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    [Acei/My Tank] You asked for pictures so here they are!

    So what your fish are reallying saying to the camera is. "food??" "FooD??" "FOOD??"
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    Random Fish Questions

    lol same ringfinger : /
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    Emperor Penquin 280 noisey?

    "grinding/gurgling noise" I have a emperor 400 and we have same manual. Trouble Shooting pg 22. To quote the manual If the emperor makes a mechanical noise.. Remove Flow Manifold, and make certin Magnetic Impeller Assembly is free to rotate. Debris may be hindering silent rotation. Even if...
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    Water Conditioner harmful in large amounts

    I always do double on water conditioners just because I feel like the water in our aera has alot of chlorines can be kinda rough on a fishes skin~ As far as ammo lock it has a warming on it Ive had this product in the past. It may cause the water to become more thick causing suffocation. So I...
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    Random Fish Questions

    Lol I cant even see my fish at night, so dont know if I wave my hand in front of them but when I used to go fishing in FL I would go to the tampa bay at 3am ( i worked the grave shift) while the shads were sleeping at low tide in the shallow water there I was able to snatch them up out of the...
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    Custom Filter?

    dosnt water have a hard time passing though sand? Prehaps the sand filter should be longer than the rest , sand particles are fairly light wouldnt it flow up to your bio ball chamber? Or maybe use something a bit bigger than sand?? O.o
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    Random Fish Questions

    1) Can fish see in the dark? Unless they are nocturnal and have clearly reflective eye lens (like cats and clown knife fish) . 2) Telling by a fishes droppings can you tell if your fish is being fed right or not. I noticed most of my fish have full poops brown or red (usually cause of the diet...
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    Fish Colors Fading

    A friend told me when when fish feel more thretened/stressed they start to blend more with their surroundings. Example my jack dempsys in the tank with lighter color rocks look more like a dull grey. While my other jack dempsy is in another tank with darkblue/black rocks and his color is much...
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    Crustaceans

    As we know many fish eat crustaceans such as crabs, cray fish, shrimp ect. But a pillbug/rolleypolly is also a crustacean can you feed these bugs to your fish? This is the crustacean I'm talking about common in Virginia and though out most of the us I beleive...
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    bottom feeders

    Ive had good luck with corys over plecos in my cichlid tanks. Some reasson when I have plecos and cichlids the plecos kinda disappear. hehe Most my cichlids are messy eaters turning 1 stick of floating food into 120 bits of sinking food. I have 4 jade corys with stuffed tummies. And they only...
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    Tadpoles

    Just a bit more added info about the tadpoles she orignaly bought 6 early last summer 3 she kept indoors for her grandaughter while the other 3 were outdoor in a pond. The 3 outdoor turned into frogs before the end of summer. While the 2 indoors still tads. (one died reasons unkown) The 3...
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    Tadpoles

    Just a random tadpole question for a friend of mine. Shes had 2 tadpoles for like 6 months now for a while one of them started growing legs then they just kinda slowly disappeared. And now they are both still tadpoles. is it possible for tadpoles to miss their growth spurt and forever remain...
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    vertical tetra/whole tank ill HELP

    Vertical Tetra as they are in a vertical position? Alot of times when fish seem to be in a vertical position (ex. it seems like their tail is always floating up to the surface and the fish constantly has to swim down) it has to do with their body not getting rid of the oxygen in their system...
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    done!! 55 gallons of cichlid heaven. *pictures*

    lol thats a big play ground for thoes little fishies! looks great
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    what should i look for when buying silicone for the aquarium

    A site on how to build your own tank dont know how reliable it is but if you put in some dimensions you'll get a instruction list with what kinds of materials you should use. http://www.garf.org/Tank/BuildTank.asp
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