On Jan 29, 5:51�pm, "cat daddy" wrote:
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* *I was referring to the journalist who wrote the news article as possibly
misquoting the professor or editing important info. Dave already gave you
the info that I didn't include, because I was just addressing the ammonia in
tap water issue. Dr. Lewis is, in fact, a retired professor emeritus with 38
years on the faculty at A&M.

Ah, ok.
I emailed the university about this.
I am waiting for a reply from them as well as from the newspaper.
I said in my email to the university how I read in the local paper,
(gave the name and the publisher) and the link that Dave gave me as
well.
I mentioned that the good Dr. wasn't on staff anymore (I checked all
over the place to see if he changed positions too), and that if it was
possible to get the Dr.'s orginal paper or information.
I would SO hope that the person/s who wrote about a "slimey tank" was
just an idiot and didn't put all of the Dr.s words in his piece, but
that right there is a problem, as it left out or changed viable
information.
Now after the mail came today I received my March Issue of Tropical
Fish Hobbyist.
In their Q & A's section somebody wrote in about how his male Betta
just about killed the single female Betta and how could they keep them
together.
The author wrote back YOU CAN'T keep a male and female together, etc.
This new person took over for the usual man that had done the Q & A's
and I don't like many of this person's answers.
All too often much to vague, or darn right not right!
Let me tell ya....they don't exactly like being told they're
wrong...being a fish magazine and all, but sometimes they are.
I've said it a million times over the years. People who will say you
cannot house them together period, are just too lazy to go into it in
detail.
It can be done. Very often. However, there are many variables and must
have's that must be met in order to do so.
All too often people are just repeating myths that they've heard from
lazy people.
It comes from Bettas who are in too small tanks, or personality
clashes, to overly aggressive male OR females.
This author made it seem that the males will always go after a non
spawning ready female. Not the case in reality. Of course it can
happen...but it's not the norm.
::glances over at the 75g with 13 females and a resident Crowntail
male all living in perfect harmony::
Yeah....it can't ever be done. Luckily many Bettas haven't read that
or don't speak human! I've been housing them like this for the past 29
yrs and have only had a few exceptions where it didn't work. Mostly,
those were females being nasty. Not the male.
www.tfhmagazine.com if anyone want to send an email. Subject line:Q &
A's
Then in the body write letter to the editor, as it says in the
magazine to put (Q&A) in the subject line to get past the spam
filters.