Recent content by Uberhoust

When I bred angels I had an issues with runts, in the end I keep them, but that is not a long term solution for people breeding fish. In the end I think you have to consider euthanizing the fish.

Found the quote, I am stopping here because I am supposed to be working: https://clip.cafe/office-space-1999/our-high-school-guidance-counsellor/

This is a result of coiling the hose, I like to store the hose like the old timer surveyor's wrapped up their steel chains. Essentially you wrap the hose into a figure 8, there are some vids on youtube, search how to coil a hose without kinks. I don't do any of the fancy tying after it is...

There is a whole discussion on this topic going on here: https://www.fishforums.net/threads/prefilters-on-draw-tubes-of-filters.498516/

If I can't interact with my fish why have them. Feeding is one of the most fun things to do with your fish.

I prefer the natural forms of fish, locally bred if possible. My wife likes some of the more colorful fish forms, ex. Portuguese blue in the angels for example, so I have to compromise a bit. My vote is for "something not so man made" but if I had to care for a glo fish for some reason I would...

If you are lucky it works, but I have tried that twice with very limited success. It can make something you love into something you despise. This issue is not usually with the type of work, it is with not being able to work on projects in a way you want to work, administration and business...

I tried to use the expanding hose for water changes but for me it wasn't too effective. Primarily I found you had to have water pressure in the hose before I could take it up the stairs and to the tank, otherwise when you pressurize it, it tends to twist into shape. Dismantling it afterwards...

Example of the type of Prefilter I have been using, from a previous post.

Since discovering pre-filters I have always used them. I initially started with foam based pre filters such as the pre made ones, but since then I have changed to using a very fine mesh substrate bag as my prefilter. I put it over the inlet using some pvc or abs tubing that has been drilled...

Like the build, but, noted that your plans don't seem to match the final product. The drawings seem to be missing some of the internal "studs", but the final build looks quite strong. I find the DIY stands quite interesting.

I too only collect wood for my aquarium locally. I will use pretty much any wood I can find from hardwoods, maple, oak, arbutus, but I also have used a lot of douglas fir, hemlock, and cedar. For me the wood has to be aged. Creeks and rivers can be a good place to find wood but the easiest...

I have grown a lot of vals over the years. It seems to me that the older rosettes seem to lose vigor over time regardless of the nutrients in the tank. I will take a runner and place it in the substrate where I want it to grow and after it establishes I remove the parent plant. Most of the...

Either mom is gone, or he has gotten up because someone disturbed him. Most of the time they just lay on the ground and wait for mom to return. Mom still might return.