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I am going t get some more plywood t finish building my aquarium rack

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 20 Jan 22

I found a place where I can get some plywood that is 3/4-inch-thick very cheap to finish building my aquarium rack up stair. I will them be able to put 4 to six more tanks on there depending on how I put them and what sizes I go...

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Plants in aquarium

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 19 Jan 22

I have Pothos (a terrestrial lant) growing in some of my aquariums. They roots are like nitrogen sponges and help filter the water by using the waste materials as fertilize to really grow. What other terrestrial plants do you...

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Geophagus brazilenseis

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 19 Jan 22

I have a breeding pair of Geophagus brazilensis. They used to be fairly common in aquarium stores but now are not common. They are a beautiful fish and not to aggressive as far as cichlids go and they do not get massive. only...

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Still looking for the aeglae

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 19 Jan 22

I have been searching for the animal called the aeglae for several years but have not found any for sell except in Germany at over $100 plus shipping and that is for unsexed individuals. Does someone in the United States of...

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Am I the only one to breed aquarium fish?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 19 Jan 22

I have been raising freshwater tropical fish for over 70 years now and enjoy breeding many kinds of fish. It is a good hobby that can pay for itself if you do your research. If you are able to get a new and/or new fish and can...

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I have had to bring up my fish tanks from the basement due to the arthritis in both knees.

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 19 Jan 22

Recently my arthritis in my knees has gotten worse and I have been bringing my aquariums upstairs (13 and counting so far). What hobbies have you had to cahange because of something like difficulties?

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Do you breed fish?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 25 Dec 19

Right now I have over 30 aquariums (all freshwater) running and most on central filtration systems. I am building a "fish room" and will have somewhere over 50 tanks running on central filtration systems. I belong to several...

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Visiting the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach CA

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109841) • Los Angeles, California 27 May 19

Native to the California coastline, the Southern Sea Otters are the “stars” at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California and their perpetual “grins” and crowd pleasing antics can be found in Sea Otter Habitat. In this...

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Do you have a fish tank?

Katt Rocketman @PeachieMew (881) • Cleveland, Ohio 17 Jan 19

I used to when I was little. It had a whole bunch of guppies, and two angelfish named Michael and Angela. I wanna get another one someday when I have my own place.

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Because a Picture of a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 30 Sep 18

The photo accompanying this post is of turtles because my wife ate the perfectly grilled ham and cheese sandwich I made for her for lunch before I could get a picture. The turtles live outdoors in the pond at the NC Aquarium at...

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Do aquariums maintain clownfish?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 26 May 16

Clownfish is one of the most colourful fishes in the oceans. They are found in Indian and Pacific Oceans. Those who maintain aquariums they have the habit of having clownfishes. But it is difficult to create the environment like...

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Starting a saltwater hobby

Hugsy25 @Hugsy25 (274) • Canada 26 Mar 13

I've started getting interested in starting a saltwater aquarium, in the distant future. Does anyone have any tips on getting started? Supplies I would need, easy fish to keep? Maybe a list of good books for research? I understand...

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Has any one heard of an animal called Aegla platensis

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 22 Feb 12

I read about these animas a couple of years ago and have been trying to find some to raise and breed. They look like a cross between a crab and a crayfish but are related to hermit crabs. They are freshwater inverts that do not...

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new pet

nyang1984 @nyang1984 (464) • Philippines 13 Feb 12

i'm planning to buy a new pet and its a fish. and i was thinking of what kind of fish am going to buy. any suggestion??? :) happy lotting! have a nice day:)

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What other animals do you keep with your tropical fishes?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 29 Jan 12

I am going to set up several aquariums and want to know what kinds of animals besides fish to you keep in yours? Right now I have four kinds of snails, dwarf crayfish and cherry shrimp. I would like to know what kinds of animals...

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Does anyone know what the name of these animals are?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 12 Jan 12

I am going to be setting up a fish room to breed fish and inverts. I am going to be looking for an animal that looks like a cross between a crawfish (the heaad and front look like a crawfish) and the back looks like a crab. They...

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How many people lost fish during this early snow storm?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 6 Nov 11

During this early snow storm that nocked down many trees and power lines, I was with out power for about 3 days. When it came back on, I found that only a very few fish had died as a result of the temp in the water going down to...

Aquarium Issues

catriana13 @catriana13 (245) • United States 15 Sep 11

Hi everyone. I have a 55 gallon aquarium, and it only has 2 fish in it, but I'm having a terrible time with my Nitrate Levels. I've tried everything from chemicals to water changes, and nothing seems to work. Today I was told by a...

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What is the most unusual animal that you ave had living in your aquarium?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 25 Oct 09

Right now I have a couple of self cloning crawfish which means that there are no males of this species. They have self fertilized eggs that are miniature of themselves when they hatch. I have has other interesting fish including...

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How many of you are keeping invertebrates in your aquarium?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 18 Aug 09

I have a couple of tanks that have invertebrates in then as inhabitants, not food. One is a self cloning crawfish (they are in a 10 gallon tank by themselves. Another tank has cherry shrimp and because I was getting over run with...

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