Recent content by Pipe Dream

That's a tough predicament, bud. I'm with you on this, stay strong. I agree that flushing them down the toilet isn't the most humane thing you can do. How you about this ...and please think about it before dismissing it.... how about deep frying them and eating them? I know it sounds...

keep up with the water changes!

yeah, sorry allie, i was just kidding. assaey likes to suggest water change for everything. but hey, let us know if that by any chance helped and curtailed the fish's transgendered tendencies. and if it has then the credit goes to the young rocker.

i haven't heard of it, but the other day i received an email offer promising an astonishing increase in the size of certain body parts in just a few weeks! but seriously now, i was gonna say it sounds pretty stupid, but just a few minutes ago in this very forum i read about a guy bating fish...

putting pork on a string in the fish tank to catch a leech?? that can't be. i mean i can imagine homer simpson doing it, but not a real person in real life. let me just caution against using a hand grenade or boiling the water in the whole tank. and please don't try to shoot it with a gun. not...

id be careful about squishing them, these guys often carry a lot of microbes, some very dangerous even to humans.

@assaye you forgot to mention a massive water change, at least twice a day.

my cardinal tetras, danios and even guppies occasionally pick up a tiny snail in their mouth, but they always spit it out.

i won't dignify that question with an answer

i wonder how much business you can generate, i think to most people cleaning of the tank is a big part of the fish keeping, you take that away and you lose a very important contact with your fish. i can only think of people who no longer care about their tank but for whatever reason they're too...

no kidding? thanks for that peggers. done and done. now, where do i find the same for the emoticons......

i suppose you could ask the same thing about shoulder pads or leopard underpants.

that doesnt sound right. putting a chlorine-containing water in the tank?? i think the damage to some components of the tank can be done almost instantaneously, and adding dechlorinator after the fact will not likely reverse it. also, before the treatment dissolves some fish may be exposed to...

well good morning everyone. it's interesting to see how this debate has evolved. i was beginning to feel weird for thinking a weekly filter cleaning is wrong, but from what\s been said it seems like my gut feeling was right. i certainly think that the voiced arguments FOR weekly squeeze sound...

thank you bitteraspects. it's a simple fluval sponge filter, no other media. no chance of contact with chlorinated water. yes, the only filter in the tank. i guess what i'm curious about is the extent of adherence of the bacteria to the sponge. you gave a solid opinion. thanks. though i would...