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Re: [GSAS-Member] Rocks



Hi Trish, I have never been to Thailand, but used to live in Europe (Spain and the UK) and from all of my experience travelling between the US and Europe, it was always the US that was tough about bringing things back. The UK was pretty strict to, but Spain was a piece of cake. I think you might need some kind of import/export license to bring back live fish from Thailand.
Monica



From: Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Rocks
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:57:24 -0800 (PST)

You had said you lost 2 fish from Bangkok....had you
brought them back yourselves?

I am asking because we are going to Thailand in April
for 18 days total, and staying for a few days in
Bangkok. I wanted to know if you knew what the
requirements were to bring back fish.

Thanks!

Trish

--- Kathy and John Weber <katiejuan@charter.net>
wrote:

> well thank you john...i will remove the charcoal
> from my canister
> filter...see if i see improvement....recently went
> through a bout of
> angelfish aids...i guess it is a gall bladder
> parasite...lost 2 fish ...from
> Bangkok..i was grieving for awhile...this hobby is
> tough sometimes...and
> expensive...thanks again, john
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Ruhland" <john@drruhland.com>
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
> <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Rocks
>
>
> > Regarding the safety of H2O2, when my fish have
> ich, I add 1/2 ml of H2O2
> > per gallon of water. I do this daily, for at least
> 2 days after I see no
> > more ich. Even if a small amount of H2O2 stays in
> the wood, your fish will
> > be OK.
> >
> > It is a little more expensive than chlorine
> bleach, which is why it is
> > used in developing nations for all sorts of
> things, but in the US, most of
> > us should be using H2O2, as we are already
> responsible for most of the
> > global warming emissions.
> >
> > I'm sure someone from the club will give you
> further suggestions about
> > what to do for the algae. It is almost surely some
> mineral imbalance.
> > Maybe too little of a single nutrient or several
> nutrients. If you are
> > using a charcoal filter, you might experiment with
> not using it. I took
> > charcoal out of my 72 gallon tank filters.
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 13, 2006, at 7:33 AM, Kathy and John Weber
> wrote:
> >
> > hey John...read your e mail...im new to the
> chat...i am having a problem
> > with brush algae...i have a 100 gallon aquarium
> freshwater ....with 16
> > huge angel fish...some algae eaters, a bottom
> feeder, etc. ...i have a
> > large canister filter with a UV and 2 undergravel
> filters.
> >
> > the ph is perfect, no nitrites...i monitor all and
> more each week....i
> > have lowered my lighting to less watts
> >
> >  the algae grows on glass, plants,
> driftwood....just everything!..the
> > algae eaters (siamese, florida flag fish...etc)
> will not touch it..i guess
> > they prefer bloodworms and brine shrimp.
> >
> >
> > about once every  2 months, i have to remove all
> the plants, soak them in
> > a solution of 20/1 of water and bleach...take out
> the driftwood, detach
> > the ferns that is growing on it and allow the wood
> to remain in the sun
> > for 3 days...it kills the algae of course.
> >
> > reattach the ferns...the process seems to take all
> the fun out of having
> > an aquarium.
> >
> > my question to you is...will hydrogen peroxide
> kill the algae?  if it does
> > and is not harmful to the fish...i could soak the
> driftwood in the
> > stuff....would not take 3 days in the sun...you
> understand that the wood
> > will absorb the hydrogen peroxide...so it cant be
> harmful to the
> > fish...thanks for your time...john
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ruhland"
> <john@drruhland.com>
> > To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
>
> > <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:13 AM
> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Rocks
> >
> >
> >> In my earlier days, I was reprimanded for picking
> up rocks at
> >> Yosemite. It is not a good idea to take rocks
> from parks.
> >> At least in National Parks, there can be quite a
> penalty.
> >> Some popular hiking places I've been hiking in
> German mountains
> >> looked like people have been taking rocks for
> thousands of years -
> >> few loose rocks.
> >>
> >> If you feel a need to bleach, I'd suggest using
> hydrogen peroxide.
> >> It's breakdown products are water and oxygen, so
> no risk to
> >> the environment, yourself, and the fish. You can
> get two 32 ounce bottles
> >> at Costco for a few dollars.
> >> John
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 12, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Trish wrote:
> >>
> >> I do the same...everytime were are near a river,
> I
> >> have to go rock collecting! We go every year
> camping
> >> at Silver Springs....when we make our day trip to
> the
> >> river, I bring our back pack....Cameron doesn't
> like
> >> carrying it though...sometimes I get a bit
> carried
> >> away. LoL!
> >>
> >> I bring them home srub off any dirt there may be,
> and
> >> soak them in bleach, rinse them well, very
> well....let
> >> them air dry a couple days on a towel, then in
> they
> >> go. Thats it.
> >>
> >> Ya gotta love the price!
> >>
> >> Trish
> >>
> >> --- Holly <holly@ourglasshouse.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I collect rocks from local streams.  I bring a
> >>> backpack lined with a garbage
> >>> back and some latex gloves.  When I get them
> home I
> >>> boil them in a stock
> >>> pot, and then place them in my aquarium.  Rocks,
> >>> that are too big to boil I
> >>> have soaked in bleach water and then rinsed
> well.
> >>> I've been using local
> >>> rocks for years and never had any problems.  I
> love
> >>> the price, but I also
> >>> find them very beautiful.
> >>>
> >>> Phil Edwards implied that biotopes with multiple
> >>> colors of rocks, or a mix
> >>> of smooth and irregular edges is inaccurate.  I
> find
> >>> red, orange, brown,
> >>> black, and even a little green all in the same
> spot.
> >>>  I also find very
> >>> smooth, rounded rocks along with jagged, broken
> >>> rocks with no roundness to
> >>> them.  I even have a nice, big piece of
> petrified
> >>> wood.  Maybe that would
> >>> make some biotopes look wrong, but apparently
> >>> Issaquah is very diverse :)
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> >>> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On
> Behalf
> >>> Of Matt Staroscik
> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:46 PM
> >>> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> >>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses
> >>> Update
> >>>
> >>> On the subject of these fish, does anyone have a
> >>> good source of rocks to
> >>> make caves out of? My tank has plants and
> driftwood,
> >>> but it doesn't have any
> >>> really good hiding places now that I look
> carefully.
> >>> The best option is the
> >>> shadowed underside of a driftwood branch, a
> location
>
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