Things I have learned from Houston Fish Box

[imagirlgeek]

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58.  No matter what time of day or night, there is always someone here to help with a problem.  
59.  Epson Salt is magic.
60.  Dedicating an entire drawer in the freezer and in the refrigerator for fish food/supplies is O-Kay.

[jetchanic]

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61.There is 100+ ways to use panty hose on an aquarium
62.A couch is not mandatory in some peoples homes if an aquarium can fit there.

[fishlady]

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63. Addiction when related to fish is not a bad thing.
64. Fish keeping is the place "over the rainbow" (as judy garland said it was)"
65. Fish are friends not food
66. If you build it they will come.
67. Beef, it's not what's for dinner
68. Furniture is only an option, but 6-7 foot walls are a must.
69. Fish keeping cures empty nest syndrome
70. "It's always sumpthin"

[Nickintex]

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71. Ink is WAY more expensive than gasoline.
72. Pot scrubbers, shower puffs, and poly fiber (for stuffing pillows) make excellent filter media.
73. Some LFS do not want clients who actually buy fish.
74. If it looks like a carnivorous fish, then it probably is a carnivorous fish.
75. Killifish are the lemmings of the aquarium world.
76. River eels and external filters don't mix.

[Nickintex]

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SUGGESTION:
The contents of this thread would make a good read for the HAS and GHAC newsletters.  

[imagirlgeek]

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77.  You better have a photo of the fish you are talking about, and be ready to post it.
78.  A sick fish gets better medical care than people without health insurance.
79.  Puffers don't need tank mates.  And if you give them tank mates they will eat their faces off.

[Nickintex]

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80. Just because you CAN put African and SA cichlids and puffers in a crowded tank together, does not mean you should.
81. Asking for the club discount at an LFS may lead to mental truama.
82. Certain aquarium supplies can be purchased in the fishing section at Academy and Gander Mountain, and others in the spice section or pharmacy section of Kroger or Fiesta.
83. Avoid the seafood section at the Fiesta @ Bellaire/Hillcroft, unless you want to see some aquaria species sold as food (gouramies, tinfoil barbs,
malaysian prawns, African grasscutter catfish, etc)
84. Some cats enjoy algae discs more than catnip.
85. Crawfish like sponge filters as a handy snack!
86. The Spongebob Bandito is still at large!

[JStrider]

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87. If there is something wrong with your fish do a water change...

[Nickintex]

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88. Some bettas like to pretend they are candiru.
89. It is possible to like your fish too much.
90. CAK discussion can lead to conflict and controversy.
91. A little CAK can go a long way.
92. The average Fluval cannister filter has a lifespan of less than 2 years.
93. If the giraffe catfish won't eat the pellets you bought, no fish will!

[Delock]

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94. Ehiems are the best
95. Some people are a little too emotional on here
96. Only a few people belong in the 300+ gallon club
97. But other are in the more gallon per square foot
98. I been know to flood lofts
99. Most people hate me but other love me
100. I ROCK....with my cak in!

[rrocket2002]

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101. You can be sent to time out in a corner even on HFB.
102. Most of my best friends I met on online on HFB.
103. I have 200+ phone numbers fish hobby related.
104. Fish People are drawn together if a date and time is set.
105. People love to show off their fish.
106. My fish get more care than I do.

[dblondfemme]

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107 dining room table? What dining room table?
108. I had 1 tank last july, and more than 19 now....
109. My neighbors will come take a tour when they find out I have this many creatures
110. Teachers ask me how much I charge per lb. for my blue crays  :?
111. I love my fish friends
112. There are fish you don't have to like...but still have to love.
113. Friendships can start while watching a game of chess

[geoff_tropheus]

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114.  Its ok if your clothes have CAK hair on it
115.  You can have a CAK, but you dont have to have a CAK box.

[alexarae]

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116. You can say CAK as many times as you want and not get into trouble...well, too much trouble anyways.  :wink:

[eklikewhoa]

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117. You do not get part ownership of HFB when you reach 10,000 post
118. You do gain a lot of new friends with 10,000 post