Recent content by 1L19

Heinlein is great along with John Varley. Rereading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson and just finished a reread of Neuromancer by William Gibson. Cyberpunk books which are probably a more likely "future" than the big sci-fi writers but great books none the less.

Don't use paint, use plastidip (spray rubber) as it goes on smooth, flat and you can peel it off when you are done. Did my 55 gallon tank and I couldn't be more happy after a year. I used this guy's video to guide me:

Well I have a cocktail I use as I think it's very hard to determine what's actually wrong if you aren't a vet or a very experienced fish keeper. So if I have issues I'll hit em with following. Some folks say it's bad to use antibiotics if you don't need them but I'd rather have a live fish than...

It's just a general question as change fish out a lot and, unfortunately, what you described might be my only option. Many thanks for helping me out.

I think the little point at the end of the dorsal fin makes it a male. Female is more rounded. This is good here: https://www.thesprucepets.com/how-do-i-sex-a-gourami-1380970

I painted the back of mine with Plastidip (liquid rubber). It looks great, completely smooth, matte look and it peels of easily. I used this guy's video which was pretty handy: My reflection messes it up but there are no wrinkles or anything. It's completely flat and smooth.

So many fish profiles will tell you to buy a certain combination of sexes. Single male, one male/three females, etc. My issue is that I've not seen a single online store, or from my two local stores, where they will sex the fish for you. It's always the same thing "We are not able to guarantee...

Good, you apologize to him. What did I ask for? Colorful fish. What did I get? A lecture about how I don't know what I'm doing, can't be relied to analyze fish and tank parameters and an overall message of "this is a bad post". Perhaps you and he both can apologize to me for messing up my...

Pretty! There is a nice article about them on The Spruce that I'm reading now. That's a fish which is so good looking you (me) don't mind shifting things around a bit to make it work. I've never even heard of that fish so you've done me a true service WetPetMum. Thank you very much!

I've only ever glanced at the rainbowfish and you sure were right. Gorgeous! I'm looking at a few now and the yellow of the Boeseman's would definitely stand out. I see a "dwarf neon rainbowfish" that is a shimmery blue. Orange (parkinson's) rainbowfish also has some really great color. One that...

I bet you won't park in a space at the fish store until it's been proven to you that the asphalt is algae free and that the white paint used for the lines has been properly tuned to work with the average daily rainfall in the target climate zone. Fun... suggestions. Fun. I didn't ask you to...

I never considered either fish so thank you very much for giving me some more to think about. Most appreciated sir.

Very nice of you to take you time out to give some encouraging feedback. I have to admit it was a challenge to find silk plants that didn't look fake. I made a few purchases that ended up in my quarantine tank but in the end I only used three in the big tank. The small ones...