LA
10-inch long-tail grass,  August  17, 2011.

A:  No.  For a long time they got very expensive and/or unavailable.  I may do one now since their price dropped.  In the meantime, keep yours like an anole.  LA

A:  You don't say what size he is.  Check for any signs of disease.  Then give him a 25% water change.  Clean the crud out of his gravel in the process.  Then make sure his filter and heater are working.  Then give him one feeder fish to eat.  LA

LA
Swarm of black bullhead fry on the move.

A:  You were lucky you didn't step on one while catching them.  You need no special requirements for channel cats (or bullheads) in your pond -- just water.  Channel cats will eat your goldfish and eventually your crayfish if your cratyfish don't eat them first (at night).  LA
PS  If you saw them in a large swarm, they were more likely bullheads.

A:  Bullheads have a rounded tail.  Channel Cats have a forked tail.  Both will do fine in a pond.  LA

A:  You have an old tank.  They now make them out of tempered glass which "blows up" into little pieces instead of cracking.  The new ones are nearly impossible to repair because you can't remove the frame.  Give me a better description of the crack or send me a picture.  Perhaps I can tell you how to repair your tank.  I don't sell the repair glass but the hardware store across the street does.  LA

A:  Rather than take this tank apart and replace the front glass, I'd Silastic a glass patch on that area to re-inforce it and control the crack.  Then make the back the new front.   The things on the bottom were an undergravel filter.  The easiest way to clean the tank is with a product called Lime-Off which I have not seen for a while; second choice is vinegar.  That white stuff is dried water (lime) which usually dissolves again once you refill the tank.  Handle the tank as little as possible to reduce the threat of a growing crack.  LA
PS  I won't be there in the evening, but Mike pretty much knows all the changes that have taken place (or thinks he does).

LA
Some of the 55s being moved prior to putting in new windows.

A:  Unfortunately, since we last talked, our landlord has started renovating our building.  In the process we've "lost" a couple hundred tanks.  This temporarily has us out of the "used fish business."  So I can't take them right now.  Far as I can guesstimate, we probably will not be up to speed until December.  LA

A:  I didn't understand your question.  Please re-phrase it.  LA
PS  Is there some reason you always send two copies of every email you send?  One's plenty.

A:  You are still sending two copies of your emails.  And you repeated the same question with different words.  Let me just say that what one pleco eats will not teach another pleco to eat it -- except wood.  LA

KP
Angelfish fry picture borrowed from Kathy Potts.

A:  Angel eggs have a sticky part on their heads that secures them to the site where the female lays them (or moves them to later).  The tiny white worms are probably planaria that normally populate every aquarium as part of the clean up crew.  I don't think you can prevent them.  You can reduce them by moving the eggs to another container full of aged water.  Add an airstone to help aerate the eggs.  The methylene blue helps control bacteria and aids in oxygen uptake.  LA

A:  They probably eat anything they run across.  The Pilates class I went to was mostly core exercises.  While at the gym today, I saw a massive tree that was toppled in Virginia Beach.  It's not over till it's over.  LA

A:  If you added malachite green to your fry it will likely kill them.  The label says do not use on young fish.  LA

James B Hughes, August 27, 2011
I know you use some fans pictures, so here is one of my bistlenosed pleco. He is a dwarf yellow spotted, the best I can tell. He is showing off the bristles in this pic. Hope you enjoy!
 JH

A:  Nice pic.  Thanks.  LA

A1:  No.
A2:  No, but we'll have more later this week.
A3:  Tiretrack eels and one electric eel.
A4:  No, but we have axolotls.
A5:  Quails $3.
A6:  No.  LA

A:  We don't have any openings during our renovation.  And we have no particular age requirements except those mandated by the federal and state requirements.  LA

Judy Yang, August 28, 2011
hey what kind of cichlid is this
 

 
A:  I'm not sure.  LA
 

Bob, Virginia Beach, VA, August 30, 2011
Hi Larry, I worked on another one of Judy's pictures. She needs to adjust her white balance on her camera. Anyway, I came up with the result below so you can help her ID her fish. I based the colors on how I thought the rocks should look.  The fish appears to have yellow or gold color in it.

 

 

A:  I'd expect to see some green and blue iridocytes in the body and maybe a red and white trim on the dorsal fin.  Probably one of the Aequidens.  LA

F.  Leaming, East Des Moines, IA, August 28, 2011
LOOKING FOR AN UNDERGRAVEL FILTER FOR A 30 GALLON HEX TANK. DO YOU HAVE ANY IN STOCK  AND HOW MUCH?

THANK YOU.!

A:  Maybe.  Call us at 283-0300 and someone will look on the shelves.  I'm not sure 30 is a standard size.  LA

A:  Sorry, Majd, I cannot understand your question.  LA

A:  I get it now.  The answer is نعم.  LA
PS  I have a problem answering Facebook questions.

A:  No clue here.  LA

LA

A:  None in stock.  They've been scarce this year.  LA

A:  Probably, but I don't know when.  LA