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Danelle, Midland, TX, February 20, 2011
First of all, I love your website. I came across it a few times before my husband and I became fish addicts last year, but since adding more and more fish to our lives we have really spent a lot of time reading your information! Thanks for all the work you do.
As for betta housing I wanted to add one thing which might help out people desperately trying to figure out what to keep their betta in. There is so much animosity from some betta keepers that it can be hard for someone who is new. Here's the scoop. Charlie was a beautiful, bright blue regular finned betta who was given to me when I was 16. His owners were finally retired and they wanted to travel the nation and didn't want to leave Charlie while they were on the road, so they gave him to me. They thought he would croak before they actually retired because they had him four years. Not only did he live four years with them, but he lived another two years with me! He was huge and seemed to love his vase. Yep, his vase! He was housed in a 1 gallon vase with a peace lily in it. He was fed cheap betta pellets and dried brine shrimp. Regular water changes were done, but he wasn't kept perfectly since as a 16 year old girl I had very little clue as to how often I should be changing his water and forgetting was easy to do. Charlie swam around a lot, interacted with others, and loved having things placed near his bowl. He was also a frequent bubble nest builder.
I really have a hard time saying that such and such a fish is happy. Fish don't seem to have human emotions even with different personalities. This leads me to think that the argument that a person wouldn't want to live in the bathroom or a small closet is just silliness. After all, a fish isn't a person and even with a personality doesn't have the complexity of thought or mental powers of a person. I haven't been keeping fish or inverts long, but most don't seem to breed if the conditions aren't right. You need to condition them with good foods, have optimum water quality, and meet their optimum needs in order to make it happen (unlike the puppy mill dogs which produce puppies when ill and poorly cared for).
Overall, I have now kept bettas in small betta cubes, 1 gallon vases, a 1.5 gallon tank, a 5 gallon tank, a 10 gallon tank, and a 25 gallon community tank. More work is required for good water quality in a small space. Heating and filtration is always a plus. But it isn't really necessary. I don't think most bettas are afraid of large spaces, but in most cases they don't appear to hate small ones either as long as the water is good, isn't cold, and they are well fed. Our current betta is a crowntail male who lives with ghost shrimp, assassin snails, and African dwarf frogs in a 10 gallon tank...he seems happy though I debate about putting him in a smaller space so I can keep more fish in that tank. :-P
Anyway...that turned out to be long and rambling! Keep up the good work and thank you for all of your time and energy.
1-55 gallon brackish water tank, 2-29 gallon freshwater tanks, 1-25 gallon freshwater tank, 1-10 gallon freshwater tank, and 1-5 gallon freshwater tank...owner of a variety of fish, snails, crayfish, and shrimp

darren li shing hiung, February 21, 2011
Hello LA! Where do you keep yours (Aponogeton ulvaceous) when they go dormant? Do you think the refrigerator is a good idea? Some say it is, while some disagree... I've read that I can keep it in my basement, but I don't have one in my house. Also, what substrate should I use? I have been keeping my Aponogeton ulvaceus since about one year now, but it stopped growing (very little, not as expected), even after I took it from its dormant period in some damp substrate called Aquaclay stored in my cupboard. :p That's why I'm asking you this question now... I really want it to grow back!! The bulbs are quite big too...Thanks

brissman, February 21, 2011
I have a green anole and a long tailed grass lizard together in a 20 g terrarium. A few days ago my long tail has been just hiding in his coconut hide box. I took them both out to clean the cage and I looked at my long tail's eyes and they were shut, and kind of like glazed or crusted over. He is still alive, I gave him some water and tried to put some food in front of him but he wouldn't eat. What is wrong with him?

Ruth Lase, February 21, 2011
I just wanted to tell you that I love your site and I especially love your writing style.  It is so fun to read. YOu really do a great job of conveying what each species is like. I even read about species I don't have just for the entertainment of it!!
I don't know if you're into video but here's one I made of my tiger barb spawning. It's a youtube vid. You can use it if you want. In fact I'd be honored. But if you don't use it no worries. I understand. = )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6raFBxu764U 
Thanks!!

neddraheim, February 21, 2011
i have a few female bettas i have raised that are now 7 mos old---mostly blues 1 red would you like to buy any?

Kate Gill, Rockford, IL, February 24, 2011
I reticently rescued a red eared slider turtle so I'm learning how to properly care for him and I would like to grow him a large section of beneficial aquatic plants  (that are easy to grow because I don't have a green thumb!)  Your site has been very helpful, do you ship live plants?  I live in Rockford IL and would be interested in purchasing some live pant starts if you ship them.  If so what are your prices?  I'm thinking so far I would like to try  Anacharis, Amazon Sword, frog bit, and Water Hyacinth.  Or if you have any other suggestions of easy to grow plants.  I was trying to avoid anything needing a dirt substrate to avoid a messy tank. Thank you for your help

Benjamin Bova, Carbondale, IL, February 27, 2011
I was wondering if you use any special kind of rocks to tie your plants on to, like the ones on your anubias page (http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Plant,%20Anubias.htm)?  I have some anubias, java fern (was labeled tropical fern...so im not 100% sure) and a sword plant, and i would like to secure them in my goldfish tank.  I have regular aquarium gravel, and i do not wish to go crazy with the plants (co2 fert etc etc) for the simple fact that is a GF tank.
Anyways, i do not want to use driftwood, as it wouldn't look right in my tank, so i was curious as to the choice of rocks that you anchor your plants to?  I'm not sure if the plants benefit from being attached to driftwood/rocks other than being locked in place, right?
Thank you for your time : )