PM
For the past week I've been having problems with the forum. Too hard getting to or even reading the posts. Sometimes the site loads up real quickly,...
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06-09-2013, 08:06 PM
Thanks. Usually usps is good with their delivery estimates, this time they were 2 days off.
Also an update, I'll be going on vacation on June 19,...
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06-06-2013, 11:25 PM
Have to know is the purpose of the lights going to be grow plants or just light up the tanks for viewing?
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06-06-2013, 07:19 PM
You can get battery powered air pumps, that runs on D batteries. That will keep the air pump going for a day. Will keep the water oxygenated. The...
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06-06-2013, 05:08 AM
Amano was here in Atlanta a few years ago, for a convention. He aquascaped a tank from whatever plants he could find there, was surprised it came out...
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06-03-2013, 08:27 PM
Yep, replied to the pm too.
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06-02-2013, 09:23 PM
Seems to get to most places in 2-3 days. I'll pm you my paypal info.
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06-02-2013, 08:06 PM
No way to predict deaths, sometimes it just happens. Sometimes shrimp do die in shipping or if they don't acclimate to the tank conditions quickly...
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06-02-2013, 05:09 AM
http://www.aquaworldaquarium.com/Local_Fish_Clubs.htm#Pennsylvania has a list of a bunch of clubs in your area.
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06-02-2013, 03:26 AM
that works. I normally treat any new plants I buy with potassium permanganate. It will take care of any snail eggs that hitchhike in on plants. Can...
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06-01-2013, 11:25 PM
I think the plants would ship fine. I probably sound like a broken record to those who have read my replies before but, have you checked to see if...
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05-31-2013, 08:52 PM
You don't need to be using flourish excel daily, maybe just twice a week. The root tablets maybe once eery 4-5 weeks, you can always check to see if...
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05-31-2013, 08:45 PM
A few ways to acclimate the shrimp or well pretty much any fish/inverts. Normally I first let the bag float in the tank, so the bag water matches the...
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05-31-2013, 08:29 PM
Put a straight edge on the stand to see if the frame of the stand is straight and not curved. I think the stand is probably fine, once the tank has...
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20g planted betta tank
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