Hello, My name is Michael. I just joined this mailing list. I live in Temecula and I am hoping to start setting up an aquarium soon. I'm basically I newbie to...
Hi Michael: A good fish store is Fountains down near SDSU. They have tons of stuff. Another good start is to attend either a COAST meeting (we are meeting...
Michael, A little closer to you but still down south are Octopuss Garden and Aquatic Warehouse. I prefer Aquatic Warehouse of the three main stores in San...
Make sure you're there early for the meeting tomorrow. Start your Sunday off early with the COAST meeting, leaving plenty of time for the Superbowl! See you...
Hi, Thanks for the recommendations. One concern I have regarding buying fish from a store outside of the general Temecula area is one of transportation time....
Hello everyone: I will be returning to Colombia (Leticia) again this summer for two months (Mid June-Mid August). It is low water in Leticia and a great time...
Hi Michael, If the store bags your fish properly, they should be comfortable for 2 to 4 hours in a bag, longer if they fill the bag with oxygen instead of the...
Hi Michael, If the store bags your fish properly, they should be comfortable for 2 to 4 hours in a bag, longer if they fill the bag with oxygen instead of the...
I have made a two-worksheet-in-one-MS Excel file consisting of bag labels (first sheet) and an auction registration form. It is called Bag-Auction Form1.xls...
This weekend Showfish October 2005 through October 2006 will be deleted from the FILES folder. These newsletters are all available on the club's website at...
Hi all, Just checking if there is any interest in wild caught angelfish. I can get some at $10 ea and would prefer to buy more than 4 to keep the importer...
OK, so I bought some test kits to test my tap water and see what kind of water I have. The results: Total Hardness: 150 ppm Total Alkalinity: 120 - 180 ppm pH:...
What kind of fish are u planning to keep? ... the chart are somewhat hard to tell apart. But it looks like I have hard, alkaline water. ... variations in these...
That's what I wanted to test my water for first - to see what kind of fish I should be looking at. Looking through the book I have, I found Platies and Guppies...
There are very few fish that will not do well in our SoCal "Liquid Rock". Even Discus and Angels can be happy and healthy. Just make sure it stays clean. ...
That true, Live bearers do great in alkaline water. Is that what you want...... ... the chart are somewhat hard to tell apart. But it looks like I have hard,...
What I want is to not have to alter the water coming out of my tap. If most fish are tolerant of differences in water type then I guess I should be OK. Maybe...
The only alteration you will need is to eliminate / neutralize the chlorine / ammonia / chloramine every time that you do a water change - which should be...
One thing you should know before you get all your expectations up: mortality rate of most fish purchased from a typical local fish store is high, no matter...
Good Monday Morning Everyone: I am in need of some information that I hope some (or at least one) of you can help me with. I am teaching an aquaculture class...
the vet's name is Karen Peyser; she is a club member. The June 2006 Showfish (?) had a member's roster in it. Ask Ron Estrada for contact info--I don't...
Dr. Rob Hildreth Irvine Blvd Animal Hospital (714) 838-3433 4840 Irvine Blvd Ste 108 Irvine, California 92620 Thanks to Linda for the name! What a memory!...
You're very welcome. He said he'd be happy to come back and do another presentation to the membership. You may want to pass that on to your speaker chair. ...
Hi all, Our speaker for March is Dr. Ron Coleman, who will be speakiing on his adventures collecting cichlids in Costa Rica. As many of you know, Ron is very...
in stock fish http://www.CaliforniaCichlids.com I just recieved new stock list from supplier and there are new fish avail. which can be ordered and added to my...
Hi all, Let me know if any of you are interested in getting any of the following. The numbers after the species name indicate prices per fish. These will need...