jeremoose

I just sent in my ACE renewal and emailed michael to see if he knew when the next auction will be...

drum roll please.....

Oct 27, 2013

just thought i'd share this with anyone who may have wanted to know

nev

Finally some news! Thank you.

For the record: I don't mind pond snails at all. Some people are incredibly anal about NO pest snails in their tanks but I have no problem with them.. Does it really bother people to have a population of snails in their tanks that controls potential harmful waste in the tank? Oh oh, and they're FREE.

Place a piece of zuchinni or something in the tank overnight, in the morning it'll be covered with pond snails. Then just discard the chunk.

http://www.aquatraders.com/LED-Aquarium-Lighting-Freshwater-Bright-p/56284.htm 48" Beamswork LED, I have it on my 120, it's awesome! Pictures please!

That's a great looking cat! A fish that size should be fine for a few days w/o food.... unless, if you don't feed him, he resorts to nibbling on your other prized fishies!

Just what I was thinking too, probably only needs to be fed every second day... If that.

Holy! More pics please! Also, where'd you pick him up and at what size did you get him?

Anyone wearing name tags?!

Awesome thread for ideas on lighting small aquaria. +1 for cfls though.

hey, finally something worked. mixing halved live earthworms with blood worms gets them eating. remove the moving worms & they lose interest. I've got them to eat eagerly 3 times in arrow with this trick. hope it keeps working. things are looking up. thanks for the lead t-man, i might just try the other forum also. no such thing as too much info.

I'm all over monsterfishkeepers as well, plenty of knowledgeable members with rays. Any more pups lost?

I think most if not all of us been there. When old enough they will breed and breed and.......

Unless you really love them and can't resist, better if they not breed. You will be having a lot of heartache culling and they do not make easy feeder fish either as they are super fast.

I'd love to help him with his culling problem though!! I always have hungry fish.. *cough*

Ember Tetras, Rams, Corys... Sounds like an awesome planted tank idea. Could also check out some Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish!

Are you going to be at the next auction to pick some of this stuff up or what??! Didn't see you at the last one.

Hey Rob, these guys look awesome! I can't believe how many pups you ended up with. I'll have to swing by and see them some time soon. Jeremy here by the way.

I would like to have a male and a harem of females...but since my tank is only 28 gallons, would that be too small to keep that many Demasoni? Thanks for the help!

I would just keep a male and a small harem of females (or just go pick up half a dozen)! That'll fill up the tank nicely. But if you're set on going with one Demasoni and one Yellow Lab, I'm certain that would work as well.

6 Demasoni's in a 30g would probably be just fine assuming the filtration is good (300gph+). To limit aggression in an African (and even more so in an Mbuna tank), it's all about OVER-stocking to spread out the aggression.

Some cichlids aren't tolerant of any plants whatsoever, I had a rock heavily planted with anubias and placed it in my 150g. It didn't last a week, every leaf was eaten.

I would just keep a male and a small harem of females (or just go pick up half a dozen)! That'll fill up the tank nicely. But if you're set on going with one Demasoni and one Yellow Lab, I'm certain that would work as well.

Wow. Does your friend sell his/her paintings?

Depending on what your budget is, and what your plans are...I personally prefer canister filters. I have a couple fluvals and a couple eheims. They make less noise, and are less visibly obtrusive (assuming you can put them under your stand). I order 90% of my hardware from www.petsandponds.com $14.99 flat rate shipping to your door, free on orders over $200.00. I get my Prime, NLS, media, pumps, sponges...etc from these guys.

I'd keep your filter, and add a canister - personal opinion.

http://www.petsandponds.com/en/aquarium-supplies/c5809/c7359/p16366949.html

I also run canisters, hobs are just a much cheaper option is all.

Depending on what your budget is, and what your plans are...I personally prefer canister filters. I have a couple fluvals and a couple eheims. They make less noise, and are less visibly obtrusive (assuming you can put them under your stand). I order 90% of my hardware from www.petsandponds.com $14.99 flat rate shipping to your door, free on orders over $200.00. I get my Prime, NLS, media, pumps, sponges...etc from these guys.

I'd keep your filter, and add a canister - personal opinion.

http://www.petsandponds.com/en/aquarium-supplies/c5809/c7359/p16366949.html

I also run canisters, hobs are just a much cheaper option is all.

That's freakin' awesome! When I glanced at the pics before I read your post my first thought was "FLORIDA GAR!" Really cool looking catfish you've got there.

Happy to help.

In general, you want a filter that can "turn over" your tank 3-5 times per hour. Means more contact time for the filter to do its job. So for a 45 gallon, you'd want filtration that moves 135-225 GPH (gallons per hour).

A whisper 40, with no media, at ideal running conditions has a GPH of about 210, which means that with filter pads etc...it's likely running much less. This filter is the bare minimum that you can run on your tank. 20-30 fish in a 45 Gallon would likely have a decent bioload, so you'd want to accomodate for that with over filtration. Just my 2 cents. Although, frequent water changes negate everything I've said above

And bear in mind that this is on the low end of the spectrum! I have at least 8-10 times turn over per hour in all my tanks. Petsmart has Aquaclear 110's on sale for 71.99 right now, add one of those to what you've got right now and you'll be laughin'!

If I could get a list of all fish that would be sold at the auction....lol

Ok here you go:

cichlid, cichlid, cichlid, angelfish, angelfish and guppies. Sorry no cories this time as we were cleaned out at the CAOAC show.

You forgot to input that they're all AFRICAN Cichlids... Nothing for us CA/SA guys hardly!

Yeah that's the first time I've heard of the freezing trick, going to make my own after all! Will post results.

My suggestion would be to make one. You could easily make a couple of them for the same price as buying one big one + shipping.

PVC, Foam, airstone. . .done. Easy peasy.

What do you use to way it down then? I want them to have a uniform look to them.

What about those big chunks of poret that Angel Fins carries?

I'm not sure what chunks you're talkin' about! Loving these suggestions. The sponge filters will be going in my 240 to help with biological filtration, hence the large size i'm looking for.

Thanks for the replies everyone! And Jvision, I need at least 2 of the same type so trading for yours won't really work out I guess sadly.

Anyone know where to order large sponge filters online? When I say large I mean 6"+ in diameter and at least 6" tall (not including lift tube). I found this on ebay: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/OCEAN-FREE-JUMBO-BIOFOAM-180-GALLON-LARGE-SPONGE-FILTER-/200562249715 but the price with shipping for a couple of them is kind-of excessive.

Thanks.