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Hi everyone. I am moving long distance on a road trip that will take about 3 days(about 2000 miles). Any recommendations so that i can take my live stock along with me. I have a 29 gal tank with a maroon Clown a Neon Goby, inverts, LR, and sand.

I really like Fishland on Westhiemer and Synott....between Eldridge and Dairy Ashford. The owner is Andy....very nice guy. I wouldn't say they are parasite free but they have the cleanest tanks I have seen in Houston....I have never seen a dead fish in a tank unlike other stores. And if they...

From what I have read, I will wait atleast 30 days to allow for the possibility of the Tomite stage lasting 3-28 days. Thanks for your help Beth!!!

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The longest recorded period of time for tomonts to hatch is 72 days (Colorni & Burgess, 1997). The life cycle of Cryptocaryon irritans is temperature dependent so it is highly unlikely for such an extended period to occur in a tropical aquarium. Colorni, A. & Burgess, P.J. “Cryptocaryon irritans...

Decided to look it up in some Parisitology texts that I have (from Vet school).....This is what I found.... Treatment of Cryptocaryon irritans in Aquaria By: Dr. Harry W. Dickerson (Harry W. Dickerson, B.V.Sc. Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary...

But if there are no fish in the tank, then the longest period of time that they could possible live will be about 4 days + a few hours correct???? Some may be in further stages, but that would mean that they would die sooner correct. My reasoning is that once they hit the 4th stage, if they...

You say there are 4 stages:1. Trophont stage: seen as the mature parasite attached to the fish. cycle timeframe: aprrox 7 days 2. Tomont stage: swims in the water column for several hours until it can find a place in the aquarium to settle. It will then attach itself to a surface in the...

I have a Blue spotted and he eats everything I feed them.....from flake to frozen foods to pellets.....I was always told that a flame angel was OK for a 29 gal so I wouldn't give up on it yet, just search this site for other posts on them to see what people say.

THANKS FOR THE INFO....just running cheap lights, but get hot in my house during the days here in Houston. So if a tank is at 1.013 it will work to kill ICH??? :notsure: Well I guess so.

Beth???? Anyone????

My concern is a quarantine tank to treat for ICH. In order to maintain the tank below 1.009 to kill off ICH, the SG can't go above 1.009. On my display tank, it will fluctuate slightly with evaporation but I'm not concerned about it because my fish do just fine. BUT in order to kill ICH the...

Question....I am about to quarantine a new fish, and I want to do hyposal treatment. The problem that I have is that my tank temp will rise to 86 degrees without fans and drops to 78 at night. With fans, I get a ton of evaporation but i can stabilize the temp. I am concerned that with all the...

So I decided for the purposes of science to go buy a few different starfish and I have cut them all up into different lengths. I then put them into a small tank and am watching to see what will happen..... JUST JOKING EVERYBODY.. ...but I will get some pics up when i get a chance.

The arm frag is still alive (moving...responses to a touch) but does not appear to be getting any larger. It's been over a month now.