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Lan Phan - 2008-09-23
Hi everyone this is Lan Phan again and recently in the last 5 months or so I've had a 1600 gallon aquarium that was custom built for me. For the moment my aquarium consist of
7 six-eight inches Jardini Arowanas, 1 four-five inch Redtail Giant Gourami, 1 five inch Albino Giant Gourami, 35 three inch Blood Parrot, 3 four and a half inch Sydontis Catfish, 1 four inch Albino Ruby Red Oscar, 1 four inch Red Tiger Oscar, 8 seven inch Silver Arowanas and 12 five inch Silver Dollars. On top of that I'm running 4 150 gallon
wet/dry filters and 6 UV. My friend also helped me installed an automatic water change feature on my aquarium which allowed me to changed about 15-25% of water every two to three weeks and than it would automatically fill up by itself. Can't wait till my next project hopefully soon. Remember dreams are stretched to the limit as only you it allow it to.

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frebs.. - 2010-10-23
Hi by your description I would like to see a picture of your aquarium,...........
JOHN - 2011-08-09
You have too many aggressive fish in your tank.....Your tank water will get dirty easily and that needs a lot of changing to keep it in prime condition for your fish. You will need a powerful filter/filters to do the job.
Shashi - 2013-03-08
Holy Cow! Outstanding description! I would love to see pics of this! And the automatic water system... a dream come true. I currently have a 180G set up with a Giant Red Tailed Gourami. He was a rescue that had quite a rough start. No fins were left on this poor fish :( Fast forward almost 3 years and he is a beautiful boy. He shares the tank with a typical Plecostemous. Goes towards him to bump him now and then, but never hurts him. I have a nice rocky outcrop with drift wood that houses his 'area' quite nicely. My last Gourami was a Giant Albino. She lived to be over 22 years. I bought her when she was just under the size of a dollar bill. She ended up about 20' when she died. She gave up eating for about a week and I knew it was time. It broke my heart and I waited over a year before I found 'Norbert'. Everyone simply called the female 'Bitchy Fish'... although her name was 'Chessita'. Any how... PICS PLEASE! (if you still have it set up... I realize this was several years ago!)
Megan - 2013-03-28
Hi there, nice to hear there are other giants out there, mine is about seven years old 1.5ft long and current living in a 1000L tank. I am waiting to build a custom made tank for him as he has just travelled 6 hours across across the country in a truck. Very tough fish, wonderful characteristics, he knows my voice and prefers company to view whether it be dogs or humans he loves to watch what you're up to. Not looking forward to the day he passes, anyone know how long they live for?
Casey Shigemi - 2013-04-20
hi, I live in NYC and bought my gouramie when he was silver dollar size and in 10gal tank. I upgraded to 26gal and had wanted to go to 55gal. I didn't know he would get so big and I can't fit anything bigger than a 55gal in my NYC apartment. This gouramie is approximately 18' and only about 2 years old. I had no idea he would get this big and even bigger and live so long. He is beautiful and likes to be pet. I can't take care of him much longer if he is to have a happy life. Any advice on a place or zoo or animal shelter I could donate him to? Please help!
Bill - 2013-04-29
Nice tank! But you have far to many fish for a tank, even one that size.

EFFER - 2013-04-10
I have 14inches RTC (5 months) and for the last 4 days he is not eating, his last meal was last Sunday - 2 gold fish, after that he don't eat at all. his color is remained like before black with spots, im just worried coz I already put Tetra General medicine, change water on a daily basis and yet no good progress. Should I change the water again and put Melafix? is aquarium salt is good for RTC? coz I read so many forum some said it is ok, some said it is not. I really appreciate your help. thanks.

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-04-11
Not advisable to add salt to their water.
Anonymous - 2013-04-29
feed it blood worms

Velcro - 2013-04-29
Hi, I've been raising Velcro since he was 4 1/2 weeks old. Eyes were not even open yet. He is so sweet. He loves me and my son, and has changed toward others. He doesn't like anyone else around like he used to, but my son and I, he loves. He's never bitten anyone tho. He just makes the noises at others letting them know to leave him alone. Ha! He was 4 1/2 months old during the winter and knew I couldn't release him then. He is now 10 months old, and has actually been outside to play all day 4 times now. And comes back to me. I then put him back in his cage. He seems to be wanting out more, but really worried about how to go about it. He don't know how to build his own nest, etc. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do if I'd let him stay out now. I actually built him a nest house, and was thinking of nailing it up in the tree, but just hoping he uses it when it's there. Just don't want to do wrong with him. Just seems so happy when he's out running tho, and he seems sad now when caged. Please, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Velcro - 2013-04-29
Hi again, I just posted below, a question concerning my pet squirrel, Velcro. I just wanted to let you know that you could go to You Tube and see that I have 3 videos out there of Velcro, and the most recent being a couple of weeks ago with his first day that he went outside to play. Thank you. Go to YouTube, then put: channel/UCEJq9ZC718ca3FP720pm7Qw or just look up Videos named Velcro's first day outside, or Velcro the squirrel, so playful and another Velcro, our pet squirrel, so sweet! -s bradley

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-30
Hey Velcro, if you sign in with facebook, you can post your YouTube video here too... and that would be awesome!

TurtleHedgehog - 2013-04-21
We recently bought a turtle from a pet store -- noticed she had a R/I after 4 days, so we took her bought so the pet store so they could pay for all her vet bills which they did. She was at the vet for over a month and the vet also stated she had a Vitamin D problem (when she was returned her skin was peeling). It has been about a month and she is a full grown female African Sideneck. We decided to add more water to her tank b/c she shares it with a RES, but now it looks like she doesn't know how to swim. We added lots of river rocks for her to crawl up on, but appears to have difficulty swimming or floating up for air unlike our RES, who seems to be doing fine. Water temp is 78 degrees (they have a water heater to maintain temperature plus we have an external thermometer for the tank to check daily). Basking Area is about 93 -95 degrees for daytime and about 78 - 80 for nighttime. Please Help! I don't want to have to take her back to a vet after she just went to one so recently. She seems to be scared of us currently, which she wasn't before we took her to the vet.

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-04-22
Is it being picked on by the other turtle? Is it in an heavy traffic area of the house. May tak a while for the turtle to come around. How is it eating?
TurtleHedgehog - 2013-04-29
She is in a low to medium traffic area of our household. She is eating fine but doesn't like to eat the food that floats and refuses to eat in a separate container. It actually makes her more stress it seems. The other turtle is actually following her lead. Before my RES was fine w/ basking w/ us watching her or passing her. And she was fine eating from tongs, but now she isn't like that. I imagine whatever they did at the vet made her really scared of any humans. My Sideneck does bask but only when it's nighttime.

Sylvia - 2013-04-28
Hi..I need help. my Female Rosella has laid 2 eggs, but when she comes out..she is panting! as if someone has been chasing her!? the male is okay ..he feeds her...sometimes I see her getting away from him. I have a cage with rollers and take them out during the day..and bring them in at nights! since we have raccoons in our back yard at nights all my pets come inside! is this stressing her?! need help..thanks

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-29
Nice that she has eggs, but it does sound like something is stressing her out. It could be from being moved around, or maybe there's compatibilty issues with the male (though that's less likely in my opinion), or maybe its too warm. Keeping the breeding cage in a permenant place that's a safe environment may help calm her down.

Subhra - 2013-01-16
My eastern rosella pair laid two eggs day before yesterday but the female is not incubating the egg at night? Is it okay? Is she going to incubate all the day after laying all her eggs?

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Sylvia - 2013-04-28
interesting..mine does the same thing..all day she in the nest but at nights she is purched out in the cage next to the male!!

Sabrina Dunkerley - 2013-04-28
Hey, i just bought one of these electric yellow fish, and it is digging up all the rocks etc, and my pet store told me it was a female making a nest. How can you tell the difference between males and females cause i wanna buy a male now! :)

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-29
The Electric Yellow Cichlid is a very nice fish, however sexing is difficult. They need to be mature and as you can see from the topic above: Sex: Sexual differences, the male will be a bit bigger and when spawning be more colorful with a bluish cast. Because they are so hard to distinguish, that's why in the breeding section above they suggest you get 5-6 juveniles and raise them up together. That's your best chance of getting a male/female pair.

amanda kennedy - 2012-04-26
I am very very interested in getting a dwarf hotot but I can not seem to find one anywhere! I live in saskatchewan was wondering if anyone knows of a breeder close to where I live? thx

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Charlie Roche - 2012-04-26
Not familiar with breeders up by you but you can check this one out and see where it goes. DWARF HOTOT SASKATCHEWAN
Corey - 2013-04-28
There is a registered Hotot breeder in Regina, SK by the name of Marian. Her email is farmergirl.1969@gmail.com I just got my lil Hotot from her last week ;)

patti casey - 2013-04-28
Any one know how keep short haired Chihuahua from Shedding so much?

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-28
Shedding can be caused by stress, a food alergy, and Warm weather can contribute to shedding too, as they go through a coat change. A bath as well as daily brushing will help. A high qualtity dog food can also help reduce the shedding some.

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