Adam, I suggest that you start out with mouthbrooders. I got a pair of Betta edithae from Mark and they have been breeding regularly. Once the fry are...
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jeffreyrichardssc
jeffreyricha...
Mar 7, 2008 7:09 pm
... betta. ... Start with B. Imbellis. I got several pairs from Mark over a year ago. I put one pair in a 29 gallon tank with driftwood and heavily planted...
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Larry Tagrin
bizecology
Mar 7, 2008 11:35 pm
One of the easiest to breed is Betta pugnax. It's not brightly colored, but it is a large fish (3"+) with plenty of personality. The males have large green...
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Andy Wallace
ajw7003
Mar 7, 2008 11:59 pm
I am setting up a 150g planted tank that is 24" deep. What type of lighting should I use? Where is the best place to get what I need? What things must I...
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troy nutting
tenutting
Mar 8, 2008 12:17 am
I think you first need to decide what type-of water you have from your faucet and what plants are best suited for that water. Makes it easier doing water...
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David Williams
getacluenecro
Mar 8, 2008 3:50 am
Yes, definitely, first define your goal, and what you want out of it - is this a high tech display, low tech easy to maintain, or somewhere in the middle? ...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 8, 2008 7:45 am
Hey Gang, I'll be attending the KKG meeting this afternoon. I can bring fish along for anyone who wants them. Mark ... Looking for last minute shopping deals?...
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Andy Wallace
ajw7003
Mar 8, 2008 3:47 pm
I want a low tech set up, no CO2. My water is very soft,slightly acidic. I have had a 46g bowfront with compact florescent bulbs(110w)that has been running...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 8, 2008 4:01 pm
Andy, What fish are you planning to keep? Mark Andy Wallace <ajw7003@...> wrote: I want a low tech set up, no CO2. My water is very soft,slightly acidic....
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troy nutting
tenutting
Mar 8, 2008 6:19 pm
What sort of plants are you keeping now? Without co2 injection you have to keep the lights on the low side.....Lights acts like a catalyst that can speed the...
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bostonpyramidbuilder
bostonpyrami...
Mar 8, 2008 7:30 pm
two critters Ild love to find are some old friends of mine from when was a kid they made great pets and Im building a tank to house them now Im looking for the...
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Dan McMonigle
dan_mcmonigle
Mar 8, 2008 10:07 pm
Soft water, low tech, low lights... sounds like a Cryptocoryne and friends tank! For the lights, I would find an incandescent tank light and replace the bulbs...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 8, 2008 10:18 pm
Hey Gang, I've decided not to attend the NEC convention this year. My schedule is just too full and something had to go. I'm also not accepting any...
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Jeffrey Cummings
jlc3835
Mar 9, 2008 6:48 pm
I'm new to this group ... but a "low tech" kind of guy. I would get some low - reflection (anti glare glass (mine came from a picture framer cheap as odd...
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Al Anderson
killiman666
Mar 9, 2008 9:39 pm
Is there anyone on this list that knows fishkeepers in Knoxville, or Louisville Tenn., I have to drive my wife down to visit her mother and I would like to see...
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leeh920226@...
lharper392000
Mar 10, 2008 12:41 am
Al, I don't know of any hobbyists, but my daughter and grandson and great grandsons live in Knoxville and Lebanon, respectively. When I was there a couple ...
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BRiaN Forsythe
megasycophant
Mar 10, 2008 1:43 am
Shop lights with electronic ballasts at Home Depot: $8.50. Daylight T8s at Home Depot: $3.50 ($7 for 2) Fulham Workhorse ballasts to overdrive them if...
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David Williams
getacluenecro
Mar 10, 2008 2:06 am
150 gal is 6', those shop lights are 4'. By the time you buy the 3' models, may as well have bought aquarium fixtures. :) Alternatively, you can spend several...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 10, 2008 3:14 am
I get these two occasionally. I can get the black ghost pretty much anytime but the fire eels are less consistent. I had some really nice tiretrack eels a...
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BRiaN Forsythe
megasycophant
Mar 10, 2008 3:21 am
I agree entirely, but it sounded like he was looking for cheap and easy. I assumed the 4' shop would be staggerred. A shoplight painted black doesn't look...
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David Williams
getacluenecro
Mar 10, 2008 3:33 am
Absolutely. Decent entry line fixtures like from Current, the Extreme line, work pretty well, I run them on a couple of tanks in the 30g range and they are...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 10, 2008 5:08 am
David, Go ahead and post it. I'm going to set up a photo album titled Members Tanks. Put it in there. Anyone else who wants to post tank pics there, feel...
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David Williams
getacluenecro
Mar 10, 2008 5:21 am
Thanks Mark! Tell me what you all think, this is a hybrid of high tech and natural style planted tank. Higher light, CO2 injected, with a mineralized soil...
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paranorke@...
paranorke
Mar 10, 2008 12:50 pm
Mark are we doin a yahoo pool ? Kurt sooooo ready to play and probably get mybut wooped...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 10, 2008 3:08 pm
yup, we'll do it again. We'll use Yahoo's pool when they set it up, the same as the last 2 years. Mark paranorke@... wrote: Mark are we doin a yahoo pool...
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Gerald
gbpottern
Mar 10, 2008 4:42 pm
My local shop said the black ghost knifes he gets now are farmed, and if you raise them up together they can live together, unlike wild ones that constantly...
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William J. Scott
ulster1922
Mar 10, 2008 4:48 pm
I have 4 in a 100 gal planted tank with discus & they get along just fine. Just make sure you supply them with a hiding place. Mine like to lurk under the...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 10, 2008 4:52 pm
The majority of them in the trade these days are tankraised. They still fight but not to anywhere near the level of wild ones. There is definitely a...
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Dan
bostonpyrami...
Mar 10, 2008 9:39 pm
hey folks any ideas on protein skimmers whats a good design and what makes it a good design who makes the best one and why who makes a lousy one and what makes...
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Anubias Design
anubiasdesign
Mar 11, 2008 3:46 am
Dan, Are you asking about protein skimmers for freshwater or saltwater? Mark Dan <maxtanksgalleries@...> wrote: hey folks any ideas on protein skimmers ...
