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Yes, PetLand on Calgary Trail has them... quite a few infact

Do you mean PJ's or Petsmart? There is no petland on calgary trail.

hahaha, caught me being a Dolt :bang1: >>> anyways, PJ's Pets, at their new location.... Canadian Tire/Lamelle's etc.. They are second row, end top tank, they had a few there 4 weeks ago, was thinking of purchasing some myself but no room!!

They are owned by the same conglomerate anyway, I think. My wife has had me on the lookout for a nice betta or something for her to take care of. Were the Paradise fish albinos? Blacks? Regular? Did they have females as well as males?

You should be able to catch sturgeon in the NS.... I am not sure its leagal however they way to catch them is to have a very heavy line moored to a tree or other large object with a very large hook.... like a meat hook or gattling hook... a large chunk of meat and hurl it out as far as you can and leave it over night and check it the next day or so!

In 2007, although Sturgeon fishing is legal by law, there were zero sturgeon tags given out as the population has an enormously slow doubling rate and needs to recover from several years of over fishing.

Yes, PetLand on Calgary Trail has them... quite a few infact

Do you mean PJ's or Petsmart? There is no petland on calgary trail.

Awesome. I'm glad it's settling in nicely then. I was starting to worry that I may have to dry 65gal of water out of the carpet.

Ok. I bought a Botia striata from Natures about 3 weeks ago to help with snail control. For about the last week, after I turn out the light, I've been hearing clicking noises from the tank. At first I was concerned that perhaps the bottom panel of glass had cracked, but there is no water leakage. Could this possibly be the loach clicking? Is this a signal that it has settled into the tank? I've had clowns before, but never really heard any clicking. Then again, when I had the clowns, I was less experienced and kept 5 in a 29gal tank and perhaps they never settled into the tank. Any opinions on the mystery noises from the tank?

There appears to be more and more people that think all fish and supplies come from the US.

Regardless of origin, are fishes & supplies traded in US$?

Although not a vendor of fish and supplies, I would believe so as most other consumer goods are purchased in USD around the world. Unfortunately, canadian importers and retailers have to pay a fair amount more in tariffs and tax's when importing goods to Canada. (as reported by Peter Mansbridge on The National last night)

I haven't seen it yet. In any retail setting let alone a fish store. The company I work for hasn't lowered our prices either. We aren't your standard retailler, but our prices aren't coming down anytime soon. Unfortunately, IMO, the trickle effect as far as the new purchasing power of the CAD hasn't reached the average consumer yet. Probably won't until the new year at the earliest.

i have 1 million....and counting cone shaped snails in my 90 gallon tank. what would be the best way to wipe these multiplying pests out...please help!!

I am just getting over the same issue. Grab some Botia sp loach's and throw them in the tank. For some reason, the Botia loaches absolutly love to feast on snails. Kuhlis and weather loaches are not the way to go. I got a Zebra loach, Botia striata from Nature's and it is doing the trick. For a 90 put in 3. Provided you don't have africans or large predatory fish in the tank. Henry at natures had mentioned that there was a some sort of chemical additive you could put in as well, but I was kinda wary about doing that.

Clown loaches and Yo-yo's are good too, although the clowns grow quite large (I've seen one about a foot long) and need to be housed accordingly

Zebra Loach

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-striata

Yo-Yo Loach

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-almorhae

Clown Loach

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/clown...ia-macracanthus

Hope this helps!

I did pick up some more gravel today and almost bought a rena xp3 to replace my fluval 303 :boxed: but the bank gave me a dirty look before I finished my interest in a new filter.

That's great!!! My bank always gives me dirty looks when I am checking out new toys too. Need to do something to fix that...................hmmmmmmmmm........lol

Wow. those are amazing. I wish I could afford one. Maybe in a few years, once I win the lottery...........*sigh*

What is the difference between different types of flourescent lights? T8, T6, T5, Standard, Compact? Are there advantages and disadvantages to each?

The reason I am asking is that I have a 29gal with an eclipse hood that I am converting from fw to sw. The light system in the hood is dual T8's. Will this be sufficient for a FOWLR tank or even a reef tank? Where can I pick up bulbs for a T8 system? Are there different types and spectrums that may be better suited for a marine tank?

Any help you can give would be great. Thanks!!

snails

option #4

Nano reef tank w/ shrimp and maybe Ocellaris clown

Pretty amazing

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/totm/index.php

Celestial Danios? Close to zebras, but a lot more colourful.

Good luck finding S. nyassae. I don't think I've ever seen them in any LFS, and most likely they'd also be much more than the others as they're all WC.

The last couple of times I was in BA's here in edmonton, they were available.

Your mix doesn't sound too bad. S. multi's get too large for a 3' tank for life, but a school of 6 or so S. lucipinnis (petricola) would do great in that tank. I've got a mix of Haps & mbuna in a 135 too, but wouldn't recommend it to someone who hasn't kept Africans before or for a smaller tank (mine is also heavily stocked and almost empty of rocks).

I've got 3 S. lucipinnis in there right now, and they are a blast to watch. Very active. In keeping with the Malawi theme, would S. nyassa work any better? Haven't found much info on them, but I do know they are indiginous to Malawi, where the Lucipinnis are Tangy's.

the demosini can be a real terror

Ok, would Saulosi work intstead of the demasoni? Same colour pattern in males. Females are yellow instead of blue though.

How does this sound?

Pseudotropheus demasoni

Labidochromis hongi

Metriaclima greshakei

and maybe one or two more species? Was also thinking of using S. multipunctatus as a catfish to offset everything a little.

Suggestions?

Hi everyone. I'm thinking of some new ideas for my 65gal. Dimensions are 36L x 18W x 24H. I was thinking about going with a malawi tank, but can't decide what group of fish to use? I don't have any experience with either. I've checked out some websites, and can't decide. What are some suggestions out there? The tank is quite deep, not sure which type of cichlid that would be more advantageous for. Do I have enough swimming room to house a bunch of Peacocks? I was reading that for the most part they can't be mixed either. What have you experienced African keepers discovered? Are there combos that work? Anything else that I may have missed?

Any help would be great. Thanks!!!

I see you lucky folk are gettin a new fish store :boxed:

http://www.bigalscanada.com/

Sort of new. Big Al's was in Calgary before, and closed shop overnight a few years back. No notice or anything as far as I know.

That is crazy!!!!! I can't believe the fish were surviving. Good on you for rescuing some of them from that deathtrap!!!!

sorry to hear that. Any of the ones I gave you breeding yet?

They are pretty fat, but not a lot of babies coming out yet.

Got some bad news. She didn't make it. I will miss her. RIP pinky.

Well it's been about two hours and I've noticed 2 free swimming fry in the tank. it still looks like one is stuck. I guess I will try and give her a gentle squeeze to see if that helps.