Feb swap meet?

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: Feb swap meet?

You could rent a Uhaul trailer. Save you some gas and driving time.

[Grace]

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I cant wait till the next swap..and next time i'll bring more $$ And once again I cant say enough how a pleasure it was meeting such kind wonderful people

[Spot86t]

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Raul: you didn't try unloading those without help did you??  If you were able to move them at all without help, then you've got some real superhuman strength there.  Those things were HUGE!

Grace:  I guess I met you, but I can't put a face with the name...

It was good to see everyone there, and meet some of you while putting your fishbox nickname with your real name and face.  Not that I'll remember it, but hey - all in due time!

Mzungu:  Thanks for the plants and fry!  They're happily swimming around in a 10 they have all to themselves plus one of my little girl alleni's and 2-3 ghost shrimp.  The girls don't seem as aggressive as the boys, so they should all get along just fine.

A BIG THANKS!! to SCOTT, for giving myself and everyone else there the opportunity to help keep unwanted/unneeded things out of our landfills, while at the same time helping your fellow aquarists grace their homes and tanks with some beautiful plants and fishies, additional tanks, lights,  and other stuffs, while also getting a little something for them.  And also for giving me a good reason to re-arrange my own fish room  .

I had a great time, and look forward to the next one.  Maybe I'll have some stuff to offer then!

Spot

[trademan]

Re: Feb swap meet?

Hi Tiapan, sorry I missed you at the swap, but Heidi wasn't feeling well so we had to leave a little early.  Your multis are waiting for you! Give me a call this week if you can.

[Fishcrazy1]

Re: Feb swap meet?

I have got to start going to some of these swap meets.  It sounds like there were a lot of good deals to be found.

[Tiapan]

Re: Feb swap meet?

yeah for what scott was selling those compact flourencences for there werent any better deals. i sold all my plants. i hope everyone is enjoying them. let me know how they are doing in a bit. Roy i will give you a call hopefully thursday. the swap was great. and new orleans is a blast. i have a cold but other then that im having sooooo much fun.

[Spot86t]

Re: Feb swap meet?

Tiapan,

Does that guppy grass do better planted or floating?  High light or low light?

Right now it's just hanging in my 45 gallon along with all the other plants I got that day with 2 clown loaches (to gobble the snails).

Spot

[eklikewhoa]

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Watch the clowns they eat plants too.

[Spot86t]

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No kidding???  I've never noticed them doing it before  :(.  Grrr.  I'll have to keep an eye on them then.  They're little (bout 1.5-2") so I should be able to catch them before they eat very much.

Thanks for the warning....

[guppymax]

Re: Feb swap meet?

Spot86t,

"with all the other plants I got that day with 2 clown loaches (to gobble the snails). "

I thought clown loaches do not breed in captivity so I would be surprized to see them in a swap and sell. Did you get the clown loaches somewhere else or did someone just get rid of some they got some where else at the swap and sell or is someone breeding clown loaches in captivity? I guess breeding clown loaches in captivity is the real question. Every once in a while someone does something that was not possible yesterday?

max

[armthehomeless]

Re: Feb swap meet?

Spot86t,

I'll speak on Tiapan's behalf about the guppy grass. Tiapan has it planted in a 65 gallon with compacts and it is growing like crazy. The question as to whether does planted or floating is an interesting question. Tiapan told me that it grows very well plant (and indeed it does!), but mine has done well floating as well. I have it floating in a couple fry tanks and a cherry shrimp tank.  It'll will grow in low light situations - one of my fry tanks doesn't even have a light on it. The growth is very slow. Hope this helps.

Tiapan will be back in a week or so...

[Mzungu]

Re: Feb swap meet?

About the clown loaches...I don't think anyone's breeding them, at least as far as I know. I'm thinking she had some already at home or grabbed them from Scott's tanks. He was unloading quite a number of fish on Saturday.  :)

[Spot86t]

Re: Feb swap meet?

The clowns I already had.  I got them a while back from Just Fish there in Huffman (on 1960 between 2100 and the lake).  

thanks for the tips on the guppy grass.  Since I don't have much of it, I'd like to get a chunk of it growing well before I disperse it into my other tanks.  With spring on the way (yay, more light!!!) I hope to have some "plant tanks" outside for a constant supply of plants for the inside tanks.

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: Feb swap meet?

id heard that clown loaches had to be 10"+ to breed, maybe thats why you dont have many captive bred clowns.