A:  We have two neutered males at this time.  Call us at 515 283-0300 for prices.  LA
PS  We do not ship animals.

A1:  Live plants eat fish wastes like carbon dioxide, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates.  They also provide snacks in the form of their foliage and the aufwuchs that live on their foliage.
A2:  They are harder depending upon the species.  Check out our various plant pages.  LA

A:  I've never tried it, but your theory sounds logical.  LA

A:  Those rascals.  Maybe they didn't know the difference?  The real ones currently cost $10.  They were $15 last year.  That's not the way prices usually work.  The temp here's exceeding 90 daily.  Give me a reminder half past September when it supposedly cools a bit.  I doubt the postage will cost very much.  LA

A:  Good question.  I've never tried mixing them.  Your chances of success go way up because you have a large tank.  I'd say no in a small tank.  But probably in your tank.  LA

A:  Sounds good to me.  LA

A:  If you've ever added plants, there could have been a baby crayfish clinging to the plants.  If not, I'd suspect the grandson.  LA

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Very attractive American "bait."

A:  Crayfish can be destructive to fish, plants, and earthen pond walls.  I'd remove him.  I've never caught anything on crawdads, but bait would make a good solution.   

A:  Glad you liked them.  If you look at the © date at the bottom of each page, it shows the dates.  The earlier dates were when they were printed newsletters.  LA

A:  Most angelfish breeders I've known breed them in 10-gallon tanks (rows and rows of 10-gallon tanks).  They grow to a nice size but not as large as those grown in larger tanks.  Four would look right at home in a 29.  Hexagonal tanks are made for angels -- especially the veils.  LA

A:  You will need a divider or the picking will get worse and the little guy will stunt out from lack of food.  After you divide them, feed the little guy more than the big guy and he will catch up in about a month.  You might want to let him grow a little larger than the current bigger guy.  LA

Susan Rider, Des Moines, IA, August 6, 2008
Dear Mr. Arnold, I am attaching a photo of the "rainforest biome" my daughter and her friend made for science class. Thanks to your kind contribution of the 10 gallon aquarium, the girls earned an A+ for this assignment.
You made mention of posting this on your website. Here's some 
information you can add with the photo.
Rainforest Biome Project -- Meredith Middle School
6th grade students: A. Rider and S. Allen earned an A+
"Thank you Agualand Pets Plus for donating the aquarium for our 
assignment".

SR

A:  Da nada (because you used the Spanish word for AQUAland).  LA
PS  I always get biomes and biotopes mixed up.

A:  Gracias.  LA

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Six-inch Geophagus jurupari.  Excellent fins.

A:  Thanks for the offer, Mike.  I do have 33 Geophagus pics stockpiled.  I just haven't gotten around to writing about them and some 50 or 60 other topics that have piqued my interest from time to time.  Right now I've got about 50 pond pics to narrow down and add text to.  Some topics take longer than others.  LA
PS  Plus I have 350 pics to whittle down for a page on another unrelated web site.

A:  The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology says: 
" The average bullfrog lives seven to nine years in the wild. The record lifespan of an animal in captivity is 16 years."
However, keeping track of a specific frog in a man-made pond is not an easy task.  LA

A:  I don't see why not.  They should just ignore each other.  LA

A:  Shorty is what we call a "roundtail."  He is a version of the wild bettas (pla kats) that can be seined out of the Thai bongs.  I've never heard of a salmon-tail catfish.  So I don't know if he'd get along with the black ghost.  Is this an Australian native?  LA
PS  Most people that anthropomorphize bettas usually have one or two.  They confuse their preferences with those of a fish.

A:  Here's some of my characin pics.  All of these were sold to me as marble gars:  The top one is Boulengerella lateristriga.

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Striped pike characins prefer to school with their own species (fish of a feather ... etc).

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Hm ... This one does look a little marbley.  Probably Boulengerella maculata.

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So, I'm pretty sure they're not gars even though they're sold as gars.  LA

A:  Aggressive behavior by African cichlids is pretty much par for the course.  Rather than sacrificing several fish to experience, most fish keepers would thin the herd (specifically, Myb).  Give Myb to someone else or put him in your turtle pond.  I doubt your turtle can catch him.  LA    

A:  We have two neutered males at this time.  Call us at 515 283-0300 for prices.  LA
PS  We do not ship animals.

A:  Sorry.  We don't have a catalog, and we don't ship fish.  LA

A:  Relax.  You'd have to eat several dozen fire-belly toads to upset your stomach.  Their toxin will irritate your eyes and nose, if you touch them after handling fire-belly toads.  Wash your hands and keep your fire-belly toads out of your mouth.  LA

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Here's the guy you especially want to keep out of your mouth, Bufo marinus, the Cane Toad.

A:  Sorry, Nick.  We don't sell stuff through our web site.  LA