First, have a teenage daughter, or two. If you do not have at least one, borrow one from a friend.
Next, conspire with said urchin thusly:
You will provide the hamburgers, chips, and drinks, etc., etc. You will provide the shovels, etc. She will provide her girl friends. They will provide the labor… In the […]
d3dd@webtv.net wrote: > > Well done! I got hung up looking for > photos of the Blackline Tetra. As often as I seen this fish in > stores, I did not find > many photos with a google search. > > Wouldn’t it be fun to have richly planted > tank with small fish who […]
This message will be best viewed in HTML so I can bore you properly with a bunch of formulae. These are from Stephen Spotte (1979) who got them from Weber and Stumm (1963)
These formulae all relate to chemical reactions that can affect the pH of your water. This is not to say that any or […]
Well you know them dang finches and ferrets grow up to me hideous man-eating killers… I heard they’ll eat the faces off their owners while they sleep.
The point I was making with that snip is that much of the Glofish engineering was for decorative purposes only… or rather frivolous as California legislation calls it. […]
The only part I find concerning is this.
A better, more decorative fish can boost sales and put food on the table for the people who breed, distribute, and market ornamentals. We may not eat them directly, but this is how folks make a living…even small-time “mom and pop” breeders.
Fish as […]
I actually agree with you but since you blocked me, you’ll never know it.
I’ve written countless times about people with the Dr. Frankenstein complex in wanting to develop mutated fish for decorative purposes. It’s why I would never breed mine but since I didn’t learn this until after I bought them, I’m not […]
The Glo-fish is not funded by any research money. Period. My research $ goes to study FOOD fish, and that alone, currently the Green Sunfish.
The Glo-fish and all items involved in their breeding come from my own personal $$. Your tax dollars are NOT funding the Glo-fish.
The distribution of […]
Amanda,
It’s not a can of worms or any kind of attack, just some healthy debate… maybe mixed with some of my irreverent sarcasm and a little dose of strong political views about Gov’t. Waste… (since you mentioned this experiment was being done on grant money).
My initial reply to your first post was just a different […]
There are many uses for salt in aquaria. Sometimes it is used as a prophylactic, as you seem to be doing now. Long term use of salt in this manner is not recommended.
Salt can be used in the treatment of many diseases and parasite infections. In fact, it is the preferred treatment in some cases, […]