Recent content by redbird

It's great to see I'm not the only one who recycles "junk" from necessity! I made my own plants w/dab o'concrete as a base and cut sections of pantyhose tied on both ends for the charcoal within a soft net bag from fruit in the filter. It fits inside the cannister but I'd like to make...

re. Sergie; that's weird I watched Jurassic this weekend and I AGREE! I've read that breeding clowns is very rare - mine are just babes yet so I'm not prepared to do that but would love to in the future. They're adorable!

Hey unless ya just gotta have special colored or SUPER soft, fine stuff, ya can save some $, use "play"sand from the local DIY store. I bought two 60# bags @ $3 bucks. Playsand is sterile too. The Pleco & Cory cats love to scoot in it. Have fun!

$40 is alot unless they're big. I'd trade for smaller and a less aggressive fishies! Clowns are suppose to BE clowns (mine two play& dive in circles all over the tank) very fun to watch! Also suppose to be kept in groups of at least 2-3 so they're feeling territorial or they'd play. Ask the...

weatherstripping issue I work w/wood alot and the problem w/plywood is that it warps and separates easily if it gets damp, then will get moldy & rot under the aquarium. If you have solid wood framing, add a couple layers of deck sealer (waterproofing) on all surfaces under the aquarium that may...

I read somewhere that clowns need to each have at least two hiding places and at least 40 gallons per 6" of fish, lots of room. So the black is acting dominant but it's the newbie, so it must be male unless it's larger. Many fish appear aggressive but are actually courting. And since that's...

Several months ago I started with 3 Platies, now have 14. Mickeys are funny. Swordtails will interbreed with Platies. You need to keep 3 females to one male, and the male will be all over the female who's in breeding condition, chase her all over the tank. They're like rabbits! The male's anal...

Considering a 250 gallon tank weighs almost 600 pounds, not counting the weight of water, the "?" of weatherstripping shouldn't be such a concern as just be very sure the stand is dead-level. That much weight will crush any substance ie. weatherstripping, rendering it useless anyway. Just test...