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    From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to All on Fri May 27 03:32:04 2016
    Seriously... anyone home have some questions about the aquarium.

    Allen
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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Allen Prunty on Fri May 27 08:25:58 2016

    27 May 16 03:32, you wrote to All:

    Seriously... anyone home have some questions about the aquarium.

    there was one fella that used to write some interesting stories about what the critters in his tanks used to do... like when they were nesting and guarding their eggs until the hatchlings came out... i've got three aquariums here (30, 20Long, 20Tall) but don't have any critters in them at this time...

    did you see my post on how to build an aquarium?

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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Mark Lewis on Fri May 27 12:16:22 2016

    On May 27, 2016 08:29am, mark lewis wrote to Allen Prunty:

    did you see my post on how to build an aquarium?

    Way above my skillset... I just keep tetras... and occasionally some livebearers but the babies always end up as food.

    I have a couple of black skirt tetras who's lips are turning dark... I'm sure I've had this happen before when I worked but now got nothing much to do but clean house and notice things. Is this something to be concerned about?

    Also have a devil of a time keeping a Gourami alive any ideas?

    Allen

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Allen Prunty on Fri May 27 13:23:44 2016

    27 May 16 12:16, you wrote to me:

    did you see my post on how to build an aquarium?

    Way above my skillset... I just keep tetras... and occasionally some livebearers but the babies always end up as food.

    yep, i had the same thing with my black mollies, red swordtails and corydorus'... the corys are egg layers... they stick'em to flat surfaces like tall broad leaf plants and the side of the aquarium... i used to carefully scrap'em off and put them in one of my hatching boxes... i started with two or three corys... one was definitely a female... at the end i had at least 15 or 20 all herding around together in the tank... they acted very much like cattle and other herd animals...

    I have a couple of black skirt tetras who's lips are turning dark...
    I'm sure I've had this happen before when I worked but now got nothing much to do but clean house and notice things. Is this something to be concerned about?

    a quick search for

    https://www.google.com/search?q=black+skirt+tetras+dark+mouth

    turns up the following links...

    http://flippersnfins.yuku.com/topic/10627#.V0iCap7gU4E
    http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=60754


    Also have a devil of a time keeping a Gourami alive any ideas?

    i've never had gouramies before but i have had numerous ciclids... oscars being
    the largest but i did have about 12 various ciclids at one time... generally gouramies are hardy and easy to take care of... best if they are with other fish of roughly the same size (eg: don't put them with larger fish)... you also
    don't want too many of them or they will fight... one article says one gourami or male and female pair of gouramies per 15 gallons... plus they can be shy so having some hiding places for them will help to keep the stress down...

    http://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-a-Dwarf-Gourami

    HTH

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