The only reason I am hesitant to breed anything more than simple guppies is because my LFS (well the owner rather) is rather… umm… profit orientated only, which means for me to sell any of my babies to him I would have to basically beat his wholesalers prices. Not to mention I […]
I usually turn off the filter during PWC’s to prevent excess air from entering the system, which makes a racket and takes a long time to re- equilibrate. Unfortunately, this allowed one of the platies to swim into the filter output nozzle during the split second when the water was at […]
Amber, As opposed to the wild silver/black-stripe (natural) color pattern which, by its very definition, is fairly constant it will be noted (as you’ve already indicated) that Koi Angelfish’s color pattern can vary considerably even within a given spawn. Your Koi Angel will not develop any more black spots, […]
Sizing a UPS can be a lot of fun. If you buy a 750, most people assume it can handle 750 watts, however, UPS’s are really measured in volt-amps. You can look and look on your electronics or other appliances, and not find a volt-amp measurement anywhere. There is a white paper that kind of […]
Thanks for the tips Lenny, we have the battery backup systems on most of the other electronics (tv, cable box, computers etc), but that’s a good idea to get for the fish tanks. I’ve noticed our battery backups don’t last that long, rarely even the 20 minutes that the box says they […]
You should be OK as far as the nitrifying bacteria go. You might have had a small die off but they are capable of doubling their colony size every 24-48 hours (depending on water parameters) but more than likely, you won’t even see a mini-cycle. Something you can do… just for your filter […]
I witnessed my first attempted Synodontis Multipunctatus spawn yesterday, what a surprise!
My Pseudotropheus Demasoni (cichlids) were spawning on the in-tank background near the top when the catfish became interested. The cichlids use the background because the catfish wont leave them alone on horizontal surfaces, LOL. In spite of that I have plenty of […]
Well… Angi died tonight. She seemed to be just looking up (like she was expecting me to feed her) before I left and when I got home tonight she was dead. A few hours before that I found a LFS who carried the Jungle Tabs with Metro in it. I gave her […]
When you see them chasing each other around, LOL!
Seroiusly, when I got a Lutino parakeet, it took the female parakeet to figure it out. Grin. They were inseparable at first sight. The new one was isolated, so they were glued to the cage bars. […]
Dora,
It’s not just me that stresses the importance of Fishless Cycling. Any responsible, educated and informed fish keeper will NOT cycle with fish unless they have to do it.
There are instances where newbie’s have to do it, when they get trapped into buying a new tank and fish without knowing about the nitrogen cycle […]