tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post6440901693323175132..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: On TemptationK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-44864234002702179642011-02-15T07:13:38.722-08:002011-02-15T07:13:38.722-08:00I'm a fanatic when I keep fish. Live plants, a...I'm a fanatic when I keep fish. Live plants, as big a tank as possible, live food as much as I can manage and the proper water chemistry. It's the food that is the biggest effort. Neons are too small to eat Tubifex worms whole, so you have to chop the live worms up for them. <br /><br />I don't want them just to have sex, I want them to have <i>good</i> sex. :-)K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-79784157126451139932011-02-15T04:50:39.287-08:002011-02-15T04:50:39.287-08:00Poking around a bit to see what the "natural ...Poking around a bit to see what the "natural conditions" are for neon tetras, one thing they mentioned is that a lot of the captive-bred stock has become adapted to conditions quite different from their native habitat in the Amazon. Is there any way to get information from your source as to what water conditions the tetras you buy are adapted to? As opposed to the conditions that tetras are "supposed" to need?<br /><br />For that matter, if you get any breeding at all, if you then breed from the offspring you should be able to get a strain that *is* adapted to reproduce in San Diego water.<br /><br />Incidentally, I sometimes wonder whether people are overcomplicating their aquarium setups. We've been keeping the two goldfish that survived the Giant Water Bug in a simple goldfish bowl (no filters, aerator, or gravel, just a rock for them to prowl around). It gets cleaned and a water change whenever the glass gets algae-covered (about once a month), and they've been doing just fine for well over a year now.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-84198560624966375432011-02-14T22:25:56.109-08:002011-02-14T22:25:56.109-08:00There are some great little aquatic African frogs,...There are some great little aquatic African frogs, too, they like to eat, so you'll need guppies and brine shrimp... they're pretty sweet though, they look like little mini leopards.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023852057418281003noreply@blogger.com