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Fish in the News from Robert in New Jersey
Hi Tom & Nevin, I am a little late with FITN as I have been preparing for my new fish arrivals that are due Wednesday morning. I hope to have pictures for you as I get them in to their new homes. First up is not new news but a blog that is keeping up with the progress of HR-669. Readers need to scroll down to see what are representatives are saying and what is actually in the bill. They either did not read the bill (there is a shocker) or they are LYING (there's another shocker). Once you have read this you will see just how bad this is going to be and not just some people yelling the sky is falling. It is more important than ever to keep this in the public eye. Representatives have very short memory's they get a lot of attention at the herrings then as time goes by the forget, then we end up with bad laws. People's pets are in danger of making us criminals over night. Your Friend, Robert In NJ.
Put a Stop to Wild Animals as Pets ??? http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/07/160_48680.html
These are the people who will make pets illegal. Do we really want that? One kid's tragic death and out goes the pets not the owners of that pet. Jennifer Hobgood is the Florida state director for the Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal-protection organization.
Hi Tom, I just check the site and saw that you might talk about lonely fish, So here is the perfect lead in from FITN. For fish, it’s the more the merrier. Study: Single and pairs of fish in aquariums are more stressed than groups.
Now for the first time I will toot my own horn (am I good or what?), Your Friend, Robert In NJ
Hi Robert, let me get my horn and toot it for you !! Very early Tuesday morning I posted the pictures, shown just below, of Big Blue Bob and a comment that he doesn't get lonely. Within an hour or so, Robert send me the email, shown just above, with a link to an article that discusses, "Do fish get lonely?" Yes !! Robert is amazing, and we are all fortunate to benefit from his many, many contributions to Pet Fish Talk. Thanks again Robert !! Now lets all toot the horn for Robert. Toot !!
Big Blue Bob is Still Growing.
These pictures were taken this week. Big Blue Bob lives alone now in a 30-gallon aquarium. He seems to enjoy his privacy and doesn't seem lonesome. Maybe Tom and Nevin will talk about fish psychology during this week's show, or you could call and talk about anything fishy. Click on each of the pictures, just above, to see bigger pictures with more detail.
Callers during this Show
Robert in
New
Jersey
calls and talks about
the shipment
of live fish
he got this
morning from
AquariumFish.net,
about angel
Fish, rummy
Nose Tetras,
discus Fish,
aquarium
water,
nitrate, and
lots more.
Shown below
are some
pictures
that Robert
took of the
shipment of
fish that he
received.
Here is the
box that was
delivered to
Robert's
home in New
Jersey.
"Hey, these
fish are all
the way from
California,
and they're
alive."
The water is
slightly
tinted with
blue from a
very mild
antiseptic
that limits
the growth
of pathogens
in the
shipping
water.
A container
of the
premium
Xtreme Flake
food for
tropical
fish.
One of the
nice Black
Angels that
Robert
ordered.
Black Angels
are tender,
so they are
single
bagged. One
Angel Fish
per bag then
a second bag
for the rare
cases that
the first
bag leaks.
The same
Black Angel
getting to
know its new
aquarium.
Another
Black Angel
in the bag.
Fins up and
looking
good.
Now there
are two
Black
Angels, and
both look
good after
about 14
hours in the
bag.
Three more
bags with
three more
Angels. Each
looking
good.
Mixing with
their new
tank mates,
some very
nice Discus.
Three Black
angels
taking a
close look
at the big
sponge
filter.
A bag full
of nice big
Rummy Nose
Tetras.
Notice the
corners on
the bags are
sealed off,
so the fish
cannot get
trapped in a
long pointed
corner.
The Rummy
Nose Tetras
forming a
school and
showing off
their red
"noses",
which they
do when the
water is
right and
they feel
good.
Rummy Noses
Tetras shown
forming
forming a
close school
and keeping
a close eye
on those
much bigger
Discus Fish.
After
posting
these
pictures and
captions, we
sent an
email to
Robert,
asking him
if he had
any comments
to add? He
very quickly
sent back an
email, which
is shown
just below.
Robert's Email
Hi Tom,
Thank you for posting the pictures there is only 2 things I would like to add that I did not get to say on the show.
1. that my tanks other than my 150 and my 90 are all bare bottom even though they look like there is sand in them. I used Jay's bottom painting method I have some pictures of that and I will send them when I find them.
2. The reason the real reason the angels and discus are in the same tank is I had a pair of angels in a 37 to keep the tank cycled, but as the saying goes the best laid plans of mice and men are bound to go a rye. They decided to spawn so the next best option was the 29 with the juvenile discus which will work till they acclimate. Being black angels I will wait a month or two to move them ...
Your Friend
Robert in NJ
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