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5303
Some of you might be interested in this, for the last couple of weeks I've been keeping fairy shrimp and least killie fish together in a small aquarium. I know...
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moon28401
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Jul 1, 2005
12:32 pm
5304
I saw one of my adult CJs eating a wee ramhorn snail yesterday. I didn't know they did this. I'm not complaining.... ;-) -- Stuart Halliday ...
Stuart Halliday
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Jul 2, 2005
4:24 pm
5305
Stuart, sometime back, I had posted a similar observation. In fact, in my Amano holding tank, they managed to finish off all the pond snails. Frank M. Greco...
Frank M. Greco
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Jul 2, 2005
5:57 pm
5306
Dear Stuart and Frank, Mine have had ample opportunity, but they have other food choices. How hungry were your shrimp? Did they seem to discover that snails...
Kirsten Klinghammer
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Jul 2, 2005
6:48 pm
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In message <gwh.42c6e16a.4f18.d51@...> ... edible ... That's a good point. I'm sure my CJ's are never gone hungry because of me. I put...
Stuart Halliday
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Jul 2, 2005
10:36 pm
5308
While I have never witnessed mine eating snails, since some of mine have gotten quite large (I have a few females over 2"), I have noticed a huge drop in my...
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Jul 3, 2005
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5309
Hey Frank, I was wondering how those bumble bees were growing up? Henry _________________________________________________________________ On the road to...
Henry D
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Jul 8, 2005
1:31 am
5310
Dear Group, I give my tank a 50% water change once a week. I find that when I do the change shrimp that I don't see all week seem to come out of the wood work....
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ilan_wunsch
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Jul 8, 2005
6:52 pm
5311
In message <154.547eb8fc.30002565@...> ... Probably the huge chemical change is hurting them? My Shrimp are always out and about. -- Stuart Halliday ...
Stuart Halliday
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Jul 8, 2005
8:25 pm
5312
<< Dear Group, I give my tank a 50% water change once a week. I find that when I do the change shrimp that I don't see all week seem to come out of the wood...
Frank M. Greco
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Jul 8, 2005
9:04 pm
5313
... when I do the change shrimp that I don't see all week seem to come out of the wood work. Does anyone else have this experience? And is there any...
Leigh M.
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Jul 8, 2005
9:12 pm
5314
... (be it from rainwater or seasonal flooding). This influx of water usually brings with it food organisms of one type or another, or uncovers food organisms...
Leigh M.
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Jul 8, 2005
9:21 pm
5315
OK I saw this for sale at that fish place for $24,00 and could not pass it up a 4 gallon plastic hex tank perfect for my nightstand and a great way to set up a...
Gary Hughson
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Jul 9, 2005
1:42 pm
5316
Hi Gary, I have several small planted tanks and use the small Durette filter. Works great for shrimp tanks or any small tank. I use a mixture of sand and...
Wilma Duncan
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Jul 9, 2005
5:22 pm
5317
see now... i thought of a small tank for shrimp as well.. but i heard that shrimp do not do well with frequent water changes.. which would be neccesary in a...
wild child
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Jul 9, 2005
5:30 pm
5318
<<Frank? anyone else? Do shrimp not like fresh water changes?>> This has not been my experience. I do 50%+ water changes on my tanks, and the shrimp do not...
Frank M. Greco
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Jul 9, 2005
5:51 pm
5319
I run one shrimp tank with Cherry Reds and some Amanos, also had guppy fry in there till they got big. I do water changes, 20% every 3 weeks, overhead filter...
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Jul 9, 2005
5:53 pm
5320
Thank You! You just made me one very happy lady! lolololol pat <<Frank? anyone else? Do shrimp not like fresh water changes?>> This has not been my experience....
wild child
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Jul 9, 2005
5:58 pm
5321
Russ, does your system produce baby Cherry and Amano Shrimp for you? Donna...
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schelldweller
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Jul 9, 2005
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5322
Cherrys by the dozen...Just moved 10 big ones to my son's guppy tank. Amanos berry up nicely, but no sign of young. Aren't they needing brackish water for...
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Jul 9, 2005
7:57 pm
5323
certainly when you dump a lot of water into your tank it stirs up sediment and whatever lives in the substrate. which is a lot of different tiny things in a...
mindbum
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Jul 10, 2005
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5324
... If they are in breeding condition - plump with eggs, etc. - they will often spawn with the addition of new water but also with a drop in temperature. One...
Arlene Mikelsons
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Jul 10, 2005
4:18 pm
5325
One way to speed up cycling is to use some gravel from an established tank in the new tank. Cool idea. Hope it goes well. Terry Barber...
Terry Barber
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Jul 10, 2005
10:27 pm
5326
... Yes, they do. Here's a link to a website where one of the members has successfully bred Amanos http://www.petshrimp.com/index.html...
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Jul 11, 2005
8:20 am
5327
Dear all-- I am posting this to a few message boards to get a variety of feedback. I have a 55-gallon community tank and a 4 gallon tank with three zebra ...
y_kyriakides
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Jul 11, 2005
3:20 pm
5328
... Certainly not 2 months. Most do 2-4 weeks. ... Teaching your parents would seem the simplest thing to do? After all they did manage to feed and water you...
Stuart Halliday
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Jul 11, 2005
10:23 pm
5329
here's another idea...get some small containers, mark them with the dates to be given, and measure out the food in advance. What about those containers they...
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Jul 12, 2005
2:42 am
5330
... Good idea. But I'd try going to the supermarket first as they often sell small plastic containers very cheaply....
Stuart Halliday
milton_h_stuart
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Jul 12, 2005
8:52 am
5331
Great ideas guys. I wouldn't mind teaching Dad to refill the feeder if I knew that it would be easy. Although, the pill-box container idea sounds pretty good. ...
y_kyriakides
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Jul 12, 2005
1:32 pm
5332
I bought 3 feeders for the fish while I was away for 5 days. 1 actually worked. Check to make sure work - set them up for a week before you leave. Sherry ...
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Jul 12, 2005
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