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it should load faster now. honest i never had issues with it--lol. And it is remote server so it was not plugged into a network. Thanks for letting me know it was being a dog at our host for some people. we added a few PETCO lines for public consumption since we made a little headway there...

not taken as a dig at all. we will look at the species and modify within the context of what we are trying to do. I am not sure anyone would take Ad as anything less than an "authoritative source". If they don't they have a different kind of problem. -------------- OK, i took a moment to...

I tried to keep it short--it got long. sorry. it is personally important to me that everyone in the fishkeeping community understands what we are attempting to accomplish, why, and how we go about it. I want us to be completely transparent First, a comment about NCIAC.net. Our goals and the...

lol. sorry. it is temporary. just working out all teh little typo things prior to moving it to database format. What type of connection do you have--it is only 770K

An update –it seems to be the week for those. We tried a slightly different approach with PETCO. We combined the public letter writing campaign, which so many of you participated in, with behind the scenes letter writing, phone calls and e.mails. In part a different tactic to make sure...

Just a quick note to let everyone know that while we have not been as visible we have been active. For those of you that have been curious about revisions made by PETsMART the new signage should have begun to show up in some stores. How they are rolling it out is a different discussion, which...

We seemed to have wrapped up our end of things earlier this week. Anything left to do is firmly in the hands of PETsMART. Here is a copy of the e.mail sent summarizing where we are with the review process. Nick, I have enjoyed the process of the review. Albeit longer than either of us...

Round 2 is beginning. lol. As we examine information with other retailers some common problems seem to exist. Here is a letter recently mailed to PETCO. It once again address a very common theme--accuracy of information. We ask hobbyists to join us in sending letters and e.mails to discuss...

we have included that very topic in the discussion with PETsMART--lol. Thinking of LOL we even have one of the mods from there as part of our planning group and MT as a member of the discussion group. Scientific names are important. If we used the latest though we would have lost 90% of the...

A three-part update. Part one deals with PETsMART; part two with help we need; and part three with activities being initiated over the next few weeks. 1. The review process at PETsMART has become very detailed. PETsMART and NCIAC.net will continue to exchange information and thoughts about the...

chibi--my bad. some people wanted the why behind the photo request. the second post was to update a topic that started awhile back that i could not find. it seems one of the guys in our group lost the link info. turns out we had not been keeping your community updated. I wanted to catch...

Thanks for all your help. Hobbyists coming together in a cooperative spirit supporting a worthwhile effort produces results! Progress is being made. An update of details: We have obviously been sending letters and e.mails. Turns out lots of them. They made it to the desks of the addressees...

As many of you are aware Accuracy In Information as it relates to Responsible Husbandry and Fishkeeping has become a topic of discussion across the web over the last 6-8 weeks (check the Microsoft search engine--we come out at the top. You'll find us right away if you google "Responsible...

looks like an ulceration to me. the fungus problem was most likely the result of an opportunistic pathogen taking advantage of the wounds left by ich. here is a site that i have found very helpful in diagnosing issues. photos and brief descriptions. http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html

try googling enteric redmouth. sounds like a bacterial infection to me. i have kept otos for many years, what you describe does not sound right. i have to admit, none of my otos have the redness displayed in the photo. You might think of adding maracyn II to the treatment if the maracyn...