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Today, 12:41 AM
I'll be interested to hear what you find out. I just added a banana plant to my little 5 gallon and within a week a long stem shot up and what...
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Today, 12:35 AM
I've not cycled a tank using fish food - only ammonia so I'm sorry I can't help you there. I'm wondering though, a single betta in a 10 would not...
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Today, 12:21 AM
All of the above advice on a pair of angels is good. Another option: You might also want to consider a single angel - that takes the possibility of...
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Today, 12:16 AM
Nice to see somebody is organized, Kevin is the same way. After all these years I just kind of get a general plan and do it LOL.
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Today, 12:03 AM
Well you sure can't go wrong with Harley's thats for sure.
If you like Danio's here's a relative new one that's different; the Glowlight danio.
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Yesterday, 11:27 PM
+ to all the above. Thanks for the good info.
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Yesterday, 09:19 PM
Exactly my point. It can be done, and you would likely not come home to dead fish for the reasons mentioned. Established aquariums are not some...
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Yesterday, 08:39 PM
Like which one? I do know most prefer the occasional meaty snack when they reach maturity.
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Yesterday, 08:27 PM
Hi everyone! Thank you for all the well wishes. :)
I don't really have much to update on. I did lose a neon a couple weeks ago. Nothing huge...
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Yesterday, 08:20 PM
Of course it did. But, excluding war damage, most European cities of any size have a mix of buildings of the last 250 years or so. Parts of America...
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Yesterday, 08:09 PM
That's because with you people ancient seems to mean "ready to be torn down for another high rise office block" . I live in an area that wasn't even...
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Yesterday, 08:06 PM
Seems the casualty count was too high which is fortunate. Devastation is still huge.
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Yesterday, 08:04 PM
Small pinholes are a classic sign of potassium defficiency.
Both these plants like a nutrient rich substrate at their roots. Swords, or...
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Yesterday, 07:54 PM
This scene reminded me of a lion and some jackals:
As you can see he's really developing a nice head of bristles.
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Yesterday, 07:53 PM
Depends on the species. The "common" I think two pairs would be good. If you get any of the large species this may already be too much. As you know...
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Yesterday, 06:54 PM
Were they Aeneus or Paleatus?
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Yesterday, 06:35 PM
Ah; keep forgetting today is only Tuesday not Wednesday. I just ordered some more Cory's, pencilfish and some Oto's for my smaller tank.
How's...
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Yesterday, 06:04 PM
LOL; thats what I thought when I first found the site.
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Yesterday, 05:50 PM
Sorry about your Rainbow loses also. I had a hard time with neon dwarf rainbows the last couple of times I had them. They kept getting dropsy and I...
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Yesterday, 05:43 PM
Another Discus video for you while your prepping the tank.
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Yesterday, 05:37 PM
So did your new additions arrive today?
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Yesterday, 05:34 PM
These guys have your fish:...
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Yesterday, 04:44 PM
I agree - its not that the tank couldn't go 2 months without any maintenance or care, but it is the continual neglect that is my concern about such a...
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Yesterday, 02:27 PM
You got a plan, you got some options now. I'm sure you'll come up with the right solution.
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Yesterday, 02:15 PM
The piece of hose on the intake, the lower hose, shows half of a shut off valve. If the seller has the other half and the bit for the exit hose on...
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Yesterday, 01:38 PM
NO! In fact with most species this will lead to disaster. Most south american cichlids are best kept in pairs, multiple pairs only in a lot of room...
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Yesterday, 01:35 PM
If that 2215 comes with taps and is in good working condition even $80 doesn't seem unreasonable. If it's without taps I wouldn't go beyond 60. No...
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Yesterday, 01:05 PM
Thinking just that. From the bombing via the fertilizer factory to this. They had a tornado expert on the news today saying that for that part of the...
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Yesterday, 01:02 PM
I'm not familiar with Rena myself but from what I've heard they're good filters.
There's nothing wrong with buying used, especially if you go for...
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About KevinVA
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Gainesville, VA
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Home theater, computers, DIY landscaping, aquariums!
Occupation:
Direct Mail Marketing Account Manager (Aspire to be a Marine Biologist)
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Who I'd like to meet:
Thomas Jefferson, Bibi Netanyahou, Rush Limbaugh, Jesus Christ and all of the fish in the sea
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Married
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Education:
University Degree
Why do you like AC Tropical Fish:
There's a plethora of useful and informative knowledge contained within the pages of this forum.
Children:
1
Hometown::
Linwood, NJ
Aquarium 1:
10gal Planted:
1 Crown Tail Betta
3 Otocinclus Catfish
1 Horned Nerite Snails
2 Orange Rabbit Snail
4/5 Amano Shrimp
Aquarium 2:
75gal Planted:
3 Golden Wonder Killifish
11 Serpae Tetras
1 Black Phantom Tetras
2 German Blue Rams
1 Opaline Gourami
5 Assassin Snails
2 Striped Raphael Catfish
4 Siamese Algae Eaters
Aquarium 3:
10gal Zebra Nerite Breeder - Currently 4 Zebras
typeof:
Freshwater
Rest of Your Aquariums:
10gal Rabbit Snail breeder - Currently Empty
10gal QT - Empty
How I got started with aquariums.:
Memories of enjoying my parent's fish tank lead me to the hobby that I now partake in... nearly 20yrs later.
Favorite fish:
Triple Red Apistogrammas
Fish I have bred:
Tylomelania zemis Poso Orange Rabbit Snail
Why I like fish::
They're relaxing to watch and it's amazing to see how they maneuver in the water, much like birds in the sky, cats on the ground, etc.
Best advice:
Listen to the advice you get from the veterans at this site. I've learned so much from only being here for a short while.
Other pets:
1 Mini Dachshund (hopefully more pets to come)
Tank 1: 20gal Long Planted Freshwater - 1 Crowntail Betta + 8 Oto Cats + 1 Horned Nerite Snail + 2 Orange Rabbit Snail + 5 Amano Shrimp
Tank 2: 75gal Planted Freshwater - 6 Serpaes + 1 Black Phantom + 3 Golden Wonder Killies + 1 Opaline Gourami + 2 Striped Raphael Cat + 4 SAEs + 5 Assassin Snails
Tank 3: 10gal Planted Brackish Water - 4 Nerite Snails
Tank 4: 10gal Planted Freshwater - 5 Rabbit Snails + RCS
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My Snail Breeding Journal
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I can't rep you again but want to say Yup to this ,http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=112196&p=1153338#post1153338 cleaning tanks and filters once a week still leaves 6 days and 23 hours to relax and enjoy their be
congratulations on the beautiful baby boy
For the new baby, wish it were a real bottle!
One for your dusty library to
For those of us who have known the love of an Oto.
No Cardinal Tetra so have a Neon for all your time and effort
as close as I could come to a rabbit snail :o)
For being helpful - and you own bluerams
Thanks for the Rep points.
Here's a tetra to replace the lost ones
it's a gift exchange :o) - thanks
here's a tetra to replace the Serpae you lost
There weren't any Serpae's, so pretend that this is. Lol!
cause like minds need wingmen,sorry i didnt see that thread sooner.
thanks for the rep! Here's a gourami for your AC tank!
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