[GSAS-Member] Glass, Silicone, Aequidens, and Automatic Feeders

[John Ruhland <john@drruhland.com>]

Thank you for the input on glass vs. plastic covers for my aquarium 
with the broken glass cover.
I'm a little concerned about plastics, especially at the warmer 
temperatures directly below
what will be a four-bulb light fixture. Acrylic appears to be fairly 
inert, and not prone to discoloration.
Polycarbonate is "shatterproof," but is not as inert, and yellows with 
UV radiation.

In terms of material safety, Steev mentioned to me that fish do not 
seem to be negatively affected by cured
silicone. I'd like to offer some information through this listserve 
regarding the effect of silicone on human
health. Please let me know if you have any thoughts before I send out 
an article I'm working on.

On another note, does anyone by chance have any Blue Acaras (Aequidens 
pulcher) I could
purchase or trade for? I have a heavily planted aquarium. Other nicely 
marked cichlids that do not get
to be too large, and that do well in a heavily planted aquarium, would 
be fine as well.

Any input on automatic feeders would be useful. I am told they are not 
very dependable, especially with pellet
food (for my Oscar). The oscar is such a chowhound, that I worry about 
leaving her/him for more than a day.

Regards, John

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