Here are some of the things I discovered.
1. I got the new shipment of koi 96 3 1/2″ to 5″ Koi from Japan tweo weeks ago. I put them imidiatly into a 200 gallon holding tank for observation. As with al new shipments of gish I treated them wim Fruan […]
Thanks Steve for clarifying that! Is photography another hobby of yours?
The bettas I was having trouble getting pics of were indeed iridescent. Very good call on that one!
-Lana
“There is nothing more useful than sun and salt.” - Latin proverb
On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Steve Szabo wrote:
> You […]
You cannot use a steady source of bright light for your photos. The fish will become washed out because of the steady source. You need to use strobe flashes, ideally two coming from the sides above the tank, pointing into the tank and two at tank level coming in at angles to the front of […]
There is a good deal that goes into getting quality photos of fish, whether you use film or digital.
Background is important. You do not want the fish to disappear into the background. You can negate background to some extent by using the f/ stop to give you a lesser depth of field. The lower the […]
He’s swiming in horizontal circles most of the time, although he’s moving both his pectoral fins. When he doesn’t spin, he’s not swimming well, just slow and unsteady. He’s not turning on his side or back at all.
We don’t have MelaFix, nor PrimaFix. I only have Malachite Green , and perhaps can find […]
Dennis, If you think the in-pond pumps (especially the ones putting out high water volumes) are quite, take the paper tube from a roll of paper towels, hold it to your ear, then stick the other end so it just barely goes into the water the pump is in. You’ll hear just how quiet […]
Thanks _\Steve//_ (file://\Steve//) Sorry for the long delay - but, after I returned from buying a new bucket and to my LFS to get the filter, my herd of fry was greatly reduced. Since my tank is well planted and I still had a […]
Don’t play with the PH if your KH is up where it should be the PH will take care of itself. Highly aereating the water can even cause a high ph!
Steady is better than fluxuating. If steady is a 9 so be it. Mine is steady at 8.4 because I use baking […]
Hi noura, Are your guppies grouping together in the corner of the tank and their bodies starting to wiggle?
If you will look at the fish when they are steady, they should not be wiggling their body, the movement of the fins and tails are natural, but the “wiggle” is a […]
Lenny is quoting some very common mis-information that I hear very often.
Remember the previous quiz where there is a water tower - say 100 ft high to the water level, and there are two pipes - a 10″ and a 1/2″ connecting the tower to “the ground level” With no water flowing, the pressure […]