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My favorite bowl was an upturned abalone shell. In one of the holes I stuck an airtube that ran under the sand then up one corner of the tank. I used a syringe and forced shrimp down the tube and would pop out into the bowl. A completely natural looking bowl and a clean dry way to put shrimp into the bowl.

Sorry I should of included more detail. FW tank, filled with a few tetras. I am hoping to get at least $150 for everything. Pictures below.

I am moving to turkey. I cant take these tanks. I have a 40 gal bow front with stand. All ready set up with fish, wood, plants. I also have 45 breeder. 1 HOT filter 1 HOB penguin filter 2 lights 2 heaters Any fair offer will not be refused. I have to move in 2 weeks.

I'm getting ready to leave the country so all the stuff in the garage needs to go. All of it is available to sell but I would honestly rather trade it. I really would like a mandolin or some nikon lens But I doubt anyone has these for trade so it is all also for sale. Make me an offer. I haven't been in the club for almost a year so I don't know what this is all worth. I live south austin so let me know if you are interested. Ill post pictures as soon as I can 55 gal tank Wooden stand PC light, 2 bulbs I don't remember the wattage but I remember it is supposed to grow corals and is freakin bright 45 gal breeder tank - its 12" tall, 36" long and nearly 16" deep I have decorations, sand, rock, etc for both tanks 10 gal tank Under gravel filter 2 hang on back filters 2 heaters - 1 in line heater and 1 hang on back filter 2 small hang on back filters.

you have kept them? So is acrylic important? Did you do live foods or just frozen? I don't know if my skimmer works, i do have a huge filter system. but i have black sand which looks dirty anyway, i just thought the black and white stone would show it's colors better. anything different about keeping them than other reef critters? acrylic is not really that important. yes, they can bust your tank, but only really when they get huge do they pose a threat to your glass aquarium, IMO. i fed him live food and frozen food. you can get live crawfish to feed him and that makes it easy to switch over to frozen foods too, if he doesnt already eat frozen. mine ate frozen silversides and krill mostly. what kind of filter system are you planning on running? and what kind of mantis? there are a lot of great sites on stomatopods on google to see which mantis is best for you. but since they are messy eaters, you might want to check out your skimmer and make sure it works, or get a nice used one from here. I have a 5/6 gallon hang on the back wet/dry filter with overflow box, gravel filter, internal filter, heater, and i have to check the skimmer when i go home. idk how the attic life treated it. as far as species... I think some sort of smasher. I have been trying to read up on species and the lancers sound like they tend to stay under the sand and all you see is a pair of eyes... I think I would prefer a smasher that will spend a little more time to be seen. also they seem to have the prettier colors... also smashers sound a little cheaper to keep, as live fish tend to be more expensive than live inverts. also the tank is shallow, only 12 inches and i dont think that is deep enough Can you keep small fish like damsels with smasher type?

you have kept them? So is acrylic important? Did you do live foods or just frozen? I don't know if my skimmer works, i do have a huge filter system. but i have black sand which looks dirty anyway, i just thought the black and white stone would show it's colors better. anything different about keeping them than other reef critters?

Hey Yall, I just got into grad school and only 25 days till graduation!!. So I want to start a tank up again as a graduation present to myself. I haven't been on here in a while. But I miss tanks and I really want to start another one back up. So I thought I would do a mantis shrimp. I have always wanted one and are by far the coolest invertebrate. I have a 30 gal breeder, or maybe its a 40. its 12 tall, 18 deep and 36 long. Does anyone have experience with mantis shrimp? I know they are not terribly popular, pest rally. But this would be a mantis dedicated tank. Any advice, reading, words of wisdom on keeping these little dudes? Also any idea who would carry them?? I don't ever recall any local place carrying them but I haven't been in a fish store in almost 2 years. (not that it has anything to do with this but ONLY 25 DAYS TILL GRADUATION! )

Tropical Fish hobbyist. I always liked that one. it covered all aspects of fish keeping. from plants to fresh, salt, and even monsters. stay away from aquarium fish hobbyist, the one that is always seen in petsmart. I never thought it was a great magazine

i also be careful with the freshones at least because in many places they are illegal. growing like weeds is an understatement. more like a pandemic is more like it. we spent a week studying the impact non native bivalves have on american ecosystems and how far across the country they have spread.

we had them in my high school class. the teacher bought six, dumped them in her tank in the class room. although it had no heater, just a small sponge filter. it was just a thing of salt water and sand that sat there for 6 months. they lasted the entire semester from what i remember.

only worry about them being predatory when it looks big enough to take down a snail. But really most are scavengers. They are really col creatures and good for keeping tank clean. Nothing wrong with them. Personally i think they are really cool.

I stand corrected. I obviously have much to learn about this. Where can i find more about this system of tanks?

oh yes. i can agree with that. I love natural tanks. Those that run without massive amounts of chemicals or artificial uses. The problem isn't it that those are only possible with larger tanks? a 30 gal is not large enough to do such a set up is it?

what kind of dosing are needed with a Fish only? it is much less than compared to daily maintenance of salt. While I admit its not a huge ordeal it is more work.

oh heavens salt can be very easy. Its just i dont have the money to get lights, substrate, rock, or salt, or the time to mess with daily salt checks and top offs. Cichlids are very easy, keep water in the tank and the filter clean...

I've got an empty 30 gal tank that is cycling. anyone have some over populated ciclid tanks? Just thought to ask. s

in my experience no. I had a big sump a few feet from a tank a year ago and i didnt have problems with flow. You do lose some energy but i never noticed it being anything to gripe about. Just be sure its done well because I made the mistake of half-a#@ it and a pipe came loose and water everywhere.

i had 3 jewels in there before and a bala shark. but they ate the shark and i wasnt sure if they were kept in too small a tank. i wanted to besure i didnt make a stocking mistake. thanks for the advice.

ahh! don't tempt me! i must keep money aside for rent! arrg. mabye if i can find a job in san marcos

I have i think its about 30 gal. Its 12 tall, 18 deep and 36or so long. i know its pretty shallow but it does have some depth and length. Is that in yall opinion suitable for some cichlids? I'm looking to set up a tank now that im back in the usa (and finally have my own place!!). I was looking at cichlids because they are (in my experience) hard to kill and ,most importantly, can be seen from across the room. I would love to set it up for some seahorses again but i just dont have the money or time to deal with salt water. i should probably specify cichlids. I was directing that toward africans, such as jewel cichlids. If such fish won't work i am open to suggestions.

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I can not tell you how much I appriciate your comments. And I really appriciate your playing with the photos. It means a lot to me that you would not only read but attempt to help a stranger. The only thing I can say for most of those actions shots is that with the equipment I was working with that WAS the highest shutterspeed available he he... But all the same THANK YOU!!!

I have not been here for a while. However I do remember many of the members are interested if not professional Photographers. I have just made my first attempt at a portfolio. I personally doubt my skill however under the encouragement of my GF I posted this anyway. Please any review and advice, comment, critism would be greatly appriciated. http://picasaweb.google.com/sweetseahorse/Portfolio# I am still trying to work on uploading these photos to DeviantART. However this Chinese Firewall is Difficult to deal with. Thank you in advance to anyone who reviews and especially to anyone who comments.

long time no post yall. anyone ever kept bamboo sharks? i have no intention of keeping one anytime in the immediate future but research always takes time. I see a lot of things that always seem to condradict the other pertaining to sharks in the home. On some places i see mostly a 150 will be fine from reports of people who have kept them while out on monsterfishforum i see 600 gal minimum. i see them sold often enough, is it just one of the critters that has no business being in a LFS? Or can they be kept at home with proper planning?