Obviously, you have never been on the water for the 4th of july or you
would not bother to ask that question.

LOL! You're right! Memorial Day, the 4th, Labor Day, are all days I avoid
going out. I'll leave that to the zombies g. I have a 4 year old and an 8
year old, and I try to avoid hazardous situations with them, if at all
possible.

--Mike

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
Mike wrote:
Whew... thanks for that. You have no idea how much sleep I've lost
worrying about it.

Can zombies drive boats?

--Mike


Mike,
Obviously, you have never been on the water for the 4th of july or you
would not bother to ask that question.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:49:19 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

That was a 40 gallon. Had a plectotomus(sp?) in there that grew from
a couple inches to about a foot long. Good glass cleaner.

--Vic

How big was/is your tank. I have snails in my 15gal aquarium, and I'm sick
of squishing them.

--Mike

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:15:01 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:04:35 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/23f2x9

Can one buy puffer fish for the home aquarium?

Yep. We had a snail infestation from new plants in the aquarium.
Fresh water.
I read puffers eat snails, so I bought one.
He went right after those snails.
We watched and began to get worried, because he wouldn't stop
attacking and eating snails, and there were a lot of them for one
little guy.
He ate so many in an hour his stomach was about to burst.
Within 2 hours he turned a dark color and died.
Got another one the next day, and he was more reserved, and not a
glutton.
All snails were gone after about a week.
The puffer lasted a while before ich got him.

--Vic

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:06:50 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:49:19 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

That was a 40 gallon. Had a plectotomus(sp?) in there that grew from
a couple inches to about a foot long. Good glass cleaner.

--Vic

How big was/is your tank. I have snails in my 15gal aquarium, and I'm sick
of squishing them.

--Mike


Vic, did you mean one of these guys?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plecostomus

I've not had an aquarium for a long time, but I lucked out when I first set
one up. The book I bought said, "Do not put snails in the tank to keep it
clean." According to the book, they multiplied like crazy and eventually
scratched up the glass. The plecostomus was a good critter

We always kept a few corydoras around. They helped with the cleanup.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:55:43 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:06:50 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:49:19 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

That was a 40 gallon. Had a plectotomus(sp?) in there that grew from
a couple inches to about a foot long. Good glass cleaner.

--Vic

How big was/is your tank. I have snails in my 15gal aquarium, and I'm sick
of squishing them.

--Mike


Vic, did you mean one of these guys?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plecostomus

Sure enough. Just the one kept the 40 gallon glass crystal clear.
Never bothered the other fish either.
When we decommissioned the tank I took it to the pet store in a bucket
and they put it in a big tank there. Caused quite a stir with the
customers in the store when I brought it in.
Thinking back it was bigger than a foot, maybe 15-16 inches.

I've not had an aquarium for a long time, but I lucked out when I first set
one up. The book I bought said, "Do not put snails in the tank to keep it
clean." According to the book, they multiplied like crazy and eventually
scratched up the glass. The plecostomus was a good critter

We always kept a few corydoras around. They helped with the cleanup.

Had them too for bottom cleaning.
I never even thought of putting snails in my tanks, but for a while we
had live aquatic plants. The eggs (or whatever snails have) came in
on the plants. You just couldn't tell, so we went to plastic plants.
Not a single fish complained about the lower ambience.
I haven't had a tank of fish for about 8 years, but the empty tanks
(40, 15, 5) are sitting in the basement taking up space because the
wife has ideas of starting them up again. I doubt that'll happen.
In the meantime she found these huge glass goblets that hold over a
gallon each and put a red betta in one and a blue in the other.
Very low maintenance - she changes the water and washes the goblets
about once a month. And bettas are pretty fluttering around - one on
the nightstand and the other on the dresser.
It was a good idea of hers. No honeydews about pumps, heaters, etc,
so it's fine by me too!

--Vic

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:48:55 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:55:43 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:06:50 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:49:19 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

That was a 40 gallon. Had a plectotomus(sp?) in there that grew from
a couple inches to about a foot long. Good glass cleaner.

--Vic

How big was/is your tank. I have snails in my 15gal aquarium, and I'm sick
of squishing them.

--Mike


Vic, did you mean one of these guys?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plecostomus

Sure enough. Just the one kept the 40 gallon glass crystal clear.
Never bothered the other fish either.
When we decommissioned the tank I took it to the pet store in a bucket
and they put it in a big tank there. Caused quite a stir with the
customers in the store when I brought it in.
Thinking back it was bigger than a foot, maybe 15-16 inches.

I've not had an aquarium for a long time, but I lucked out when I first set
one up. The book I bought said, "Do not put snails in the tank to keep it
clean." According to the book, they multiplied like crazy and eventually
scratched up the glass. The plecostomus was a good critter

We always kept a few corydoras around. They helped with the cleanup.

Had them too for bottom cleaning.
I never even thought of putting snails in my tanks, but for a while we
had live aquatic plants. The eggs (or whatever snails have) came in
on the plants. You just couldn't tell, so we went to plastic plants.
Not a single fish complained about the lower ambience.
I haven't had a tank of fish for about 8 years, but the empty tanks
(40, 15, 5) are sitting in the basement taking up space because the
wife has ideas of starting them up again. I doubt that'll happen.
In the meantime she found these huge glass goblets that hold over a
gallon each and put a red betta in one and a blue in the other.
Very low maintenance - she changes the water and washes the goblets
about once a month. And bettas are pretty fluttering around - one on
the nightstand and the other on the dresser.
It was a good idea of hers. No honeydews about pumps, heaters, etc,
so it's fine by me too!

--Vic

I have an old stand made by my grandfather that is just sitting there with
a bunch of pictures on it. It's a perfect size for a 25-30 gallon tank, and
every so often I've thought of starting the aquarium up again. Maybe after
we move. I find fish very relaxing to watch, and enjoy the sound of the
filter/aerator. Soothing.

I like the red tailed black sharks, but they don't like a whole bunch of
other fish!
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)