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Aquarimax Episode 104: ph, discouraging mold, doubletail bettas, shrimp answers, and more

Join hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Andrejka in Oregon, Carlos in New York, Jackson in Australia, Ken Jones, the Prince of Ponds, Cliff in Michigan, Sam J in his current location, Tony in New York, Nathan in Salisbury, England, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.

 

Aquarimax Episode 103: More Substrations, Crustacean Frustrations, and Ingestations

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Anne in Pittsburgh, Ken, the Prince of Ponds, and Mick in Carnforth, Uk.

Also: Check out the newest Aquarimax Quick Guide here  (About Goldfish Breeding Tubercles.)

 

Aquarimax Episode 102: From One Tank to Another, 20 Gallon Breeding Possibilities, and More

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss aquarium comments and questions from Anne in Pittsburgh, Tony in New York, Jackson in Australia, and Robert in Michigan.

 

Here’s a picture of Robert’s goldfish after having swallowed an Otocinclus! Robert was able to save the goldfish. At last update, Mr. Wiggles was convalescing nicely.

 

 

Aquarimax Episode 101: From Copepods and Daphnia to Aquarium Management App and German Blue Rams

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss questions and comments from Dan in Auburn, WA; Tony In NY; Juliette in Paris, France; Alex in Melbourne, Australia; Andrejka in Oregon; and Anne in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Tony shared this link on raising Daphnia together with plants:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp-other-invertebrates/94835-raising-daphnia-floating-plants.html

as well as this link on aquarium-safe rocks:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/rock_metals.php

 

Rus would like to add this link about raising Daphnia on some alternative food sources:

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1173-advanced-newt-salamander-topics/f11-food-live-frozen-freeze-dried-pellets-etc/f12-daphnia-moina-brine-shrimp-etc/77665-results-experimentation-daphnia-cultures-alternate-feeding.html

 

Juliette would like to share two great links on shrimp:

caridea.org (in French)

crustahunter.com  (similar to above but in English and German)

Alex would like to make his web-based aquarium manager application available for free to all aquarists, so here it is:

http://aquarium-manager.herokuapp.com

 

 

Aquarimax Episode 100: From New Fish Mags to Overflows and Plenty in Between

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly in their historic 100th episode as they discus comments, questions, (and congratulations!) from:

Dan in Auburn, WA; Tony in NY; Ken Jones of the Prince of Ponds and Pet Tech Podcast; Mick in Carnforth, UK; Alex in Australia; Brian in Idaho; and Mike J.

Here’s the link to the new aquarium  magazine Mick in Carnforth sent. In episode 86, Brian sent us a preview edition link, and now the magazine is out! Thanks Mick!

http://amazonasmagazine.com

 

Here’s the link to Mick’s new Youtube channel, highlighting some inverts in his fish room. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/user/shrimpshed/videos

This link discusses the nitrogen cycle, and in this week’s podcast,  Rus referenced the part about low pH decreasing the efficiency of nitrifying bacteria:

http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/nitrogen-cycle

 

Brian in Idaho is thinking about using one of these to help reduce that pesky lipid/protein slick that can appear when you want minimal surface turbulence:

http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/overflows.html

(I want one for my 55 gallon)

 

Thanks to all of our listeners and contributors! We hope to celebrate our 200th episode in the not-too-distant future.