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06-07-2012, 02:06 PM
Thread: im done with angels
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Filter
All of the above is excellent advice. I also use a diatom filter which removes parasites and other nasty things from the water. My angels and Gouramis had pop eye I treated the tank and they all...
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06-07-2012, 01:53 PM
Thread: Will This Work?
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Yes
Any large home improvement store should have cheap light fixtures, with and without on off switches. Most aquarium bulbs are t-8 type find a fixture that fits the top of your aquarium. If it's not an...
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06-07-2012, 01:41 PM
Thread: Will This Work?
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Flourescent Aquarium Light
Use fourescent aquarium light (2) it will generate less heat be more efficient. The clamp on light could easilly fall into tank and be a hazard. The hot bulb could also get splashed by water and pop...
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06-07-2012, 01:25 PM
Thread: Breeders with aggresive fish
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Take it personally why don't you?
Just trying to convey my experiences and warn others. Fish from different breeders have different temperments, somethingphishy has aggresive angels. And I have stopped buying their fish. Don't...
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06-07-2012, 01:18 PM
Thread: What happens when you don't do RESEARCH
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Caution
This link to the video leads to some other very disturbing videos of animal cruelty.
This is the first I've ever heard of someone moving a fish to a smaller tank to feed it. Do you take your fish to... -
06-07-2012, 12:47 PM
Thread: Breeders with aggresive fish
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aggresive fish
This is the first time in 30 years I have had angels this aggresive and only from one place. All others have been mild.
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06-07-2012, 12:39 PM
Thread: Wanting to buy an Angelfish online
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Be careful
I have found angels from some breeders to be very aggresive. Foster and Smith aquatics angels were very peaceful compared too somethingphishy. The angels from Somethingphishy were absolutley...
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06-07-2012, 12:31 PM
Thread: Breeders with aggresive fish
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Breeders with aggresive fish
I have never had angelfish as aggresive as the ones from somethingphishy. I have had angels from pet stores of all kinds and online from Foster & Smith. These fish were relentless. in a 300 gal tank...
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05-22-2012, 04:48 PM
Thread: How far would you drive?
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find a freind with a truck and quick.
great deal, grab it. Don't move tank unless it's completely empty including rocks. Set up and fill with just water incase you need to reseal (glass tanks). Don't forget to clean thouroughly while you...
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05-22-2012, 04:38 PM
Thread: Floor Strength Worries
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Weight...
now that you have your est total weight, divide by square ft of floor space covered by tank, lbs per square ft. if its less than a refrigerator per sq ft you should be good. Being near a bearing wall...
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05-22-2012, 03:57 PM
Thread: Lights keep going on and off?
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Replace it...
go to your nearest home improvement store and just buy a new fixture make sure the bulbs match the fixture t-5,t-8 etc... they sould have, aquarium bulbs in t-5 or t-8. As far as the switch it's just...
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05-22-2012, 03:39 PM
Thread: Whatcha doin' today?
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Pecan Wood
Finally going to finish sanding and polyurethane pecan wood planks for back of aquarium canope.
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05-22-2012, 03:34 PM
Thread: Rubber Bands
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Rubber Bands
I learned my lesson with rubber bands on anacharis. My Gold Nugget pleco got a rubber band stuck around his head that was left over from a bunch of anacharis. I thought I was going to lose him. I...
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05-22-2012, 03:09 PM
Thread: Web Cam crash
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Web Cam crash
Started recording video of angelfish grooming and laying eggs and fertilizing them. I thought I was anyway, web cam broke just before egg laying, software crashed. By the time I got it working eggs...
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05-22-2012, 02:44 PM
Thread: What goes well with Tetras?
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Tartar sauce...
I have pearl gouramis,serpae tetras, glass cats. I had trouble with large angels trying to eat my cardinal and neon tetras, next day I added 2 dozen more the angels became so frustrated and confused...
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05-22-2012, 02:30 PM
Thread: Very discouraged, fish dying
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Watch temp...
Be carefull of the temp of the water your adding during water changes. Also temp fluctuations are more common in small tanks because they have less mass. Small tanks can change temp very quickly...
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05-08-2012, 01:48 PM
Thread: Hello from the La. Bayou
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Hello from the La. Bayou
I have had aquariums for 30 yrs now. Had 2 55's, 20 and 30 extra high before Katrina. Replaced it with 300 gal acrylic, enclosed in Pecan wood. I have veil angels, serpae tetras, cardinal & neon...
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05-08-2012, 01:13 AM
Thread: Diatom Vortex
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Diatom Vortex
I would highly recomend a Diatom filter made by Vortex. This filter can be used as a primary filter. I use it to polish water every two weeks. I have never seen a tank this clear. It removes...
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05-08-2012, 12:21 AM
Thread: Sexing Angelfish
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Great shots..
These pictures couldn't have come at a better time. I have a Black Veil female and Marble veil male. I thought I had two females, the pictures cleared up a lot. Whats weird is the male seems to be...
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