Recent content by sir_keith

I think you should be teaching Botany, not English! :D

I'll be there! :)

I used to sell lots of Tropheus to Kevin back in the day, but primarily just one or two types.

Some serious feet on that girl! My kits also love to lounge about in front of a fire.

The raw food is a bit pricey, but it makes up for it in veterinary bills. Before I kept Ragdolls I had Persians, and they were always going to the vet for something, but the raw diet largely cured that. My little ones are growing, growing, growing; this is Lyla, now 10 months old and 10.6 lbs...

You guys are lucky to have all these places nearby; it seems like they're all ~90 minutes from my place. And given the fact that the likelihood of their having any of the fishes I keep is virtually nil, there doesn't seem much point in making the drive, even though I miss the 'window shopping.'...

Oh my, what a beautiful kitty! And 22 pounds? That's some serious mischief potential. Cats are so beautiful when they're at their natural weights, rather than overfed and overweight. That's one reason why I am a big believer in a raw food diet for my kits.

Well, if we're going to do a travelogue, why limit it to WA state?

Must have a great personality, because it certainly didn't win any beauty contests... :eek:

Any one in particular?

Looks better than those monstrosities from Tesla, and doesn't weigh 7000 pounds and cost $100K... :mad:

That's remarkable given that these Cyprinid fishes (a. k. a. Denison Barb) tolerate such a wide range of temperatures, as well as pH and hardness parameters.

That probably says more about the input water than anything about your filters. I never do less than 50% water changes, and often considerably more than that, and have never seen anything like you describe.

I do it the other way around- my extra tanks are full of water, and formerly contained fishes, but they are currently unoccupied. The water is at 80° and has all the Tanganyika-typical water parameters, so everything is ready to go. There are large sponge filters with powerheads in each tank...