Aquaria Central http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ Aquaria Central forums - Freshwater and Marine Topics of Discussion en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:52 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ms_icons_blue/misc/rss.jpg Aquaria Central http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ WTB CRS http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211910&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:48 GMT Hi..... Was wondering if anyone in here is selling any CRS shrimp or Java moss in the Boston area? If so, please PM me. Thank you Hi.....

Was wondering if anyone in here is selling any CRS shrimp or Java moss in the Boston area? If so, please PM me.

Thank you ]]> AC Marketplace : Buy and Sell Peenut http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211910 Passing up tanks. http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211908&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:14 GMT I've come to a point where I don't grab up every tank I find anymore. I've passed up a few. One which I now regret.
Others I'm glad I let go.
I wanted a 29 gal and am still in the market. Our local thrift store down the street had one. I kept watching it, but it was beat up with chips on the sides, and the price was high for the condition.
I'm glad I let it go now.
Lately I passed up a 100 gal for $50...Really tempting but I had to think realistically and the only spot for a larger tank is next to my 55 gal setup at my parents house in the cellar. If if it's not acrylic and I can't haul it down stairs, not use putting myself at risk. I'll probably "hit myself" later when the timing is right where I have a more permanent residence and can take in such a nice deal. Such is life right?...Someone else has probably already snapped up that bargain. ]]> Eupterus http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211908 30 Gallon Ram/Angel Tank http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211909&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:39:55 GMT I'm planning on getting another tank. It will be a 30 gallon(36"L X 12"W X16"H). The substrate will be black and it will have a combination of plants (fake) and rocks. I would like to put in the tank 4 Rams, 2 each lof 2 different colors. As an example 2 Ruby Rams and 2 Blue Rams. I might also take 2 of the Angels from my 55 gallon and possibly 2 small schools of Tetras. Of course I will also have some bottom cleaners such as min i Albino Corys or Clown Loaches (I know, they get big) or Yoyo Loaches. What do you think about it? Yes, I would really like another 55 gallon, but I don't have enough wall space left for a 4 foot tank ]]> Central and South American Cichlids Tampa http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211909 Ctenopoma and African Knife Pickup http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211907&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:30 GMT Hey all. I went on a picture frenzy with the new African fish which came in the mail a few days. Here are the results. Also a couple of older pics I have taken. New fish: 5 Leopard ctenopoma, African knife. Both purchased special-order from TNT Aquatica. Thanks TNT Aquatica! :D Old fish:... Hey all. I went on a picture frenzy with the new African fish which came in the mail a few days. Here are the results. Also a couple of older pics I have taken.

New fish: 5 Leopard ctenopoma, African knife. Both purchased special-order from TNT Aquatica. Thanks TNT Aquatica! :D

Old fish: BN pleco, blind cave tetras, butterfly goodeids (now sold), male and female bettas

Tanks: 5 gallon nano frog tank, 2 1/2 gallon betta tanks, 25 gallon semi-aggressive community, and 90 gallon African swamp biotope.
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]]> Photo Gallery froglover007 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211907 Bass http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211906&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:54 GMT Does anyone here play the bass? And no not the fish, like everyone always thinks. Does anyone here play the bass?
And no not the fish, like everyone always thinks. ]]> General Chit-Chat Jolt http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211906 Photos of my new pickups ( UNIDED tilpia, tinfoil barb, syno cat) http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211905&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:16:48 GMT Hello here are some pics of my unid tilpia, tinfoil, and syno. I will get pics of eel later. Image: http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt63/yanker_2009/DSC00265.jpg Image: http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt63/yanker_2009/DSC00270.jpg Image:... Hello here are some pics of my unid tilpia, tinfoil, and syno. I will get pics of eel later.
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Shipping $8 priority if you want a heat pack add $1 They are nickel to adult size.
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]]> AC Marketplace : Buy and Sell tweetyd http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211904 New Yoyo Loaches http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211902&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:46 GMT I got my new Yoyo loaches yesterday. It took them 5 days to get here. I thought for sure when I open this box their all going to be dead. I was in shock when I saw all three were still alive! These are hearty tough little fish! I am so happy they made it here alive:) Now they are in a tank full of... I got my new Yoyo loaches yesterday. It took them 5 days to get here. I thought for sure when I open this box their all going to be dead. I was in shock when I saw all three were still alive! These are hearty tough little fish! I am so happy they made it here alive:) Now they are in a tank full of Rams and Pond snails so they can eat until their little hearts are content. Here is a picture of one of them. They are fast little guys:) Sorry not the best pic. This camera takes awful indoor pics.
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]]> Loaches tweetyd http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211902 Parasites in Microworms, Vinegar eels, etc? http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211901&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:22 GMT I am trying to rear sparkling gourami fry and keep failing. I think it's the lack of early food. I caught the fry eating tiny swimming organisms in the water but there aren't many and the frozen BBS were to small still and they all died. So next time I am going to try to be prepared and get some live cultures. But I had a bad experience with them last time.

I purchased a microworm culture off ebay for some guppy fry a while back. I fed the fry microworms and they were eating and growing but then started getting sick. All the guppies in the tank ended up getting sick and dying. They all got some long thin white worm that was attached to the gills and killed them. My hillstream loach never got infected and was fine. Could this have been caused by some hitch hiker parasite in the worms or just something that spread from guppy to guppy and was always there from the fish store which is where the parents came from and yes they ended up going in the same tank.

So pretty much what I want to know is how safe are the small cultures, I am not worried about Baby Brine shrimp because you can get them frozen I am talking the tiny newly hatched fry stuff I would have to use to make the fry survive. ]]> General Freshwater bradlgt21 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211901 my goldies :) http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211900&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:01 GMT sorry for the crappy quality but i its the best i can do right now. i love my fishies! theres 10 in there now- 1 male panda oranda (nearly all white now) 1 female panda oranda (witha full black tail) 1 large calico fantail female 1 mostly orange female 1 small white and orange fantail female... sorry for the crappy quality but i its the best i can do right now. i love my fishies! theres 10 in there now-

1 male panda oranda (nearly all white now)
1 female panda oranda (witha full black tail)
1 large calico fantail female
1 mostly orange female
1 small white and orange fantail female
1 small calico fantail female
1 blue oranda (female i think but not 100%)
1 large black moor (more of a chocolate moor!)
1 small white fantail male with black/blue eyes
1 orange and white female fantail with very flowy fins

a quick video of them and some pics below

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]]> kelly82 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211900 Anyone near Bucks County PA / Trenton NJ? http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211899&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:00 GMT I have red Mushrooms, Evergreen Star polyps, Kenya Tree Corals, looking to trade for another mushroom color, pumping xenia, etc. I have red Mushrooms, Evergreen Star polyps, Kenya Tree Corals, looking to trade for another mushroom color, pumping xenia, etc. ]]> Coral Frag Exchange Brian Bivens http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211899 is Odyssey T-6 strong enough for Clams? http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211898&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:32 GMT Hello, I have 75g with *Odyssey T-6* 4x54w, 2 day and 2 nights on for about 7 hours everynight. Tank has been running for over 1 year. Is this strong enough for keeping clams? I just got crocea clam and want to if lighting is enough or I need to upgrade? I heard T-6 is stronger then T-5 and T-5... Hello,

I have 75g with Odyssey T-6 4x54w, 2 day and 2 nights on for about 7 hours everynight. Tank has been running for over 1 year. Is this strong enough for keeping clams? I just got crocea clam and want to if lighting is enough or I need to upgrade? I heard T-6 is stronger then T-5 and T-5 is the min you should use for Clams. Change about 4-5 gallons everyweek and add Part A and Part B everyweek after every water change. Thanks for any input. ]]> General Marine / Newbie pURPLEcHILLIrED http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211898 New Freebie 10g :) http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211897&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:41 GMT well it's actually 11.38 gallons according to the volume calculator, lol. It was in my neighbor's trash so i grabbed it. Some of the silicone on the outside was peeling so i scraped a bit of it off, do i need to scrape ALL of it off around the parts im resealing? It holds water (i tested it) but i wanted to reinforce the outer seams (this tank is older than i am according to the label). The inner seams are perfect. What type (brand, etc) of silicone should i use?
Now for the fun part. I'm looking for suggestions on anything from stocking to decorating. I definitely want some interesting stock, maybe something i've never kept before. I also have to decide if i want it planted, rocks or driftwood, and of course gravel or sand. Any input is welcome. Thanks in advance! :) ]]> General Freshwater Lexi_D http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211897 Roller coaster of a week http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211896&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:02 GMT Have you ever just had one of those weeks? I mean a week ago, my husband and I were awakened at 1230 am by our 4 year old son "barking" and crying. He went to bed fine and 4 hours later he woke up with this awful cough and a 105 F fever. Off to the emergency room to find out he had the croup and pneumonia (this after the h1n1 a month ago). He gets a shot in the behind (he was NOT real happy about that), a prescription, and told to stay home from preschool for a minimum of 3 days (he was not real happy about that either). Anyway, I keep him home. Saturday I send out 8 packages via priority mail. The small ones make it there in the 3 days they are suppose to. The 2 larger packages take their good old time about it. I mean I had one that was going to the next state over and it took 4 days (the buyer accused me of lying about sending it, filed a paypal dispute, escalated it to a claim, and has refused to let it go even though the package is there). Now they claim what I sent was not working and/or not even in the package (a fiasco all the way around). The good news in this part is the other large package contained 3 yo yo loaches that traveled for 5 days before they made it to another east coast state. They are alive and well! Yeah! Next I order frontosa and there is a problem with my shipment and 10 of the 15 are received dead. The seller and I are working that out. All the while, my 8 year old daughter is getting up every morning "hoping" to be sick and running a fever so she too can stay home. She has not been sick at all and has to go to school (she is about as happy as her brother at this point). In the mean time, my husband is getting ready to go out of town for 6 days to bear hunt. Now I don't know how many of you are married, but when I say he is getting ready I mean: He is asking me where this is and where that is, and this needs washed, and etc..... So I am trying to get our camper stocked for a 6 day trip for him. This has to include clothes (enough for 3 weeks because he might get wet, it might be cold, it might be hot.....), food he knows how to fix, snacks...we must have lots of those, etc....I think you get the picture. Don't get me wrong, he is a wonderful hubby and makes stands and buys tanks and does plumbing - so I am not really complaining! I talked to my oldest daughter today (23 years old) and she told me she will be home for Thanksgiving!! That is awesome, I haven't seen her in over 2 years. My hubby finally left for camp this morning. My son went to preschool today, my daughter went to school....I now have a big Thanksgiving dinner to plan and I have no clue what to do at this point (it is way too quiet).

If you made it through all of that, I thank you for reading. It really has been one topsey turvey week! ]]> General Chit-Chat snoopy65 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211896 DSLR : 2009 11 20 : Through the Golden Eye http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211895&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:25 GMT Image: http://www.neoprodigy.com/gallery/thumbs/lrg-27-2009_11_20.jpg (http://www.neoprodigy.com/gallery/thumbs/lrg-27-2009_11_20.jpg) click here for full size (http://www.neoprodigy.com/gallery/images/aquatics/2009_11_20/2009_11_20.jpg) Click the image to open in full size.


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