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Jagers are very good. Visitherms are good too, but I use Jagers. Don't think they make a full size heater with anything but glass. I always use 2 that can heat 75% of the water in case one dies. Replacing them every year isn't necessary, but it wouldn't hurt.

It's true that adult brine have a lot of protein. They are almost pure protein. This does not blow away the theory about them being non nutritious for fish. If you feed adult fish nothing but brine (or any pure protein food) the will become malnourished. To answer the original question, powder...

Fish emulate their surroundings. The darker the background, as well as the substrate, the more intense the fishes colors will be. This is a scientific fact that has been well known for many decades. Every book I've read that discusses background color mentions it.

Originally Posted by zoboo2 Ok so for those of you that ARE keeping one let's see a pic all ready, or are you just telling "fish stories"? Anybody can buy one and take it's picture. I want to see a pic from when they got it and one from a year later.

T5 VHO, with individual parabolic reflectors.

The tap water isn't the big problem here, it's the antibacterial chemicals the hose is treated with.

Take some water home from the lfs, write the SG they say it is on the bag, float the bag of water in you tank until it's at temp, test it with your hydrometer and mark the spot on it. This mark will be what you lfs waters SG is. Swing arm types aren't that accurately calibrated, but they are...

Damsels are only aggressive if not kept in correct numbers. Schooling fish should be kept in odd numbered groups of at least 3.

When writing your post scroll down to 'manage attachments" then you browse for the pic, it can not have any dimension over 500 pixels.

If you add a fish to the qt while one is in there, the quarantine period for the fish that was already there starts over.

He is also not counting the ones that died at the capture site, on the boat trip to the collection station, or the trip to the distributors. That one fish in his tank represents at least 100 that died in the process, and that is an understatement.

Schooling fish should be kept in odd numbered groups, otherwise they may be aggressive.

Can I flame him for putting a headband on his baby?

Originally Posted by mandarin w Now if we could only find a way to keep those car salesmen busy so we could just look around the lots That's an easy one. Two beautiful women. Have them split up and then keep asking the salesmen for coffee and stuff. Then when it's time to work out the deal...

Maroon clowns compared to other fish in general are considered semi aggressive.

Originally Posted by GNorman thanks for making me feel like an idiot. but i guess i should have used better words. i know butterflies are pretty hard to keep. but is the golden like the copper band where its really really really hard to keep? would u go with a golden butterfly or a queen angel...

No bounce at all. My neighbor told me that most of the homes in this area were built with the larger trees that were on the lot and they left the little ones. We mostly have huge oak trees on my street. He has one in his front yard that's about 4' to 5' across. All the wood work, including the...

Working at a fish store the day after "Finding Nemo" came out. Can't decide if it would be worse if Perculas were in, or out of stock.

Nigers usually don't bother lions.

Originally Posted by reefkprZ Darn I was gonna go with damnit jim ,I'm a herpetologist not an icthyologist..... You can get an ointment for that ya know!