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I just had to share these absolutely gorgeous bettas with you. http://www.timsalphabettas.com/stock.html He has some new additions. I am so lucky to live in the same province as this breeder. Check it out if your are interested in bettas!

Thanks for your kind words. These Ranchus are a type of fancy goldfish. I purchased them from The Fish Sempai. The owner is wonderful to deal with. These two have a lot of personality :mrgreen: & are so much fun to care for and watch. Goldfish require a minumum of 10g per fish. They are cold...

Here is an excellent resource on Clown Loaches (Botia macracanthus). Since clown loaches are scaleless they are very sensitive to water quality issues. The Loaches.com website is a very interesting read!

Having cycled one small tank without fish and using ammonia I just wanted to let you know that you have to watch not to overdose the ammonia. I did that and then my tank never cycled. I cut the ammonia down and it went on to complete the cycle in a few days. Target level for ammonia is 1-2 ppm...

Thanks for the pic - it looks like he is zooming! He looks wonderful.

Sounds like a tough transition. :( I liked the pictures of your tank and your fish. You have accomplished a lot since January. Now a paludarium/vivarium that sounds interesting.

Just thought I'd give you an update... I posted in Ottawa and someone responded! It looks like I will have a mature sponge filter tomorrow! Yippee! :thumb: Thanks for the terrific advise! (Aren't boards like AA and OVAS awesome?)

Cool find at a thrift store Meaile! And a HOB at a garage sale! These are terrific finds :mrgreen: Now with my Bettas, I am using sponge filters. This is mainly because Bettas are supposed to prefer calmer waters. But when I do a water change both the female and the male love to play in the...

Thanks for you input Serge! I called both of the Big Al's in Ottawa. They don't carry Bio-spira, apparently it has not yet been approved by the Canadian Government for use in Canada. Does anyone know the status of approval for Bio-spira to be sold in Canada? Do you know which department is...

What a good idea! Now I just have to get to know some aquarists in Ottawa. :mrgreen: Thanks for the suggestion!

(This has also been posted in the Canadian Forum.) I have had a bit of a stressful week and accidently underdosed the water conditioner when I did a 50% water change on my nearly cycled 30g tank :bawl: Fortunately I caught my mistake in time and my new ranchus are okay (dodged a bullet that...

I have had a bit of a stressful week and accidently underdosed the water conditioner when I did a 50% water change on my nearly cycled 30g tank :bawl: Fortunately I caught my mistake in time and my new ranchus are okay (dodged a bullet that time!). But, wouldn't you know it, I killed off all of...

I don't know much about buying fish online from the US. Perhaps others can help out with this question. However, here is a link that sells female Dwarf Gouramis: http://www.aquariumfish.net.