EIAA Meeting June 14th, 2011
By
Denny |
May 27, 2011 @
7:55 am |
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I will be the featured speaker at the June 14th meeting of the Eastern Iowa Aquarium Society in Marion, Iowa. My topic will be “Freak Show” which asks the question of what you’d do if you found a mutation in your fish room.
Raising Peacocks My Way
By
Denny |
December 1, 2010 @
12:10 pm |
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Introduction:
Red Shoulder Peacock
I started keeping Peacocks (Aulonacara) and Haplochromis type fish about 5-6 years ago. I had been raising angels using RO water previously, but had just suffered through a bout of the angel fish plague. I finally decided I should be keeping fish that liked my natural water conditions rather than jump through hoops to provide water conditions that aren’t coming out of the tap. At that same time, I ran across a Peacock at the LFS that was labeled as a “Red Peacock”. It was beautiful, and I decided to start raising Peacocks even though they were a little bigger than the typical fish I had been keeping and spawning. And as they say, “The rest is history”.
Welcome
By
Denny |
November 26, 2010 @
2:18 pm |
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At last, a new look to my website. I wonder what excuse I’ll use now if I don’t keep it updated.
As you look around, you will see some differences. The look is obviously new, I’ve added a forum for discussions on certain topics, I’ve got a new logo, and I’ve included some areas that really don’t have anything to do with fish, but at least are nature based. You are free to browse around the site, but to participate in the forum and make comments, you will have to register (free).
Also this is a kid-friendly site, so you may want to go to the “About” section to see the rules, as well as learn more specifics about the new website and how it functions.
I hope you enjoy your stay, and come back again.
Fish Tuberculosis In Hobbyists
By
Denny |
November 23, 2010 @
7:34 pm |
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More than six months ago I was doing some cleaning of my sponge filters when I felt a sharp pain in my middle finger.
It turned out that a fish had died in that aquarium, and several of the bones had ended up in the sponge filter. As I had squeezed the filter to clean it, my finger was punctured by the bone. This had happened before, so I didn’t think too much about it.
After several months, however, I began to notice that the last joint in the middle finger on my right hand was beginning to swell and was tender to the touch. After about a month of this condition, I finally went to the doctor for examination.
Aquarium Houseplant Holder
By
Denny |
November 23, 2010 @
7:26 pm |
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Aquarium Houseplant Holder - 3in
On the stock list page, there is a listing for Aquarium Houseplant Holders.
This is a brand new item with many possibilities for decorating and starting new house plants. The Aquarium Houseplant Holder is a container uniquely designed to fit between the glass top on your aquarium, and the back frame. This area is currently filled/covered using a plastic strip that may be cut to fit around the aquarium accessories. The Aquarium Houseplant Holder is designed to replace this plastic strip with a container to grow house plants.
It’s purpose is to provide a container for starting roots from plant cuttings, allow house plants to grow on the top of your aquarium, and to provide a means of controlling/eliminating ammonia, nitrite and nitrate in your aquarium.
