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    breeding guppies

    in Fish Breeding

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    I breeded Endlers Live bearers which are a close relative of the guppy for awhile and this is what I learned.

    1. I chose to raise the fry in the same tank as the parents (this tank was also my community tank) I picked water lettuce to serve as their "hiding plant". The long roots protected them pretty well from the parents and other fish, the lettuce also doubled as a fry feeder due to the tiny algea and organisms that live on them. 

    2. Dont buy fry food, if you have any kind of pellets or micro pellets you can grind that up into a powder then sprinkle that away from where the other fish are feeding. 

    3. Be ready to find a store to sell them to or to give them away. I started out with 4 and ended up with 45, I eventually donated them to a LFS but you could also try to sell them to one. 

    Hope this helps. 

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    Ammonia in tap water

    in General Discussion

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    @TonyRs5That is .25 mg/l or ppm correct? If so it's not catastrophic but definitely not good for long term health. I think that if you boil your water it should remove some of the ammonia, a more expensive alternative would be an R/O unit. From what I know ammonia is pretty hard to get out of tap water, some cities will add it to help with the water treatment process so its pretty dissolved into the water at that point. Hope this helps. 

    Mini discus

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    On 3/15/2022 at 6:46 AM, kahjtheundedicated said:

    Did he provide the scientific name? Wonder if they're a different species. If they are, wonder why they aren't already in the hobby

    I had a LFS that claimed to be selling a type of miniaturized discus. The guy told me that they grow to be about 5-6 inches, this to me is somewhat believable but now that I think about it @Brandon pI think that 2 inches is a little much. The years of selective breeding required and the time consumption needed would be huge. Thats also not to mention that biologically speaking i'm not sure its possible to shrink a fish 6/8th of its normal size and maintain hardiness and shape. If these do end up working for you then you could revolutionize discus fish-keeping but just be prepared if it doesnt. 

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    Fish safe liquid paint

    in Off Topic General

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    I know some paints such as acrylic are "aquarium safe" after soaking for a week. One important thing to note about non toxic paint is that there is less of an issue with the "paint" being toxic, (although it differently will leach in the beginning) and more of an issue with it flaking and the fish ingesting it. I don't really have a paint to recommend but thought i'd give you my $.02

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    History thread

    in Off Topic General

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    I know the ship is in a remarkable state. I'm trying to figure out what type of metal the "edurance" text is made of. In the article it appears that the metal survived extremely well. I wonder if it might be gold although that would probably have been relatively expensive at the time... I cant wait to see what kinds of maps, charts, and artifacts they are able to pull from the main cabin. It will be fascinating to compare historical geological makeups to ones today. 

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    What are you currently reading?

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    Posted · Edited by Dwayne Brown

    On 3/13/2022 at 11:35 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said:

    So, I'm going to fully judge a book by its cover (or at least the text on the cover, and a bit the graphic), and combining it with your description to say: this sounds a lot like string theory to me.  Is "hyperspace" similar to that concept?

    Hyperspace is similar and the argument relies on string theory. String theory is an attempt to show that the universe is made up of 1 dimensional "strings". While the hyperspace theory says that the universe is made up of 10 dimensions, apparently this  model falls apart due to a lot of mathematical problems. But a different theory the "superstring theory" provides a solution by combining the hyperspace and string theory. This is the center of the book attempting to combine both to show how the superstring theory could unify all laws of the universe. 

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    History thread

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    Hi fellow nerms and history fans, I recently saw that they discovered Shackleton's ship that sunk in 1915 in the Weddell sea. The story of him and his crew is absolutely fascinating and is a great reminder of the power of perseverance. Here's the article I read  about, feel free to share your thoughts on this amazing discovery. 

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    America COMPETES Act (HR4521), Lacey act changes that may affect us, other pets we keep

    in General Discussion

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    It seems that most of this bill is just related to "economic productivity" and increasing domestic production. The only topics that could effect us  are mostly concerned with stopping trafficking, preventing future pandemics and illegal wildlife trade. It seems that  trafficking and illegal trade  shouldn't do anything to prevent fish from being imported. Although it may cause the number to drop due to more enforcement and perhaps illegal practices being prevented. Future pandemics is mostly related to animal testing and livestock control, so it may or may not effect us. 

    Newbie filtration question

    in General Discussion

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    Welcome to the hobby.

     

    I started out the same as you with a kit from a big box store, I eventually just decided to do away with the hob and replace it with a spine filter. There is definitely nothing wrong with using both I just prefer the simplicity. Depending on the hood of your tank you may want to modify it, mine had a space cut out for the hob I ended up just covering it with taped on clear plastic lol. 

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