Recent content by davebrace5533

it is a neat concept, these are aquariums not nature. these fish have the exact types of food they need when they need it, mixing unnatural species(peacefull/comunity) should not be a problem or considered unethical as long as it is done in a reasonable manner(no paranah on a reef lol). the only...

uh... thats called their stomachs disolve to make way for eggs and milt to spawn... and we are not talking bout going from saltwater to fresh but from freshwater to salt.

look. fish bodies are built to maintain a certian salinity level through a proccess of osmosis and diffusion through their gills. in a sense, fish never stop drinking, their gills naturally will absorb either more water or more salts depending on the salinity level already in their bodies...

yea actually i am no longer in the military because i was medically retired because i got blown the f** up so why dont you show a bit of respect. and yes those "stores," fed ex, will ship anything you want overnight from wherever you want in the world. there is no "smugling". take it out of the...

bs? look it up it is basic fish biology. or better yet try it it is easy get a freshwater fish and start driping in salt water. drip enough to double the total amount of water in 2 days and after that time take out some and keep dripping in the saltwater. repeat this until the fish is in full...

there is a fed ex in akumal, and cancun. both stores i have already talked to and yes they say they can overnite a package to my home. actually though i will be in florida this summer so maybe ill get some there too lol.

the chances of it getting confiscated are minimal at best. it is the same way all those people in the medical marijuana states order pot seeds from online, the customs process is for the most part all automated.

lol no im no longer in the military, i just haven't edited my account in like 3 years. as for the "responsible aquarist" comment, where do you think you local stores get thier livestock from? it comes from some wild reef and was shipped via ground(not overnited) to wherever the wholesaler is...

this shouldnt be an ethical question at all, reefers are nothing but good for the world's oceans. think about it this way, most reefs in the world are in tropical areas around developing nations. these reefs have no real use to the people here and so why should they care if it dies out, but when...

ok here is the deal on converting salt and fresh fishes. ANY freshwater fish with the exception and a few scaleless species can be converted to saltwater. the only variance is the amount of time you have to use to convert them. However, only a very very few species can go from salt to...

i would say quarantine any wild stuff you get for at least a few weeks just to be sure. i am planning on doing the same thing(overniting wild livestock) when i go to akumal. what i did was set up a 125 with just sand and rock to use as a quarantine.

hey i am traveling to mexico soon.(akumal to be exact) and was wondering if anyone has any experience in shipping livestock from mexico to the us. I am not really worried about the legalities of this, if customs does catch it coming into the us they simply mail you a letter stating that a...

i got the 1500gph from glass holes for my 125. came with everything you need and the higher flow rate just means if you want to you can run more flow, which is helpfull later on when you have quite the bio load going in your tank.

just get it all and use the stuff to set up your real tank in your wall. all those goodies are alot of money you can now spend on making YOUR tank.

definately drill it. the sides though not the bottom. most glass tanks larger than 75gal the bottoms are tempered and will shatter if you try to drill it. the drilling process is way easy. 1: 4oz tub of plumbers putty-$4.95 2: 1-3" diamond hole saw-$4-8.00 3: mark the tank where you want the...