A:  We're situated across the street from a hardware store that cuts Plexiglass for windows.  So we have access to economical plastic dividers.  However, the above divider is glass.  Silastic aquarium sealer does not adhere as well to plastic as it does to glass.  LA.

A:  Thanks, Serj.  I'll add your info to that page.  LA

A:  Sounds like perfect nutrition.  Every betta spawning does not work out 100%.  Most serious betta breeders set up several pairs at a time.  Some succeed.  Some don't.  Kind of like people.  Just keep trying.  Wait three weeks and set them up again.  Look for the white egg tube between her ventral fins.  LA

A:  In the early 70s, the FDA made it illegal to sell turtles measuring less than 4 inches stem to stern.  In Iowa you could report him to the Department of Agriculture.  In Des Moines, you could report him to our Animal Control officer.  Just a word of warning.  When the FDA passed that law and enforced  it on the very first day, they confiscated 43 of my baby turtles and killed them.  So, you may want to take that into consideration.  Turtles stack up all the time in real life.  You may want to tell the guy how to take good care of them instead.  LA

A:  Just callng them the way I seez them.  LA

A:  Sure.  Bring in at least 10 mini-bales and a couple large bales.  We'll check them out and give you a free plug.  LA

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Probable female full of eggs.

A:  Don't go by color.  They change colors at will.  Go by their tail fin.  Females have rounded tailfins.  Males have long extensions at the top and bottom of their tails.  LA

A:  Nothing wrong with getting lucky.  LA

A:  Lizards born in captivity usually make better pets.  In addition to not hating people they usually harbor fewer parasites and experience less shipping stress.  However, if we only had captive-bred critters, there would be zero critters available.  Wild caught specimens also provide an important source of income for the people who capture them -- people that may even eat them if they couldn't sell them.  They are a renewable resource.  And the death rate in the wild is exactly 100%.  LA
PS  We encourage lizard keepers to breed their stock and provide as much free information to them as possible.  LA

A:  You do not raise the brine shrimp to feed to the fry.  You merely have to hatch them to feed them to the fry.  Brine Shrimp Direct gives very specific instructions on how to hatch them.  If you cannot hatch brine shrimp eggs, you cannot raise any fish other than convicts and feeder guppies.  Angelfish are the best fish for you to raise commercially.  I know one guy who paid off his house twice with angelfish -- once before his divorce and then again after his divorce.  LA

A:  I've only tried their Decapsulated BS Eggs.  They deliver what they promise.  Baby angelfish don't sell for huge amounts.  However, they have very large spawns.  If you can sell 500 small angels for 50 cents each, The money starts adding up.  LA

A:  I think $30.  But I won't be back to work until Wednesday.  Call 515 283-0300 to make sure of the price.  LA

A:  Okay.  I added it to my ich page.  LA

A:  I'm adding your info to our pictus page.  LA

A1:  No.  No.  No.
A2:  The ootheca need to be wintertzed.  Put them in your freezer for a month.  LA

A:  None of the aforementioned fish sounds like a usual suspect.  Put him in an isolation tank before he dies a bite at a time.  LA

A1:  Call 283-0300 to get the cost.
A2:  If we order by noon today (Thursday), we will receive them tomorrow (Friday) morning -- if our supplier has them in stock.  They are on their availability list, but sometimes they run out of stock.
A3:  No idea on age.
A4:  Go to our website for complete emperor scorpion info.  LA
PS  Sometimes these links work  Scorpions  
If the link does not work, go to:    aqualandpetsplus.com

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A:  I do not know whether they cross breed or not.  I've always suspected that they do because some three toeds have ornate shells.  Out there somewhere beneath the (Whoops, I'm getting sidetracked).  Anyway, someone probably knows for sure.  It's just not me.  LA

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A:  It's always a good idea to isolate unhealthy (and new) fish from the herd.  No point in exposing your entire population to unwanted and unidentified pathogens.  Then, since you do not know the specific cause of the illness, start by correcting potential stress factors.  Check your filtration, heater, food (especially for overfeeding because sick fish eat less). bullies and nippers.  Get out your gravel vacuum cleaner and remove excess organics from your gravel with a 25% water change.  Repeat two more times every other day.  Do not medicate unless you know the exact pathogen.  Improving your water conditions will usually correct most aquatic problems.  LA

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Here's 700 gallons of mbunas.

A:  Sounds like you''ve got a little over 40 U.S. gallons to work with.  Undergravel filters won't work with sand.  It falls right thru.  If you mean fine gravel, that will work.  If you want waves, you don't have much room to hang 10.  Add a power head or a canister filter instead. Yes, the more mbunas, the better they get along.  I'm making no species recommendations.  Just aim for a good (and affordable) variety  You and your mbunas will both be happy.  LA

A:  I have absolutely no idea.  I've never even heard of an "ink fish."  LA