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Altum

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Jul 2, 2007, 7:41:00 PM7/2/07
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Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
links below.

http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7
http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thread/fec867379240146b
http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thread/b6ac4e8e45c35183
http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thread/941d83a3f41b4e8f

Dan

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Jul 2, 2007, 11:36:01 PM7/2/07
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Hello. My name is Dan & I'm a fishaholic. ;-)


On Jul 2, 7:41 pm, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> links below.
>

> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...

Altum

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Jul 4, 2007, 4:54:23 AM7/4/07
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Hi, Dan. Maybe this will help.

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our houses
could hold no more aquariums
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore
us to sanity
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our aquariums over to the care
of God as we understood God
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of all our livestock
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to all of our fish the exact
nature of our wrongs
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of water
quality
7. Humbly asked God to remove our extra aquariums
8. Made a list of all fish we had harmed, and became willing to make
amends to them all
9. Made direct amends to such fish wherever possible, except when they
were already dead
10. Continued to take inventory and when we had too many fish promptly
admitted it
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious
contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of
God's will for our aquariums and the power to carry that out
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to other fishoholics, and to practice
these principles in all our aquariums

--Altum

Donna Camp

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Jul 4, 2007, 6:43:01 AM7/4/07
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Thanks for starting my day with a laugh!!!

Last night as hubby and I were checking out a newly discovered fish store to
hopefully get some more barbs for the newly planted tank I finally admitted
I may have reached my limit as far as maintenance time with the tanks. A
good first step towards admitting I may have a problem...

But, the store had great prices, knowledgeable workers and was close to a
great BBQ and ice cream place.

Donna

Jodee

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Jul 4, 2007, 7:46:29 AM7/4/07
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Hi, my name is Jo -
And I'm pretty new to ponding. Seems like everyone is installing one.

At the end of May while digging for a walkway, we found this enormous
rock. While my first inclination was to make a rock garden, I quickly
noticed that the rock had "promise" of a nice waterfall - so a hole
for my new pond was excavated.

Haven't worked on it much since - it's been a hectic month for me. But
I plan to work on my project and have something going before winter
sets in.

I have made a website, which I will update as my pond progresses.

Looking forward to learning much from this group!

Jo
http://www.mywatergardenpond.com

Dan

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Jul 4, 2007, 10:43:14 PM7/4/07
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LOL! Thanks for that great reply, Altum! I'm glad I didn't ruffle
any feathers by posting on the new members thread.
Dan

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Dan

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Jul 4, 2007, 10:53:50 PM7/4/07
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Hi Jo! Welcome to TFA! That is a big rock, but that excavator looks
like fun. There are pond people here. As it stands, though, not only
would that rock not fit in my ponds, but I could balance them on top
of it. ;-) Post any questions or progress on your pond in a new
thread so we can follow along.
Dan

RomanVirtue

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Jul 7, 2007, 11:29:01 AM7/7/07
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my name is pierce, and i have been having an almost thirty-year love
affair with South American cichlids: convicts, dempseys, acara,
angels, oscars, Rams, firemouths, severums, etc...

i don't think i've ever met one of them i didn't like - though the
Blood Parrot maybe comes close: i think they're freaky and (duh - as
hybrids) so unnatural. but even there, there's a charm, a beauty -
sort of like some folks get misty for the balloons, mollies or
gouramis, but not the Jellybeans... i've only actually seen those
once, at a Big Als, and before i left the store i was pretty sure that
they knew how disgusting ad slimy i thought they were for selling a
dyed fish.

when i left my parents home as a young man (and my dozen tanks), i
drifted out and away from the hobby for a quite a few years, but about
a year and a half or so ago i bought a 29 gallon - why 29? why not 30?
- tank and 6 dime angels. those six are now down to 2, a gorgeous gold
male and a not so gorgeous white female (i've seen many naturally
paired angels in my time, and have often commented on how the big
beautiful boys always seem to go for the more "homely" females -
although in the case of this pair, it was most definitely her decision
to take him, and she ripped the stomach out of the other female, who
was much prettier imho, within days of becoming sexually mature.

i am also quite intrigued by the idea of mixing wild caught and tank
raised angels together, letting pairs form in that sort of grouping,
in hopes that the wild mates would teach their tank-raised relations
how to behave more naturally, and as the fry started to spread
throughout the hobby perhaps they would bring a revived set of
instincts back to the captive angels = of course, i'd have to get the
fish farms to agree to stop pulling the eggs after a spawn so that
individual angels with faulty instincts would end up not contributing
to upcoming generations no matter how pretty they were.

oh yeah, and for some reason, when i'm in e-mails i talk too much.


On Jul 2, 7:41 pm, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> links below.
>

> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...

NetMax

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Jul 8, 2007, 2:35:40 PM7/8/07
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Hi Jo, welcome aboard and yes, that's some rock (it's still loading on
my screen). Don't let them leave it in the wrong spot ;~)

Hi Pierce, if your thing is the big South American cichlids then
you're going to be working your way up to some serious water volumes.
Lots of people here with Angels, and like you, my post's 'brevity' are
usually through effort ;~)
~~

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Iduna

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Jul 10, 2007, 12:07:11 AM7/10/07
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Hi - I'm Iduna

I have a growing number of small tanks . . . female guppys, male
guppys, glass fish, white clouds, tetras, dwarf frogs, male bettas

You know it's bad when you start buying tanks and bringing them to
work . . . I've got a 5 gallon and 2.5 gallon there.

I have always enjoyed gardening. I am finding that I also enjoy
growing water plants.

I figured it was about time to find some like-minded people to
converse with.

'duna

Melissa Phillips

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Jul 10, 2007, 12:34:43 AM7/10/07
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Welcome to the group:)

Greg Johnson

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Jul 10, 2007, 1:03:49 AM7/10/07
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hi, i'm Greg

I've been "fishing" for a little over a year and my wife finally got me to
get online for more than the random recipe here and there!
I have 2 - 55 gallon tanks and I love them. I enjoy reading all of the
posts and hope to help someone along the way.


-Greg


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William F Pearson III

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Jul 10, 2007, 11:55:46 AM7/10/07
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Funny, but I'm looking for a tank to bring to work right now :)


> You know it's bad when you start buying tanks and bringing them to
> work . . . I've got a 5 gallon and 2.5 gallon there.

--
William F Pearson III

Dan

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Jul 10, 2007, 11:33:53 PM7/10/07
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On Jul 10, 12:07 am, Iduna <iduna.icef...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have always enjoyed gardening. I am finding that I also enjoy
> growing water plants.
>
> I figured it was about time to find some like-minded people to
> converse with.
>
> 'duna


Hi 'Duna,

Lots of planted tank people here. You'll find a lot of information
searching the archives or posting questions, as well as on the Krib
web site. http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/

Enjoy!
Dan

Iduna

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Jul 11, 2007, 4:26:01 PM7/11/07
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Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.

Iduna

Rondo

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Jul 13, 2007, 2:20:22 AM7/13/07
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Hello;

My name is Rondo and keeping an aquarium(s) is a hobby of mine. I
recently went through the tragedy of a roommate killing all but one of
my fish (of which I'm hoping to bring back from near death) due to
feeding them more than a small pony could eat. I mostly enjoy the
various type of goldfish, especially lionheads and telescopes. I also
keep a small tank that houses a betta. Glad to be part of the group.

On Jul 11, 3:26 pm, Iduna <iduna.icef...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.
>
> Iduna
>

Gill Passman

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Jul 13, 2007, 5:16:09 AM7/13/07
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On Jul 13, 7:20 am, Rondo <ron.mon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello;
>
> My name is Rondo and keeping an aquarium(s) is a hobby of mine. I
> recently went through the tragedy of a roommate killing all but one of
> my fish (of which I'm hoping to bring back from near death) due to
> feeding them more than a small pony could eat. I mostly enjoy the
> various type of goldfish, especially lionheads and telescopes. I also
> keep a small tank that houses a betta. Glad to be part of the group.
>

Hi Rondo,

Welcome to the group :-) Sorry to hear about your fish though :-( if
you need any help or just want to share your struggle to keep your
remaining fish alive please start a new thread.

Gill

Mister Gardener

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Jul 13, 2007, 2:55:24 PM7/13/07
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Hi Rondo. Did you almost kill the room mate by feeding it a small pony? Just
wondering. There's a wonderful video game on line, free, where the room mate
steals gold fish from the aquarium and throws them in a frying pan while
you, the fish keeper, rescue the fish from the frying pan and return them to
their tank. Sadly, as with most video games, the faster you save the fish,
the faster your room mate puts them back in the frying pan. I think there
should be a bonus round where you get to throw the room mate in the frying
pan. When I first moved in with my current partner, all she brought was an
electric skillet, I brought an aquarium. A recipe for disaster. We've
managed to work things out. I hope you find common ground with your room
mate.

MG

Vic G

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Jul 27, 2007, 10:39:17 AM7/27/07
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I'm a newbie. I have had my first planted freshwater aquarium for
about 3 months and it is doing ok. Just some algae problems now and
then. The group will be very useful for me because I'm starting to be
an aquarium enthusiast and I don't know a lot about it.

VG

Gill Passman

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Jul 27, 2007, 1:34:54 PM7/27/07
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Hi Vic,

Welcome to TFA - we hope that you enjoy your time here. Please feel
free to post any questions that you have....if you don't have any
questions right now we do love to see pictures of everyone's set ups
or just here what they've got if pics aren't available.

Gill

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mmcdoo

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Jul 28, 2007, 2:43:05 AM7/28/07
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Hello, Its been about 10 years since I've kept fish. I've decided
its time to get my hands wet again. I used to keep 8 tanks ranging
from 30 to 55 gal raising and breeding discus, african and SA
cichlids. I plan on one(only) tank of at least 125 gallons by end of
year this year. I'm lloking forward to reading about all that has
changed in the hobby, especially new technology available. I also
plan a pond but have heavy red clay and will need to dig by hand. It
may take a while for me to work up the energy to get that started

Mellie

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Jul 28, 2007, 8:30:32 AM7/28/07
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Hi, welcome to the group. From what I understand there are a lot of
new ways and products from when you did this 10 years ago. I'd like
to think that they all make the job a lot easier for us :-)

Nice to have you here and hope to hear that you have your tank up and
running soon.

Cheers
Mellie

Mister Gardener

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Jul 29, 2007, 8:59:01 AM7/29/07
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Welcome back. I think there are quite a few of us who have returned to the hobby after taking a few years or decades off. I never completely left, but my aquariums were at the bottom of my priority list for a very long time. One of the first things I did on return was to scour the stores and the internet for popular aquarium magazines, and I was pleased to find that all of the BIG MAGS were still in business. And they are all offering a good bit of their contents to internet folks without requiring paid subscriptions. FAMA, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, began publishing their entire issues in downloadable PDF format a few months ago. FAMA and Aquarium Fish International are both published by the same company, and their web site is a joint effort that provides all sorts of options for checking out what's happening. It takes a bit of clicking, but there are numerous archived articles here. http://tinyurl.com/36afx4

 

Tropical Fish Hobbyist is another magazine that’s been around forever, their website is http://tinyurl.com/36afx4

 

Across the Atlantic is Practical Fishkeeping, from Great Britainhttp://tinyurl.com/2xbtm

 

Some or all of these sites may require registration, I’m signed up at all of them and I have never received a single advertisement or annoying email from any of them. Never. I need to be careful with that word. Maybe I should change it to “so far” or “to date”.

 

Online aquarium supply stores are another good source for catching up. ThatFishPlace, Drs Foster and Smith, and Big Al’s are three of the major players. Plenty of neat stuff to look at, along with helpful articles about their merchandise.

 

MG

rtac

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Jul 29, 2007, 3:41:58 PM7/29/07
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On Jul 2, 7:41 pm, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> links below.

My name is Rick. When I was growing up, my father and I each had 20
gallon freshwater aquariums. I lost touch with the hobby, but now that
I have kids, thought it was time to jump back in. I did it right this
time; I read as much as I could *before* getting started so I could do
it right (I never knew how much I didn't know! :-)

We currently have a 30 gallon tank with an adult Fancy Guppy (a
female), a rubber-lipped pleco, 2 Otto Catfish, a Pictus Cat, a small
(for the moment) Bala Shark, an Angel Fish, 4 Neon Tetras, and an
Upside-Down Catfish.

We also have a 2.5 gallon tank with a Red Claw Crab, and my two kids
each have a small tank with a Betta.

Mellie

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Jul 29, 2007, 6:50:10 PM7/29/07
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Hi Rick and welcome to the group. Seems like a lot of people are
getting back into the hobby. Very addictive once you venture into it.

Post any pictures you take of your fish if you get chance. We love
photos here

Cheers
Mellie

pug...@gmail.com

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Aug 1, 2007, 10:46:03 PM8/1/07
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Hi all my name is Amy and I am from SW Florida and I am a cichliholic.
I started with a couple of yellow labs and Malawi peacocks in a 20
long a year ago, Now I have 2-20 longs 1-10 hospital tank, 2-55gal and
looking to go bigger. I have had tropical 10gal tanks since childhood
(I'm 37) but I discovered the Cichlids last year and my husband and I
lost our everlovin minds!

NetMax

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Aug 1, 2007, 10:55:13 PM8/1/07
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Welcome to the group fellow Rift Lake cichliholic :o)
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Fee

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Aug 3, 2007, 12:13:46 AM8/3/07
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Hi,

I am Fiona and I have 4 Axolotl's and I am really starting to get into
the whole amphibian thing. Hoping to introduce my children into frogs
etc.

On Jul 3, 9:41 am, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> links below.
>

McgJosh

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Aug 6, 2007, 10:06:41 PM8/6/07
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I am currently keeping shell dwelling cichlids, but I have in the past
had mbuna cichlids, a saltwater reef tank, and a tropical freshwater
tank. I have started a website aimed at helping beginners get into the
hobby of fish keeping. Let me know what you think of it through the
contact page.

www.YourFirstAquarium.com

Also, if the group needs anything hosted, I would be glad to do that
on my site. I saw you had a photo contest recently, I would love to
host the next one. If you are interested let me know.

Altum

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Aug 6, 2007, 11:25:39 PM8/6/07
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Hi, and welcome. Thanks for the offer of web hosting.

I just started keeping shellies. I've got a tank of featherfin brevis
that I'm hoping will breed for me.

--Altum

McgJosh

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Aug 6, 2007, 11:51:57 PM8/6/07
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My stappersi regularly breed. I dont think you will have much trouble
getting your brevis to do the same.

Javadan

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Aug 8, 2007, 1:23:59 PM8/8/07
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Hi Fiona,

Welcome to TFA. I just have pond frogs that show up on their own,
but a couple of them from have gotten to recognize me. One of them
seems to like being petted like a cat or dog.

Dan

On Aug 3, 12:13 am, Fee <fionas...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am Fiona and I have 4 Axolotl's and I am really starting to get into
> the whole amphibian thing. Hoping to introduce my children into frogs
> etc.
>
> On Jul 3, 9:41 am, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> > to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> > after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> > blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> > links below.
>

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Roffi

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Aug 9, 2007, 8:29:23 AM8/9/07
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Hi!

My name is Roffi. I am an aquaculture student at Ugent Belgium.
I currently own a blogsite called http://lookatmyfish.blogspot.com

Looking forward for great friends here!

On 3 jul, 01:41, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> links below.
>

> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr...

Mister Gardener

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Aug 9, 2007, 9:03:56 AM8/9/07
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I LOVE the Discus dance!

MG


OttawaAquarist

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Aug 11, 2007, 7:57:44 PM8/11/07
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Hi my name is Dan... :) Not much of an intro but will post something
more another time. Just browsing right now...

cheers Everyone

Javadan

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Aug 12, 2007, 8:00:54 PM8/12/07
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Hi Dan! I'm another Dan & I believe that there are several more on
the group. Good name. ;-)

I'm just this guy, not a moderator or anything, but this is a great &
friendly group. I probably say that so often that people on the list
are tired of hearing it, but it's true.

Definitely lots of good stuff to browse & search. Enjoy! Be sure to
post with any questions, etc., or join in on the discussions.

Dan AKA Javadan


Jairo

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Aug 13, 2007, 5:19:28 PM8/13/07
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Hello, I am Jairo. I've been interested in fish and aquariums for a
very long time -- I owned an aquarium shop in LA for several years.

I love cichlids, of course. ;) But lately, I had been interested in
freshwater stingrays. It's too bad they were not allowed in
California. And it's a good thing that I'm now in Peru. *grin*

I currently own a fish export company. I feel blessed to be able to
work in something I enjoy so much. And I'm looking forward to being a
part of this group.

Thank you!


Jairo Garnica
www.jungle2u.com

Mister Gardener

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Aug 13, 2007, 5:31:16 PM8/13/07
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Hey Jairo - glad you dropped in. I just checked out your web site and
OH THOSE CICHLIDS!

MG


Astro Boy

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Aug 15, 2007, 4:27:16 PM8/15/07
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Hi everyone. My name is Peter. I am a typical suburban husband and
dad. My kids (6 and 9) and I have a 30 gallon community tank which
we've had stocked with tetras, guppies, and assorted others since Nov
2006. We live in Frisco TX - an outer burb of Dallas. I often turn to
this group and others for advice. The prior discussions here almost
always answer my questions.

Thanks for all your wonderful posts, and all the info you all share so
readily!

Mya

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Sep 2, 2007, 5:38:41 AM9/2/07
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Hi! Roffi..thats look like interesting blog..
are you learn about aqualife?..

NetMax

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Sep 2, 2007, 11:03:14 PM9/2/07
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Some very interesting people signing in. Welcome all
~~

super...@hotmail.com

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Sep 4, 2007, 4:25:23 AM9/4/07
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Hi everyone, my name is Nick and I just dove back into the hobby
recently after a 3 year break. I kept all kinds of fish in college,
having 4 55 gallon tanks, numerous 10 gallons, and a 29. I also had a
roommate that had a hobby of coming home with new fish from the store
that wouldn't fit and/or get along with any other tank occupants so
new tanks would be set up. Cichlids, discus, gar, oddballs, we had
everything, even a $200 dollar stingray he brought home one day, there
was a serious problem between the two of us. Anyways, now that I'm a
"grown up" and living on my own, with a very well paying job, I have
purchased a 45gal and have started fresh, hoping it doesn't turn into
the monster my college years were. Presently it houses two gorgeous
discus and many new plants. I've started a blog just this weekend to
keep track of what I'm doing with it, hopefully I can pull off raising
these two discus to be nice big pretty fish. =)

check me out:
http://super311fan.blogspot.com

Gill Passman

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Sep 4, 2007, 4:32:52 AM9/4/07
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Hi,

Welcome to TFA :-) Sounds like you had a serious addiction when you were at
college. Your tank looks good :-)

Gill

b0wl0fud0n

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Sep 4, 2007, 6:06:56 PM9/4/07
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Hi, I'm Alex and I've been raising fish for the last 6 years or so.
For a while now I've kept pretty hardy fish (barbs, tetras etc....)
but am now moving on to cichlids for my new office tank. Here's a
picture of my new tank:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chang_comma_alex/1307744871/in/set-72157601825552686/

Raising fish is a lot of fun for me and hopefully I'll get to building
a huge wall aquarium.

-Alex

Mister Gardener

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Sep 4, 2007, 6:49:44 PM9/4/07
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Hi Alex - I've bedazzled by your angels! The tank furniture is nice too.

 

MG

http://www.angelfishgardens.com

 

The Fish Geek

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Sep 4, 2007, 10:15:13 PM9/4/07
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Hey everyone! Gary "The Fish Geek" Bush here. I've been in the
aquarium hobby for 8 years, and have experience keeping all type of
tanks. I currently have a 75-gallon freshwater community tank. I
will probably be getting a reef tank soon. I don't care what my wife
says. I'm in Little Elm, TX (near Dallas). I worked for 2 years at
www.dallasnorthaquarium.com. My new blog is http://thefishgeek.blogspot.com

Good to meet everyone!

On Sep 4, 5:49 pm, "Mister Gardener" <mistergarde...@email.toast.net>
wrote:


> Hi Alex - I've bedazzled by your angels! The tank furniture is nice too.
>
> MG
>

> http://www.angelfishgardens.com<http://www.angelfishgardens.com/>

NetMax

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Sep 5, 2007, 5:09:43 PM9/5/07
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Hi Fish Geek. No relation to FishGeeks eh?
http://www.cafepress.com/fishgeeks/ might want to get yourself a T-
shirt ;~)
The fishgeeks website joined with another site so the're together here
now
http://www.aquaria.info/ just FYI
~~

On Sep 4, 10:15 pm, The Fish Geek <garyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone! Gary "The Fish Geek" Bush here. I've been in the
> aquarium hobby for 8 years, and have experience keeping all type of
> tanks. I currently have a 75-gallon freshwater community tank. I
> will probably be getting a reef tank soon. I don't care what my wife

> says. I'm in Little Elm, TX (near Dallas). I worked for 2 years atwww.dallasnorthaquarium.com. My new blog ishttp://thefishgeek.blogspot.com


>
> Good to meet everyone!
>
> On Sep 4, 5:49 pm, "Mister Gardener" <mistergarde...@email.toast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Alex - I've bedazzled by your angels! The tank furniture is nice too.
>
> > MG
>

> >http://www.angelfishgardens.com<http://www.angelfishgardens.com/>- Hide quoted text -

Mister Gardener

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Sep 5, 2007, 5:44:19 PM9/5/07
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Hey now, here's a good link from aquaria dot info:

http://www.fishforsale.com/

 

Altum

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Sep 5, 2007, 6:10:58 PM9/5/07
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Yeah. That aquaria dot info site is a real waste of bandwidth.

--Altum

On Sep 5, 2:44 pm, "Mister Gardener" <mistergarde...@email.toast.net>
wrote:

Mister Gardener

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Sep 5, 2007, 6:18:29 PM9/5/07
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That's for sure. We all know there are better places to buy fish online.
There is only one merchant who sells Tie Dye Angelfish and he just sold his
last one today. Line forms to the left while we wait patiently for the next
generation to come of age.

MG

Chip Wood

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Sep 5, 2007, 6:30:15 PM9/5/07
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The Fish Geek wrote:
I don't care what my wife says.

Like to live on the dangerous edge, eh?

Chip

Donna Camp

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Sep 5, 2007, 8:11:05 PM9/5/07
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Hubby says he must be a newlywed...

Donna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Wood" <chip....@gmail.com>
To: <The-Freshwa...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:30 PM
Subject: [TFA] Re: Guest Book - Please Sign In


>

kuyper

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Sep 5, 2007, 8:26:06 PM9/5/07
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Altum wrote:
> Yeah. That aquaria dot info site is a real waste of bandwidth.

What makes them so bad? I'm not disagreeing with you, just curious.

Altum

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Sep 6, 2007, 12:05:06 AM9/6/07
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The quality of the content is erratic, and there is no way for an
uneducated reader to determine the accuracy of a particular article.
There is a good article on goldfish, but some real losers on disease.
Most of the fish profiles (if you have the patience to find them) are
not filled in. Plus the site is painfully slow, making it very
difficult to find content that might be of interest in the poor
layout.

--Altum

Mister Gardener

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Sep 6, 2007, 6:21:50 AM9/6/07
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And I really have to wonder how much care has gone into the site when I follow their links and find totally irrelevant advertising instead of the content the link promised.  http://www.fishforsale.com/

 

MG

denizen

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Sep 6, 2007, 6:36:56 PM9/6/07
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On Sep 6, 6:21 am, "Mister Gardener" <mistergarde...@email.toast.net>
wrote:


> And I really have to wonder how much care has gone into the site when I
> follow their links and find totally irrelevant advertising instead of the
> content the link promised. http://www.fishforsale.com/
>

On TFA right now I'm offered sponsored links as follows: "Date my wife
please", "Win back their attraction", and "Oscar Fish Lovers Beware -
Stop killing your favourite wet pets; Expert reveals care secrets".
Then under related pages, also on the right, it's better "Fish
profiles - Information about freshwater species, including
Angelfish" (!), "Open Directory - Recreation: Pets: Fish and
Aquaria...".
d.

Mister Gardener

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Sep 6, 2007, 7:26:03 PM9/6/07
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Ooops. I forgot about the TFA web interface. I am so accustomed to reading
it all in email . . . what's that about winning my oscar's affection?

MG


denizen

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Sep 6, 2007, 8:09:34 PM9/6/07
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On Sep 6, 7:26 pm, "Mister Gardener" <mistergarde...@email.toast.net>
wrote:


> Ooops. I forgot about the TFA web interface. I am so accustomed to reading
> it all in email . . . what's that about winning my oscar's affection?
>

Goldfish are the key to your oscar's affection. You know, "a goldfish
a day keeps the doctor away". Angelfish culls may be an acceptable
substitute.

Google's advertising is constantly changing. Now sponsored links are
"Fish picture", "The world's biggest fish" and "Wholesale aquarium
fish". So how come that before, two out of 3 sponsored links were
dubious ones, but now they're all on-topic?
d.

Mister Gardener

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Sep 7, 2007, 7:29:56 AM9/7/07
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> >Goldfish are the key to your oscar's affection. You know, "a goldfish
> >a day keeps the doctor away". Angelfish culls may be an acceptable
> >substitute.

Goldfish are nice and meaty. Angels have too much gristle for a satisfying
meal.

MG


Melissa Phillips

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Sep 8, 2007, 12:05:21 AM9/8/07
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Goldfish are more like nice and fatty . . . like a cheeseburger from
mcdonalds.

Angelfish would be like a wild hen you hunted down and then was
disappointed to find so little meat after all your hard work.

Javadan

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Sep 10, 2007, 11:51:23 AM9/10/07
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Welcome to the group, Peter!
jd

On Aug 15, 4:27 pm, Astro Boy <phel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone. My name is Peter. I am a typical suburban husband and
> dad. My kids (6 and 9) and I have a 30 gallon community tank which
> we've had stocked with tetras, guppies, and assorted others since Nov
> 2006. We live in Frisco TX - an outer burb of Dallas. I often turn to
> this group and others for advice. The prior discussions here almost
> always answer my questions.
>
> Thanks for all your wonderful posts, and all the info you all share so
> readily!
>
> On Jul 2, 6:41 pm, Altum <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> > to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
> > after two or three months, so we periodically have to start a new,
> > blank guest book thread. You can read everyone else's intros in the
> > links below.
>

> >http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/thr......- Hide quoted text -

Javadan

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Sep 10, 2007, 12:08:12 PM9/10/07
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I'm adding a guest book post that I received through email. On the
older posts in the thread online there's only a 'reply to author'
button at the bottom of the post, no 'reply' button. The post that I
clicked on to reply & post this is the oldest one in the thread with a
reply button. I guess it's a google thing.
jd

-----Original Message-----
From: amrix11
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 2:05 AM
To: Dan
Subject: Re: Guest book - New members please sign


hi! i am amrix11 i im in love with guppies and betas <3 but i also
have a few tanks with tetras and mollies. my molly just gave birth one
the first of september :D


Hi & Welcome to the group! It's a very friendly & informative bunch.
I keep fancy guppies in one tank & Endler's Guppies, a wild version,
in another. Your post came through to me in an email but didn't go to
the whole group. It appears that you might have clicked on 'reply to
author' in one of my posts in the 'guest book' thread. Clicking on
simply 'reply' will post your message to the whole group. Using the
group search box will yield past discussions on any topic, but feel
free to start a new topic with any questions or info you might have.

Regards,
Javadan


On Jul 13, 2:20 am, Rondo <ron.mon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello;
>
> My name is Rondo and keeping an aquarium(s) is a hobby of mine. I
> recently went through the tragedy of a roommate killing all but one of
> my fish (of which I'm hoping to bring back from near death) due to
> feeding them more than a small pony could eat. I mostly enjoy the
> various type of goldfish, especially lionheads and telescopes. I also
> keep a small tank that houses a betta. Glad to be part of the group.
>
> On Jul 11, 3:26 pm, Iduna <iduna.icef...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.
>
> > Iduna
>
> > On 7/10/07, Dan <dansa...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > > Hi 'Duna,
>
> > > Lots of planted tank people here. You'll find a lot of information
> > > searching the archives or posting questions, as well as on the Krib
> > > web site. http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/
>
> > > Enjoy!
> > > Dan- Hide quoted text -

Javadan

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Sep 10, 2007, 12:11:22 PM9/10/07
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Hmmm. google hid the text of the emails I pasted in. Gee, isn't the
internet fun? ;)
jd

> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

Altum

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Sep 10, 2007, 1:26:00 PM9/10/07
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Uh oh. Time to start a new thread.

--Altum

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