Recent content by mandi

I voted 30 and up simply because it opens up so much more possibility with the larger sized tanks.......however, I also have a 10 and even 2 5's and they can be interesting as well. I am currently awaiting 4 lovely A Australes (2 young pairs) who will be taking up residence in the 10......and I...

They are the guppies of the egg-laying fish -- all you need is a male, a female and more than a tsp of water (j/k of course) and you'll soon be overrun with little convicts!!!!! What kind of info is it you are wanting - keeping, breeding?? They are incredibly easy to keep, not all that picky...

LOL - had to laugh. My hubby thinks I spoil our kitties - 2 of the 5 LOVE fish food and recognize the sound of me opening the container...they come running from wherever they are and take up their perches waiting for their "bites". They have spots by each tank they beg from.....

I voted no ....... at least for *my* tank. I find it totally unneccessary and moreover it would defeat my "tea water" by helping to remove the very color I am seeking from my peat. My husband's tank has carbon in the filters only because they come in the cartridges....

Adding a bit of gravel may have added a *bit* of beneficial bacteria but not nearly enough to have really helped much as far as the cycle. Especially since you have a relatively heavy fishload for a new tank that size. What you are experiencing is a cycle, plain and simple. As for your...

I can sympathize -- we have a MAJOR ladybug problem here too. It isn't "that" bad because I do appreciate what a helpful little creature they are but just the fact that we have "bugs" in the house makes me feel dirty, no matter what kind of bug it is. For some reason the ones we have...

How "recently" did you set it up? What size is it, what kind of equipment is running on it and what, if anything, is currently residing in it?

For the record I wasn't attempting to debate or attack you - I was simply stating my personal opinion of what was posted. BTW, to compare this to cancer research is ridiculous -- the sole purpose of this is for astethetics. To each their own -- I happen to feel that modifying animals for our...

If you want to use one of your choosing from off the site (either from an online source or your own files on your computer) you simply go to the "Home"page (option at the top amongst the other links) To the right side of the page you will see a box that says "Welcome xxxxxxx" (your screenname)...

The things people will do to fish (or animals in general) in the name of *cool* never cease to amaze me........ :( To genetically modify by inserting another animals DNA for no reason other than to make them "neat" is wrong, imo......right up there with dying and all the other crappy things we...

I believe the concern raised about Stress Coat (and some other products also similiarly made) is the aloe base.....the build-up of the aloe in your tank over time.

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Just a little FYI for the future -- if you put the coconut in a lidded container (ie tupperware) you can drop a couple drops of food coloring in, close the lid and shake :wink: Coloring can be a pain to remove -- I went to this last year's Marine Corps Birthday Ball for our command with red...

At the moment we have a 46 and 75 gallon up and running -- (29, 10, 2 5's in storage) and I have my heart set on a 150/180 as my *someday* tank

You can find them at a lot of pet shops as well as online -- whether it is the glass AND light fixture or just one or the other they are frequently sold apart from "kits" and tanks :wink: They really aren't that expensive, especially for the 10 gallon size....if you are into EBay you might...