Recent content by Tony_P

Just got a filter clam for each of my 25 gallon tanks. Here's one of them doing their filter-clammy thing. Kinda looks like its going 'nyah-nyah'. Tony

As long as they are doing this -- you are okay -- and so are they! Tony

I think they do. Its not emotions in the same sense as human emotions or even to the the level of that in dogs or cats. However there is a certain attachment to actions we take for them. As It said in the Do Fish Play? thread - I think they like to play at times -- it seems to give them...

Thanks Sorg67. I've been at it for over a year and still learning. As was said -- and as the car commercials say -- your actual mileage may vary. Tony

I feed twice a day .. a pinch of flakes for the top/ middle feeders and a pinch of bug bites for the bottom feeders. I try to be cautious not to over feed on this schedule. That's the biggest danger I see. Every week or so I like to put some veggies (cucumber/ zucchini/ spinach) in for them to...

First, I do a pinch of flakes for the mollies and guppies. While they're distracted (ooo-FOOD!) doing a feeding frenzy on the floating flakes, I do bug bites for the cories. The bug bites sink and then the cories get their meal. Tony

Now that is something I hadn't thought of doing when I do major cleanings! Tony

This is great .. I was hoping for opinions on what I do and I appreciate all of them. Just looking for a better way. I dunno -- I thought you were supposed to. Admittedly I was never sure about this, so I see this as one change to make -- although I do like to let the water warm up a bit. Tony

I thought I might post a thingie on how I do my water changes. I have two 25 gallon tanks and do a 30% water change every week, one tank on Saturday and one on Sunday. First off, I have two 5 gallon plastic buckets. I got these at Walmart. They are food grade and non-BPA. I fill both and add...

Can this be the fish equivalent of lounging on a hammock with your feet up while napping ...... my wife just loves this litle one Tony

Here's our newest member of the tank -- a panda cory -- who is every bit a clown in the evenings. Right now its enjoying some spinach. Its not eating it, or so we can tell, but just sitting on it enjoying the gentle currents in the water! It is looking rather in awe at the fish shaped veggie...

I'm coming to your house for supper! Tony

Based on the posts I gave it a try in both my tanks. I put a quarter of a green pepper in a cup of water and then in the microwave for 60 seconds. In one tank I put it on a skewer that I have for the tank only so that it was in the upper one third of the tank. In the other I anchored it in the...

And they're off, and if snails had necks it would be a neck and neck race as they blindingly speed toward the finish line and no doubt will result in a photo finish as snail number 1 pulls ahead as they round the corner of the tank in this exciting and slow-paced world of a snail. We'll pause...

And they're off!