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From: APARKER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: (F) Sexing Lamprologus Leleupi
Date: 7 Nov 92 03:15:10 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

In article <1992Nov6.104644.3951@wvnvms.wvnet.edu>, gs320005@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
says:
>This is for all of you folks that have Lamprologus Leleupi to spawn.
>
>I need some hints on how to figure the sex of fish that are 3 to 4 inches?

**Since your fish are clearly fully adult at 3-4 in., you should be able
to sex them with relative ease by       examining their genital papillae.
Check out the diagrams in Loiselle's _Cichlid Aquarium_ and others.
BTW, since you obviously keep cichlids, check my post on the possibility
of alt.cichlid.  Good luck!   Alex Parker (aparker@maine.maine.edu)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
From: wood-smithc@vaxb.gbus.virginia.edu (Chrissi Wood-Smith)
Subject: Re: Troubles with undergravel filter
Organization: Darden Center, University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 18:05:46 GMT

In article <0ezNWib0Bwx24_90o_@transarc.com> Pat_Barron@transarc.com writes:
>Date: Sun,  8 Nov 1992 17:46:06 -0500 
>From: Pat_Barron@transarc.com
>Subject: Troubles with undergravel filter

In addition to moving the airstone up in the tubing, when you put a new one 
on suck water through the tube several times and blow out so the airstone 
gets primed and bubbles softer.
From: jessop@ljohub.enet.dec.com (Class Dinosauria)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Harmless worm...
Date: 8 Nov 92 17:29:28 GMT
Reply-To: jessop@ljohub.enet.dec.com (Class Dinosauria)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



	Hi...

	I've had my current group of fish for 3 years now and, at some point
	I picked up a harmless worm that normally lives in the gravel.  They
	occasionally get kicked up into the water when my oscar, sunfish and
	pacus muck around at the bottom...  They don't harm the fish, but they
	are ugly if you look up close to the tank and see them floating around.

	I've noticed that my feeders (guppies, platies and goldfish) will eat
	the worms, but hte they obviously don't last very long themselves!!

	Any suggestions on what type of worm-eating predator I might place
	in the tank to keep their population down?  I imagine they eat the mulm 	
	and whatever food my horn pout misses on the bottom...

	Mike
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
From: mcm1035@zeus.tamu.edu (MIRELES, MATTHEW C)
Subject: [M]  Chemipure...doe it work?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:46:00 GMT

Hi, everybody!  One question:  does chemipure really work?  I mean,
are the water changes lessened by using Chemipure, and does the pH 
remain stable due to the Chemipure....Just want to know before I 
spend $$$$$. <grin>

Thanks,

Matt M.

Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria
From: howardr@col.hp.com (Howard Rebel)
Subject: Re: (F) Long trails of fish p**p.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:54:19 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

The good news is that you goldfish are still in good health.  The bad
news is that their diet is a blueprint for killing them.  

In the case of the Orandas it is overfeeding that leads to the trailing
fish waste problem.  Goldfish overfeed to this extent loose the abilty 
to properly absorb the nutrients in the food.  Overfeeding to this degree 
will in time lead to health problems and a short lifespan.  

You choice of diet is bad.  Tubifex worms live in very unsanitary conditions
and are said to pass bacteria to goldlfish that feed on them.  The pellets
may be ok but soak them for a few minutes prior to feeding.  Also try 
feeding cooked vegies and earthworms.

In article <92310.094639HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> Sleight of Hans <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>I have been maintaining fresh and marine tanks for a number of years now,
>and there one thing I have never been able to figure out.
>
>In some of my freshwater tanks, my fishies trail long (VERY LONG - Up to 8")
>pieces of fish poop....
>
>I am feeding a mixed diet of flakes (pellets for the Orandas) and dried
>tubifex worms.  There is also a good algae growth for them to graze on, which
>they do.
>
>Any ideas as to what causes them?  They don't seem to be a problem, but are
>not exactly aesthetically pleasing...
>
>Thanks!
>
>| O |                                                                   | O |
>|   | Hans C. Masing          "By all means marry: If you get a good    |   |
>| O | HCM100 @ PSUVM.psu.edu   wife, you'll become happy; if you get    | O |
>|   | HCM100 @ CBA1.psu.edu    a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." |   |
>| O | Penn State MIS Dept.                           - Socrates         | O |
>|   |                                                                   |   |


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Howard Rebel hpcsos.col.hp.com
From: drake@Autodesk.COM (Dan Drake)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: Good hardy plants...
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:40:07 GMT
Organization: Autodesk Inc., Sausalito CA, USA

jimh@ultra.com (Jim Hurley) writes:
> In <flick.720946376@cwis> flick@cwis.unomaha.edu (John Anderson) writes:
> 
> -->Does anyone know of some really hardy aquarium plants for a freshwater tank?
> -->I have been using Java Fern for quite a while with no complaints.  Also, my
> -->Amazon Sword is growing nicely.  Any other suggestions?
> --> 
> 
> Hygrophilia and rotala grow very easily in all my tanks (pH 7.8,
> 120 ppm hardness). Ambulia also grows fairly fast.

But there are real differences between species.  Among Hygrophila, I
find the most bullet-proof to be Nomaphila stricta (alias Hygrophila
corymbosa, I think).  H. difformis (water wisteria) and H. polysperma
are good, fast-growing plants, but not quite so hardy, especially if
you've got fish such as Plecos that like to nibble things around the
base of the stem.

--
Dan Drake                 In software, the *complete* design *is* the software!
drake@Autodesk.com        --Hugh Lamaster
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 10:59:00 EST
From: <JAL127@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: (F) Chemicals, Plants, Fertilizer and Fish
 <TNDoTB3w165w@spectrx.saigon.com> <5749@tivoli.UUCP>

I would say that your pleco is not the one eating your youngshoots,but it is th
e festivim(s). when i used to keep them my heavily planted 29gal. tank, i would
 come in to find them taking small bites from the newgrouth of some of plants.
 In my experience i have never seen my plecos eat any plant except algae.

Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria
From: shine@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (stephen.c.shine)
Subject: Re: Tetracycline
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 19:16:14 GMT

In article bhaskar@brtph598.bnr.ca (Shaji Bhaskar) writes:
>In article jmartine@zeus.calpoly.edu (Joe Martinez) writes:
>
>[re using prescription tetracycline instead of the fish-store equivalent]
>
>>Fish store: 12 capsules (I think) for $2.50
>>Pharmacy  : 100 capsules for $4.50
>
>The stuff you get from the pharmacy is probably better.  At least, you
>know it is still potent.  Many of the fish store medications don't
>have expiry dates on them.  The down side is that you need a prescription 
>to get tetracycline from the pharmacy.

There are virtually no laws governing the effectiveness, potency, or 
dosage of antibiotics for non-human critters.  The tetracycline you
get from the fish store may be complete crap.  If the drug companies
are preparing a batch for human consumption and a test indicates that
the purity isn't up to snuff, they simply re-direct it to their
critter chemical packagers.  If you don't believe me, call up a vet
and ask for their opinion of over-the-counter critter chemicals.

Fortunately, my dad is an MD, and doctors get tons of little samples 
all the time.  I'd suggest finding a sympathetic physician or a vet
that will give you a script for real drugs.
-- 
Steve Shine
AT&T Bell Labs    (908)949-8517
att!hoqub!shine   att!cbnewsh!shine
My opinions, not my employers, not my fault, blah, blah, blah.
From: LLB@psuvm.psu.edu (Larry Bunge)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria
Subject: [F] Are Spiney Catfish peaceful?
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:39:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: psuvm.92314.143933LLB
Organization: Penn State University

I have a newly set up 75 gal community tank that is well planted and well
provided with rock and wood hiding places.

Although I attempted to select species that would live together in harmony, in
the last week I have lost three fish and I suspect I have a resident killer.
The first fish lost was a corydoras (one of a happy pair who always traveled
together), the second was the male fighting siamese who appeared in the morning
with all his fins clipped and died the next day, the last was one of a pair of
pearl gouramis (the largest fish in the aquarium and yet seemingly peaceful and
well mated as a pair).

I am questioning the Acanthodoras spinosissimus of which I know little about
and perhaps shouldn't have bought. Can anyone tell me anything about these
catfish otherwise known as spiney or talking catfish?

Or is there possibly another culprit or culprits? Here is the list of fishes
in the tank:

 1 betta, male, adult size (DECEASED)
 2 bettas, female, very small
17 neons, adult size
15 zebra, adult size
 2 corydoras (1 DECEASED)
 1 medium catfish believed to be Acanthodoras Spinosissimus
 2 green varigated platies, adult
 4 yellow varigated platies, adult, very active
 2 angels, medium size (bodies almost a half-dollar in size)
 4 angels, small varigated angels (dime size bodies)
 2 leeri gourami, large but not fully adult (1 DECEASED)
 2 kuhli loach
 4 dwarf gourami
 1 plecostomus, small (added late, not suspected)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
From: jimh@ultra.com (Jim Hurley)
Subject: Re: (F) Chemicals, Plants, Fertilizer and Fish
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 21:57:24 GMT

In <1992Nov6.173137.10996@news2.cis.umn.edu> tnnguyen@tera.cs.umn.edu (Trung N. Nguyen) writes:

[...]
-->Can anyone confirm this (that plecos only eat algae)?  
[...]

I haven't had plecos on planted tanks, but I have had Pekotia.
I think they have similar behavior towards plants - if the 
plant leaf surface is broad (like amazon swords) they will be
happy to sit there and scrape the leaf. It's not
really eating the plant, but it does scrape off the surface and could
cause damage.
-- 
Jim Hurley --> jimh@ultra.com  ...!ames!ultra!jimh  (408) 922-0100
Ultra Network Technologies / 101 Daggett Drive / San Jose CA 95134
From: assana@polkadot.Eng.Sun.COM (assana)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: |F| Chalky water due to something! Help!
Followup-To: assana@polkadot.Eng.Sun.COM (assana)
Date: 11 Nov 1992 19:52:47 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: assana@polkadot.Eng.Sun.COM (assana)
NNTP-Posting-Host: polkadot

Hi All. I'm so deparate for your help!

Here's the situation:

About a 5 weeks ago, I got, what I thought to be, a bacteria bloom. 
The water is chalky/cloudy/hazey/kind'a foggy. Waited a couple of 
weeks, and when it didn't go away, did a few 25% water changes (+bottled 
bacteria afterwards); the problem got worst till finally one of the local 
fishstores told me my problem was excessive phosphate in the water, and 
that it won't hurt the fish, and that water changes will eventually get rid
of it; the water did indeed have a lot of phosphate. 

The fish didn't seem to mind it till today. Just now, I had a fatality among 
the guppies: he was fine till all of a sudden dropped dead! And the rest of 
them don't look too happy.

I've checked the amonia and the nitrite almost every day: they are both fine.

An observation: The water seems to be a bit better in the mornings, 
especially monday mornings after the light's been off during the entire weekend.

Can anyone help me with this??  

p.s. If it helps, I have a bunch of cardinal tetras, 3 mono, 2 clown loaches,
          a sword tail a few guppies.

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From: awhj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Tom Fredericks)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria
Subject: Re: new alt.cichlid newsgroup
Date: 9 Nov 92 07:38:31 EST
Distribution: world,rec,sci
Organization: Cornell University

In article <92311.220427APARKER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>,
APARKER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU writes: 
> Howdy fish folks! I've recently posted a suggestion on alt.config
> there be established a cichlid-specific newsgroup alt.cichlid, for
> the purpose of hobby, icthyological, and conservation discussion
> and interaction.  If you'd like to see such a group established, you
> could post your feelings on alt.config.  Thanks,
> Alex Parker (aparker@maine.maine.edu)

   While I hate to see good newsgroups turn into newsgroups about newsgroups,
I'll post once anyway.  I see no advantage of adding a new cichlid group.  I
usually read all cichlid-related articles in the *.aquaria groups and I find
it works quite well the way it is.  It seems that three groups is enough.
I vote we quit talking about newsgroups and resume the discussions on fish,
aquariums, plants, technology, inverts, etc.

   - Tom Fredericks


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From: harold@wam.umd.edu (James B. Harold)
Subject: Re: (F) Chemicals, Plants, Fertilizer and Fish
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 14:34:21 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.173137.10996@news2.cis.umn.edu> tnnguyen@tera.cs.umn.edu (Trung N. Nguyen) writes:
>Can anyone confirm this (that plecos only eat algae)?  When I went to a pet
>store to buy a plecos, the person who works there suggest that I get an octos
>instead.  She said that it does less damage to the plant than a plecos.  Also,
>a plecos can grow to about a foot in length, which is way too large for my
>tank.

Quite true, 'course it depends on how much you feed them.  I've had
a Royal pleco in my planted tank for over a year now (he's about
2-3" long), and I've never noticed any plant damage from him (my
Amazon sword, the supposed target, is exceedingly healthy).  He
does have a bit of driftwood to gnaw on:  maybe that helps keep
him off the sword.  

If he gets large enough to uproot things he'll have to go, but on
his current diet (food that hits the bottom + occasionaly cucumber)
he isn't growing terribly fast, which is fine with me. :-)

-- 

James Harold                 "There is always an easy solution to
harold@wam.umd.edu            every human problem -- neat, plausible,
                              and wrong."    --  H. L. Mencken 
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
From: erik@marge.phys.washington.edu (Erik D. Olson)
Subject: Re: lamprologus leleupi
Organization: Cosmic Ray Labratory, University of Washington
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 01:01:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.222710.11734@bsu-ucs> 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
>From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
>Subject: Re: lamprologus leleupi
>Date: 11 Nov 92 03:27:10 GMT

>> I feed my lelupi (and other Tanganyikans) Tetra Marin (marine flakes), with 
>> supplements of brine shrimp and glassworms once a week or so.  I had read 
>> they are mostly vegetarian in nature, so the flake food should be just 
>> FINE for feeding them, but they just love the live food as well.

>Why marine flakes?  What's the difference?

>                                -Matt

I bought them initially on the recommendation of the fish store.  I think 
they have different vegetable content, but won't swear to it.  Any seasoned 
people have any reasons why "Marine Food" is better or worse?

   Erik
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
From: dave@borland.com (Dave Draper)
Subject: PCCA Monthly Meeting
Originator: dave@genghis.borland.com
Organization: Borland International
Distribution: ca
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:50:23 GMT

PACIFIC COAST CICHLID ASSOCIATION MONTHY MEETING
================================================

Saturday, Novemember 14, 1992 at 7:00PM
Social Hour from 6:00 - 7:00PM

PROGRAM: Karl Eric Johnson on _Fish Rooms of Europe_

If coarse the usual auction and raffle will take place.
Raffle items includ a 55 & 20 gallon tank plus numerous other
goodies. The Auction always includes a wide assortment of your
favorite Cichlids plus the occassional catfish or amphibian.

Meeting starts promptly at 7:00PM at the Round Table Pizza on
the corner of Moorpark and Saratoga in San Jose, CA.

Form more information write to:

Pacific Coast Cichlid Association
P.O. Box 28145
San Jose, CA  95218

or send me some email.

- Dave Draper
  Pacific Coast Cichlid Association

-- 
Dave Draper                         |
Senior Engineer - Debugger & Tools  |     Losers make excuses,
Borland International               |     Winners make it happen!
dave@borland.com                    |
From: shores@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: (F) Fading clown loach
Date: 11 Nov 92 21:56:19 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

Hi all.....quick question about my clown loach.   He (?) seems
to be losing his coloration and is behaving somewhat sluggishly.
Still eating....water quality is fine...tank has been established 
for 10 months & he's been in there about 6 months.  The other 
fish are fine.  Ideas?   

Amy
(email to agrupeno@sbccvm  BITNET
or        agrupeno@ccvm.sunysb.edu  Internet  )
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: UGF problem solved!
From: Pat_Barron@transarc.com
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 1992 04:29:38 -0500 
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Thanks to everyone who suggested that my "air-bubble geyser" was being
caused by having the airstone too low in the uplift tube.  That was,
indeed, the problem.  I was able to raise it so the airstone is no
longer below the UGF plate.

The directions I was following said to put the airstone "as far down
the uplift tube as possible".  So that's what I did - got it *way*
down, so it was below the level of the plate.  My fault for following
bogus instructions.... :-)

Thanks!
--Pat.
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From: maddox@spectrx.saigon.com (Otto Maddox)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria
Subject: Re: (F) Chemicals, Plants, Fertilizer and Fish
Keywords: tap water
Date: 9 Nov 92 21:54:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: spectrx.q2RZTB1w165w
Organization: SPECTROX SYSTEMS (408)252-1005 Silicon Valley, Ca

steveb@tivoli.UUCP (Steve Benz) writes:

> 
> My most pressing concern, and the thing that strikes me as most different
> between Otto's experience and mine is that plants bought from stores
> are almost always in bad condition...  In fact, they seem to arrive at
> the stores in bad condition and then proceed downhill from there.
> I make it a policy to be extremely selective and try and buy the day
> after the store's shipment arrives.  Possibly my problem is my choice
> of fish stores...  Or is there some other secret I'm missing?
> 
> 					- Steve
> steveb@tivoli.com

The gravel in my tank is probably in between the stuff you use and the bigger 
stuff from most stores.  It looks like something you would find in the bottom 
of a creek.  I get fifty pounds bags of it from my local garden center for $8 
or so, works great for me.  I've seen it in soem store being sold as NATURAL 
GRAVEL.  As far as the quality of the plants I get from stores.  They all look 
ok, they tend to be a little small is all.. although I haven't bought any on  
in a little while now the store I bought my original bunches at has a long tank 
in the front full of plants.  I bought what was on sale plus one Sword plant 
because I wanted to put a pait of Angels I had breeding at the time in there. 

Charles Durand - (Otto Maddox) +1 415 969 1634
maddox@spectrx.saigon.com
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From: oleg@Veritas.COM (Oleg Kiselev)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria
Subject: (F) more on Re: Blind Cave Tetras (Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus)
Date: 11 Nov 92 02:48:31 GMT
Reply-To: oleg@veritas.com (Oleg Kiselev)
Organization: Palo Alto Killifish Loft
X-Disclaimer: I speak for myself only unless explicitly indicated otherwise

tmark@cognet.ucla.edu (Terence Mark) writes:
>>By the way, the fry have eyes for a little while, but the eyes disappear as
>>the fish mature.
>Are these eyes functional ? i.e. can the fry see from them ?

According to van Ramshorst's book: they are not functional.

According to Gwynne Vevers' book: these fish will mate with normally 
sighted form that lives outside of the caves.  No mention of which
parent the progeny takes after or what the "normal" form's colours are.

-- 
Don't blame me, I voted Libertarian.

Oleg Kiselev                                             oleg@veritas.com
VERITAS Software                           ...!{apple|uunet}!veritas!oleg
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
From: bbs.mirage@tsoft.sf-bay.org (Jerry Lee)
Subject: Angel Breeding
Organization: The TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 08:33:12 GMT

I have two angels and they have *tried* to spawn 4 times so far.  The 
pair seem to get the most part of it right but they keep fanning all 
those eggs off the plant!  If there are some left on the plant, they 
decide to eat them.  What is the best way to breed angels without 
removing the eggs to another tank?

--
Jerry Lee (bbs.mirage@tsoft.sf-bay.org)
From: assana@polkadot.Eng.Sun.COM (assana)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: (ALL)Aquarium Fish Magazine
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:23:31 GMT
Followup-To: assana@polkadot.eng.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: polkadot

In article <1992Nov12.004533.11792@bsu-ucs> 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
>I seem to remember seeing some sort of deal Aquarium Fish Magazine offered to
>the readers on the 'net for a two-year subscription for the price of one year. 
>Can someone tell me where I saw this so I can look through it again?  Or just
>let me kno what I have to do to take advantage of the deal?  I love AFM!
>
>				-Matt

Here's what someone sent me once:

-> ****************************************************************************
-> As a special offer to readers of -> .aquraia, subscriptions to _Aquarium Fish
-> Magazine_ are being made available at a special price.  You can receive a
-> 2-year subscription for only $23.97.  This offer applies to both new
-> subscriptions and renewals, and represents a significant savings over the
-> normal subscription cost of 2 years for $38.00.  In other words, you get 2
-> years for the price of 1.
-> 
-> To take advantage of this offer, send a check or money order to the address
-> below.  You must include the subscription department in the address in order
-> to receive the special price.
-> 
->          Aquarium Fish Magazine
->          Subscription Dept. FHNT
->          P.O. Box 6040
->          Mission Viejo, CA 92690
->          USA
-> 
-> Canadian subscribers please add $8 and foreign subscribers please add $12 to
-> the subscription price.  Please pay by international money order.
-> *****************************************************************************


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