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tie it down with some cotton thread! works great for me. Amy

i have flame moss, christmas moss and java moss. i gotta say the java moss has been the slowest for me. it also is in a almost no light tank... the light i have on my 40 is much to short and i figure the moss can suffer. my flame moss and chistmas moss are in my 15gallon. i have a GLO HO light hanging a foot above the tank and i have to trim it 2 -3 weeks. the flame moss will gow out of the tank if i dont trim it withing the 2-3 weeks. i rarely dose/ maybe once a month... and a much smaller dose then what the flourish bottle tells me. if you want to try christmas moss let me know. ill give you some when i trim it again Amy

maybe a blue tiger. they start off with blue tinge then as the grow they get more color. you will just have to wait and see! this is exciting!!

WOW looking great! you have mad photography skills!! and your fish look amazing! Amy

but the LFS adds oxygen to the bag and with the water movement from jostling/fish moving the oxgen will get into the water. that is why they add oxygen......

you have to remember there is also air in a LFS bag. not much air in an edge. with no curculation it spells death in a couple hours.

Welcome to the Forum!!! there is lots of great stuff to read!! Amy

the way i have always treated ich is turn up the heat to 82-84 and salt. vaccum the gravel often and keep water quality up. it has always worked for me. btw i stopped using carbon 2 years ago and never looked back. i think it also has alot to do with the water conditioner you use. (we use prime) :smokey: plus its nice that when you do medicate you dont have to pull your filter apart Amy

welcome!!!! :thumbs: Amy

Mirko! we need update!!! we are lacking!!! *WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* :rofl: i got some scarlet badis for my tank OH YEAH!!!

anubis tried to driftwood. or java fern, your java fern may be eaten quickly.. depends on your fish... what kind of cichlids? size... ect. anubis is the only thing that has survived in out cichlid tank. nothing will say in your substrate so it will have to be a floater or rhizome type plant.. Amy

Heading to Calgary on Friday. let me know if i can pick anything up. -ham- Amy

wow gorgeous looking flower horn!! great shots too. :drool: Amy

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i know you do!!! :thumbs: you took those blue rams and tetras i rescued not to long ago! thank you for your support!!! :smokey: Amy

awesome! when we start getting requests for saltwater rescue we will call you. you can be our saltwater guy! lol Amy :thumbs:

thanks mirko! i know i could count on you! :thumbs: i will update this thread regularly. with pics of fish to be adopted too. or maybe i should start a thread in the livestock classifieds... opinions? Amy

will do!

my friend candice is setting it up in edm but i know she will be looking for foster homes. once we get our stuff all set up and we start quarentine the fish, we will be finding foster home until we find permanent homes. im sure we could work together. :P that would be awesome! Amy

we will be a No Kill "fish shelter" ill put the word out in olds and red deer so that ppl have a better option. i know in red deer our spca does rescue fish but they dont go on kijiji and search out for the ppl who are saying "need this fish gone or its down the toilet" just talking to locals in blackfalds i have rescued around 30 fish over 2 years. i have been able to rehome them or we have kept them in our tanks if they fit in the scheme of things. i think its a nessesity to have knowledgable people who care about fish, no matter the color shape or size. we will be quarentining all our fish and taking in sick fish. i know Candice has reversed hole in the head on one of her oscars (after many many different combos of nutrient supplements and diet changes. she makes all her own food now.) i really hope that we can get alot of good response from the community. thanks everyone Amy

hello everyone! some of you may know me on here already but let me introduce myself officially. My name is Amy and I am from Red Deer. I am a fish addict... HA! over the last couple years i have personally rescued many fish that were unwanted or were not being taken care of properly. Candice and I have seen a need for a fish rescue for a while but have decided that this is a good time as any to start one officially. Currently we are working with a animal rescue, who is helping us set up our rescue organization an providing what limited space she can spare. Our goal is to rescue and rehome fish that are being abused or are unwanted or are a "problem" fish (beating up the prize gouramis). We are just getting equipment together right now (between us we have a number of unused tanks), setting up and cycling the empty tanks. we are looking for donations of tanks, heaters, filters, lights, substrate (no we dont care what color... clown puke axcepted :smokey: )air bubblers, fish food, and medications. When we rescue a fish we may have to pay for the fish so we are asking that if you are to adopt a fish you make a minimum donation of 10$ or donate some eqipment you are not using as long as it is acceptable. We think this is a need due to the plethora of fish that are "flushed" or destroyed because there is no other option. I will be in charge of Red Deer and Area, and also Calgary. we cant take a bunch of fish just yet but we want to put our selves out there and see what type of response there is in our local fish communities. we know it is going to be alot of work but there is always people looking for a fish that some one doesnt want. so instead of buying a baby fish why not rescue a fish that is a little larger then what you would get at a LFS. we will be setting up a proper e-mail address and paypal account under our chosen name (when we choose one) so if you want to make a donation online you can. Thank you for putting up with my rambling. Amy forgot to mention water conditioner gunna need alot of that. Prime prefered.