Ok, know I asked about the DC area. But I'm going to be in Richmond for 4 days, so I have to ask about them there too. Anyone want to give some input on the shops there? Thanks.

Thanks for the names - I expect to get to a couple of them. I'm heading to Richmond, so I'll pass through the area. I'll keep the names to visit others when I get the next trip comes up.

Dale

Just wondering about some of the shops in DC area. I didn't want to get off topic with the convention string, so started this one. Longstocking wrote - "AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW missed the best one of them all. they are high in price usually but quality is outstanding... they know what they have and htey ...

Thanks Paul. I just want you to know I did a search and felt lucky to find to this string. I figured there had to be something. Saw Eric B. over the weekend, led a small group (6 of us) to his place. Guess what he is breeding?

I was wondering if you know if the hotel is allowing aquariums to be set up in the rooms. Allowing people to sell out of their room, and others to set up temp tanks for their new fish.

I quarantine for 3 to 4 weeks. If anything shows up, I would treat it then and in the q-tank. If everyone is healthy, it should be safe to move them to your other tanks. It is up to you to determine the health, and once you know your fish better, you'll know how they should be acting. Since you ...

I think an index card won't be able to say much. I believe, and Paul can correct me, that the OCA asked for $10 to post, and the person had to be registered. Most had regular paper size pages (11x8) and a couple had 2 pages. That size allowed people to list the fish they had available. First you ...

But if they would be in the same location naturally, they usually have differences so they would not mate. Something keeps them from being attracted to each other - the size, colors or behavior do not match up. When we take one type from one stream, and introduce them to another from another stream ...

Can't offer any other help, just want to say congrats!!

Platys are generally the same fish, man has already modified for different colors, fin sizes and body shapes. Did you get your fish from the wild, different streams or rivers? Plecos have very similiar body shape, but are unique. It would be similar to breeding an bald eagle with a golden eagle. You ...

I know about the cave and size, was just interested in what other materials, or how others made them. Like I said, I'm making slate caves, but will probably add others types with info given. Better chance of success, I think. A couple of speakers at the club (Sally B) would offer many types to get ...

Have looked, but would like to hear more on the what people have used for caves for breeding the zebras. I am building slate caves, but would like to give them choices. Look to the group for ideas and experience. Hope, you don't mind another zebra topic/post. Thanks.

I am haiving a problem viewing the pictures on some of the posts, just get a red 'x' in a box. I don't think it's my PC, as I have the same problem when I tried at other locations and PCs. Is there a setting or software that I need to install? I do know Microsoft has a page on it in their knowledge ...

Never had a metal detector in my tank, are they safe?

No tank? How about a bucket, or some other container large enough to hold the rock(s). Of course you still need guppies or other fish. Goldfish or native fish from area streams and ponds will work too. But you need to know if they are healthy. And if you buy them new, they need to be quarantined, or ...

Sorry for not playing any old rock :) but I just soak them for some time (a week), this will allow salts or other types of disolving chemicals to be released. Change the water (daily) to help. Then if not sure, I would try the rock in a tank with some 'test' fish (like feeder guppies). I know that ...

You may want to feed the catfish the wafers (or other foods) after you turn off the lights. They'll have a better chance of getting a good meal.

I was at the Perfect web site (http://www.perfectomfg.com) and in their aquarium section they list a 265 dec. - demensions are - 84x24x30. Not sure what the dec. means. They have one at a LFS near me, it's setup but would look better at my house.

I think, as far as the fish topic goes, getting the fish room in the basement done. Getting the zebra lovin' going (I think I used Doctorzeb's words there). I wish the rest of you great successes in all your doings!! Happy New Year all!!

I'll be there too. This sounds great! Keep the info coming.

I have Syno. multipunctatus, they cleaned out the snails in 2 of my tanks, and I plan on trying them in my 90 gallon. I don't know if you can use them, as your tanks mates are larger types, and the synos I had that worked, were under 3 inches at the time. Unless you have the larger fish housed in ...

Not searching for specific info, and search works to some degree, as I was choosing to look for zebra pleco info at this time. The search isn't perfect (or maybe what I enter is poor), and by going through the forum page by page, I find other topics that interest me. About the only thing I think I ...

Is there a quicker way to get to a certain page in the forums? Wanted to go through forums to check topics, but not wanting to go through them all at once. So I would get through 20 pages in a specific forum, such as - South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al. When wanting to start ...

I use both types, depends upon your needs. Powertec is quick and simple to clean, and you can change half the filter media, without stopping the filter. I use a PF300 on a 75 gallon tank and the plecos in there seemed to be more active as it really makes waves. I don't use the noisey bacteria tank ...

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Hey Ian, it was good talking with you, and attending your presentation, and lunch was pretty good as well last Saturday. You really get around. Look forward to the CSG mags. Yann - never even gave the cardinals a thought, just was looking to 'pretty up' the tank, I ...

Hello to all. Doing the hello thing and making my big intro, ta da! I'm Dale and in Erie PA, work for an Insurance company, provide PC desktop support for them. On the fishy side, I am the president of the Erie Aquarium Society, for the past year. Have 8 aquariums running, and building a room in the ...