If you decide you want to try white clouds let me know. I have quite a few. I also have a lot of swordtail fry if anyone needs any. I'd love to trade for cherry shrimp, I lost most of mine recently. Monica >From: naturalart@earthlink.net >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member >chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com> >To: gsas-member@thekrib.com >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Bio/eco-sphere >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 21:01:49 -0700 > >I probably wouldn't chose a goldfish if I were you. If you don't know >already goldfish want to grow to about 12" or more and you'll just end >up stunting there growth. Goldfish are also very 'catholic' in their >diet, and would probably end up wanting to munch your algae and the >shrimp that are crawling around on it. > >I would try a guppy or a real small barb of some sort (not tiger >barbs!), or maybe even a white cloud or two(Tanichthys albonubes). >Temperature would be something I would be paying close attention to. > >Good Luck, Clay > >On Friday, August 4, 2006, at 12:00 PM, gsas-member-request@thekrib.com >wrote: > > > Send GSAS-Member mailing list submissions to > > gsas-member@thekrib.com > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > gsas-member-request@thekrib.com > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > gsas-member-owner@thekrib.com > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of GSAS-Member digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Bio/eco-sphere (carrera206) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:41:38 -0700 > > From: carrera206 <carrera206@comcast.net> > > Subject: [GSAS-Member] Bio/eco-sphere > > To: "gsas-member@thekrib.com" <gsas-member@thekrib.com> > > Message-ID: <C0F7F3E2.1C1EF%carrera206@comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > Hi All: > > > > I've been thinking about trying to set up a small eco/bio-sphere type > > display with a goldfish bowl and some algae balls ( Cladophora > > aegagropila), > > maybe also an anibus and some Amano shrimp. > > > > It will not be a completely closed system (open on top to air) but I > > was > > hoping to be able to set up something that would not need much in the > > way of > > of a water change (hopefully 2 weeks or longer). > > > > Anyone have any shrimp for sale? Or has anyone have any thoughts about > > this > > or has done it before? > > > > Thanks for the input. > > > > Al > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-Member mailing list > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > > End of GSAS-Member Digest, Vol 26, Issue 3 > > ****************************************** > > > >_______________________________________________ >GSAS-Member mailing list >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member