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FishBase - 29100 Species, 210400 Common names, 40500 Pictures, 37400 References, 1290 Collaborators, 26 million Hits/month

Chris Crowe — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:47:00 GMT

Welcome to the world of fishes. The purpose of this site is to give you global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science.

FishBase 2004 is also available on DVD or CD-ROMs with full information on 28,500 species. It comes together with the FishBase 2000 book and can be ordered for 95 US$ including air-mail

http://www.fishbase.org

To Search Fish Base use this URL

http://www.fishbase.org/search.php

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www.PetFishTalk.com - the weekly internet radio show about keeping fish

Chris Crowe — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:42:00 GMT

The Bailey Brothers, with Nevin on the left and Tom on the right, have been partners in the tropical fish business for more than 35 years.

Since June of 2002 they have been the hosts of Pet Fish Talk, a weekly internet talk show about keeping pet fish in aquariums, fish bowls, and ponds.

http://www.petfishtalk.com/index.html

Amazon Sword Leaf

Chris Crowe — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:50:00 GMT

This is the leaf I removed from my Amazon Sword Plant. The left image is the top of the leaf with the right being the bottom.

Amazon Sword and other algee growing

Chris Crowe — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:14:00 GMT

Amazon Sword is dying

Chris Crowe — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:31:00 GMT

It looks like my 1 week old Amazon Sword plant is dying. I am not sure of the problem...

Fluval 404...

Chris Crowe — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:14:00 GMT

I was still not happy with some noises from my Aqua One 880 Filter. After the hassle I had with the filter and getting it replaced twice, I still heard noises that I did not like.

I had seen the Fluval range on special at Animates at 40% off so I took the plunge and bought a Fluval 404 for $239, Animates normal retail price is $399 and Critter Kingdom are selling then at $445 so my $239 investment was a great saving.

My slightly cloudy/milky water has cleaned up and the tank is very clear now. I could notice a difference after 24 hours so I am very happy now.

New Power Head Arrived

Chris Crowe — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:27:00 GMT

The new power head arrived with a new filter box this morning and I tried the power head on my filter box. What a difference a rubber damper makes.

This power head is different than the unit that the tank was shipped with in regards to the rubber grommet section which mine did not contain.

Strange Bubbles

Chris Crowe — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:31:00 GMT

My tank has strange bubbles at the the top of the tank. The photo is not very good as I could not get a closeup properly.

My tank is alive......

Chris Crowe — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:47:00 GMT

My tank is alive with fish - small fish but fish all the same.

20 Neon Tetra
4 Baby Anglefish (maybe 1 cm high including fins)
2 Bristlenose catfish (to be confirmed) about 2 cm long.

Photos to come tomorrow.

Aqua One 880 - Filter and Lid

Chris Crowe — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:04:00 GMT

I took a couple of photos to show you what is under the hood of an Aqua One UFO 880.