A:  Thanks, Joe.  I always agree with any research that agrees with me.  If it doesn't, I just wait for the next report.  LA
PS  Beware those nosocomial infections.

LA
Adult RCSs dining upon a slice of blanched zucchini.

A:  Taiwan is a bit cooler than Indonesia.  However, your 24C to 27C (our 75F to 80F) should work.  I wouldn't worry about constant temp.  The RCSs that grow in the wild obviously adapt to sunny as well as cloudy days.  Your set up sounds fine.  The RCS larvae have to be very small.  They may need Infusoria to survive.  I still have not bred them myself, but I know others are breeding them.  You've inspired me to set up a breeding tank for them.  LA

LA
Chocolate plecostomus.

A:  Sounds like your algae eater is a plecostomus.  Bring him in.  I'll add him to my collection of a dozen or so.  LA

LA
Oscar in dire need of a water change.

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Same oscar 24 hours after a 95% water change.

A:  I don't know which product you used, but metronidazole is the specific treatment for hexamita.  Fifteen years is very old for an oscar.  I cannot give you a specific date when any particular oscar will die.  Some people keep them in very bad conditions.  If he has a wound, he's more susceptible to all diseases.  LA      

A:  She likes you because you feed her.  LA

A:  I'll refer you to our Paradise Fish  page.  You can keep a paradise fish in a gallon jar very comfortably.  Plastic is not toxic or they wouldn't package milk, ketchup, and Mountain Dew in it.  Even tho it's not toxic, I would not recommend adding it to your diet.  LA

A:  I've never seen it happen.  However, I've never kept them together.  It could happen a lot when they're together.  LA

A:  I think it's more likely they are both males, and males are a bit territorial -- but not as territorial as cichlids.  LA

A:  Hermit crabs need water and food.  A shallow water bowl will suffice.  You can add a sponge, paper towel, or hand-crocheted doily to his bowl.  All will bump up the humidity and make it easier for him to exit the water.  You can feed a commercial hermit crab food or you can build your own special mix of Domino's pizza plus organically grown berries imported from Nepal.  Hermit crabs are little scavengers that eat whatever they find.  As long as they get a variety, they seem to do fine.  LA

A:  Just put the new one in there.  The more you add, the better.  LA

A:  Turtles can eat lunch meat.  However, they're usually too cool to digest the fat in it.  We can digest it because our thermostat's set at 98.6 -- just right for dissolving fat and lining our blood vessels.  Fat goes thru turtles like a greasy rock.  LA

A:  Our U.S. gallon weighs 8 pounds even.  Your Imperial gallon weighs 8.33 pounds -- exactly 2.64% larger than our U.S. gallon.  Take your 90 gallons times 102.64 and you get 92.376 gallons.  Close enough.  Most stingrays will eat worms, ghost shrimp, and fish.  I'd mix cheap community fish with your stingray -- especially the ones that swim at the top, like danios.  LA

A:  Some hamsters like to fill their cheeks more than others.  Most immediately take it to their favorite hiding place.  Give them some of those big pet blocks.  They'll also stuff strips of paper towels and unshelled peanuts into their cheeks.  LA

A:  Looks fine.  There's no specific amount of water or dry area for red claw crabs.  Just make sure they have access to air.  Otherwise, they're likely to drown.  LA

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Hard to believe this 2-inch cutie will grow to three feet in length.

A:  If you've managed to make it to the Omaha Zoo (just a half a tank of petrol to the west), you'll see their pod of three-foot long South American red-tail catfish.  You might want to think thrice about adding one of these eating machines to your collection.  Paroons, pacús, and red-tailed catfish comprise a trio of reely, reely big fishes you need very large resources to house successfully.  LA

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6-inch hyhrid red tail/shovelnose cross.

A:  I've never seen an adult red-tail/shovelnose hybrid, so I can't tell you how large they grow.  I'd guestimate about two feet.  LA
PS  The white spots on top are sand, not ich

LA
Ferrets do like to eat.

A:  Back in the days when ferret keepers tried to build their own ferret diets, they'd come up with weird combinations of dog and cat foods to feed their weasels.  Today's foods work so much better.  However, ferrets consider all things edible to be special treats made just for them.  Occasional excursions off their recommended diet won't hurt them.  LA

A:  Hm, intriguing.  Usually mixing two sizes of lizards is a recipe for lunch.  Or the smaller saurians feel so intimidated, they cease eating and waste away.  However, it just might work.  Your leopard gecko is a night stalking, ground dweller.  The anoles like to cavort in the sun -- preferably in high places.  Give them some jungle vines and give your experiment a whirl.  LA

Stevan Vukovic, Serbia, November 7, 2008
(former state of Yugoslavia on the Balkan, in the Eastern Europe)
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A:  Hvala lepo.  That's a good chunk of my Serbian/Yugoslavian/Bosnian vocabulary.  Thanks for your kind words.  LA

A:  I've never kept a peach conure myself.  Hand-raised hookbills of nearly any species (with a few exceptions), make excellent pets.  They think they're little humans.  If a hookbill is friendly at first, He/She usually remains friendly.  But like humans, some turn into serial killers.  LA        

A:  Danios (being cold water minnows) are less susceptible to ich.  Unfortunately they more likely to catch velvet.  Also, minnows like to swim upstream.  LA

A:  Seppuko, dude.  LA

A:  Ah, grasshopper.  You are wise beyond your years.  You are 99% correct.  However, it was a mouse, not a rat.  LA
PS  I was tempted to repeat the picture right here but decided it would be overkill.

A:  I've only seen one once.  I have zero idea who might have one to sell.

A:  I'll be glad to link websites with a fellow fish nut.  But I rarely join forums because I'm not that big a nut.  Occasionally we ship plants, but this is not a good time to ship plants.  Since you're on the coast, you're almost tropical.  We're exactly 20 degrees cooler in Des Moines at this instant -- not good plant weather.  Any problems with your Douane if I send plants to you?  I'll use your logo on the link.  LA

aquatropicalfish.com

PS:  You have three typos in the right hand column on your home page.  And when you click on keyhole cichlid, it shows a couple oscars. 

A:  See if this works:

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A:  We take special orders from customers all the time.  We seldom see chaca chacas offered for sale.  They're way pricier than they used to be.  Did you know they can so drastically change the pH of their water it can kill their tank mates?  Research them before you buy them.  LA

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Typhlonectes natans

A:  I know of no specific laws against them.  Last time I checked, they were not on the Red List.  However, they appear on inventory lists very seldom.  LA

A:  Well, not many critters like dirty, smelly water.  Not sure what kind of toad you had.  Most don't need much water.  Chances are his Lifetime Warranty expired.  You obviously need a new toad.  Change his water more often.  LA

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A:  Most female pearl gouramis can take care of themselves.  I'd probably just get one female.  LA
PS  How we doing on our paper?

A:  Good deal.  Make sure we get an A (A+ would be better).  LA

A:  Most geckos eat at night.  Also, bump his temperature up another five degrees.  LA

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Just starting to "frog out."  He can jump about four inches at this stage.  Note the wet hands.

A:  If he still has his tail, he's living off the energy stored there.  However, if he comes out of the water a lot, he could be looking for food.  There's no exact science on when an individual frog starts looking for living food.  In the wild, they rarely get three square meals (or any meal) every day.  Drop in a couple live crickets to cover all your bases.  You can find cricket keeping info on our cricket page.  LA

A:  We don't have a lot of turnover at Aqualand.  Three of our people have been with us for nearly 20 years each.  Some of our newer employees are their kids -- sort of like a legacy at one of the Ivy League schools.  However, you sound like a fellow herp nut, so contact me again in April.  Who knows by then?  LA