BooUrns!

Oops! I put these two starter cultures aside while acclimating fish last week and didn't remember them until tonight. Any chance they are still viable? They were sealed in ziplock containers with no openings. I just read over the instructions and checked online to see if they could be sealed in. Nothing definitive although it seems the microworms are really more at risk of suffocation than the eels. I'd like to get these cultures up and running as I have a cave full of pleco eggs and the last batch of fry didn't make it.

Got some nice plants and some blue rams. Thanks Gillian!

I had two Amanos scale 4" of tank wall and jump into the tank that was beside theirs. They might have used the corners but I've seen them walking up sides of the tank that had scale on it as well, literally scaling the wall.

Very nice! I'd love to see some shots fo the air/HVAC system you're building. My fish room needs that kind of upgrade. How do you get into the car? It looks kind of tight for space....

Actually I got the last one for $45. Still an incredibly good deal! I arrived late to the auction so you would have paid a lot more (more likely would have been outbid) for the others if I was there. I really liked the mixed bag of plants I got (even though I likely overbid). It was a good idea. Nice job seller! :thumbs: I had the unfortunate experience of three red shoulder severums expiring in the bag by the time I got home. It looks like they hadn't been fasting before they were bagged. The seller was kind enough to leave his number on the bag label so I'll contact him tomorrow. Hopefully he has some more in his tanks. It sure made the crayfish happy when I gave them to him.

Amen brotha!

I'm surprised the TDS they require is that high but otherwise that sounds like regular Edmonton tap water. Please save me a few!

Those L066's are impressively large. They don't need to grow out at all. The four I got are settling in nicely, Thanks!

I'm fairly sure there are quite a few members on here that have gone through the process. I don't think anyone importing fish is going to be too worried about the average person knowing their trade secrets. The risk is the same for a one time purchase as it is for a small business. Losses are to be expected. I wanted to do this write up to make it easier for individuals so they can have a better estimate of what level of success they can expect when using aquabid or online stores. Understanding the process will help hobbyists make an informed choice about importing. Will do, thanks for the lead.

Hi Frank, Do you have tank raised sulawesi cardinals available right now?

ROFL... well... I expected more of a response to this thead then it has received so far... at least some discussion...

Hi, I've done some searches but I can't find a clear step by step set of instructions on how to bring fish or plants into Canada from the US or other countries. So, based on contributions from our membership here, I'd like to build such a set of instructions. I'll edit this first post as the process is described and perhaps post different sets of instructions depending on the region/type of import. Canada Customs isn't exactly clear when it comes to determining if you need your exporter to have an import permit or not. Using the AIRS list, I can tell if the fishy I want is prohibited or not. The AIRS list gives me a printout... does this mean fishy is good to go? I can't tell what I need to do to get the fishy from USA sent to me without it dying in Customs because it didn't have the right paperwork. I've read that you can take them with you while travelling IF they aren't prohibited and you're carrying them with you (good luck getting an airline to let you take them on board). This doesn't help if you just want to send them via USPS. Remember not all aquarium animals need to be sent as airplane cargo (plants/inverts for example). So, further contributions would be appreciated.

What's the secret?

So where does your waste water end up if you're not running the how water at the time? How does this affect your drinking water quality?

I'm curious as to what effect the Seachem product has on the water? I've experimented with it and have seen the ph drop but when I tried the treated water on a tank, the inhabitants didn't react very well (RCS). They seemed to be paralyzed. Only when I moved the shrimp to another tank did they return to normal behavior but it took a few hours. This put me off trying treated water with any other tanks and I just went back to using RO water. Any idea what went wrong?