Re: [GSAS-Member] Zebra Pleco

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

Susan is correct. Water changes are the EASIEST way to
keep our fish happy and healthy. And the cheapest too.
I try to do water changes on all my tanks{8 in all}
weekly, and I do about a 50% water change when I do.
If I go longer, that is when you get the problems,
especially with algea.

Water changes are a must in fish keeping.

Trish

It would be like if you wear the same clothes for
weeks on end, with out a shower in those weeks. You
take your showers regularly, and change your
clothes....do the same for your fish by water changes.
--- SUSAN WELENOFSKY <welenofsky@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hair algae has nothing to do with the storm. 
> 
> You had hair algae in the African tank upstairs last
> time I came over. Your
> tanks are out of balance. I was trying to correct
> the problem but you can't
> fix it without doing water changes. That's why it's
> important to do them. I
> don't have algae problems in my tanks unless I go
> too long without water
> changes, sigh. I wish you understood how important
> this is because I sound
> like a broken record.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Ruhland [mailto:john@drruhland.com] 
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 3:29 PM
> To: SUSAN WELENOFSKY
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Zebra Pleco
> 
> Around the time of the storm, I started getting
> small amounts of hair 
> algae in my two other tanks, tanks that had never
> had it before. It was 
> also when water changes were at an all-time high
> here. I am also 
> feeding less than in the past. Other people seem to
> be having more 
> problems with hair algae as well. Could it be that
> there was a change 
> in the water quality after the storm?
> 
> Would the Ameca splendens do a better job of eating
> the hair algae than 
> the Leopard Gooeids? It was the Leopard Gooeids that
> hungrily eat all 
> the food and not the hair algae as I reported a week
> or so ago.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:43 PM, SUSAN WELENOFSKY wrote:
> 
> Yes, I brought you those fish because they do.
> 
> You should check your nitrate level because that is
> what feeds the 
> algae.
> That is why it is important to do water changes. If
> you let it go too 
> long,
> the algae gets a good foothold and will destroy your
> plants. I do water
> changes on my tanks weekly. The more you feed, the
> higher the nitrate 
> level
> goes, the worse the algae.
> 
> Susan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf
> Of John Ruhland
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:19 AM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Zebra Pleco
> 
> Do they eat hair algae?
> 
> On Jan 11, 2007, at 6:20 PM, SUSAN WELENOFSKY wrote:
> 
> You have a Hi-Fin Pleco Dr. Ruhland. The fish I
> brought over for
> downstairs
> are Leopard Gooeids, not Ameca splendens, by the
> way. I think they will
> work
> for cooler room temperatures. I will ask Dorian
> since he bred them.
> 
> Susan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf
> Of John Ruhland
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:01 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Zebra Pleco
> 
> I have a really nice looking pleco I'm looking to
> find a home for. He's
> about 8-9 inches.
> I sold the same kind to a fish store last year for
> $15, so I'm guessing
> he's pretty special.
> Also selling a pure black angel fish, about 6
> inches, and Daffodil
> Bichardi's of various sizes.
> John
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 11, 2007, at 3:22 PM, <altonkwok@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for Zebra Plecos.  Does anyone know if
> there are any local
> breeders?
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