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		RANDAL (Trick): I setup an experimental planted tank for discus, angels, cardinals, Cory cats, etc in my living room to see how well discus did in a non-bare bottom tank. The overall result pretty much mirrors what everyone will tell you here on Simply, the adults did fine, the juvies runted and when the adults decided it was spawning time, all hell broke loose in the tank and made every one of the other inhabitants miserable. During the time I was running this experiment, I did a normal 75% water change and pruning session. I pruned most of the plants way back and cleaned up real good, to the point that it was now getting late and I had to get ready for work. I put the filter back together and decided to crank up the Co2 a little to help the newly cut back plants. I didn’t take the time to count bubbles or anything as our medium hard water is not usually a problem for pH shifts. I got ready and left for work. A few hours later, my wife called with a "I think there iss something wrong" call. Her exact words, "I think there’s something wrong with the tank in the living room. Are your fish supposed to be white and lying on the bottom?" So I frantically walked her through shutting off the Co2 and turning on the night time air system. I crossed my fingers and went back to work. When I got home all the fish were doing fine and were none the worse for wear. I also have a treat for the members. Simply put, my first set of wigglers from my BD pair. The Fact that they keep eating them when they go freeswimming is another trick... JIM (Trick): When the great power outage of 2003 took place, I was out of town and no one was around to look after the fish. I ended up losing all my wilds! 11 adults and 23 juvies. I also lost 3 adult pairs that I picked up as youngsters from Cary (a pair of red dolls, snakeskins & bd’s). It was sad because these pairs were just coming together and were laying eggs. Needless to say, it was a real bummer. On the good side was this: I had a couple of snakeskins (Carys) that were always seemed a little behind the rest. Well, they paired up and laid eggs a week after the disaster. Go figure. They have grown into beautiful adults and are still practicing. The other nice thing is that when Cary found out about the disaster he offered me some youngsters at no charge to help get me going again. I havent taken him up on his offer yet because I think that I just may stick with the ones I have left. But... when the $hitt hits the fan you know who you can turn to. more...

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