Recent content by Archerfish

Hi Steve, I am glad I could help! As @GaryE said, we are a reserved group. Don published a feature I submitted in the 80's about keeping turtles with fish. He was most kind to accept the work! I think I had another 'how to' one published in the 80's too but memory is 'evaporative' as time...

@Brontodon Hi Steve, I am a fellow FAMA writer. Sadly, two individuals who would most likely have that issue have passed. Jim Mortensen and Gene Lucas. I lost all of my FAMA issues from 1978-2000 so I am no help there. Ted Coletti started writing for FAMA in 1995 but might have that issue...

Sadly, many pet shop employees don't keep fish. So they just don't know about maintenance or fixing stuff. They have no experience. It is rare to find one who keeps and breeds. Some say they keep a Betta. It wasn't long ago that the biggest box store was still selling fish. One day the guy...

I use thermometers with high/low alarms in my aquariums. I think I'll start using one in my mixing tank too! This one I present is just to give you an idea of what I use. The ones I use (General brand) have a very loud alarm and that is important. Unfortunately, General doesn't seem to make...

We have discussed the potential for heater failure many times on this forum. Last evening, I placed a barely used and 'trusted' 250 Watt heater into my Archerfish mixing-and-seasoning tank (a 50 gallon rain barrel) to bring the temp up from 73 to 76 F (22.7-24.4 C) overnight. Never trust a...

If you eventually rule out your tanks/plants (they can and do wick water) then I would look outdoors. When I was young, we lived in a home that had an underground spring running right under one side of the house and that kept a small area of the basement damp.

Since they are the size of your pinky, how Goldfinger? How large is your tub?

This is a most interesting group that I recently contacted. I received a very nice response. I am not sure if any of our members have discussed this site but if not, here it is: https://moaph.org/

That is awful. But there is hope. In 1970, President Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and that paved the way to save Lake Erie which was considered dead. In the 1960's, the river flowing into Lake Erie caught fire twice from the pollution. The EPA in cooperation with...

Given the situation, I would try a mild salt dip. A few times a day over the next week or so and see what happens.

I have no experience with that light but will offer an opinion. The last guy got rid of it because it didn't work. Look at the buttons (left side of you image) and they appear to be broken. And the housing looks corroded and worn. My guess is water got inside and ruined the light...

Spot on @Innesfan. Back in 2005 or so, I visited the Iowa home of Dr. Gene Lucas who was a famous betta expert and breeder. I spent the day with him and came away much smarter than when I arrived! While touring his fish room and discussing breeding and hybridization, I came across a tank full...

Yes, please take them. What you are doing is humane. Those things are unheated, concentration camps. And the double tanks is absolutely sickening. The idea behind those is the two males will flare and be under constant stress. It is disgusting. The single ones are fine for briefly...

I am not a shrimp expert but as with any species, it is tough to know without the binominal names.

Okay, that's really cool. You always amaze me with your energy and willingness to explore. What a beautiful plant! If you place the cutting in your tank, I suppose at some point it has to be removed and planted? Makes me want one!