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Not sure where to post this question, but I figured folks in this thread would have an answer. I have a couple freshwater community tanks, and was using a liquid algicide from Big Al's to help keep the black algae under control. Last time I went to buy it, I was told algicides have become illegal in Canada. Can someone confirm whether this is true, and if not, advise where I might go to purchase some?

I'm originally from BC... Barriere (North Thompson) area. Moved out here 2 years ago for work. This is a fabulous site. There is so much knowledge here... you just have to ask the right questions! :welcome: Aboard!

:welcome: to AA !

Nice tanks! :thumbs: I like your angels... where'd you find them? Are they koi or marble? And do I see a killie in one of those pics?

Welcome! You've found a fantastic forum. I'm pretty new to aquarium keeping myself, and everyone here is really helpful. With the support of those here, you should be a true addict in no time! MTS - here we come!

Welcome! Seems you've got a lot of support for your habit. :smokey:

I haven't tried a Betta & Mollies, but have had this experience: Red Betta in 30 gallon tank. Placed him & 2 red wag Platys in tank at same time. After 2 weeks, the male Platy was dead and the female very frightened. It took us a while to observe that the Betta was the culprit as we hadn't seen him even strike at the Platys. Removed the girl to a 10 gal. About a week after that I brought my blue Betta home from work for a week. He went into the 10 gal. No problem; he didn't bother anybody, not even Platy girl. All our Bettas are in community tanks now: 5 gallon: Red/blue Crowntail with 1 cardinal tetra, 3 danios and a snail (there was a male guppy in there, too, and they were getting along fine but he's been moved in with the girls in the 30 gal) 5 gallon: Blue Veiltail with 3 speckled cats and a guppy 5 gallon: Blue Veiltail with 3 danios 50 gallon: Red Veiltail with 2 goldfish, 12 Whitecloud minnows & a redfin shark (the shark is the bully in that tank). At the moment everything seems peaceful. So it CAN be done, but there may be losses along the way figuring out which individual Betta will mix with which other fish. I would personally look at Danios, minnows, Cardinal or Neon tetras, maybe Glowlight or other tetras - small, fast-swimming fish with short fins. Good Luck!

Beautiful fish! I can imagine all of them in an aquarium... they must make a truly lovely vision! :heart:

That's beautiful! 90 gallons for one leopard - WOW! That looks like a very happy reptile. :thumbs: (My son wanted a lizard; he'd be so jealous. )

I have a large rock pile in my back pasture and I got a bunch of the rocks I'm using in my tanks from it. Anyone willing to drive to Bluffton and is willing to pick their own rocks is welcome to as many as they can take away. :flex: I scrubbed them with a nail brush first, then put them in my dishwasher and ran it through a complete cycle without soap. I've had some of the rocks in my tanks for a month and all the fish seem okay at this point.

Hi and :welcome: Bettas were what got me started - first one for my office, then one in each of the kids' rooms, then I had to expand into community tank, and now the kids are making noises about swapping out their 5 gal tanks for 15 to 30 gal! Totally addictive! This is a great bunch - lots of help, ideas and just good people. Enjoy!

Those are really cool little guys! Must make for a fun tank. Thanks for the link.

Welcome! Lots of knowledge on this forum.

Thanks for the replies! I just saw the Poll option. duh! :bang1: Very interesting to see the feedback. I've always been hands-on myself, but I have to wonder if I'm setting a good example to my kids when I have my hands in the tank till they're all wrinkled. (Incidentally, there are lots of places to get cheap shoulder-length gloves. Farm supply places sell 'em for bovine AI/preg-checking.)

There are some pretty scary/nasty things we can contract from our fishy friends and their environments. Just wondering how many of us actually use shoulder-length gloves when immersing our hands in tanks? Are s/w people more cautious than f/w? Do they need to be? What standard precautions do you take, and do you use said precautions all the time, or just most of the time? Looking forward to the responses!