Bderick67 and everyone else who gets so anal and is quick to point out thread replies to old threads, here is the message I posted earlier:
I really don't see this as a problem. For every dilemma a hobbyist had in the past, I am quite sure present or future hobbyists around the world might go through or might be going through in the future. All threads are for the benefit of everyone, not just for the OP.
Perhaps there might just BE a reason why the mods and admins are keeping aged threads alive aside from posterity. That perhaps you are missing the point?
Do you think just because this thread is old that no one else is trying to mix a gar with a silver?
I take major issue with these kinds of posts. People whose EXCEPTIONAL situations, they offer us as advice or recommendations and some hobbyists or newbies will take as the norm. I mean, I'm sure there are a few Jardinis who will live with tankmates but 99% of the time it won't. The problem is when the 1% speaks...