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Re: Receiving fish.



You might want to try finding old fashioned cane fishing poles or even stalks
from some some of the giant ornamental grasses that are becoming more popular.
Some large hobby shops & home decorating places like Pier 1 also sell bamboo
canes.

Mike Wise

Patrick 'ZapZap' Lin wrote:

> Thanks Mike,
>
> But I make a mistake , I was talking About ABS.
> I am completely agree with you about the quarantine tanks , it is the beauty
> , the important things is the function.
>
> Nice idea for the Bamboo, but I really don?t know where I will find this
> bamboo here in Canada :)
>
> Thanks anyway :)
> ZapZap
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike & Diane Wise
> Sent: 7 mars 2003 09:53
> To: apisto@v2.listbox.com
> Subject: Re: Receiving fish.
>
> I assume you mean PBC (Poly Butyl Chloride) when you say "black PVC". No,
> I've
> not tried using PBC. It is a bit more expensive than PVC, but more important
> PVC
> has had a long history of being used with aquarium fish without questions of
> toxicity. I don't know the effects of PBC on fish (probably none) but plan
> to
> use the old 'tried & true' PVC. Since a quarantine tank is designed for
> function, not beauty, white PVC pipe works just fine for me. I use lengths
> of
> bamboo in some of my breeding tanks instead of plastic pipe, however.
>
> Mike Wise
>
> Patrick 'ZapZap' Lin wrote:
>
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > Are you using the Black PVC ?
> > Is it toxic ?
> >
> > We have a great discussion last month in a French forum , and everybody
> have
> > his opinion on the Black PVC.
> >
> > Regards,
> > ZapZap
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com] On
> > Behalf Of Mike & Diane Wise
> > Sent: 6 mars 2003 10:21
> > To: apisto@v2.listbox.com
> > Subject: Re: Receiving fish.
> >
> > I can't add much to Big John's comments. I personally believe that bare
> > tanks
> > are best for quarantining fish. I don't use anything in mine that can't be
> > easily sterilized or thrown away without regrets (PVC pipe instead of clay
> > pots, coconut shells; that kind of thing). I tend to keep them in unlit
> > tanks
> > to lower stress. T. candidi should be treated similar to discus; keep them
> > warm
> > (85ºF/30ºC).
> >
> > Mike Wise
> >
> > the dude wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a question...
> > >
> > > Tomorrow im receiving some Taeniacara candidi, A. elizabethae and A.
> > > diplotaenia from Oliver Lucanus. Anyway
> > > I set up both bare bottom quarentine tanks and I set up
> planted/gravelled
> > > quarentine tanks.
> > >
> > > What would you suggest using???
> > >
> > > sponge filters on both.
> > > the plants are java moss, java fern and assorted anubias and crypts as
> > well
> > > as driftwood.
> > >
> > > Havent chagned the PH yet tho, what would yu suggest dropping it to?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > coby
> > >
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