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That would be so ironic if that happened. ;) I read about this story in my newspaper yesterday. Do we really have to behave like kids with fireworks out there? To see what it's made of? C'mon, there should be a better way to collect a sample or something. I'm honestly thinking they're...

Funny you mention that, Harlock. I think, I heard this somewhere so don't quote me, that in China, your age also includes the nine months before being born. So actually, the date of your conception is your true birthday. Interesting. ;)

I put them back in my tank last night. I do notice them often in the gravel, some seem to crawl around on the plants but there isn't any visible damage yet ,so I'll keep watch. They'd be nice to take over the algea & detritus eating niche, since I found my last otto had died. I found him in the...

That's good. However, I found out that physa snails can become troublesom. But I'll double check your article to make sure. They are supposedly the same as pond snails.

I just found what seems like ramshorn and physa snails in my 55 gallon planted tank. I wanted to know if they'd be safe with my plants. I will describe them below so you can help me ID them. I did research and from pics I saw I figured they were the above listed species but to be sure...

Watcher, the book I read is called "Fractals: the patterns of chaos" by author John Briggs. It was one of the required books in a college course I took while studying animation. Back to topic, another reason we have not found alot of those missing links is because of time and decay...

I've been curious for a while now on what ages the members here at AC are. I myself will be 21 years old this coming July. Just curious about it, I'm not going to go out and say someone has wrinkles or something :D Like I could see them through my monitor...

I have noticed for a few days now that one of my zebra danios is very thin and not eating. I tried to get him to eat a time or two, but no luck. At every feeding, he seems to want to eat, but it seems almost like he's picky of how big the flakes are. His mouth looks okay, he looks like he'll...

Actually, I've turned the filter flow to a trickle to give as little surface agitation as possible. Also I read that having a canopy over the tank helps to keep CO2 in, rather than having no top and the air carrying the CO2 out. I'll see how this goes, and I'll let you guys know. Thanx.

I agree there with you, Watcher. We humans are not absolute pinnacles of evolution, nor should we have special treatment that makes us out to be more valued than any other species on Earth. And as far as having souls, I believe that any living being, even plants, very well have an essance that...

Nope, no big effort there. I've learned to be civil over the years. :)

I agree with you on the MJ and OJ thing. However the other issues you mentioned could get other people riled up. I personally disagree with abortion, unless the pregnancy is resulted from rape, incest, or if the mother's health is at stake. I agree with though, that some do it out of convenience...

I again agree with you nursie. Another interesting fact is that we actually have 75% of the genetic makeup in common with dogs. Since I am partially Native American, I believe that humans and animals are all brothers in some way or another, we just have to figure out how tpo treat eachother...

I love aussies too! I want to visit there soon, the people seem nice. I could definitely get used to the accent too. :D Maybe one day I might even move to a different country. The only thing I think I'd be a bit worried about going to Austraillia is all the poisonous animals. There are so...

How do I avoid predation by the apple snails? Do they not like those plants? My father uses well water, but does not use any conditioners. Do you think it is safe without? Also, A simple fountain would work for that, as well as the plants filtering the water? That could actually work? BTW...

Not twice, but we did do it once this year. Though, I don't think it was thorough enough. I don't have anything big enough to quarantine the goldfish, but is there any way to treat them while still in the pond? Thanx for your posts BTW.

Yes, pushing out old water and adding new. What kinds of plants would you suggest? Anything that apple snails won't eat, which I doupt there is. Do you think pond salt would help with the parasites that might be in there? What should I do with the ulcers on the fish? It can't be normal for...

Yeah, I've read some about fractal patterns and their infinit possibilities. It's really incredible that through math, we find patterns, through patterns, we find some understanding of existence itself. To me, these have always been the bigger questions in all our lives. We realize deep down...

I agree with you completely on everything you said, nursie. It's one of the wonderous things about science that we discover more and more about who we are and who we once were and just how far we've come. It also helps us realize the many relationships we have with other organisms, as well as...

My father has had an outdoor pond now for about 4 years. I'm not sure on the gallons, about 500-100. It has two sections, one upper, one lower. The lower section houses the few goldfish we have, as well as a few apple snails(one is already the size of a tennis ball) and wild frogs and their...