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  1. In the past my fish have occasionally spawned in the tank and I enjoyed the show but had no interest/time to take on breeding as a hobby. I now have more tanks and am interested to make a more direct effort to breed the fish I keep. Mostly for the challenge and to observe their behavior. If it subsidizes the hobby a bit that would be a bonus. Searching for resources online or books at amazon there is tons of information on how to get species X to breed but I haven't found much on breeding in general. How to select breeding stock, breeding with wild caught specimens vs captive raised, do's/don'ts of hybrids, inbreeding, line breeding, culling, how to maintain live food cultures to feed breeders and fry, use of medications to prevent fungus, etc. Amazon has a bunch of books aimed at breeding of tropical fish but they are all for the Chinese market. Can you guys recommend a place to start reading up on "best practices" to generate high quality offspring. I am not interested in hybrids or line breeding of special traits, just healthy fish that are as close to their wild ancestors as possible.
  2. Check these guys out http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-pets/calgary/magic-fish-kits/1031171567?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
  3. hey guys im new here and I have an odd ball question, no sure if this is the place to post it but here we go. what are these guys? I bought them off kijiji thinking they would be good target fish(which they are might I add) for my cichlids. they arnt aggressive in anyway and basically just cruise around they tank in a group(4 of them). I have no idea what they are and im more curious as to what they are then anything
  4. Exciting news from CAF!!! I have launched a new website/e-store. The web address has not changed, it is still www.canadianaquafarm.com The new site is much more user friendly. The new shopping cart makes placing orders a breeze. The "My Account" area is full of new features that will better allow customers to check on order status, make special requests and communicate directly with me on the website. Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+) have been incorporated on the product pages. There is a mobile version for those that are browsing from their phone. I have also added a section for articles and will aim to add a new one each month. Another new feature is the newsletter, those that are interested in subscribing can do so on the homepage. If there are any other features that you would like to see I'd love to hear from you. I continue to offer Canada wide shipping on discus. As well as FREE world wide shipping on food orders. If you haven't already then you should give our Australian Freeze Dried Black Worms a try. Fish go crazy for them!
  5. SO, I started a 30 gallon tank 5 days ago, I used rock 1/2 rock from an already established tank and bought a few more live rock pieces from the LFS as well as live sand, I also used about 30% water from the old tank. I have been testing multiple times a day and have 0 for nitrates and nitrites, PH is good and saline is good, I can see feather dusters and the mushrooms looking happy, I can even see bristle stars "sweeping". I didn't add anything to cycle it, do you think I need to? I was thinking of adding 2 clowns tomorrow? too soon? Thanks for the opinions!
  6. I am a jr high science teacher in Calgary and am interested in doing a project similar to this in my classroom. Basically, it would be a fully enclosed aquatic environment with a plant and an animal species. My problem is the recommendation of guppies. They fit into my budget (cheap), and other people seem to have had success with them, but I'm pretty confident that they would not be eating the algae or plant, so at the least would be under stress after a week or two. Does anyone have a recommendation for a fish (or snail) and/or aquatic plant combination that they think would do well under these conditions? The only real limiting factor for me is the cost as it's for a student project. Thanks for any suggestions.
  7. I will start with the pics first as I could only upload three due to their size. Any help with this process as I would like to have uploaded 10 more 500Kb but they were too large? L-330 - He is my tank master at over 12.5" - there are some large L-191/190's as well that he likes to push around as well as my Blue Eyed Pleco (P.Suttoni) which is 10.5" L-200 - Green Phantom new addition (group of 5) LDA-31 - 4"-5" - Mustard Plecos - (group of 5) I will post more but you can see there are also Bleeding Heart Tetras, Red Tail Hemiodus, Congo's, and many Eartheaters from Suramenis, Jurapari, and a few odd ball varieties. Plecos are really my thing and I have to probably get another tank soon as I have filled this 300 gallon to capacity with fish. Landscape - to large 48" pieces with natural gravel - looks yellow in the pictures but its natural brown Filtration - two FX5 filters that have to be cleaned weekly - seriously the plecos clog these filters up (2hr clean up) Water changes - 25% weekly - cannot be missed! UV Sterilizer - 18W Turbo Twist keeps the tank water clear Tank is kept at 27 C with one 300water Inline (Hydor) and Two older style 300watt Jager Heaters before they went high tech! as back up Two powerheads to circulate and two air pumps to keep the water aerated to its maximum - Plecos love oxygen! Lights are LED's with night time blue lights for moonlight glow - don't really know why I have this as I am not at the office at night! Feeding daily - four ,med Zucchini's - sliced and attached with elastic bands, one yam sliced, kale and Spinach anchored to stones and algae wafers. Looking forward to trying the Repashy food shortly for the rave reviews I see on CanadaPleco. Other plecos with no pics yet: LDA19- Mega clown pleco (10 @ 2.5") L91- Three Beacon Pleco (1@ 3") L007- Galaxias- babies (3@2.5") L128- Blue Phantom (5 @ 3") L200- Green Phantom (6@ 2.5-3") L201- Inspector Pleco (4@2") P.Suttoni - Large Blue Eyed Pleco (10.5") L127- Wood Pleco (8@4") - mistakenly ordered these thinking they were 129's!! Not very pretty but sure eat a lot of plant material!
  8. I recently got a digital SLR camera for christmas, and after practising on plants, the dog and my daughter, I decided to try photographing my bettas. I love photography and I have a major weak spot for Bettas. The first picture is of my latest addition that I picked up when I was in town purchasing water conditioner. He's a beautiful double ray crowntail. The second is of my most agressive betta. The third is my most relaxed betta. I have one more, but he hid in his log and wouldn't come out. I want to photograph more fish... It is a fun challenge. :boxer:
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