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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 30, 2008 19:43:31 GMT -5
I have actually kept them. i found them very hardy...and not rare....at least around here. i kept them with mbuna....but the tank was large and everyone had their own lil area. this may go against the research....but it worked here. btw...they have loads of personality.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 23:54:25 GMT -5
looks awesome sam....glad you like it....hopefully the goldies will too
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 20:31:58 GMT -5
as do I my friend....
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 19:30:59 GMT -5
john....the nitrates are a lil high.maybe a huge water change.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 19:28:05 GMT -5
hmmmmmm......i agree. no tech including myself would ever talk down a "new to the hobby" advance without researchor speaking to peers in the field. kudos to you my friend.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 19:23:20 GMT -5
great pics. last year i picked up a rare male amphilonsi lyonsi from a fish club auction. this is a once a year auction so there are alot of items. this year was 3000. i joined the club 3 yeARS AGO....BUT WAS A VERY CLICKY BUNCH THAT DIDN`T REALLY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO WELCOME A NEWCOMER TO THEIR CLUB. THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE CAUSE I COULD HAVE AQUIRED ALOT OF EXTRA KNOWLEDGE. (Sorry bout the caps, guess my philangies are too chubby)
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 19:17:39 GMT -5
thanx carl....but i think i have forgotten more than i know now from my photographer days.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 29, 2008 19:04:37 GMT -5
now you have the winter to creatively upgrade for next year....will be better than ever...
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 28, 2008 19:41:11 GMT -5
your perameters are good. what my lil theory was....when a snail gets sick....it often secretes a poison. this is often toxic. i have heard of entire tanks dying from 1 sick snail. others may disagree here....but i have seen it on several occasions while doing tank maintenance....
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 28, 2008 19:00:14 GMT -5
first....so sorry to hear your namesake is gone. second tho....what exactly were the perameters? how long was cash sick? after these are answered i have a theory...
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 27, 2008 21:35:35 GMT -5
to get rid of the glare....tape a piece of toilet paper over the flash...that softens the light and reduces glare to near 0. also.....the closer the lens is to the tank the better for the close-ups....the glare is occuring off of film. also for no flash pics....turn on every light available and point a few lamps at the tank as well. you`d be surprised at how much faster the shutter speed can be.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 27, 2008 21:27:14 GMT -5
in servicing tanks....i experienced more upside down fantails than i care to mention. my boss and i put it down to inbreeding. renee is right, it probably is a swim bladder disorder. does it have a tough time staying at 1 level in the tank? regardless.....most of these upside down floaters lived long lives.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 26, 2008 21:42:43 GMT -5
very nice john....
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 26, 2008 20:18:41 GMT -5
great pix. beautiful fish.....your pretty lucky to have them....
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 25, 2008 22:21:38 GMT -5
welcome planted tanker...glad to have ya on board....ask and answer away. btw....what do ya keep?
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 25, 2008 20:36:38 GMT -5
all the pix are great
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 25, 2008 20:24:52 GMT -5
probably not....but i never take a chance....lol
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 25, 2008 20:13:26 GMT -5
to add a little for a very very well written article, what i do is use a drip....i put my new and usually rare fish into an ice cream bucket and add a hose and a regulater. i try to achieve 1 drop per second till the half full bucket is full. that will usually take 2 hours and at that point i dont use a net unless they have nasty spines. i find it almost a bonding experience to gently pick them up with my hand and place them in the new tank. if you have picked up a fish and scared the hell out of him but put him in a confy place, they don`t forget that you could easily have thrown them on the carpet. and they don`t forget. all the sudden you have a fish that trusts you and this makes it easier to hand feed and makes a visible fish instead of a hiding one.
the one thing i don`t agree with john on....and this is only from MY experiences....temperature shock can be as fatal as ph shock....
btw....i don`t recomend feeding for the first couple days after putting a fish in a quarentine tank. the trip to their new home is by far the most stress they will ever have. also i recommend lights being on very little as well for the first couple days.
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Hi All
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 25, 2008 19:05:03 GMT -5
welcome emma. when the ammonia is under control, i as well will help with the compatibility issue. not in a lecturing way,but in a helpful way....
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 25, 2008 0:35:31 GMT -5
great shots...enjoyed them.
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