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That is true except for the job part. Our "job" is to have fun as this is a hobby. Our goal in this hobby is to keep the creatures we keep happy and healthy. :dance:

Another example of box thinking is cycling a tank. We hear all the time not to cycle a tank with a live shrimp because it is cruel. But it is OK to cycle a tank with a dead shrimp. But that shrimp also died just for us to use it's dead body to cycle a tank and not for any other purpose. That...

Thinking outside the box Unfortunately there is this box. It is very comfortable and warm inside the box which is why almost everyone wants to stay and think inside the box. People inside the box all have much of the same ideas and ways of thinking and oddly enough many of the same problems...

That arrow crab shed as I knew he would and now he is much larger. So much larger that I am afraid to go to sleep at night as he has been looking at me funny lately with those beady little eyes. I think he is mad that it is taking me so long to find a suitable mate for him but I am looking for...

They are usually shy and do it in the dark. :)

This guy stopped eating today which means he will molt in a day or two. Not a minute to soon as he is becoming to be covered in some algae and a little cyano. After he molts I will look for a female for him to date as I want them to mate. I have had arrow crabs mate a few times and it just...

I spent 8 days in the Caribbean and my tank is fine, maybe even better than when I left. I think my fish like my Supermodel tank sitter better than they like me. (I don't blame them) She doesn't know anything about fish but I make it very easy for her. Before I go, I make up individual...

We went to a really nice all inclusive in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. We went there because our Daughter and Son in Law wanted us to come with them (to babysit) and that was the perfect place for us and the kids. They have a kids club with everything a little kid would want like...

The shut off valve can be had at Home Depot, a plumbing supply or on line in any voltage you need.

I will be on the radio this friday (4/22/16) at 10:00am. It is the CW Post station on 88.1FM. It's a New York station so probably 6 or 7 people can get it. It is a Geezer station and I will be interviewed. Not really about fish, it's a station that caters to retired people (Geezers) and being I...

I went to vote today in the New York primaries and when I went to the normal polling place, it was closed. So I called my town to ask where the voting place was. A woman got on the phone who barely spoke English and told me she didn't know where I should vote. This was the number you call for...

I am not brave. Suction cups are a stupid invention. I don't use the suction cups, I built a bracket that hangs the thing over the side of the tank. I just pull it out to clean it. The suction cups last about ten minutes. When the other pump failed, I used the magnet on it to build a new...

I think I am going to go back to these. I had 5 or 6 of them and they all lasted over 20 years running continuously with no problems. You don't even hardly ever have to clean them. The Propeller ones like the one that failed need a lot of maintenance and they don't last long at all. They...

My 2 year old Cobalt, how ever you spell it, died. I really hate these things. Not just that one but all new pumps. My original, (American Made) pumps lasted for over 20 years, some 30 and some are still running from the 70s, non stop 24/7 with no problems. This one that died. This one...

I designed a slightly different venturi valve for my DIY skimmer than the one I was using. My existing one used a neoprene washer inside and after many years it rotted because I use ozone. This one has a better design inside and has a smooth bore and a better method of producing small bubbles...

I designed a slightly different venture valve for my DIY skimmer than the one I was using. My existing one used a neoprene washer inside and after many years it rotted. This one has a better design inside and has a smooth bore and a better method of producing small bubbles. I know it works...

Fireclowns spawned again last night. I think they spawn every month or five weeks. I don't get to excited when clowns spawn because they will spawn by eating cardboard as long as you put a picture of a worm on it. I am a little excited that he is about 25 years old and she is about 17 or so...

My arrow crab has a little nose cyano problem.

Yes of course. I loved that show. :D

My Bangai cardinals are full size. Actually a little larger than what their adult size of 3" is supposed to be according to Wikipedia encyclopedia. His dorsal streamer that goes off the picture is about 3" long. These fish are about as healthy as they can be in a tank. I can determine that...