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Yesterday, 10:27 PM

KingFisher replied to a thread Word Association in Forum Games

A-rod............

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Yesterday, 10:20 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread To euthanize or no? Listless betta. in Fish Diseases

It might be the cooler water making the betta listless. This site says the frog can be in temperatures of 75F -82F...

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Yesterday, 10:14 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Word Association in Forum Games

Louisville slugger

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Yesterday, 10:14 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Cycle question (new tank) in Cycling

Yes, leave the shrimp until the numbers are 0 for ammonia and nitrite and there are some nitrates. Don't change out the shrimp or you have to wait...

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Yesterday, 09:47 PM

KingFisher replied to a thread Word Association in Forum Games

fruit bat............

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Yesterday, 05:32 PM

Taurus replied to a thread Canister Cleaning? in General Aquarium Forum

Sometimes learning the hard way is the best way. Hopefully no permanent damage was done.

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Yesterday, 05:20 PM

Taurus replied to a thread Canister Cleaning? in General Aquarium Forum

It's basically the same as the AC30 impeller cleaning although the orientation is different. Great advice Jeff.

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Yesterday, 05:16 PM

Taurus replied to a thread Canister Cleaning? in General Aquarium Forum

A nylon sock over the intake is a great idea! Cheap too.

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Yesterday, 04:44 PM

Taurus replied to a thread Canister Cleaning? in General Aquarium Forum

Check the canister every 6 weeks, Slap. I suspect that a lot of the crap in it this time came from the set up. You may be able to go longer than 6...

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Yesterday, 04:25 PM

Taurus replied to a thread Nominations are now open for MOTM, Dec 2013 in MOTM

Thank you.

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Yesterday, 03:45 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Ammonia testing when using Prime in Beginner Freshwater

The API ammonia test does not distinguish between ammonia and ammonium. But the tests are still good enough for hobby level needs.

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Yesterday, 02:24 PM

KingFisher replied to a thread Need some help -- Fish Tank in TV Niche (hole in wall with no back access)? in General Aquarium Forum

Looks like routine weekly maintenance will be a huge pain with the height of the opening and the size of the space.

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Yesterday, 12:36 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Betta Tankmates? in Fish Compatibility

That depends on the betta, some will accept tank mates and others not. Your tank does have room to add a betta if he is willing. However, I would...

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Yesterday, 12:32 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread PLEASE HELP!!!? Taking over care of a friends very sick betta in Betta fish

I agree with Scotty on the diagnosis but would up the water changes to two or three a week. Clean water is your fishes best friend.

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12-08-2013, 11:04 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread 350 Litre Upgrade! in Aquarium Journals

Sorry to hear about the barb, good luck and I hope it was just the one fish. In other news, congratulations. How cool is that! I hope some of...

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12-08-2013, 10:56 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread 29 Gallon Advice in Beginner Freshwater

I've never had hatchetfish so I can't be of much help there, I don't think they will mix well with the gourami in a 29g, someone else with experience...

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12-08-2013, 10:34 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Water changes to lower nitrates? in Cycling

Are you sure you are doing the test correctly. If there is 0 nitrates in the tap and you change water the nitrates would be diluted and it would show...

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12-08-2013, 10:19 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread 29 Gallon Advice in Beginner Freshwater

Again this is only my opinion but I would go with a larger school of harlies over two smaller schools. It's your tank and there is nothing wrong with...

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12-08-2013, 10:12 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread 29 Gallon Advice in Beginner Freshwater

Once you get rid of the buenos aires you should increase the numbers of the kuhli loaches. A nice group of black phantom tetra would work in place of...

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12-08-2013, 09:04 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread 29 Gallon Advice in Beginner Freshwater

It used to make me so mad when my buenos aires ate all my plants!

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12-08-2013, 08:52 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Yay, Get to Play with a 40 Gallon! :) in Beginner Freshwater

I have two tanks in front of a big window in my living room. They both have backgrounds and no noticeable algae.

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12-08-2013, 08:49 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread 29 Gallon Advice in Beginner Freshwater

In my opinion, a 29g is not big enough for a proper sized group of buenos aires tetra. They get almost 3 inches long and are extremely active fish. I...

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12-08-2013, 06:21 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Vacuuming Gravel in Plants

Don't pull up the plants, just vacuum around them carefully. You shouldn't need to vacuum where the plants are because they will use the mulm, just...

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12-08-2013, 06:13 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread My latest creation in Photo forum

That looks great! What fish are you planning.

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12-08-2013, 06:01 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread planing on a huge change in General Aquarium Forum

In addition to what firefly has said, I see you still have not put a background on the tank even though you have been told repeatedly how it would...

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12-08-2013, 06:09 AM

mommy1 replied to a thread Yay, Get to Play with a 40 Gallon! :) in Beginner Freshwater

Congratulations! Planning and setting up a new tank is always fun. I hope you take lots of pictures and start a journal, I love to read about how...

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12-08-2013, 05:53 AM

mommy1 replied to a thread Fin rot recovering? in Betta fish

The fins should smooth back up and turn red again (first clear then red). Then they should start growing back. Usually, they will grow back to...

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12-07-2013, 07:17 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Cardinal Tetra with worms on it! Help please! in Fish Diseases

I think when dosing for parasites it's best to treat the whole tank. You never know if the other fish are infected, so just leave them in the main...

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12-07-2013, 07:12 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Water changes to lower nitrates? in Cycling

You are doing a fishless cycle right? Why are you changing water? When doing a cycle using bottled ammonia you don't need to change out any water....

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12-07-2013, 03:30 PM

mommy1 replied to a thread Cardinal Tetra with worms on it! Help please! in Fish Diseases

You only need one of those, they are all good.

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About Jaster

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Date of Birth: February 25, 1972 (41)

About Jaster

Location:: Binghamton NY

Interests:: scuba and paintball

Occupation:: PC Board Engineer

Gender:: Male

Orientation:: Straight

Smoker:: Yes

Marital:: Married

Drinker:: Occasionally

Education:: Graduated College

Children:: 3

Aquarium 1:: 80 gallon bowfront cichlid tank

Aquarium 2:: 55 Gallon Angel tank

Aquarium 3:: 30 gallon community

typeof:: Freshwater

Rest of Your Aquariums:: couple of 30g angel grow out tanks couple 10g guppy tanks (angels like fry!)

How I got started with aquariums.:: Got a small tank, then got a big tank... then the fisdh I had had fry and my wife and daughter wanted to save the babies... 8 tanks later....

Favorite fish:: Angels

Fish I have bred:: guppys and mollys. trying my hand at breeding Angels.

Why I like fish::: I grew up on the ocean and pretty much spent more time in the water then out of it. I've always loved fish.

Best advice:: Read read read... learn as much as you can about this hobby before you jump in. It's a lot more then fill the tank and stuff it with fish!