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From: dwilliam@jabba.ess.harris.com (Dave Williams)
Subject: Re: Fastest Fish??
Organization: Harris Information Systems Division, Melbourne, FL
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 04:27:37 GMT

In <1992Oct17.033524.26924@wam.umd.edu> dougo@wam.umd.edu (Douglas Bruce Olson) writes:

>>Keeping on topic with fast fish, what tropical fish do most aquarists have
>>most troubles catching with or without hiding areas?

>	I have to say that I don't know what the hardest fish for me to
>catch was (Well, my swordtails are tough enough for me, but then again, 
>I haven't had that many fish...) the EASIEST fish for me to catch was my
>dragonfish (violet goby) and runner up is my Albino frog...

    I don't know about you guys, but my corey cats give me a hell of a 
time.  For a fish that spends most of it's time sitting on the bottom, 
just looking at things, these guys really move when I come after them 
with the net.  Even worse, my cats seem to understand that a net has
a open end and a closed end, and will zip right out of the net if I 
ever do happen to get them inside the damn thing.

    Of course, then there's the problem, once I do get them, that they
usually stick their spikes (front fins) through the net material, and
get hung.  Not fun.


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From: dphantom@triton.unm.edu (darlene an  92sep02 lawry)
Subject: Re: Boret Heaters
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 00:30:56 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <cburns-081092110426@end.chem.indiana.edu> cburns@ucs.indiana.edu (Chris Burns) writes:
>In article <15967@umd5.umd.edu>, mwerling@snoopy.umd.edu (Michael T.
>Werling) wrote:
>> 
>> In article <BvsBus.HMF@news.cso.uiuc.edu> ffujita@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Frank Fujita) writes:
>> >Along a related note, does anybody know where to buy <25w heaters?  My
>> >wife loves bettas and I can't have them in my tanks, and winter is
>> >comming.  I've heard that a 25W is about 5 times too big for a 2 gallon
>> >tank.  So, where are the microheaters?
>> >Frank Fujita
>> 
>>
>
>I've seen smaller heaters listed in MO catalogues, but there's nothing
>wrong with using a 25W heater in a 2.5G tank.  Ok, its overkill, but so
>what.  I had 3 2.5G betta tanks with a 25W visitherm in each.  It worked
>fine.  The only problem with buying a heater that is more powerful than
>necessary is that you may be wasting money, but the fish won't care.
>
>Chris

Actually, that's not quite true...there are some hazards to using an
overrated heater.

1)  It outputs more heat at one time, which for a very small tank, can
be a little stressful on the fish.  Relatively minor point in most cases,
but radical temperature changes are generally not a good thing to subject
fish to.

2) If your heater goes bad, you can toast your fish.  The object is to
have a heater that, if the sensor goes bad and it stays on, it won't cook
your fish.  I've had sensor's go bad on my heaters before, and I'd hate
to think if it had been in small tank.  Toastie poasties.

If you can't find a microheater, just use an incadescent light...should
do the trick.  Otherwise, you take your chances...
From: scol@scottsdale.az.stratus.com (Scott Colbath)
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: Re: [M] [R] Live Rock - your recommendations?
Date: 8 Oct 92 15:24:28 GMT
Distribution: usa

Can you put live rock in a freshwater tank? If so, what kind?

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From: kncarp@nicsn1.monsanto.com (Kevin N. Carpenter)
Subject: Re: Large Anemones
Organization: Monsanto Company
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Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:29:23 GMT

AS.CCB@forsythe.stanford.edu (Christopher Bekins) writes:
: kncarp@nicsn1.monsanto.com (Kevin N. Carpenter) writes:
: 
: > Although my anemones eat thawed once-frozen shrimp
: > they really go nuts over fresh ... ones.
:                  ^^^^
: 
:  How do you know???

Simply by their willingness to take the food.  Once-frozen food is
accepted, fresh food is devoured.  If anemones could jump, I'd swear
they would to get to the never-frozed shrimp.

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From: mhatz@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike Hatz)
Subject: Copper Removal
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 15:32:19 GMT

What is the best way(s) to remove copper from a tank that already has it present
in the water?  Thanks.
From: tes0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (THOMAS EDWIN SCHMIDLIN)
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: Re: Tank Decor
Date: 14 Oct 92 04:50:03 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Oct13.084823.14519@newstand.syr.edu>, jareed@rodan.acs.syr.edu (
Judith Ann Reed) writes:
>In article <1992Oct10.044525.3080@netcom.com> oleg@netcom.com (Oleg Kiselev) wr
ites:
>>
>>You must have never seen a killifish in full spawning garb.  Or a school of
>>breeder-size and breeder-quality tiger barbs.  Or a pair of cichlids
>>guarding their nest. And so on.  Many reef fish are indeed quite beautiful,
>>but don't knock fresh water fish.  There is plenty of gems among them once
>>you learn to see past the plastic plants, bubbling treasure chests, painted
>>glass fish,  veil-tail oscars, pearscale angels, albino tiger barbs, and
>>other fluff.
>
>I feel like a pariah, an tropical fish hobbyist alien, but I'm going to
>say this anyway. There are actually some of us out here who yearn for
>bobbing skeletons, diving dogs, rocking pirate ships, walls of bubbles!
>(shock, horror!!!!!!) My fondest dream is to someday have a large tank, with
>brilliantly colored gravel, lots of bubbling moving toys, and some gaudy,
>graceful goldfish to highlight it all. Maybe some flourescent plants too.
>I once had an office tank filled with the flourescent plants, 29 gallon,
>royal blue gravel, with neons, and various other community fish, and
>everyone loved it - it was bright and fun to watch. I will bow to aquatic
>"political correctness" enough to contend that I don't buy painted glassfish,
>but that is about the only constraint I'll admit to. I'm getting ready to
>convert my 29 gal back into this kind of tank, and get 2 or 3 fancy goldfish.
>Am I really the only
>one, or are there other secret decoration lovers out there? Stand up and
>be counted!!! Why do you think they make all that stuff, anyway? It's because
>they know we'll love it!!!! Reply, here or offline if you are too embarrassed,
>and tell us about your dream tank!!!!!
>
>
>Judith Reed, aquarist from Alpha Centauri!!!
>jareed@rodan.acs.syr.edu
>

I have two tanks in my room, a 55l and a 29h.  The 55l I keep filled with
aggregate gravel, real looking plants, and some driftwood and larger rocks.

The smaller tank, however, is my designated "cheese" tank.  It has a mix of
red and green gravel for that christmassy look, a bright orange plant, a
multicolored blue and white plant, a mermaid figurine, and a cheesy little
dinosaur (triceratops) painted a mix of flourescent green and yellow.  I love
it.  I but something cheesy for it every time I have a little extra cash.
(You'll notice from its contents that isn't very often.)
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From: bruceg@Cadence.COM (Bruce Gustifson)
Subject: Re: Raccoon visitors
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:47:17 GMT

In article <1992Sep23.002344.7993@cbnews.cb.att.com> wkb@cbnews.cb.att.com (wm.keith.brummett) writes:
>
>    In article <1992Sep18.154309.40257@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>,
>    tes0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (THOMAS EDWIN SCHMIDLIN) writes:
>    > ...
>    > Here's a thought.  If you mount several AK-47's around the pool,
>    > armed with infrared scopes and motion detectors, then rig some
>    > automatic firing system to aim at the motion, you could easily rid
>    > yourself of those pesky raccoons (and possibly some of the
>    > neighborhood kids ...) ...
>
>

    Get rid of the crap...uh, carp, and put some sharks in there instead.
A saltwater pond...a uneek concept. A tiger shark or two would certainly
be a wee bit of a surprise to those rascally 'coons!
From: jason@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Jason Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: Re: Fastest Fish??
Date: 16 Oct 92 05:49:29 GMT
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department

Jim Pinkelman <James.K.Pinkelman.1@nd.edu> writes:

>Athough this is not a real acquarium question . . .

>Does anyone know what the fastest fish in the ocean is?

>Thanks

I think there is a species of giant tuna which travels tremendous distances
in large schools at great speeds.  They retractable fins to improve speed
when going fast.  They are probably not the fasted fish if you are concerned
about short bursts, but I think they are up near the top in long distance
open ocean speed....

Jason

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From: wmack@en.ecn.purdue.edu (William J Mack)
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: Question about people who have questions about algae problems [F]
Date: 8 Oct 92 16:59:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

I notice every now and then someone comes out with a post describing some sort
of algae problem in their freshwater tank.  They then go on with a long detaileddescription of their problem, be it brown algae, green algae, red, black, blue,
purple - whatever.  They have bought 3 different types of algae killing 
chemicals with no luck, and the algae is getting worse and worse...

I always respond the same way, "Do you have a pleco?" (curse...ha!).  Although
I usually dont get a response to that question, Ill bet the answer is usually 
no.  I bought my plecos over 3 years ago and have not delt with algae since.
Personally, I cannot imagine a freshwater tank without one.  (Im not implying 
its a standard either)  From my experience:

Algae destroying chemicals do not work.  Dont waste your time and money.
If you have a plecostomus you will not have to worry about algae whatsoever.

If you insist on not having a pleco in your tank, and like to scrape the sides
of your tank often, and like algae problems, and like poor water conditions 
then.....more power to ya!!

Not a flame....wmack@en.ecn.purdue.edu
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From: smd@fct.unl.pt (Sergio Marco Duarte)
Subject: [F] Questions about breeding Angels and tetras...
Organization: Universidade Nova de Lisboa -- Lisbon, Portugal
Distribution: rec.aquaria
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 10:06:49 GMT


Hi you all,

The questions aren't about cross-breeding angels and tetras, so no
flames please :-)

ok. 
 
I have a 130 liter aquarium with 2 Angels and 4 Black Neons, 

From time to time this neons colors become more intense and they do
some sort of dance, showing themselves to the others, one or two days
later, they stop and one of them just hoovers in the middle of a amazon
sword, leaving the place just to eat. This also used to happen in another
aquarium with these same fish. What is going on ?,  are they trying to
breed? If I moved them to tank of their own should I expect them to breed?
And why does this guy goes to the plants? 
 
Now about the angels. They are ghost angles, about 5 inches tall, 
including fins, and since I moved them to this bigger tank 
they look healthier than ever, have lots of appetite, and their eyes
are now quite red. These two are always very close together, and act
very friendly to each other. Does this mean they are a male and a
female or could it be just because they happened to have grown together and
maybe they are brothers/sisters?
You see I would like to try to breed them, but I'm aware it's
difficult to find a compatible couple. So I need to know your opinion
and thus decide to give them a tank of their own or not.



Many Thanks

 Sergio Duarte

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From: 01mbmccabe@bsu-ucs.uucp
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: [F]resh water crabs! (Fidlers anyway...)
Date: 14 Oct 92 06:42:39 GMT

I bought a small (1/2"dia.) fiddler crab shortly afet I started keeping fish. 
I was warned about the ways they can get out of a tank, so before I got
him(/her?) sealed all the space between the tank hood and heater, hoses, etc.
with a sheet of cut balsa wood.  The little bugger still got out through a hoe
that looke less than 1/3 his size!  Be careful!

			-Matt
			 B.S.U.
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From: cliff@watson.ibm.com (cliff)
Subject: Black Knife Ghost Fish
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 12:58:58 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: A

These questions regard a black knife ghost fish:		

1. Can they eat flake food, and will they eat with the lights on?

2. What temperature and pH do they like?

3. Can they exist in a community tank.

4. The fish seems to hide behind a big chunk of reeform artificial coral
rather then go into one of those clear plastic ghost fish "homes"
designed for the fish.  If I want ever to see the fish again, should I
get rid of the huge piece of artificial coral.

5.  Rumor has it that one reason these fish like to go inside PVC tubes
("Ghost fish homes") is because the fish is electrically sensitive and 
the tube shields and damps lots of electrical currents in the surroundings.
It creates an electrically calm environment.  Any truth to this rumor?
From: shazam@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: dir/reg
Date: 14 Oct 92 16:14:51 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

Hi...I have been reading the discussion of the crabs and after
reading the note about the Oscars and the crabs, I was a bit confused
as to which you were saying would damage your plants.

Are Oscars known to destroy live plants?  Or crabs?

I was just wondering.  *smile*  Thanks!

Suzanne

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From: wong@fraser.sfu.ca (Sam S. Wong)
Subject: Re: Fastest Fish??
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 20:42:51 GMT

Penguin tetras were equally if not more troublesome to catch than zebra danios
since they dont stay near the surface of the water.
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From: jkell@utkvx1.utk.edu (Kell, Jeffrey R)
Subject: Re: Need Help With Ick!!!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:40:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct07.173332.22135@brtph560.bnr.ca>, rzeller@brtph450.bnr.ca (Richard Zeller P860) writes...
>I am really frustrated!!! How long can I expect the ick to last? What's the
>best way to treat it now and how do I prevent future infections? I was told

I also had a recent ick problem.  Try using Maracide, it is specifically for 
parasitic infections.  You may not be able to save fish already infested, but
it will kill the parasite during its free-swimming stage and save you other
fish.  It will give a greenish tint to the water for a few days (aniline) but
it will go away or can be coaxed away sooner with activated carbon.  I have 
been adding a prophylactic dose monthly (maybe I'm paranoid now).  It also 
helps to increase your aeration during treatment.

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From: rclark@alcor.concordia.ca (Richard Clark)
Subject: Would like to get a wingless fruit fly culture
Keywords: drosophilia  
Organization: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Distribution: can
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:15:54 GMT


Hi,
I've tried to limit this posting to Canada only, if the news software
doesn't do what it's supposed to and distributes this to all of North
America, I apologize.

I'm trying to get a hold of a wingless fruit fly culture.  At the
university I attend, I was able to get a small culture, but because of
the state of their fruit fly cultures, I was told that it was a
once-only deal (they get their supplies from the US and it is
supposedly not an easy task).  It contained only 2 living fruit flies
and several in the "pupa?" state.  Needless to say, the culture never
got off the ground.  After waiting 3 weeks for something to come
alive, I threw it out (I was told that it should come alive in a
couple of days).

I dread having to import them from the US, because having had some
experience with Canada Customs in the past, I can't imagine how I will
explain to them that it's not a plot to kill all the fruit trees in
the country.  So, rather than deal with those people, I'd appreciate
it if someone could provide me with a starting culture. The sender
would, of course, be compensated for the culture and shipping costs. I
would like to reiterate that I want _wingless_ ones.

thanks

rick

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From: wood-smithc@vaxb.gbus.virginia.edu (Chrissi Wood-Smith)
Subject: Re: Single Species Tanks
Organization: Darden Center, University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:30:13 GMT

In article <1992Oct04.212721.123993@watson.ibm.com> cliff@watson.ibm.com (cliff) writes:
>From: cliff@watson.ibm.com (cliff)
>Subject: Single Species Tanks
>Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 21:27:21 GMT

>Preference question for a single-species tropical fish tank.  Would readers
>rather have a large tank filled with 100's of red swordtail fish, or 100's
>of tiger barbs?  Thanks.
I'd pick the swords . They're fun to watch an some of them have incredible 
depth to their color.  My two live in a community tetra tank, and they are 
quite the life of the tank.  Plus they are live bearers and I personnally 
enjoy being a "mom" to a bunch of cuties. They grow fast and are so tiny to 
start with.
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From: frazier@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Gregory Frazier)
Subject: Re: [F] Time to clean the gravel???
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 16:47:25 GMT

Scott Colbath (scol@scottsdale.az.stratus.com) wrote:
: 
: This last week I have  
: seen the ammonia drop to nothing and the nitrites rise way up to the hazardous  
: level on the chart. Does this sound like a normal cycling of a tank? Should I  
: clean the gravel and do a 10% or more water change? I am thinking it's about  
: time for that. I am getting psyched to go pick out some more fish and start  
: some plants, but want those nitrites to drop first.

This is textbook tank cycling.  If you want the cycling fish to
live, a water change would be a good idea.  Definitely wait
for those nitrites to go away - they are quite poisonous.


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From: "larry wheatley" <larry.wheatley@canrem.com>
Subject: [f] cycling w/ live r
Reply-To: "larry wheatley" <larry.wheatley@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 12 Oct 92 12:28:53 EST

Finally orderd some live rock.  Not the very expensive stuff.  I already
wish I orderd some good stuff because all I seem to have gotton from
this rock (200 lbs) so far are 2 snails and some sort of.... well its
dead now! 
Pisces is where I got it from.  I've heard good and bad about these
guys and took a chance.  Not all of us can buy the good stuff!  

Anyway some of the rock didn't smell too good so I gave them a few
scrubbings myself. Then pilled it all in my tank (100g). Praying
to the Gods above that I wouldn't be the one to get "New Tank Syndrome"

So far so good!  
After I pilled the rock I added a gallon of some Bacter Zyme I (a culture
of liquid bacteria)  Looks to have help'd a bit as its only been 4
days and the Ammonia is down from over 1 on my test kit to .1
the Nitrites have gone from .6 to over the test limit by a lot.
I can only guess as the red color gets darker.  The nitrates are
yet to appear in any large numbers.  But heard they can only start
to multiply after the ammonia level bottoms out.
Temp at 79, Ph at 8.5 or more?  Lights off and every thing is circulating
siphoning out detrius every day.  Cleaning foam blocks too.

Have I missed anything that could help?

Funny thing though the protein skimmer only blows out alot at night?
How can this be?
 
Still have a few weeks to go. Time to let Mother Nature do the work?

I guess now would be a good time to get some idea's on what I sould put
in my 100g mini reef.  I would like some invert's and a few fish.
I have MH lights so I guess I don't have too many limits on what I
can and can't have!
Any one?

Thanks

Larry.
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From: weka@polari.online.com
Subject: News on discus and tail rot
Keywords: Tetracycaline is bad...
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix.  (206) 328-4944 (all lines telebit-equipped)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 19:41:55 GMT

 As I heard nothing from the net on the discus, tail rot problem I added tetracycaline.  They really freaked out-and when i put my hand in there, my open cuts
stung.  I called The Fish Store in Seattle and was told that discus are 
resistant to the drug anymore due to overuse, and because of the other effects 
to do a 50% water change and go to a different drug.  Any opinions?
Andree
weka@polari.online.com

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From: mike@ra.cs.umb.edu (Michael J. Thibodeau)
Newsgroups: rec.aquaria,alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: undead pleco
Date: 12 Oct 92 01:51:01 GMT
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston, Dept of Math and CS

A favorite place for my pleco is to go belly-up and wedge his head into a nook
in a stone archway in the tank and "spank" the other fish with his tail as they
brush by him.
-mike
                
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From: rickkr@microsoft.com (Rick Krause)
Subject: Re: (F) Peat
Date: 07 Oct 92 19:53:57 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Keywords: peat

In article <1992Oct7.052100.2205@netcom.com> oleg@netcom.com wrote:
> OR you can put boiled garden or fiberous peat in a nylon mesh bag and place
> it in the path of the water flow.  This is a gradual methot of acidifying
> and softenning hard, alkaline water.

How long should one boil the peat?

thx,
rick