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  1. Daniel
    Honest officer! I was just collecting..er....seining these pygmy sunfish for bait.
  2. Daniel
    I couldn't tell you an exact species on your worms, but I can tell you that they are invariably harmless.
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    You are so lucky! This is exactly what betta fry need. You will still need to hatch baby brine shrimp, but you are off to good start with all the cool micro-life in your betta tank. Copepods can show up at anytime. When the water drys up copepods lay drought resistant eggs that can hatch later when the water comes back. Just like brine shrimp.
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    As we think about the upcoming anniversary one of the main posters who carried the forum for the first couple of months was the always helpful and always kind @Bill Smith, (member number 105). He published several ongoing journal/articles including the famous Pex Pillar, The Solar Powered USB Nano Pump, and many more (including Project Subaru above). Plus he also managed to put those fancy Aquarium Co-Op guys in their places by winning the first few days on the forum.
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    Here is my 'Don't Tell the Wife' story from Thanksgiving of this year: Younger aquarist think once you have money, and drivers license and you don't have to share a room with your brother all your problems are solved. They are not. They just get more complicated. I kept telling myself dollar a gallon...who cares...I need to take care of the tanks I have, not buy more. I kept telling myself, the spouse is calm about my ever metastasizing hobby, just be cool, be patient, and definitely no more aquariums. Hat tip to @MickS77 for the meme What if the dollar a gallon sale never ever happens again? Maybe, just maybe I could confuse her by being honest! She didn't approve, but she didn't say no. So I got two 75 gallons (not one like I mentioned and maybe not 1/3 of normal price). Now I felt embarrassed so I stashed them in the woodworking shop. Problem is these days she is out in the shop all the time working on beehives. So... Problem solved, right? Now I just I have to figure out how to tell her....
  6. Daniel
    In many US States it is illegal to own native fishes.
  7. Daniel
    Also called Amphipods, many are of the genus Grammarus. The name scud comes from its method of swimming and is Norwegian in origin.
  8. Daniel
    Looks fine to me.
  9. Daniel
    Congratulations! Your daughter will be able to explain once and for all what pH really means to the forum! @Streetwise lives in Vermont and being such a small place I'm pretty sure everyone knows everyone else there.
  10. Daniel
    Baby angelfish are the best!
  11. Daniel
    You wonder what the people/artificial intelligences of the future will think about what we are doing now. I like the last three in the list:
  12. Daniel
    My memory is Amano shrimp are happy with mid 60°F.
  13. Daniel
    My rice fish in the outdoor pool survived mid 90°F water temps and air temps as low as 15°F over the last year. The rice fish bred prolifically when water temperatures were mid 50°F to mid 80°F. My cherry shrimp in another pool survived the pool being iced over but seem to prefer mid 50°F to mid 80°F. But personally I would skip the heater for one very good reason. The rice fish and cherry shrimp don't care what temperature it is, but the heater is a well known point of failure. Many forum members have posted about killing all of their fish when their heater got stuck in the on position.
  14. Daniel
    Saw SAP for South American Puffer in a title on the forum today, that was new to me. I hope people new to the forum won't feel like there is a special language here.
  15. Daniel
    You shouldn't have any problems. Colder to warmer is better and 8 degrees isn't that much. I would go straight from pond to tank without any bagging or delay.
  16. Daniel
    I know what you mean. Watching the fighting can be stressful. But I suspect that is what they live for during the day and dream about at night. Having a mate and planning for a family all the while fighting with your nasty neighbors is much better than ho-hum boredom. It's just like buying a house and then getting into a bitter fight with the homeowner's association, it gives you a reason for living.
  17. Daniel
    Sounds like your fish are healthy and thinking about spawning. Territoriality is often a precursor to laying eggs.
  18. Daniel
    Raising a group of young discus up is definitely my preferred method, and is the most fun. @Stephen Zawacki What tests do you perform and what results do you get?
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    @Fish Folk speaks the truth. Stocking limits are dependent on so many variables as to be almost useless. It is like asking how much money do you need to be happy? If my memory is correct Jack Wattley the legendary discus breeder kept his breeding pairs in 20 gallon high aquariums. Jack was very successful not because of the size of his aquariums, but because of his dedication to very clean (and very warm) water and good diet. @Stephen Zawacki mentions that his water parameters are perfect, but leaves unsaid what he means by 'perfect'. I think his focus on tank volume is somewhat misplaced. I would have greater hope for the long term growth and happiness of his discus if more of the focus were on the factors critical to discus well being beyond tank size. One way to deal with the 'max size' issue would be to keep fewer discus in the aquarium, say 1 discus. If the goal is to have a 'max size' male and female pair in a 40 gallon breeder the easiest solution would be to purchase an adult breeding pair of discus. If the goal is to raise a group of small discus up in the existing 40 gallon breeder in hopes of a getting a mated pair, then focus should be on water quality and diet.
  20. Daniel
    The plant is dwarf Sagittaria. That tank has 1" Black Diamond blasting sand capping garden soil from my asparagus bed. I don't otherwise fertilize that aquarium. I also have a couple of other aquariums, one with CaribSea Peace River sand and another with Eco-Complete that do get a little Easy Green and the dwarf Sagittaria in both of those aquariums is doing well also. I think this is the measurement with only 1 light:
  21. Daniel
    My experience is like @patricia's in that ghost do not seem picky.
  22. Daniel
    Yes, made with Seneye!
  23. Daniel
    One the better aquarium books of all time free to download right here on the Forum: Not much has changed since 1936 (well @Kirsten and @Krakens_tanks maybe heating has changed 🙂).
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    I have had good luck with Finnex Stingray's in a 40 gallon breeder: Here are the results of testing the strength and quality of the light in the tank above (two 36 inch Finnex Stingrays at 16 inches):
  25. Daniel
    Here are several ways to heat your tank without electricity: My 1930s aquarium was setup to be heated like this:
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