F15hguy

and for further proof.... from http://pcp.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/3/479.full written by one of the authors from your previously linked article (this is one of the experiments to prove the hypothesis put forward in that article)

ahhh... the dreaded random fishy. the fear of all tight wad fish keepers.

from your own link to a previous discussion shows several articles and links to articles that show proof that green light is of very low yield to plants, the article stated previously comes to the conclusion that different parts of the leaf absorb different lights, and seems to be more of a proof that plants do absorb some green light, it makes sense that the underside of the leaves are better at absorbing green light than those above as that is the light they are most exposed to. But you seem to have missed the studies suggesting that the use of green light can actually stunt plant growth and the results from those experiment that show that red or blue light produces better yields in several different species. so the total conclusion is that to make your plants grow really well, use bulbs high in both red and blue spectrum, but if you want them to look pretty as well make sure you include green or they will not reflect any light to please your senses.

sounds like an interesting story there.... even then, the stress from poor acclimation can take several days to manifest, failure to eat can be caused by improper foods/ feeding methods, unsuitable living environments, poor water quality, excessive lighting etc..... so no wonder the LFS doesn't do refunds normally. I did a refund the other day due to a guy purchasing a fish that was completely unsuitable for him (and his 50L WAY overstocked tank) on the recommendation of one of our staff. if it wasn't for that recommendation I would have told him hell no and tried to help him learn a few things before torturing any more of my fish.

I haven't seen them yet, but know of several people that breed them exclusively, will have to ask if they have seen them turn up

but if the plant appears green then it is not absorbing green light, if it was it would appear red or purple

from http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/foru ... hesis.html

hrmmm. but if they are green they are obviously reflecting and not absorbing, agreed the other pigments may absorb them. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~msheila/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Why%20are%20plants%20green.pdf

don't plants reflect most of the green light, hence the green appearance?

am leaning towards a species of Notoplax, but still havent found any thing identical yet

I get good growth rates and the best colour in the fish from a 1-1 ratio of 'Sunlight' and 'Tropical' Lights

he got off lightly, if it had survived it probably would have killed his discus :roll:

awww cute

gets the algae off the rocks (I collect fresh ones every now and again,) and also it munches the kelp

none of those, it has 3 distinct ridges and looks like it should be soft but its hard, looks kinda like a nudibranch made from rock i'll see if I can tempt it out for a better photo

neons are from cooler water rivers and realy should be kept around 24-26 degrees, Cardinals however are from the same waters as discus so handle the high temps.

might make it easier to see

I am familiar with Chitions but this fella hitched a ride on a piece of kelp I scavenged, anyone know what type he is? sorry about the poor quality, he doesn't come out much and when he does its always in the hardest to photo spot. they move so slowly but when you look again he's disappeared, he spends most of his time in the shrimp's cave and the rest in the overflow from the filter

my old breeder used to do this to knock the flakes that stuck to the side of the tank down

ummm... so you made your grandma do it outside??? eeeewwwww

nice fat and happy, his fin's will come back to full glory soon. try dropping the temp by 1 degree, 27 is the best for fighters, and hoplos prefer slightly cooler than 28

hrmmm... now theres an idea..... if the bay club could organise a meeting I could actually attend i might consider talking to my boss.....

eeeeek, looks like someone bred the elephant man with angelina jolie

no no no wait till it breeds, then feed the pinkies to an arowana :evil: