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I tried bug bites after reading the ingredients & good reviews. My fish were not impressed & none were fussy eaters. I don't know why, may be stale? I tried for a few months or more, skipped a day of feeding etc. I gave it away. I vary diets so if I should run out of 1 there are others they'll eat.

It's only July, Hall of Fame doesn't count in my house. Neither does pre-season. I refuse to learn players' names that aren't likely to make my Eagles starting team. NFL Sunday Ticket tv is so expensive this year & doesn't carry enough of our games. We're thinking it's back to our sports bar...

Gee whiz, that's awful! I hope you heal fast & well. I've been knocked down or almost by big "friendly" dogs & I'm not a small person. I feel like owners should control their animals. I like most or at least some dogs but expecting a child to do that is a bit too much. We had a politician...

I find some hybrid atrocities to be worse than glow fish. But I won't keep either. I prefer natural fish...well, maybe some color variants, but I don't really like long fins or albinos & certainly not balloon fish of any kind.

I finally bought some Jiffy corn muffin mix. So, we're having chili from the freezer to go with & some red wine. I need my dishwasher! Ours died during covid & even a couple weeks of hand washing was terrible! I'm 1 of those who only run if full load. My husband can only fit a few dishes even...

I'm having prevacation worries. So, yes, I understand you missing your fish. I'll just pretend all is well while we're gone. Some of my former fish did miss me. Our neighbor/fish sitter had a dennisoni barb jump out when feeding their tank. I think she moved in a different way than I approached...

Thank you all for your good ideas! Colin, of course I will do a couple big water changes & filter cleaning before we leave. Most of my tanks have quite a few plants so I won't add more. I "allow" (ahem) some algae to grow on the glass. Many of my fish graze on it as a regular part of their...

Cisco Ray, what are your veggies? Some look like rutabaga, red onion? What else? I had a grinder but only used it for cranberry relish w/orange, sugar & walnuts

That's a good idea too, Essjay I did something similar when I had more tanks. I think because it's just 3 tanks & 2 get pellets only, I can trust any age of fish sitter to count out 4 or 6. A "pinch" of flakes is harder to quantify but I may just put that amount in a small dish as...

Thanks Colin. That what I think too about overfeeding. When in doubt, feed less! I think Mama will almost always come too, she's off work that week. We did a speaker phone call today (not my favorite communication form). Mom & I talked, kid said nothing. But that left me feeling like I get mom...

That just looks like a healthy adult cardinal to me. I've gained some weight over the years, haven't many of us? It looks more male to me so, congrats on a pretty fish!

We're going on vacation in 2 weeks. Our old usual guy doesn't work next door anymore. He lives too far away. My husband talked to another neighbor that has a dog sitter come by sometimes. Cool! Might she want to fish sit for us? Yes! She'd love too! I only have 3 tanks with fish, so 5 minutes...

I liked the idea of Bug Bites & frozen daphnia, but none of my fish seemed to eat either much. Strike & spit it out. I think there's more than just an ingredient list as to what makes our fish happy feeders. My usual flake is Ken's earthworm & Omega 1 Super Color flakes. I also use Repashy...

I've only kept T. espei once, but they were coppery pretty in a slightly smaller size than harlequins, Both are great!

Well, not too near me either, it was a driving vacation & the loaches were the icing on the 2 day trip home! I asked them to pack them as for shipping & they did! It worked great!