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Here I could be making nice money, going to work 5 days a week, and getting off at 5 pm, doing interesting things, and have my weekends free. Instead, I opted to go to grad school for the Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. I have these last two classes and a research/thesis to do and then...

Let's start with the bad news. On New Year's Eve I came home from work to discover my 75 gallon fish tank had cracked from seam to seam and dumped about 65 gallons onto my hardwood floors. Luckily the whole tank didn't drain. There was about four inches of water still in the tank when I got...

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The bad news. I lost one of my L. Stappersii last week when I found it lodged in a hole of a shell. It nearly decapitated itself trying to get out. The good news is that we have another brood of the little fellers. I moved the shell to the holding tank after I took these photos. Not sure...

As many of the people who see this know, I do not make all the CCA meetings partly because of getting there being so much fun. The last two have been worth twice the trip. First Ken Davis and then Rusty Wessel - who could follow that duo? Good thing nobody has to. The CCA, the programs, and...

Don't know if anyone keeps these, they also go by the name Bichir ornatipinnis. I am about to have one by default and need to find a good home for it. It won't be compatible with the fish I keep, they do come from Africa but apparently from the rivers of the Congo. Please let me know as soon...

I have a "pair" of Apisto Panduro that I aquired recently that need to find somewhere else to live. One is pretty aggressive and will hunt down anything else in the tank. I'd rather see them in someone else's tank instead of euthanizing them toytoy (which I don't think I could really do). But...

Francine. Referance the upcoming PVAS show and workshop next weekend. Tracey and I will be there. Also bringing a fish to show. Pat