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Get a cheap bottle of white wine and leave a bowl with wine in it near your problem area like near your fruit. It takes a few days but you catch them easily and you can always have a sip from the bottle while your waiting to catch the flies.

Check with customs. I brought fish back from the states. I had to prove they were legally obtained and not CITES listed. Some fish may not be exported from Mexico so you would need to find out the regs on that end as well. DON'T even attempt to bring sea horses back.

Has anyone had success in growing brine shrimp to adult size?

I have been unable to find brine shrimp eggs. Is the CFIA screwing with these too? Has anyone seen any in Calgary?

Has anyone tried breeding adonis cats? If so what are the requirements? GBP

Hi Calgary fan. I had good luck with glass marbles as a substrate when breeding barbs. The eggs fall through the spaces and the marbles are too heavy for the barbs to move. Once you have observed them actually dropping eggs and the male fertilizes them you can remove the parents. Sexing is difficult with barbs I usually put 8 or so in a tank and watch for a while, you will usually be able to determine which is the pair. GBP

Hi Wendy. I don't know what causes it but I had 3 gold neons do the same thing about three weeks ago. They all died this past week. They were also older fish and none of the other tank mates are showing any beaky things. What are the chances you have a culture of microworms going? Could you start one for me and let me know how much you want for it or perhaps trade for a whiteworm culture? Thanks. Jeff

Doe's anyone know a plastics company that produces black PVC aquarium frames and lid hinge? GBP :well:

Hello A1foxes. Before you get too carried away changing things you need to determine the load of your fish room. Most household wiring is 14 gauge wire which carries power through a 15 amp breaker. The breaker is max rated at 15 amps with a normal draw amperage of 13 amps or less, this difference allows for things like motors which have a high draw while starting up but draw much less when running at full speed. Every 120 watts draws 1 amp so add all your heater watts, power filter watts and light watts along with anything else you have that uses power and divide your total wattage by 120 and this will give you your amperage draw. Try to keep this total amperage draw under 13 amps and you shouldn't have breakers popping. 2 things to keep in mind is that if your load is close to 15 amps, flourescent lights draw more power to start up then to run once lit up so if you have a lot of fixtures wired together or plugged into one timer it draws a lot of power to start them. Second if you have old breakers that have popped numerous times they can become weak and pop prematurely even if your load is less than 15 amps. Hope this helps. GBP