MP>     rid of it must of done him in. The only reason that I got them is to
 MP>     help keep the platy population down. If the other two die, do you
Hi there Michael.  Do you really have a problem with your platy's breeding 
that much?  What do you have in your tank, or what do you do, that has them 
breeding left and right?  While it is apparently a problem for you, I'd like 
to get the same thing happening here.  So far, we haven't had anything breed.
William
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FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 229 AQUARIUMS     Ref: E4IF2616 Date: 04/14/97
From: MICHAEL PERRY                                         Time: 11:43am
\/To: WILLIAM MASTOP                                      (Read 3 times)
Subj: R: platys

>Hi there Michael.  Do you really have a problem with your platy's breeding
>that much?  What do you have in your tank, or what do you do, that has them
>breeding left and right?  While it is apparently a problem for you, I'd like
>to get the same thing happening here.  So far, we haven't had anything breed.
     William
     Here's the water conditions for that tank. There is a varience that
     I will mention, but the changes are very slow. I would say that
     there is about a month between extreams if there is any change.
     Most of the time the conditions are very stable.
     TEMP 75-80
     PH   7.2-7.6
     NITRATES >12.5 <50
     HARDNESS Slightly hard- medium hard Lake Michigan water.

    There are a lot of live plants in the tank which provide good hiding
    places for the young. I do water changes once, or twice a week with
    a 10% maximum at any one time. I feed them three times a day with a
    mixture of flake food, and freeze dried brine shrimp. It is a 50
    gal. tank, and it is filtered with two skilter filters.
                           MIKE........
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FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 229 AQUARIUMS     Ref: E4I00002 Date: 04/13/97
From: WILLIAM MASTOP                                        Time: 08:46am
\/To: ROBBY DITTMANN                                      (Read 3 times)
Subj: wisteria

 RD> My gourammis ate my wisteria.  If it doesn't get eaten, 
 RD> it is pretty hardy.  I also like Java fern.  But stay 
That has become a bit of a problem here.  The fish seem to regard it as a 
salad bar, and they go snack on it from time to time.  I've heard that it 
grows like crazy, so I'm hoping that it will keep up.  If not, well, I guess 
if they want to eat it, it's not the end of the world.  It only cost me 99 
cents for a handful of it- grin.
William
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