The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

Is it the 4 feet wide one? If it is, it's good on surface area, depends on what kind of fish you are planning on stocking it with.. I used to use the under gravels too, on my 55 gals, they work great.. I think you're right about using the 60 for the 110; you can still find the under gravel filters, let me know if you have problems getting them.. Presently I'm using two filters in each tank, some two canisters or a canister and a hang-on-tank.. I never test, lol, tho I'm the first one to advise people to do so.. However, for those of us who've done this for a while, we can more or less tell when something is off, right?

Same foot print as a sixty bout four feet tall. Rule of thumb I was taught Aeons ago was to go as deep front to back as it is tall for good oxygen exchange.... But with the use of a bubble want that becomes moot.

Yeah we had a firemout pair breed in the store.... Fascinating to watch... shed lay her eggs on a rock after meticulously cleaning it... and he would come in and firtilize them They would guard and clean the eggs till they hatched them and as each fry came out she would scoop it up in her mouth. There they would live till her gills would stick out. She would spit 3em all out to eat and if something scared her or them they would all run back to momma...

For those who dont know they are considered Mouth Brooders.... Tilapia are also Mouth brooders and I so want to see my first batch of fry grow up.

California has certain restrictions on which Tilapia can be raised here.... I will have to dig it up.

deb

 

[chrisb01]

Never Id bite back.... I have broken biorythm or something... so I am like Diva I take naps.... I am up late usually.

deb

I'm good, I've broken night many times.. I only get 4-5 hrs of sleep and I'm good.. Mayeb it's the Marine in me, but I believe if I go to sleep I'll miss something, lol.. Besides, sleeping is a waste of time, I believe

Same foot print as a sixty bout four feet tall. Rule of thumb I was taught Aeons ago was to go as deep front to back as it is tall for good oxygen exchange.... But with the use of a bubble want that becomes moot.

Wow, that's tall!! I see what you mean about surface area..

Yeah we had a firemout pair breed in the store.... Fascinating to watch... shed lay her eggs on a rock after meticulously cleaning it... and he would come in and firtilize them They would guard and clean the eggs till they hatched them and as each fry came out she would scoop it up in her mouth. There they would live till her gills would stick out. She would spit 3em all out to eat and if something scared her or them they would all run back to momma...

For those who dont know they are considered Mouth Brooders.... Tilapia are also Mouth brooders and I so want to see my first batch of fry grow up.

So fascinating.. No matter how many times, and I've witnessed it many, many times, the excitement of watching a breeding pair mating and then the free swimming fry never wears off; the especially the firemouth gets such pretty breeding colors.. The mouth brooding is a wonder itself separate of the breeding.. Nature at it's very best and beauty..

California has certain restrictions on which Tilapia can be raised here.... I will have to dig it up.

Call the game and wild life dept., fisheries, etc., not only for Cal. but also the county.. I'm interested to know what restrictions they have.. Some states encourage the keeping and breeding of some game fish.. I have friends in PA that dug a large pond and the county stoked it with tilapia for them..

deb

Chris.. over.. , your turn.. Don't fall asleep on me now

 

[perchie.girl]

Chris.. over.. , your turn.. Don't fall asleep on me now

Naw.... now You got me dinking around in my facebook page....

deb

 

[chrisb01]

Naw.... now You got me dinking around in my facebook page....

deb

Love it..

 

[Wisher1000]

Hey Wisher! Still real busy in retirement I guess. Do stop by a bit more often as time permits.

Hi Wisher! Good to have you drop by. Always a pleasure to see the founder of TOFH.

As for me.....
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I hope retirement is going well!

Good morning to all @perchie.girl glad to have you pop in hope all is well... getting started @Wisher1000 you where retiring as I started me thinks but I have been known to be wrong anyway always good to know we are all still going on .. shopping here today

Wisher, it's about darn time you check in with your friends here on BYC, especially us OF's. Good to hear from you. You'll have to share all your adventures with us, since we last heard from you.

Where ya been?

Wisher!!
Good to "see" you!

Hot Dang! The OP stopped by and slung a little font at us! We've missed ya girl! Hope all is well for you and yours.

Hi Wisher I hope your enjoying your retirement and all is well.

Hello a pleasure to meet you extends hand View attachment 1431164well hope you're having a great day

Tackle hugs!!!!!!

So Wisher pops in with a little text, then poof, disappears?

Wisher!!!!! is that really you?

All hail Wisher Please come back

Wow!

You guys really know how to make a girl feel missed!

I would reply to each, but I am about to start driving to North Carolina to see DS#1 at Camp Lejeune. I am going to be gone for a week, but I'll be back, I promise!

Love you all!!!

 

[perchie.girl]

Wow!

You guys really know how to make a girl feel missed!

I would reply to each, but I am about to start driving to North Carolina to see DS#1 at Camp Lejeune. I am going to be gone for a week, but I'll be back, I promise!

Love you all!!!

OH Sure drop a bomb on us then leave town.

Have fun anyway.... LOL

deb

 

[chrisb01]

Wow!

You guys really know how to make a girl feel missed!

I would reply to each, but I am about to start driving to North Carolina to see DS#1 at Camp Lejeune. I am going to be gone for a week, but I'll be back, I promise!

Love you all!!!

Enjoy your visit to my old home.. I was there for my two last yrs in the Corps.. Semper Fi..

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Night Misty sleep well
Micro please be well no lyme allowed
Clue I am so sorry about the hen

Hope you're well rested

 

[MrsMistyReal]

OH Sure drop a bomb on us then leave town.

Have fun anyway.... LOL

deb

Love them & leave them

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Good morning everyone have yourselves a great day