New members - please sign this Guest Book thread
Altum
to introduce yourself by replying to this post. Google closes threads
after three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
guest book thread. You can read everone 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
Update: We're expecting a permananent web-based guest book to sign
instead. Until it's implemented, we'll keep posting here. Please
keep discussion in this thread to new member intros, so they're easy
to find.
--Altum
bassett
post a bit when we all used the news groups, but someone supplied
me with a link to here.
I,m mainly into Angels, and have just started a project into
breeding Silver Dollars,
if that's possable..
I,m located on the north coast of australia.
Regards to all bassett
On Jan 29, 5:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
Charstoy
I've been here a month or so but want to become "official." :)
My name is Charlene and I live in New Hampshire. Been keeping fish
since 2000/2001, which started with a 3 gallon Eclipse tank and a
betta. I keep freshwater only, as I don't have the time or money to
have a saltwater setup.
Over the years I've had all type of tropical fish from rummynose
tetras various corydoras to my all-time favorite pl*co named Plecy.
He'd take food right from my hand! He got too big and with one little
ad in the free section of my paper, I was able to find him a good
home.
I've also been through some nasty diseases in the tanks from ich to
camallanus (or is it callamanus) worms in my rosy barbs. Lessons
learned, to be sure, of the importance of hospital tanks. So far I've
been lucky with my current stock, as they've been with me for at least
2-3 years now.
Currently in the house I have 5 tanks (29g, 10g, 5.5g, and two 3g).
My fishy friends get moved around occasionally but right now the big
tank holds serpae tetras, golden white cloud minnows, a fat botia
striata (striped loach), a bullnose pl*co (dwarf-sized), one big fat
SAE, and about 15 cory cats. The 10g holds glow-light and black neon
tetras, an oto cat, and another bullnose pl*c. I have two 3g tanks
that hold one betta and two, respectively (with a divider, of
course). Then there's my "baby" my 5.5g shrimp tank that HOPEFULLY
once ThatPetPlace sends me my sand will be upgraded to a 10g.
I used to think I was a big plant fanatic, too, and I LOVE a natural
tank. It gets to be too much work for me so now my tanks are mostly
moss - it's just easier to enjoy the thanks than to continue to dose
and monitor, etc.
I love this group for all it's knowledge and varied situations/
questions/advice and hope to stick around for a while.
Thanks for having me here!
Charlene (aka charstoy)
Mister Gardener
> post a bit when we all used the news groups, but someone supplied
> me with a link to here.
> I,m mainly into Angels, and have just started a project into
> breeding Silver Dollars,
> if that's possable..
> I,m located on the north coast of australia.
> Regards to all bassett
Welcome back and PLEASE keep us updated on your Silver Dollar project.
MG
Mister Gardener
>
> My name is Charlene and I live in New Hampshire.
Hey neighbor. I live on the Maine coast and a new bridge with an observation
tower opened last month in my town. We can see the White Mountains from the
420 foot tower, so I'll give you a wave if I ever get up enough nerve to
make the climb.
MG
Charstoy
dozen published ones and I love making the trek (I'm afraid of heights
and I do this to "test" my fears).
If you can see Mt. Washington, I can too (sometimes on a clear
day)....be sure to send a cosmic hello!
On Jan 30, 8:29 am, "Mister Gardener" <mrgarde...@email.toast.net>
wrote:
Stefan
I'm Stefan, Atlanta, Ga
I used to (1998-2002) keep a number of fish, along with some newts and
frogs. I am currently without an aquarium but I will be starting a
small planted tank soon. I read this group every day though and
probably in a couple of months I will have 3 aquariums and lots to
talk about.
Selecta_G
Just setting up my first tank and thought I'd pop in to see y'all
(after advice from a member on usenet).
I think I already fouled up by putting my first attemt at signing the
guest book as a new topic. Oh well... sorry.
wish me luck.
cheers
P
Altum
seems to have a "Reply" bug that's sending group replies to private
email. Welcome to the group, Barbara. :-)
-------------------------------------------------
Hi,My name is Barbara. I live in WV. I have 4 Tanks now. 29 g. with a
pair of Breeding Angels. 35g hex with bunches of Mollies.20 g. with 5
more Angels that havn't paired off yet. 10 g. that I just put a pair
of GBR in today. I use live and plastic plants.
HammerTime
keeping aquariums since I was 10 or 11 years old. (46 now) I'm
currently running a 50 gallon reef with a few soft corals and a nice
12" diameter Bubble Tip anenome with a 5" Maroon Clown hosting it. I
also have a Fox Face Tang and Coral Beauty angel along with the normal
snails, crabs, shrimps and et all... I've had this tank for many
years, replacing 25% of the live rock every 4 or 5 years or so to keep
from getting "old tank syndrom". The Maroon Clown has quite the
personality but she can be pretty mean to other fish, and I've tried
to mate her a few times but she always beats up the poor little males
I try to set her up with so I have to remove and return them before
they're injured or killed.
But the main point of joing this group is that I'm also running a 55
gallon planted tank with a school of Neon Tetras, Ghost shripm, a male
Beta and a pleco. Now, I've had a lot of experience with marine tanks
and non-live plant fresh water tanks over the years but this is my
first attempt at a plant tank. I set it up about 3 months ago with a
3" deep mixed flourite and standard gravel substrate and I'm using
3x32 daylight 48" lights. The filter is a hang on the back dual bio
wheel. My plants are surviving but they are also starting to get
covered with a fine algae and also some of them are getting a weird
beard like algae growing on them. The algae grows very fast, I have to
pull some out every 2 or 3 days. (A handful) I'm not over feeding my
fish, but it appears that the algae is going wild anyway. (I feed once
a day, and only enough to keep the fish chowing for about 2 or 3
minutes) Any ideas what could be causing the algae to grow? How about
a good fish grazer to keep it in check?
I'm looking forward to learning from and sharing my own experiences
with you all!
Cliff
Jahosacat
I watched 3 fish - a small placo, a catfish and a mean, old, small -
not - sure - what - he - is guy still manage to survive. I decided it
was time to get my act together. I moved the mean old guy to a 5 gal
tank where he can't bother anyone and cleaned up the 29 gal. yesterday
I found a good LFS and added 2 watermelon rainbows and 2 black ruby
barbs. They all look good; the catfish is moving around more than I've
ever seen him.
I've been reading here about a week and find a lot of the
conversations fascinating! I'm even getting DH interested in learning
more about the fish. I save a lot of the posts for future reference.
Donna
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Donna Camp
man jamin
fish. This tank would be the centrepeice of the basement. I am tring
with 20G tank first to get the hang of things but the 80G tank will be
my ultimate goal
On Jan 29, 2:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
Altum
On Feb 4, 9:45 am, "man jamin" <angus.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a newbe. I want to a lovely tank featuring plants then some
> fish. This tank would be the centrepeice of the basement. I am tring
> with 20G tank first to get the hang of things but the 80G tank will be
> my ultimate goal
Welcome!
Planted tanks are a little different than a typical setup. A few of
us are passionate about them and we'll be happy to help you choose the
specialized equipment you need and get the plants growing.
--Altum
Thriceshy
I have a forty gallon freshwater tank with:
3 black tetras
2 neon tetras
3 glolight tetras
4 sparkling gouramis
3 rummynose tetras
2 pygmy cory cats
1 male betta
Oh, and one apparently immortal apple snail. I've had her for 2 years
now, and she's--well, almost apple sized now. There was a time when
she had a boyfriend and we had a separate snail tank with her, her
boyfriend, and their many, many babies. Gave the babies away to
friends and gave the boyfriend away, too. Whew.
Also have one clam. I had four clams, but the snail took a liking to
the taste and had eaten three before I even realized what was
happening. The last one is well hidden in an inaccessible spot now.
Because of my snail, I've got all fake plants, though I have many of
them, which keeps the shy little gouramis happy.
My water seems great--today, before the weekly 20% change, I was
showing no ammonia, no nitrites, nitrates below 20, with hardness in
the ideal range and Ph a high normal (our water comes out of the tap
at 7.8). We use a mix of medium substrate and black sand. We keep
the tank at 76, a doable compromise between where the betta likes it
and where the snail likes it. Everyone seems happy with that
arrangement.
No real problems, though I do have a question about my rummy noses. I
guess I should post separately for that?
Happy to have found you, looking forward to learning and sharing.
Thrice
On Jan 28, 11:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
NetMax
nm
> > --Altum- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
cailinsdad
I have been lurking in some of the Usenet aquaria groups and heard
about this forum. It looks to be more moderated and on topic so I
thought I would join in.
I was introduced to keeping fish by my grandfather. He had a 15
gallon tank with a goldfish that I won in a carnival. He knew little
about the hobby (and the requirements of goldfish) yet he managed to
keep that goldfish alive forever. I remember being fascinated with
the tank as a child. I was also blessed with many trips to the Shedd
aquarium, also with my grandfather, growing up in Chicago. It is
still my favorite museum.
I had a 55 gallon African Cichlid tank that thrived for many years
until I moved into a condo where I could not avoid direct sunlight. I
gave the tank to a friend and the cichlids to a local pet store.
I am now living in a house that is better suited to owning tanks so I
am back on the bandwagon. I have setup a 20 gallon for my daughter's
African Clawed Frogs, I am working on a 30 gallon planted tank, and I
am even re-possessing the 55 gallon I gave to my friend because it is
sitting in his garage.
I look forward to getting back into things. I am most excited about
the planted tank. It will be my first experience with a planted
aquarium.
Regards,
Dan O'Brien
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
espressotime
I'm new here. Good to see such a thriving group ... you guys have a
great thing going here!
I've been out of the loop for the past 10 years or so, but had a few
tanks during my college years. Got married and started off with a
couple of kids and things slowed down.
Anyway, I'm in the process of building a new home and I've always
wanted a 'built-in' system maybe 125G or so, leaning towards
freshwater side. So far, it looks like I have a good chance of making
this happen and this group looks like a good place to have a couple of
friends when questions arise. I've already poured through the
archives and some of the member sites in an attempt to get back up to
speed.
Nice to meet all of you!
Kevin
Sean
I'm from China, and now am in Charlottesville, VA, USA. I'm glad to
join this group! Thanks Denisendan who recommanded this group.
and I love fish...
Tommy Butler
We know you will have a great time. We like it when people ask questions. We don't make fun of people or make people feel stupid. Well, sometimes MG and Altum will make fun of ME but I deserve it ;-)
Welcome to TFA!
--
Tommy Butler
dreamn3d
goal is to create and implement (hopefully...) the plan for a tall,
Roman-like fountain with a perhaps a small, cascading waterfall
leading downward to a small pond. It will be partially nestled in a
woodland gardenscape. Gosh, I can feel the calming effect
already...
I have absolutely zero knowledge of water features, but I look forward
to learning all there is to know.
On Jan 29, 12:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
Discus Junky
house I made a 16ft wide by 30ft long koi pond with waterfall and
everything. But I did not have a filter or bottom drain (big mistake)
and the upkeep was to much with all the leaves and I was now concerned
with the west Nile virus with the mosquitoes so I took it apart to put
in a nice bottom drain with a vortex filter and two other bio filter
drums but never got back to it to finish. Maybe next summer. But my
father just recently got me into Discus fish and I setup my in the
wall 75gal tank for Discus. I paid a lot for the Discus in the US so I
imported my own fish from Malaysia and got tons of great Discus for a
great price but I had to setup a fish tank room to handle all the fish
I was importing. The room came out great I drilled all tanks and put
in bulkhead fittings so I could do water changes easy without killing
myself taking care of 20 tanks. I have the room in my boiler room,
which is great for the Discus since they like 82-86 degree water. I
also got some New species of Discus from them that are gorgeous the
Nebula and a Golden Checker Board I will post some pictures in the
future.
On Jan 29, 1:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
Altum
Your discus fish room sounds like a lot of fun. We'll look forward to
pics!
--Altum
Bagel
I am new to this group. I have a fresh water tank in my office and
would like to know if I am doing things right.
On Jan 28, 10:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
Tommy Butler
you joined our group!!!
Welcome, welcome friend. So tell us all about your tank and your fish!
--
Tommy Butler
LoTech
little tank with hardly any fish, a ton of filtration, and too many
pond snails. But I have this really, really cool vampire shrimp that
waves at me every time I come into the room, and I feel all warm and
fuzzy. Or is that just the algae?
Kirk
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Muruk
I joined this group a month or so ago and have been reading lots of
the posts. I am happy to see that for the most part everyone is
really helpful and focussed on the topics.
A bit about myself, I live in Brisbane Australia and have kept fish in
the past for quite a few years and have recently taken up the hobby
again. I am trying my luck with Discus this time around as I used to
keep oscars in the past and found that fish like that always remodel
the tank to suit themselves. Currently I have a 4' x 1.5' x 2' tank
which is the play house of 5 small discus of varying colours and a
handful of pacific blue eyes not to mention the obligatory house
cleaners - 4 corydoras.
Cheers
Greg
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Melissa Phillips
My name is Melissa. I live in upstate NY and am the fishroom manager
of a locally owned petstore. I started working the petstore when I was
15 and just never left. I've had fish tanks all my life and at home
currently have a 60 gallon fully planted tropical tank and a 56 gallon
tank with 2 small goldfish. I also have several reptiles, 2 cats and a
girlfriend:)
Altum
--Altum
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Donna Camp
than New York City! I'm outside of Albany.
Donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Phillips" <mel...@gmail.com>
To: <The-Freshwa...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:15 PM
Subject: [TFA] Re: New members - please sign this Guest Book thread
>
NetMax
nm
> > small goldfish. I also have several reptiles, 2 cats and a girlfriend:)- Hide quoted text -
A. Cheng
I'm 23 y/o, married and recently moved into a new house where we
inherited a 1500 gal pond with many koi and a few goldfish. We live
in eastern Iowa.
I know close to nothing about koi, goldfish and pond care, but want to
learn all I can so I can care for them as best I can. I've already
become very attached to them and want to do everything I can to help
them have long, healthy, happy lives!
-A. Cheng
Tommy Butler
So glad to have you with us!
--
Tommy Butler
Melissa Phillips
thinks NYC thats why i now always saw upstate ny haha!
I'm in Rochester. Did you get as much snow as we did a few days ago?
We got 18" in one day!
richdeer3pondsupplies.com
in general. I enjoy talking / emailing other fish lovers. We are all
learning from each other. Please feel free to contact me through this
forum or at Rich...@yahoo.com. I have a 150 gall on tank plus a
outside pond. Some of my fish are 8 years old now. I also have a 18
raised beds of flowers and a sweet border collie, Princess.
Tommy Butler
We are all learning from each other.
Most people just learn from me that I'm a frugal goof who is quite possibly obsessed with my aquarium and fish husbandry/aquatic horticulture in general =)
But yeah, it's great fun here!
--
Tommy Butler
Don Albrecht
My Name is Don, I've been keeping fish for ages.
I currently maintain:
94 gallon livebearer tank
75 gallon mixed reef
55 gallon lagoon reef
94 gallon planted hex w tetras & rainbows
60 gallon fowlr
100 gallon mbuna display
20 gallon mangrove tank
45 gallon indoor pond
multiple 10 gallon tanks for fry, spawning pairs & projects
I currently have a new "pond", mangrove display, 125 gallon reef, 60
gallon hex, 47 gallon palludarium & 30 gallon mini-reef in various
stages of development.
-Don
On Feb 17, 6:43 pm, "Tommy Butler" <t...@atrixnet.com> wrote:
NetMax
those are tanks I'd like to see.
nm
> > Tommy Butler- Hide quoted text -
NetMax
nickname). Since you appear to be in the trade, I'll point you to our
operating rules, item 6, just as an FYI as different groups handle
commercial enterprises differently.
http://groups.google.ca/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/web/Group%20Rules
You're very welcome here. Diversity of experience is an asset to
everyone. This is a very open group, mostly managed by its members,
loosely managed by moderators and mostly only for SPAM.
nm (NetMax)
On Feb 17, 5:51 pm, "richdeer3pondsupplies.com" <richde...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I have an strong interest and knowledge base about aquariums and ponds
> in general. I enjoy talking / emailing other fish lovers. We are all
> learning from each other. Please feel free to contact me through this
> forum or at Richde...@yahoo.com. I have a 150 gall on tank plus a
> outside pond. Some of my fish are 8 years old now. I also have a 18
> raised beds of flowers and a sweet border collie, Princess.
>
> On Jan 29, 12:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> > guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> > below.
>
> >http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> > thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> > thread/fec867379240146b
>
> > Update: We're expecting a permananent web-based guest book to sign
> > instead. Until it's implemented, we'll keep posting here. Please
> > keep discussion in this thread to new member intros, so they're easy
> > to find.
>
> > --Altum- Hide quoted text -
unclechaz
just a newby trying to learn from those with more experience than
myself
hope i'm welcome
Mellie
ask any question regardless of how silly you think it is. Belive me
I've asked many, many silly questions.
Cheers
Mellie
Altum
Google) Greetings!
--Altum
------------------------------------
Hi I live in Toledo ohio ,I have been keeping fish for 20 years I have
been interested in fishkeeping evan longer .I currently have a south
american tank 125 gal with discus tetras and gren phantums .I also
have a 40gal tank with holy rock and a colony of red top trewase and
pseoudotrophus polite.this tank has been set up for some time and has
quite a few generations in it and last but not least a 40gal with a
male and femali albino bicar and a zebra knifefish a pair of opaline
garamis and a clown loach.
Altum
Welcome.
--Altum
On Feb 17, 2:51 pm, "richdeer3pondsupplies.com" <richde...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I have an strong interest and knowledge base about aquariums and ponds
> in general. I enjoy talking / emailing other fish lovers. We are all
> learning from each other. Please feel free to contact me through this
> forum or at Richde...@yahoo.com. I have a 150 gall on tank plus a
Gill Passman
On Feb 17, 10:51 pm, "richdeer3pondsupplies.com" <richde...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I have an strong interest and knowledge base about aquariums and ponds
> in general. I enjoy talking / emailing other fish lovers. We are all
> learning from each other. Please feel free to contact me through this
> forum or at Richde...@yahoo.com. I have a 150 gall on tank plus a
> outside pond. Some of my fish are 8 years old now. I also have a 18
> raised beds of flowers and a sweet border collie, Princess.
>
Hi RichDeer,
Welcome to the group....I hope you enjoy your time here.....I have a
border collie cross as well as fish and flower beds - they are great
dogs....
Gill
McNerd
we've rekindled that interest as of about 6 months ago, after doing a
bunch of research and compromise. We now have a 46g bow front, with 2
baby bala sharks, 2 baby plecos, and 3 zebra danios. We also have a
10gallon with 3 giant danios. i know it's a bit plain... but my wife
and i love it... so what the hell ! yeah. that's me.
McNerd.
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Donna Camp
we've used the snow blower all season!
Hubby and I traveled thru your area Sunday. I was not impressed with the
wind. I don't miss 'lake effect stuff at all!
Donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Phillips" <mel...@gmail.com>
To: <The-Freshwa...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: [TFA] Re: New members - please sign this Guest Book thread
>
Akuvikate
> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
> to introduce yourself by replying to this post.
Hi. I've had a 10 gallon aquarium for 8 months and the thing has
become a deathtrap. I've looked over the FAQ but wanted to post a few
questions about how to get it back on track without killing the
remaining inhabitants.
Thanks,
Kate
Gill Passman
ahead and raise new posts on whatever problems/concerns that you have - we
will all be more than happy to assist you as best we can....
Gill
deniboy
My name is Denis Gibbs, and I live in Cheltenham in the UK. In 4
months time I shall be 90 - yes 90.
In some way I feel an interloper, because I have come to this Group
for some advice.
I am the owner of patents in the UK and USA for a technoclogy which
perhaps will be of some use to aquarium afficianados.It is a very
simple patent and could be applied to set off an alarm (audio and
vidual) when water stopped running into a fish tank. From what I
gather - from some local friends - when water stops running into the
tank the fish may die - of several causes. Some say that when this
happens you know because you cannot hear the pump running - but what
happens if you are deaf?
Any advice will be gratefully received, and I apologise to anyone who
feels that this is not an appropriate subject for this forum.
On Jan 28, 10:48 pm, "Altum" <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello and welcome. If you're new to the group, please take a moment
Altum
computer and invent things!
Getting feedback on an invention for aquarists is very appropriate.
Once you start selling it, we prefer that you keep your marketing and
sales information in a brief signature at the bottom of your posts.
We have a couple of members with mail order businesses who could
probably help you sell something like that.
I'm going to start a new topic with your post so it will get more
attention.
--Altum
Melissa Phillips
are florida and costa rica. So I guess I am used to it. I would like
to move somewhere warmer though!
anglerfishuk
with NM hope ya good with a camera lol
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muddyfox
I've been posting on rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc for about a year and
a bit now but I've become more and more disillusioned with it as it
seems to have been hijacked. It's so good to find a moderated group
with many of the same excellent people.
In terms of my background. I helped my father keep a 150 litre
community aquarium for most of my childhood and as a young adult kept
a filtered goldfish tank for a few years. When I fell pregnant with
my son I gave up fishkeeping and have only got back into it in the
last two years.
I've now got three tropical tanks - a small 5 gallon betta tank, a 10
gallon planted tank with a few male guppies and a couple of pygmy
corydoras and a 35 gallon planted community tank with rummy-nose
tetra, lemon tetra, corydoras and some shrimp. I am hoping to get a
couple of angels for this tank but I really want the ones with plain
clear black and white stripes and all my lfs's have the speckled ones
- d'oh! Both the planted tanks have low to moderate, but not high,
light levels and I'm not currently using CO2 although I have a DIY
system on stand-by should I find I need it. I've been fairly free of
algae just using the amano shrimp, weekly water changes a 10 hour
light period.
All the best,
Muddy
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Mister Gardener
> a bit now but I've become more and more disillusioned with it as it
> seems to have been hijacked. It's so good to find a moderated group
> with many of the same excellent people.
Hey Muddy, I'm glad you found us. I think most of the members are off to
supper, or out to lunch, or doing water changes. They'll be trickling in a
little later on. Meanwhile, you've got all sorts of great reading to do
while you catch up on what's been happening.
Mister Gardener
NetMax
ammonia. I think you were posting on rafm longer than you think.
Welcome to TFA, glad you found us.
nm (NetMax)
Altum
--Altum
muddyfox
I use the 6 gallon as a quaranteen tank / hospital tank now - it's not
got a light switch seperate from the filter which makes it difficult
to use when I go away on holiday. Ho hum...it's a good tank
otherwise!
All the best,
Muddy
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Scott Jaeschke
apartment, so we don't have much time or space. But we do keep one 10-
gallon tank with a variety of tetras. Mostly, I'm happy to hang out
here and learn a bit more about aquarium keeping.
Tommy Butler
--
Tommy Butler
Gill Passman
Hi Scott and welcome.......please feel free to ask any questions as
and when they come up......
Gill :-)
Scott Jaeschke
Katy
We're in Nottingham in the UK. My favourite fish are puffers!
Thanks we have are:
5X2X2 tank with one Tetraodon lineatus (fahaka/nile puffer)
30gal tank with one male Carinotetraodon borneensis (rare red eye
puffer), 5X harlequin rasboras, true siamese flying fox
40 gal divided with one female Carinotetraodon borneensis, one female
Carinotetraodon salivator (both rare red eye puffers) and one female
Carinotetraodon irrubesco, (a not so rare red eye puffer!) hatchet
fish on one side, and one very mean male Carinotetraodon salivator
(rare red eye puffer) and a male bristle nose on the other side
80 gal partially full brackish set up with "beach" area, with one
Tetraodon biocellatus (figure 8 puffer), pair of long fin gobies, one
archer fish and one green chromide and a group of dwarf mudskippers
15 gal tank with a single (incredibly aggressive!) Tetraodon
cochinchinensis (red eye target puffer!)
20 gal tank with a Gymnotus carapo (grow out tank, he's going to get a
6x2x2 by the end of the year!) and a pair of cichilids I can't
remember the name of
We have some videos of our fish here http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=tropicalfishkeeper
and some here (which include videos of past set ups we have had)
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=katywoo2 hope you enjoy!
So yeah, a lot of puffer fish in our house :-)
Gill Passman
Cool videos......welcome to the group - I'm from the UK too.....
Gill
orchidlover
Wales valleys, UK.
we have a small tank of tropical fish (platys, gouramis? and a
plecostamus). we seem to be doing the right thing as everything is
breeding, well apart from he plec but that's because we've only got
one.
we are currently digging what seems to be an olympic sized swimming
pool in the back garden to accomodate our one Koi carp who has
outgrown our last pond. Hopefully, weather permitting, he can be in
his new home by the summer.
we count ourselves as lucky fish keepers rather than knowledgable
ones.as long as we don't put any other type of fish in our tank all
seems well. Hopefully I'm now in the right place to gain some
knowledge.
My other hobbies are gardening, orchid growing and patchwork and
quilting.
I'll probably be quite quiet on the posting front but I'll be reading
and learning
love and hugs gina xxx
Gill Passman
On Mar 2, 3:47 pm, "orchidlover" <gerund...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello everyone my name is Gina and I live in a town in the South
> Wales valleys, UK.
Welcome to a fellow Brit :-)
>> I'll probably be quite quiet on the posting front but I'll be reading
> and learning
>
> love and hugs gina xxx
Hope that you enjoy your time here
Gill
redsox2020
Had a nice tank when I was 15. Now I'm 35, and looking to setup a new
tank. I'll be reading and researching for a while...
-ml
NetMax
changes the hobby has seen in the last 30 years or so.
http://www.2cah.com/netmax/basics/changes/changes.shtml
cheers
nm (NetMax)
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Donna Camp
Donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "NetMax" <comput...@hotmail.com>
To: "The Freshwater Aquarium" <The-Freshwa...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 7:36 PM
Subject: [TFA] Re: New members - please sign this Guest Book thread
>
PM
We bought a 10 gallon tank for our son for Christmas and had no idea
how much research was required to set it up properly. The info in this
forum has been very helpful.
PM in VA
NetMax
asking for clarification, especially as you look over the FAQs.
nm
Dan
On Jan 29, 1:48 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 three months, so we periodically have to start a new, blank
> guest book thread. You can read everone else's intros in the links
> below.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/86c2d65bbef3e6c7http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium/browse_frm/
> thread/fec867379240146b
>
> Update: We're expecting a permananent web-based guest book to sign
> instead. Until it's implemented, we'll keep posting here. Please
> keep discussion in this thread to new member intros, so they're easy
> to find.
>
> --Altum
Hi all,
I'm new to the group, but not to the hobby. I used to read the Usenet
groups & was on several mailing lists in the mid 90's, but after
moving & giving away most of my tanks, etc. in '98, I fell away from
the groups & only kept 1 small tank. The old timers probably won't
remember me, being that I never posted much, but I read everything;
don't particularly care for the term lurker, though.
I'm enjoying the hobby again more fully, & glad to see that the
archives on The Krib web site are still available, (1st fish web site
I ever visited, & possibly still the best for down to earth, good
info). I'm one of those information junkies for whatever I'm into, &
it's fish & plants again. So many web sites & groups! Like others I
take the info. 'with a grain of salt' & match it against experience,
(& and the Sci. guys tested results).
I haven't bothered with Usenet because of the spam, but recently
subscribed to about a dozen fish related groups; all but this one are
on Yahoo. I hope I'm allowed to say that. Gee, everybody knows
there are a million groups out there, & I haven't even looked up the
old Majordomo mailing lists to which I used to subscribe.
I really like this group. (Hope I'm not blackballed by multi-
subscribers from the other groups by that statement. Hey, I like
them, too, ok?) I see in depth discussions here on, how should I say,
more in depth topics, and a lot of discussion at that. Don't get me
wrong, I get a kick out of the Newbie posts & the same info. passed on
again, but I can gain from the recent discussion on experience with
different types of heaters, & look forward to reading & searching the
list archives about other equipment, etc., although I personally
would not say anything negative about any product or service after
reading about the lawsuits leveled against the folks on the Aquatic
Gardener's list. It really freaked me out! Although, like I said, I
never posted much, I felt like I knew those people because I read
everything that they wrote. Good, helpful people sharing insight &
info. Oh well, stick with the positive comments on the good products,
etc.
About me: I've been into planted freshwater since about 1980. Started
out with Livebearers, raised some fry & went to egg layers. Had a few
spawns. I've also enjoyed keeping 'common' Natives, adding the
pleasure of collecting to the fish-keeping hobby. Small ponds & ½
barrel ponds with lots of locally collected plants & a few comets have
also always been a favorite. Had a bunch of tanks at one point. Kept
S.A. Cichlids for a while, but now have 3 small planted tanks,
sparsely populated with some livebearers. Looks like I've come full
circle, but I still look forward to the warmer weather & working on my
ponds.
I try to keep it simple. I had sort of an 'epfinany' in the hobby in
the 80's, I think, when the 'mysteries' of Discus breeding were being
unveiled. I remember seeing an article about the premier German
Discus breeder at the time, & his 'secret' was a sponge filter & lots
of partial water changes. Bio filtration & water changes; works for
me. Keeping it simple & being on a tight budget, I also try to save a
few bucks, resealing used tanks bought at bargain prices, resurrecting
old used equipment that still works quite well, etc. Adds interest to
the hobby. I try also to remember to sit & relax, watching the fish &
just enjoying them without doing anything. Fascinating to create a
small 'world' & watch the living inhabitants enjoying it.
I seem to live in a pretty good area for this hobby, just west of
Philadelphia, PA. I took a day trip to The Aquarium Center in
Baltimore, (Randallstown), MD & got a few beautiful Endler's, and I
feel guilty about buying a lot of supplies at That Fish(pet) Place in
Lancaster, Pa, about an hour West of here. It's an outrageously huge
warehouse store. I remember it from 2 expansions ago. Bought a used
40g breeder there when they switched over their fish room to 55g
tanks. I feel guilty because there are no other fish stores in
Lancaster, a fairly good sized city, & I'm part of the reason. Search
the Yahoo yellow pages for 'pet' in Lancaster, PA & under the sub
heading of fish you'll find only a Petco or Petsmart, something like
that.
There are some LFS's in my area that I frequent, though.
Unfortunately for me, the best one switched to catering mainly to
salt, but gladly still has some nice fresh.. Got a beautiful pair of
locally raised, (to adult size before selling) Swords for $10.00 U.S.
Although you'd never find these in the wild, the finnage is
incredible! I usually always prefer the natural unmessed with fish,
(sounds boring, but I remember raising beautiful green Swords & love
plain old Danios, & have you ever seen a large planted tank with full
adult size Tiger Barbs in breeding form?), but what can I say, I'm a
sucker for long fin Swordtails; beautiful deep orange, male & female
both lyretail, with the female having a white tipped tail in between
the swords. They try to breed, but I doubt if they can, being that
the male's gonopodium is outrageously long & has a bit of a hook at
the end. I didn't buy them for fry potential, though, just to enjoy
as they are, even if they are freaks of man messing with nature,
although I have noticed that the female seems like she might be
getting a little plumper. I buy fish food & some misc. supplies at
that LFS, too. Technically, it's a pet shop with puppies, etc., but
the fish room is run by one guy who's really good & that's all he
does.
Don't know if this post will come through with the regular ones, being
that it's a reply to a new member thread, (I seem to remember the name
Altum from way back), but maybe somebody will see it. It's been a
really long ramble, very unusual for me, being that as I said, I don't
post much, but, in any event I'll be reading & enjoying your posts.
Well, so long and thanks for all the fish (info).
Dan
NetMax
everything in-between)...
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LOL, welcome aboard Dan. Sounds like you have a lot to offer.
====
Altum
days, but not as Altum. Back then it was safer to use your real name
on the 'net.
Glad to hear you like the group. We pretty much let this group run
itself, Usenet-fashion. We use the moderation tools to block and
remove advertisements and spam. The discussions are very similar in
scope and detail to those in rec.aquaria.freshwater.*. I considered
Yahoo, but I find the ads too intrusive and Google used to have a much
nicer, streamlined UI. Unfortunately, they recently revamped to a
more Yahoo-style look and feel and I don't think it's an improvement.
You mentioned some of my favorite fish stores. I used to live in that
part of the country. Glad to hear Aquarium Center is still doing
well. That Fish Place (before it was That Pet Place) used to have
some pretty nice plants and livestock along with the warehouse of dry
goods. Maybe that's changed.
I hope your tanks are running smoothly, and that you will feel free to
post. We're a pretty friendly crowd.
--Altum
NoFuddyDud
weeks) and look forward to sharing our experiences. We have a 20
gallon tank with five zebra danios and several live plants. At the
present time, all seems well, but we have had some trouble trying to
bring the ammonia level down. We have tried several 25% waters
changes and a dose of StressZyme. We went to PetSmart yesterday and
they recommend using a gravel vacuum and feeding our fish less. More
to follow as this continuing saga develops.
Altum
As usual, PetNotSoSmart dropped the ball. Your new filter is
developing its bacterial bed - we call it "cycling" - and some ammonia
is both normal and necessary. The nitrogen cycle FAQ explains what is
happening with your tank. http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html
You don't have too many fish, so the cycle should go fine with some
Prime or AmQuel+ and maybe a few water changes.
If the article leaves you confused and you'd like more help, please
start a new thread by hitting the '+new post" link to the right under
Discussions. Everyone will see your post and be able to help you out
more effectively. :-)
--Altum
Damian
I have kept fish for several years progressing through varies style: a
beginners community tank, Amazon biotope (including royal blue discus,
a breeding colony of electric blue cichlids and raised a Murray Cod
from 4cm to 35cm. Due to drought here and being on tank water I can't
keep fish at the moment and so I am trying to get my fish keeping fix
by participating in online communities.
Regards,
Damian
Altum
We've got a lot of members and active discussion here so I'm sure
you'll get your fix. ;-)
--Altum
Dan
Thank You for the warm welcome! I see what you mean about bottom
posting not mattering, & I also probably shouldn't have changed the
subject/heading, being that it's a new member thread, but I guess that
doesn't really matter much now. I'll just copy & paste from word from
now on & let Google do its compression.
As far as having something to offer goes, I actually like the fact
that I see so much good info. offered by so many people. From the
friendly, comfortable feel of the group, I certainly won't be afraid
to join in a discussion if I have something worthwhile to add, but I
kind of like the fact that I don't need to. I don't know if that
sounds right, but when I read posts I find myself thinking things
like, well, just generally agreeing, happy to see questions answered
so quickly, & feeling comfortable with not having to post.
You nailed it on the comparison to Usenet. Convenient to have a
Usenet search on Google, as well, since they took over Deja News. I
know what you mean about the Yahoo ads, they can be intrusive. I
stayed with it for the headline news on the home page, but usually
just find that pretty depressing anyway. I like the Google image
search feature, too. I keep an extra browser window open to look up
Latin names & such while I'm reading.
Indeed The Aquarium Center is still going strong! They still have
that same beautiful planted display tank by the bathroom, along with
several more display tanks. I remember seeing an Endler's livebearer
in that tank over 10 years ago, but not knowing about Endler's at the
time I just thought it was an incredibly colored wild guppy. The
place seems about the same, does a great business, & they still seem
to usually have true Siamese Algae Eaters in stock along with their
usual huge variety.
That Fish Place has changed a bit, (besides the addition of a lot of
other pet items to the warehouse dry goods area). They remodeled &
expanded the salt, added a big pond room, turned the formerly invert
salt room behind the bagging station into a FW plant room, & it seems
that they made the FW fish room a little smaller, but I think it was
goldfish varieties that took the biggest cut in FW. I guess the fresh
tanks are actually bigger than 55g; wider front to back for more
surface area. They also added a big SW touch tank; mainly rays & a
few other fish. The place is always packed on weekends.
Well, Thank Again for the warm welcome! It's a pleasure to a member
of the group!
Dan
Mc Cool
currently have a 4 gal. Bio-orb tank with one betta and two rasboras.
Today I got a 30 gal tank on the cheap and plan on having a planted
tank with fish.
Gill Passman
Hi Mc Cool and welcome,
Glad you found us :-)
Gill
archi...@yahoo.com
possibly help me out a bit
--Cic
Mellie
think it is. There is always somebody here who can help or tell you
where to find the best solution.
Cheers
Mellie
On Mar 26, 5:20 pm, "archidr...@yahoo.com" <archidr...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
qbee1wi
I am Deb and I found your group thru rec.aquaria usenet group.
I was introduced to fish when my daughter got married and her husband
wanted an aquarium. Two weeks later she called me 9:00 pm in a panic
and we were on our way to Walmart to buy a tank for a black skirt
tetra that was being bullied by the other fish. That black skirt
tetra survived my inexperience and has led me to other fish
adventures. He died 2 years later but has left me with
10 gallon for a pleco, clown loachs and bumblebee gobies
5 gallon for dwarf gourami (waiting to be moved)
5 gallon for dwarf gourami and apple snail
2 gallon for betta
and newer set up
55 gallon for 2 black skirt tetras, 3 panda barbs, 5 albino tiger
barbs, 3 skunk cories and 1 rope fish.
I look forward to reading posts and throwing out a few questions of my
own.
Deb (qbee1wi)
qbee1wi
Gill Passman
Glad you found us and welcome to the group :-) Sounds like you have a
lot of tanks so you'll fit in here nicely with other fellow MTS
(Multiple Tank Syndrome) Sufferers - lol
Gill
qbee1wi
MTS...I love it. Of course "sufferer" better describes my husband.
When my son gave me the 55 gallon for Christmas I heard a groan and
something about more fish from my husband. ;-) Thanks for the
welcome.
Deb
CW-ATL
Hi All,
I'm Chip and I live in Atlanta. I have a 130 gallon planted tank with
Tetras, Corys, Ottos, and Clown Loaches. It has been an interesting
year now battling one type of algae after another and trying get
everything right.
This group seems to be filled with good people and good advice, and I
look forward to learning some things.
Makell
Jeroen Wijnands
Anyway, hi I'm Jeroen Wijnands, living in the netherlands and owner of
a 70 liter community tank.
Gill Passman
Gill
Jeroen Wijnands
Al
3+ years. I have a 3500+ gallon pond and I have a few Koi, Comets, and
goldfish.
I've found this Hobby to be very addictive. I can't get enough of it.
I'm always looking for more koi, adding featuress, equipment and
more koi to my pond. I don't have an aquarium but I haven't ruled it
out. I really like keeping koi and gardening overall. I'm glad I found
this group and look forward to discussing and sharing news,
information, and ideas. Thanks.
On Apr 6, 4:29 pm, "Jeroen Wijnands" <jeroen.wijna...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thanks Gill
>
> On Apr 6, 9:51 pm, "Gill Passman" <g...@taylorpassman.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Welcome to TFA Jeroen :-) I hope you enjoy your stay here....
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