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Post by babygeige on Sept 21, 2008 19:18:56 GMT -5
That is a great picture! It could be on an ad for food or something!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 21, 2008 19:17:52 GMT -5
I toss some blanched zucchini in my tanks every now and then. Platies and cories especially love it. And my cherry barb. Bettas like it too.
Peas are good occasionally as well. I tried carrots once, but they didn't go over too well.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 18, 2008 22:07:30 GMT -5
That's very exciting! I love it when aquatic plants flower!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 18, 2008 21:38:13 GMT -5
Thanks for answering for me Carl (and for the nice comment). It's been a rough week and I haven't been around. And thanks Theoden for the tank compliment. I've had much better luck with the plants in my 10 gallon than I have in my 30, hence lack recent pics of the 30. I've been having an uphill battle in that one. The 10 is the one I like to sit and stare at.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 10, 2008 21:23:50 GMT -5
Cories are fun! While your betta is hanging out near the top of your tank, cories will zip around the gravel looking for something to eat all time.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 9, 2008 21:44:25 GMT -5
Yay, glad you made the switch, Theoden!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 9, 2008 9:55:10 GMT -5
Did you get it set up yet Chris? I hope school is going ok for you so far!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 9, 2008 9:47:06 GMT -5
I know how frustrating it is to fight problems like this too nathan. I've been dealing with algae in my 30 gallon on and off for several months now. It just takes patience. Don't give up!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 9, 2008 9:42:54 GMT -5
Wow! Congratulations Brenda! That's awesome. Can't wait to see pics.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 8, 2008 17:29:49 GMT -5
Your pics are so crisp, they would look great in a magazine!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 8, 2008 17:27:44 GMT -5
and lot's of deleting of pics on the memory card Seriously! Where would all of us "amateur" fish photographers be without digital?!!? It would be so disappointing to pay 7 bucks (or however much) to get pics developed only to see nothing but blurred fish shapes and/or obnoxiously bright flash reflections.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 6, 2008 20:46:39 GMT -5
I remember someone on a forum once mentioning that he always used a styrofoam cooler to bring his fish home from his lfs instead of the bags. It was probably 2 years ago, so I don't remember all the specifics, but I thought that was a very interesting idea.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 6, 2008 20:40:38 GMT -5
Thanks! I took your camera advice, eve, and figured out how to turn on the red eye thing. It definitely makes a big difference. Thanks again for the tip!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 6, 2008 15:46:10 GMT -5
I brought Finn home from work on Thursday, much to the dismay of my coworkers. Talk about guilt trips! Here he is in his slightly bigger tank. He seems to be settling in just fine. The only problem is that he seems to be getting eye cloud or something. This happened a few weeks ago and I treated with Melafix and it cleared up. I noticed this week that it was starting to come back. I guess I'll treat it again with M-fix. It's a very small spot, and hopefully the meds will help. Plus it's so much easier to maintain the tank at home than it was at work. I did weekly water changes, but not much else. Anyway, here he is! I posted a pic back in January when I first bought him, but he has grown a bit and his fin colors are really pretty now, I think.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 6, 2008 11:56:10 GMT -5
Thanks Carl. I think I will take him back. From everything I have read, the SAE's are less aggressive at an older age than the Foxes. More aggressive mostly toward other SAE's where the Fox seems to be known for being more aggressive toward anything that gets in it's territory. In a 30 gallon tank, there's only so much territory for everyone, so that makes me nervous. If I had bigger and more aggressive fish such as the ones you named, I'd probably keep him. But I've got 6 Celebes rainbows, a female betta, and 2 head and tail light tetras.Oh and a 3 to 3 1/2 inch Scissortail rasbora who is my biggest fish, but also the biggest sissy, lol. I also have one chubby Cherry Barb who likes to chase the fox around every now and then though, which is funny. Plus, I'd like to put my happy little julli's down there. There are so many opinions everywhere about them that it's so hard to make a decision. It probably boils down to the personality of the fish. But it makes me nervous nonetheless. My algae problem is starting back up again, so at least and SAE will help out more with that. Thanks again for the info Carl.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 6, 2008 10:12:31 GMT -5
I decided I want to make my 10 gallon a subtropical, so I'm going to move the 2 platies there this weekend and want to put my 4 julii cories down in the 30, but the more I read about Flying Foxes, the more concerned I am about keeping the cories (or anything else) down there with the fox. The flying fox is still pretty small, maybe about 2 inches, so he's fine with everything now, but once he gets older, I'm afraid he's just going to get meaner!
I kind of want to return him to the lfs. He hasn't done anything bad...yet...
Has anyone kept the fox before and/or have an opinion?
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Post by babygeige on Sept 5, 2008 20:01:23 GMT -5
Very nice! I really like the decor you have.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 4, 2008 21:37:38 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! John, I'm so glad you know about blue platies, because I keep going back and forth about whether or not she is, simply because she's so pink right now. I had no idea they went through so many color changes as they grew. Not that I would like her less if she were a different color, but I never ever see blue ones and they are so cool!
Thanks for the tip, Eve. I'll have to check my book about the red eye thing. Do you mean turn the red eye thing on or off? I actually have no idea how my camera is set for that. I was trying weird angles to minimize the flash, but they all turned out blurry, or I just ended up with a shot of tail fin, lol.
Renee, you're .
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Post by babygeige on Sept 3, 2008 22:59:58 GMT -5
Here is another picture of my new little platy girl. I just love how iridescent she is. She's now living in my 10 gallon with 6 white clouds until I'm confident that she is big enough to move into the 30. She seems to have grown a bit just in the week and a half since I bought her! Just for fun, here is an updated picture of the 10 gallon.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 3, 2008 22:35:02 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, Carl. 6500K is about what I was shooting for. I may return this fixture and buy a little incandescent fixture and get a CFL like you mentioned. It's certainly a lot cheaper! It's just for my QT tank, so I don't really need anything fancy.
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