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    EBA eggs/fry

    Hello; I agree that the pair will breed again and again if they stay healthy. Some things i have done to successfully raise fry when the parents eat the eggs or fry. I have a second grow out tank set up and ready. I move the substrate with the eggs into that tank. I place an air bubbler fairly...
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    Official Off Topic Discussion Thread #1

    Hello; I get it. Having a dog can be a big liability. I tried to point that out to my neighbor and her husband. I think the wife understood to some degree. The husband not so much if at all. I had the Gutfield show recorded but had not watched much as i fell asleep late last night. I watched...
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    Hello; Well the governor/dog story is a story of the day it seems. So far some very dumb comments. Few practical or realistic suggestions and some clearly not well thought out. One guy even suggested that because the dog could be led by the owner (governor) that it could not be a risk to others...
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    Hello; A follow up on the neighbor's dog situation. Last time the dog came at me was maybe two weeks or so ago. I had stepped onto my back porch. The dog saw me from a distance, two yards away, and came running into my yard. I squared off with a yard tool and the usual standoff happened...
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    leveling big tanks

    Hello; Two possible places to get rubber mats. One might be a Tractor Supply store. They sell heavy/thick mats. Maybe any place that sells tack for horses? Another is where gyms get the rubber flooring use in weight rooms.
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    Otocinclus dying?

    Hello; Not my experience. I do not lose individuals quickly. I would lose them slowly over months. Do not think i ever had one survive six months. This in tanks in which other small breeds last for years. Hello; You do have something suited to the fish.
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    Otocinclus dying?

    Hello; I have tried to keep these fish before. My tanks were well established and had plenty of algae growing. The fish did well for a while. I eventually stopped buying them figuring my local water parameters, the type of algae or some other inherent part of my local setup would not support...
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    Official Off Topic Discussion Thread #1

    Hello; decades ago when I was still running I discovered something similar. A small but aggressive dog, around beagle sized, charged out from it's yard at me. This was on the route of my maintenace run so i knew it would continue to be a problem. Next day I carried a stick about as big around as...
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    Hello; Kinda figured the conversation would get around to this. First thing is does not matter the why if a dog is a biter it should not be loose. Regardless of the reasons I will do my best to finish off any dog that bites me. Guess I am fortunate i am not in the secret service. But I do not...
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    Hello; Already told them I will kill the dog if it bites me. Already warned them of the liability they face. The man said something stupid like it will be ok if the dog bites the right person. Lots of downsides from shooting. Likely would be legal enough but some number of extra problems. Last...
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    Official Off Topic Discussion Thread #1

    Hello; Referring back to my neighbor's dog problem. Before I go there thanks to those who made replies. Stepped out onto by back porch yesterday morning. The husband was out getting ready to mow some. He had the dog out running lose. The wife will put it on a leash, but he is a tush hog type...
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    How to manage humidity

    Hello; I do not contend mold is to be ignored. I also try to keep relative humidity lower even in winter on account of health risks rather than the benefits of being more comfortable in terms of feeling warm. My first experience with central air (heat pump) was from buying my current home 14...
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    How to manage humidity

    Hello; Did not take long for the thread to have two differing opinions. Par for this place. I like low humidity in the warm months as it helps my sweat evaporate. Higher humidity in the cold months helps because my sweat does not evaporate so fast. Also pretty sure helps minimize drying out of...
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    Hello; Pretty god barn find.
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    How to manage humidity

    Hello; First the central air. Central air only dehumidifies when in use during the warm months. If you perhaps have a heat pump that heats in the winter and cools in the summer the story is the same. You do not list a general location so i will guess you have cold months. Next a dehumidifier...
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    Hello; back a few decades when i could still run there showed up a German Shephard along my route. I hit it with pepper spray. It backed off for a bit but came back at me again and got a second dose. After that I carried a more substantial deterrent. If my hand was empty the dog got close. When...
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    Hello; I cannot figure the dog's intentions. It keeps a distance if I can spin around so as to keep it from behind me. If I approach it, it backs away constantly growling and barking. The fact that it bit the trouser leg of the lawn mower guy means to me that he was just lucky. I do believe it...
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    Hello; So far mostly had a talk with the woman. If my going after the dog with a large knife in my hand did not get the message across, not sure what will. I ramped up my language over time. First i told them (Man & woman the first incident) they have a serious problem. The woman has had to come...
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    Hello; A question or few about a dog. Last fall one of my neighbors got a puppy. I would visit and was around the pup last fall when the pup my neighbor and the 3 year old grandson were out. I was around the pup several times. A few months pass and i see the neighbor walking the more grown dog...
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    Look whats been hiding in my basement

    Hello; had to edit. Mine have an orange body with spots. orange spotted salamander - Search Images (bing.com)
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