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I used something similar when I was raising baby brine shrimp to feed some of my angel fry. It worked good, and provided a bit of a buffer in case a hatch did not go right. You have to cover the surface because it will dry out pretty quick otherwise.

There is a Great Dismal Swamp in Virgina, it is a beautiful place but was likely a pain in the ... for the settlers.

Generally if a fish's color is bright and clear they are healthy. IE Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed. but in this case bushy wouldn't be good. :)

I am not well read on fish diseases but I have been following this thread over the past few days. The condition according to you has spread to the other side of the fish, to me this indicates that the issue is spreading and he is not getting better, at least not yet. He may be able to get...

For me it is a matter of personal taste. I don't like most hybrids and I really don't like ones that make it hard for the fish to survive normally, excessive fins, poorly developed jaws etc. That said fish keeping for most of us is not to the benefit of any species directly as they fish never...

Skimmers pull a small amount of water from the surface of the aquarium. This prevents a protein scum from developing on the surface of the water. They are mostly used in saltwater tanks, in most cases for fresh water aquaria they are not needed. Most PetSmart staff wouldn't have a clue on how...

It is, I find it is more typical when starting a new tank, but with reducing lighting and constant removal it starts to disappear.

I think it is just a biofilm growing on the outside of the shell. I wouldn't stress it. In some environments many shell sporting organisms have growths on the outside of the shell.

Congratulation @Seisage the frog picture was quite good, it was like he was floating on air.

Yea I learned that the hard way.

My first batch of angels had only one survivor. He ended up a very nice fish.

That is great, an easy fix.

This is my dog Achak he is a 7 month 50 lb Australian Shepherd. He goes by various other names depending on our respective moods: - When bad he is "Turd Muffins" - When he is costing me more money he is "Buyer's Regret" (stolen from a cartoon) - Most of the time he is "Little One" because in my...

It is a matter of surface area. Crush coral has a large surface area so it will affect the water more quickly. Really, I don't think you should be using coral in your betta tank at all. Using substrate to control pH will likely never work out, as the rate of change decreases over time as the...

I think there was a response to message I thought I sent but didn't. Opps. I was going to say I use an E-collar for my dog but I don't know how well it would work for barking. I use the e collar more as a communication. I believe the antibark collars are a bit different and use a puff of...

Totally disagree. First off as mentioned previously I don't use the shock function, but I would if I had to. I want and currently have a dog that I can walk off lead, he is a herding dog "smart as a whip", and having a remote messaging system lets him know I need his attention without yelling...

I have a hyper active aussie. I will try some of @Colin_T suggestions about sitting on the couch and lying on me, while watching this thread to see if there are any other suggestions. Exercise definitely helps for my pup of 7 months. I pretty much have to have a minimum of a 4 to 5 km walk to...

FYI a quick look at the color chart for the NT labs Nitrate appears to use the same type of reagents as the Fluval Nitrate test kit. If so, it is also very sensitive to the second regent not being agitated enough. With the Fluval version of the Nitrate test kit I was getting 0 nitrate readings...

Sometimes it is difficult to train the smaller dogs not to soil in their home. You might try confining the pup in a crate then let her out to do her business, if she goes lots of praise and some time with free run about the house. Some dogs are not very fastidious about where they do their...

I feel the same, I don't feel secure in the city. Funny that, when I moved to Canada all the kids were afraid of black widows. When living in California as a young kid we used to get our bug jar and see how many black widows we could catch, which after showing to my dad he would make me let...

I think I would love to walk the wild areas of Australia, every place has hazards, though Australia does seem to have a few more. It also has some very interesting plants and animals.

They certainly look interesting. I really like the scale/scutes? pattern.

In order: Northern Flicker Piliated Woodpeckers Blue Heron (they like the fat head minnows in the ponds) Re-Wilding Back Yard We are working on re-wilding our back yard. When we got the house it was all bulldozed in the back. The cattle troughs and feeder are far to the left in the picture...

I wouldn't purchase any of those items. I have some from past lapses in judgement. Like all my fish stuff it goes into a box that is never opened.

What a beautiful snake. Appreciate that you left it to be.

Nice flowers particularly the passionflower. Wish we could grow those here.

If you have the pump below the aquarium put the check valve at the point where the hose leaves the aquarium, likely the highest spot. That way if you blow the junction between at the valve the hose to the pump falls to the floor and the hose to the aquarium falls into the tank. Speaking of...

For skittish fish I use two nets, a large black one held in the location the fish swim to escape and a smaller one to gently herd the fish into the larger net. Most of my fish are not skittish so I can usually dip the net in and just scoop them out.

If you have uneaten food on the bottom you may be feeding your fish too much. For food that gets caught in the inaccessible areas I would suggest snails. Others may disagree with my comments.

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Just curious, without looking it up how many people in this forum understand the "it's people" reference.

I like smart interactive fish. I like unusual fish. That said as I get older I tend to feel I have to make a commitment to the fish I have and expect to provide homes for them till they pass on, kind of like my dogs, so I have learned to not buy fish frequently. If you were to limit my...

No, but they look nice

To be honest I would prefer it to read high I had a Fluval Nitrate test kit that consistently read low all the time. I was unsure about nitrates at that time that I made a reference solution and tested the API and Fluval kits using various Nitrate levels. Discussion about this is here...

@Colin_T is the expert when it comes to treating worms and diseases, other are good too, but I am sure if your angel has worms that the UV filter will not help with the issue. It might be good to slow the spread, but the organism must be free floating in the water column and small enough to be...

I notice on the last picture of your angel some healed lesions above and to the left of the eye. Is there any other tank inhabitant that possibly could be harassing the angel, are they getting trapped somewhere in the decor causes them to panic. Overall your angel looks healthy but white...

Not much for disease experience but my angels can get very active, and if there are structures, rocks, etc, that can cut them it will happen. Check for hazardous objects in the tank. For this angel make sure the water is as clean as possible to reduce the chance of a bacteriological...

He will be missed.

I believe they are not actually in the genus Otocinclus