Someone threw out a 50 gallon plastic container today,.......

I live in the southern part of the state of Florida [USA], which has a
warm climate, and thus a lot of professional freshwater fish farmers for
the aquarium trade,... Folks who live out 'in the sticks', where rent is
very cheap, and there are lots of space for several outside ponds, have
the advantage of mass,...So I would be raising the fish mostly for the
pleasure of raising them, and to trade for fish food, et cetera,...And
being on Social Security Disability, as a reason to get out of bed on
those really bad days.~Dean.

"Papa Red" wrote in message
...
Just how large and what type was the shark? How many gallons
approximately was the tank? Too often I have seen things like that where
the lifeform was used as a draw, to get people into the establishment,
with little thought to the comforts of the lifeform. I have a real
problems with places that do that,...or should I say, they end up having
a real problem with me, because I'm one of those legendary hard-core
stubborn red-heads, the kind that gets the real 'fire-in-their-eyes'
kind of angry when ever I see children or animals in harm's way, because
of the ignorance, greed or what ever of certain humans.~Dean.



No, it was well taken care of, with much room, they had people who came in
and took care of the entire thing, one being a marine biologist, the tank
was the size of the long end of the building (his place had 20 pool tables,
a dance floor, and a restaurant for dining) big place , I am surprised being
you live in Fl you had not heard of it, they were in Time magazine several
times in the 80 & 90's, The people who had the fish prior did not have the
room and tried to then pass it on to the zoo who at the time were not able
to take it, my uncle decided to put it in his establishment and there it
lived for several years until a permanent home was built for it. I never
followed what happend i was a bit younger when i left florida. I would have
to ask him when i talked to him what type of shark and those details.....
but it lived quite well during those years.
Nik

"Papa Red" wrote in message
...
Well there is but one way to find out if the filing cabinet can hold
that much weight,...And besides, there is a thirty gallon aquarium atop
a filing cabinet identical to the one that the fifty gallon storage
container in going atop. It looks sturdy enough to handle the weight.
But like I said, there is still only one way to be sure.~Dean.
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Have a large mop and a bucket handy. :-)
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Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:51:18 -0400, (Papa Red)
wrote:

Just how large and what type was the shark? How many gallons
approximately was the tank? Too often I have seen things like that where
the lifeform was used as a draw, to get people into the establishment,
with little thought to the comforts of the lifeform. I have a real
problems with places that do that,...or should I say, they end up having
a real problem with me, because I'm one of those legendary hard-core
stubborn red-heads, the kind that gets the real 'fire-in-their-eyes'
kind of angry when ever I see children or animals in harm's way, because
of the ignorance, greed or what ever of certain humans.~Dean.

Here's as good a time as any to introduce my LFS - his web site is
pretty cool, he doesn't sell anything online, but has lots of good
pics and videos. His showcase is his nurse shark, I think the tank is
1800 gallons - several good videos of her and information on tank size
and stuff is somewhere on his site. He's also got some good game
links, like one where your room mate grabs goldfish from your tank and
tosses them in the frying pan and you have to rescue the little
goldfish, (help! help!), before it cooks.

http://www.vancestropicalfish.com/

-- Mister Gardener

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:46:01 -0400, (Papa Red)
wrote:

Well there is but one way to find out if the filing cabinet can hold
that much weight,...And besides, there is a thirty gallon aquarium atop
a filing cabinet identical to the one that the fifty gallon storage
container in going atop. It looks sturdy enough to handle the weight.
But like I said, there is still only one way to be sure.~Dean.

I've never met a floor that didn't dry up eventually.

-- Mister Gardener

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:22:13 -0400, (Papa Red)
wrote:

Oh well,...maybe I better just stick with live-bearing Platys, Fancy
Guppys, et cetera,...I have had three baby Corydoras catfish born here
just recently,...If I could only figure out just what it was that I did
right, maybe then I could try and raise them,...After all, of all of the
freshwater fish species, they are my most favourite. Any suggestions
folks?~Dean.

A water change, about 50%, take your time, let 'em alone in the
shallow water for an hour or so. Then begin refilling with water 2 or
3 or 4 degrees cooler. Run the water slowly, let it splash. And my
favorite part, I put on a recording of the 1812 Overture at high
volume, floor shaking bass, and turn lights on and off. I'm told that
heavy metal music works as well. Some people report banging skillets
with spoons. You will have replicated the dry season, and the stormy
return of the rainy season - which is a mating call to corydoras. I
supposed the Mystic Moods Orchestra Stormy Night album might work, or
perhaps Bolero, but I prefer the 1812. This has never failed to send
my corys chasing about and hooking up in the classic T position for
the rest of the afternoon. I remove the eggs from the aquarium glass
with a razor blade, and, with a cup of water never letting the eggs
hit the air, I transfer them to a gallon plastic box with a gentle air
bubbler, a plain air hose with nothing on it, or I like those rings
that send up non fizzy bubbles. Some folks use airstones. I prefer
real bubbles. I add MarOxy according to directions, most people add
methylene blue until the water is dark but you can still see the eggs.
Use a bulb syringe to remove eggs that turn opaque white, they're
dead. The little syringes they sell at the drug store to measure
baby's medicines work well. If you can't get the bad eggs out without
messing up the ones around it, it's OK, the M Blue or MarOxy will
prevent a fungal outbreak. Usually.

-- Mister Gardener

Marco Schwarz wrote:
[addition]
Sorry, had forgotten that you have several other small tanks. Personally
I would ask in the LFS what kind of fish is trendy, difficult to get and
expensive. The most fish are too cheap.
In Germany colourful invertebrates like dwarf shrimps and dwarf crayfish
are very trendy. A good 1" crystal red shrimp for example costs 5+ Euro
in the LFS and a 1.7" couple of Mexican dwarf orange crayfish costs
20-30+ Euro and more. But I really don't know how the invertebrate
demand and price situation in the U.S. is.
HTH.
Very similar. I was thrilled to get 10 cherry red shrimp for $20 in an
auction because they're usually $3.99 each at fish store. Another thing
that's valuable is Christmas moss. Mosses don't require much light so if
you can find some to get started, you can make some cash from them.
--
Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ?
http://faq.thekrib.com
-------------------------------------------------
Now there's a viable idea for a way for me to make some money. I wonder
if there is a market for water hyacinths? The canals here have them
growing by the bunches.

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:14:23 -0400, Mister Gardener
wrote:

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:22:13 -0400, (Papa Red)
wrote:

Oh well,...maybe I better just stick with live-bearing Platys, Fancy
Guppys, et cetera,...I have had three baby Corydoras catfish born here
just recently,...If I could only figure out just what it was that I did
right, maybe then I could try and raise them,...After all, of all of the
freshwater fish species, they are my most favourite. Any suggestions
folks?~Dean.

A water change, about 50%, take your time, let 'em alone in the
shallow water for an hour or so. Then begin refilling with water 2 or
3 or 4 degrees cooler. Run the water slowly, let it splash. And my
favorite part, I put on a recording of the 1812 Overture at high
volume, floor shaking bass, and turn lights on and off. I'm told that
heavy metal music works as well. Some people report banging skillets
with spoons. You will have replicated the dry season, and the stormy
return of the rainy season - which is a mating call to corydoras. I
supposed the Mystic Moods Orchestra Stormy Night album might work, or
perhaps Bolero, but I prefer the 1812. This has never failed to send
my corys chasing about and hooking up in the classic T position for
the rest of the afternoon. I remove the eggs from the aquarium glass
with a razor blade, and, with a cup of water never letting the eggs
hit the air, I transfer them to a gallon plastic box with a gentle air
bubbler, a plain air hose with nothing on it, or I like those rings
that send up non fizzy bubbles. Some folks use airstones. I prefer
real bubbles. I add MarOxy according to directions, most people add
methylene blue until the water is dark but you can still see the eggs.
Use a bulb syringe to remove eggs that turn opaque white, they're
dead. The little syringes they sell at the drug store to measure
baby's medicines work well. If you can't get the bad eggs out without
messing up the ones around it, it's OK, the M Blue or MarOxy will
prevent a fungal outbreak. Usually.

-- Mister Gardener

A Google search on Corydoras Spawning will get you lots more ideas.
And start thinking about how you're going to feed the babies before
they get here.

-- Mister Gardener

No, it was well taken care of, with much room, they had people who came
in and took care of the entire thing, one being a marine biologist, the
tank was the size of the long end of the building (his place had 20 pool
tables, a dance floor, and a restaurant for dining) big place , I am
surprised being you live in Fl you had not heard of it, they were in
Time magazine several times in the 80 & 90's, The people who had the
fish prior did not have the room and tried to then pass it on to the zoo
who at the time were not able to take it, my uncle decided to put it in
his establishment and there it lived for several years until a permanent
home was built for it. I never followed what happend i was a bit younger
when i left florida. I would have to ask him when i talked to him what
type of shark and those details..... but it lived quite well during
those years.
Nik
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Well, I am really glad that it was well taken care of. I wished I could
of seen it, it must of really been something.~Dean.

"Mister Gardener" wrote in message
...
He's also got some good game
links, like one where your room mate grabs goldfish from your tank and
tosses them in the frying pan and you have to rescue the little
goldfish, (help! help!), before it cooks.
=============
This is what I got on the GF game:

http://en.t45ol.com/play_flash.php
This is not a correct Game ID on Flash Games!

The other one was ok!
--
Koi-Lo.... the ReelMcKoi
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o