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Snail snafu

Yes Lenny that is what it looks like. It mostly happens to the larger snails. It is probably like mentioned, the bigger foot making it have more of a suction and the snails being sucked in. I have had to pull the snail (shredded) out of the intake. Not nice believe me. […]

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Snail snafu

I have lost a number of adult mystery snails to the intake filter. I have a fluval canister on the tank that this happened to and I had to put a sponge pre filter on it to avoid this problem. Pam
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.comFrom: alambiet@yahoo.comDate: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:00:54 +0000Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: Snail […]

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[AquaticLife] I really messed up this time!

Well, a tank that is only a little uneven, maybe a 1/4″ or 1/2″ out of perfect vertical… I don’t think that small amount will cause any major stress problems but it would be aesthetically awkward looking, especially if you can see the top water line or if the tank and stand are leaning away […]

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hi everyone, new to site…

the relevance? all I was asking for was someone to ID the fish… I have seen it posted online in various locations by different common names… neon swordtail, pineapple swordtail, even candy swordtail.. my question is … Each site has similar pictures, with different names for the fish.. but, subtle differences, I posted a […]

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[AquaticLife] Driftwood Cleaning & Curing…. Now, why didn’t I think of this???

I always do my rocks in the dishwasher on sanitize, no soap. I got yelled at by a guy on a forum once who said one rock chip and goodbye dishwater motor! So at your own risk.
However, the dishwasher does not remove algae.so scrubbing is still required.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf […]

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[AquaticLife] Driftwood Cleaning & Curing…. Now, why didn’t I think of this???

I would have to say it probably depends on your dishwasher. My dishwasher has a little spot on the door where I put in the liquid spot remover, it just unscrews and there’s a hole where the screw was that you pour the spot remover into.
Amber
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[AquaticLife] Snail snafu

I think something was wrong with that snail… if it actually got stuck on the intake.. or maybe it was just trying to clean the inside of the strainer and got part of it’s foot caught.. like getting a finger caught in a crack and then it started to panic and got sick as a […]

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Driftwood Cleaning & Curing…. Now, why didn’t I think of this???

I was just reading my most recent edition of TFH (Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine), the February 2009 edition (why do magazines come out one to two months early anyhow?) and in the Q & A section, someone asked about the difference between store bought driftwood and the kind we might find in the wild. […]

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CB, Raven and Lucille

Unless you are teetering on the edge of having enough oxygen in the tank to support the fish, which, from the video’s I saw you are not, there is nothing to worry about. Yes, live plants will take in O2 at night and release CO2 in turn, it is not normally enough to upset the […]

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CB, Raven and Lucille

I skipped over DebR’s question earlier this morning (what the heck am I doing getting up at 4 AM when I can sleep late?). Algae is a primitive plant, probably the most primitive we are likely to see up close and personal. It is often the first plant to grow in aquaria, even if we […]

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