apropos of this:
- I visited Ron's fishrooms three different times through the years and
was always impressed with his fish. I think that lots of plants and no
overstocking is the reason for his success.
- The local paper (Highlands News) had an article today by the local
fish shop owner telling people that if they didn't overstock, planted a
lot of plants, and used carbon filtration, they would only need to
change their water once every six weeks. I am sure that his heart is in
the right place (Australia is a bit drought-affected at the moment) but
I am not sure that the average Highlands fishkeeper will see anything
other than "the bloke at the fish shop said not to change the water more
than once every six weeks". If I had the time and inclination I would
start a fish club here to educate people, but I don't. :)
Best regards, Andrew
finsen at optusnet.com.au wrote:
>Hi Lyndon,
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>My interest is not so much in Myco but in Ron's water changing reigime. How does he handle evaporation? Does he top up? Or does his plants have some involvement in the chemical fixing of salts?
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>>don't for a moment suggest everyone adopt this system but it is an
>>interesting one that has worked for decades. Ron has been keeping fish
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>>the 1930's (as a boy) and has develped it over that period. It works!
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>>P.S. Now lets see the flames roll in! :-)
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>I have a feeling that Ron's fish are not as stressed as other fishkeepers fish are. Hence myco might not exibit the obvious symptoms. Without performing the actual tests, you can never know if myco is present or not. Chances are if Ron has sourced anything from the commercial sector (plants, fish, snails etc) then he will have some myco. However I think you have proved the adage that a happy fish is a healthy fish :-)
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