I am near midland Texas , 30 minutes away ........ http://www.mymakemoney.com/member/register.php?ref=texaslady2008 ...
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anita
dublrotn
Sep 12, 2008 11:22 pm
great to see another texan i am in central texas near waco ... From: Dora Smith <tiggernut24@...> Subject: Re: [Freshwater Aquariums] Hi my name is...
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Jennie Teters
zookeeper1985
Sep 12, 2008 11:22 pm
hi just signed up to this group and am looking forward to learning from everyones experience as i set up my 2 tanks one 55 gal w/ the surviving fish from...
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blue_lkb
Sep 12, 2008 12:23 pm
Ok, so, after losing my final betta, I have spent hours upon hours reading everything I can on the internet. So far, I still have no idea why they keep dying....
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Dora Smith
tiggernut24
Sep 12, 2008 12:22 pm
Wehre in Texas? Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@... ... From: texas_tears2000 To: freshwateraquariums@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September...
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Marcus Welbie
chumbiee
Sep 11, 2008 12:46 pm
Welcome Patricia ... From: texas_tears2000 <texas_tears2000@...> To: freshwateraquariums@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:55:31 PM ...
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texas_tears2000
Sep 11, 2008 2:12 am
My snails do that too. Nothings wrong with them, its natural for them to do this. ... checked one opf them and it responded to my touch but are there any ideas...
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texas_tears2000
Sep 11, 2008 2:12 am
I just join. I am in Texas...
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blue_lkb
Sep 11, 2008 2:12 am
Hi Anita, That could explain it, I suppose. From all I have read/been told, though, they are compatible. Actually, I've sat and watched them for long periods...
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blue_lkb
Sep 11, 2008 2:12 am
Hi Dana, No, sorry, I should have specified. My male betta and 4 zebra danios are in a 10 gallon. The female betta went into a 55 gallon. Yeah, I might go pick...
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anita
dublrotn
Sep 10, 2008 7:37 pm
are you putting the new ones in the same tank as the one you have? if you are this is the reason they are dieing.sometimes the barb and danios will kill the...
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Dana Rasmussen
dana_rasmussen
Sep 10, 2008 7:37 pm
... First question. How big is the tank that the new betta went into? If it is also a 10, you are kind of loaded with the fish you listed. Also keep in mind...
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blue_lkb
Sep 10, 2008 5:21 pm
Well, my newest betta (whom I just got on Saturday) died overnight. I'm really, really baffled. Obviously, I will definitely *not* be getting any more bettas. ...
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Tom Reagin
tgreagin
Sep 10, 2008 5:21 pm
I clean salt off the tank with white vinegar. Thomas G. Reagin, O.D. 104 Church Street Decatur, GA 30030 Voice (404)378-3694 Fax (404)373-0741 [Non-text...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Sep 10, 2008 12:17 am
Wow! OK, well then feel free to follow one of the many other replies and suggestions you received on your post (by my count, roughly zero, give or take). ...
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John Irvin Buford
datadump2001
Sep 9, 2008 11:38 pm
No not at all...
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Janice Hurd
plantlady052847
Sep 9, 2008 11:38 pm
Thanks Patrick...for nothing! I joined this group to learn from the personal experiences of others. I do not need this group to tell me to do an internet...
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blue_lkb
Sep 9, 2008 11:37 pm
Hi Patrick, Ok, that's good; so my bettas should be fine in my water conditions. ... Cool, maybe I can give some to my sister then. :) ... water they are in....
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Sep 9, 2008 2:28 pm
... No, bettas are pretty tolerant of a wide range of water parameters as long as it isn't too extreme either way. Bettas are one of those types of fish that...
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Liz M
ceasarsmama68
Sep 9, 2008 2:03 pm
Had you removed them from the water @ anytime before that? ... From: John Irvin Buford <jbuf@...> Subject: [Freshwater Aquariums] Snails free...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Sep 8, 2008 8:03 pm
You just have to manually remove it. Marine/Reef keepers have this same issue. You might try an Internet search for "Salt Creep" and possibly find various...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Sep 8, 2008 8:02 pm
Are they Apple snails? They sometime do that. Patrick Timlin http://www.geocities.com/ptimlin/ ... From: John Irvin Buford <jbuf@...> Subject:...
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Janice Hurd
plantlady052847
Sep 8, 2008 7:06 pm
Hi, My name is Jan.I've been "lurking" for awhile and enjoy everyone's posts. I have an issue that I am unable to resolve satisfactorly.I have a 75 gal tank...
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John Irvin Buford
datadump2001
Sep 8, 2008 7:06 pm
When i got home yesterday my 2 snails were free floating . I checked one opf them and it responded to my touch but are there any ideas what caused this....
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blue_lkb
Sep 8, 2008 11:58 am
Hi Patrick, Good point; I'll have to try and pick up another hardness test kit next weekend and recheck it. ... For example, Ram cichlids and Discus cichlids...
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blue_lkb
Sep 7, 2008 11:50 pm
Hi Pam, Actually, I hadn't heard of aquabid.com until now. Hmm, I will have to check that out! For how large of a town I live in, it's surprising to me that I...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Sep 7, 2008 6:44 pm
Hi Laura. Replies embedded below... ... Or you have a bad test kit. I have had this occur to me with liquid hardness test kits. ... That depends entirely on...
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pam andress
pamandress23
Sep 7, 2008 12:37 am
Have you looked on aquabid.com? You can get so much there it isn't funny. As for gravel, I LOVE bayleesbetterbottom....
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blue_lkb
Sep 6, 2008 8:40 pm
Ok, I feel brilliant...clearly, I could just change my gravel from the very unnatural blue (which, funnily enough, looked really "pretty" to me when I first...
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blue_lkb
Sep 6, 2008 8:40 pm
Ok, an update... I haven't purchased any more bettas, being afraid they'd just die on me and not wanting to unnecessarily kill any more fish. However, I ...