Monday, February 3, 2014

Fish Food - Tropical (Flake), 8.5 Oz.

Fish Food - Tropical, 8.5 Oz.I like the fact that this food comes in the larger size hard disk shaped flakes... Imagine small cornflakes. This enables you to either feed whole flakes, or break and crumble into smaller peices according to fish size. I feed this product to fish that range in size from golf ball sized goldfish to feeder guppies. What stands out to me about Aquadine is that I've witnessed fish that don't usually eat flake consume this readily. e.g. Black Ghost Knife. I'm glad I found it at such a good price, pet shops just aren't what they use to be.

Bought this product for my feeder guppies. But guess what!? It's not FLAKE food. It more like pelletized food only its disc shaped. Well I noticed in another review this was noted previously. Thats what I get for not reading the reviews!

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Aquatic Creations Ancient Pyramid Aquarium Ornament

Aquatic Creations Ancient Pyramid Aquarium OrnamentHaving recently gotten a fish I named Pyramid, this was an absolute essential! I'd been to many brick-and-morter pet stores in search of Egyptian decor for Pyramid's tank. I was starting to give up when I found this item!

This pyramid is a great addition to my Egypt-themed aquarium. It is really nice looking, exactly as pictured. Pay attention to the dimensions listed above because it is kind of large. It is hollow, so not heavy at all. Looks great in the aquarium. It seems to be durable and well-made. The style is more realistic as fish tank ornaments go not tacky at all!

I also got the Aquatic Creations "Four Sarcophagi" decoration, which looks great too.

(Note: I encourage you to disregard the unfairly low rating of the previous review. It seems the reviewer did not understand that this was an aquatic ornament, not a Christmas ornament.)

This is only an ornament if your tree is a sequoia! Not what it appears to be!

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Sporn Non-Pulling Mesh Harness, Medium, Blue

Sporn Non-Pulling Mesh Harness, Medium, BlueThis harness did not stop my dog from pulling on her leash at all. That said, I think she is pretty oblivious to pain/discomfort. It does make me feel better to have the pressure distributed over her whole chest instead of directly on her throat. I continue to use it because she can at least breathe better and I don't worry as much about damage to her trachea.

This thing works famously. Our dog was notorious for pulling on his leash and this harness stopped him on the first day.

Apparently it tastes great because he ate it, but we are back to buy another one.

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This harness works so well that I'm back to buy a second one for our new adoption. It gives instant feedback to the dog by a gentle chest squeeze created by the dog's own pulling. What you can't see in the product photo is a flat metal guide that the two rear straps slide through, centered on the dog's back. When there is no pulling, the harness can actually sit loosely on the dog for maximum comfort. Walking on a loose leash is a very light feedback level, and an indefinitely sustainable level of comfort for your dog. More pulling creates more discomfort, so the dog corrects himself.

That said, it hasn't completely cured my 50 lb shepherd mix of all pulling; she will still pull if she is anxious about being left behind by the pack. As long as she's not dealing with separation anxiety, however, it makes walking her possible for my small daughter, who weighs less than 100 lbs herself. I'm sure she would do even better walking on a loose leash if we spent more time working with her. She's had essentially no training to "heel."

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A kind woman saw me struggle to keep my dog in control. She told me about the sporn collar, I came home and looked it up, the reviews were great, the price made it worth the try. This has worked outstanding. It doesn't hurt my pooch and I have far more control. My pit bull is strong and before he used to dangel on the end of his leach when he was upset. Now I actually have more control. I am forever greatful to the kind lady who took her time to tell me about the collar.

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I am only writing this review because I am back to buy another one of these harnesses. I have the red one for my female beagle / spaniel mix. It works like magic.

We have two dogs, Macy (above) and Oreo a male shih tzu. Macy loves to pull and try to run and just act crazy on our walks. Oreo likes to stop and smell everything, then pee on it. So, walking the two of them has been a chore. My hand would be purple from the leash after walking a half mile with Macy. So I bought this harness (in Red). From the moment we put it on, she was a new dog!! It works by pulling the dogs legs backwards when they pull forward. She is smart, so she stopped pulling. Oreo doesn't pull very much, unless he gets on the trail of something that smells really good.... or unless he really wants to pee on something!

I'm back to get a harness for Oreo. I only have one teensy tiny complaint. If the leash goes slack, then the dog CAN get out of this harness. That is spooky. So I use it along with another small "leash extender" clipped to the collar. This harness doesn't use the dog's collar, and if you clip it to the collar, then you defeat the harness. With the leash extender clipped to the collar, I know my little beast isn't going anywhere, even if she manages to Houdini out of the harness.

Overall, I give it 5 stars and not only do I recommend it, but I'm getting myself another one, too!

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Hollow Log Ornament

Hollow Log OrnamentOur red tailed shark absolutely loves this log. It lets him come and go both ways and keep an eye out thru the extra hole, he did swim out that way once to check it out. It looks very natural and is a perfect fit in our 56 gal aquarium. If you place it towards one end of the aquarium, you can use the reflection to look into the log without them knowing your spying.

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Hikari Usa Inc AHK22036 Massivore Delite 13.4-Ounce

Hikari Usa Inc AHK22036 Massivore Delite 13.4-OunceI have big Severums, a huge Oscar, a large Salvini, and a smallish but plucky Convict as well as Raphael and Pictus catfish that LOVE this stuff. I shake the bag and tell them what to expect, and they line up at the top of the tank. They know the pellets sink, so they jockey for position at the top to be able to catch it.

I use it about 5 times a week and also provide other food like bloodworms, tubifex worms, spirulina flakes, various cichlid pellets (sinking or floating), and freeze dried crickets for variety. It is less expensive online than in local stores, so it is affordable.

Most of all, I credit this food as a a valuable replacement for live food. Why would I not want to use live food? 2 reasons. First, most fishes raised as food for other fishes are in bad shape and introduce diseases to your cichlids. (Also, I dislike supporting the barbaric treatment of fishes used as live food by buying them.) Second, this is important if you want a group of cichlids to live (somewhat) peacefully together, for the practice of releasing live fish in tanks for cichlids to chase and hunt for their food promotes predation and territoriality in cichlids. I figure that my cichlids now must adapt to a life in a home aquarium with other fish in a limited space, so I need to calm down their aggressive instincts as much as possible.

I have fed all of my fish since I got them at an inch or so long with this food (broken into smaller bits depending on their size) rather than using live food. I credit this food for encouraging these potentially hostile fish to live together more harmoniously since without live food to chase they have never exercised their hunting instincts, which I suspect would lead them to look at one another as delicious prey. As a result, as I kept getting larger and larger tanks to accommodate their growth my cichlids were able to interact more peacefully with new tank mates from other tanks. While I am not going so far as to claim that peace, love, and understanding reign in my big cichlid tanks, I think that this food helps to diffuse the political situation among the cichlids!

I purchased these some months ago for my Birchir Fish, as he needs a high protein level than my smaller tropical fish do. He will not get near other brands when I run out of these, so I have bought several packs here to keep on-hand [they stay fresh for several years when kept intact from the manufacturer, once opened they are fresh for up to 6 months or so].

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Higher protien than NLS cichlid.

if you have fish that like their meat, this is a great food for them. fish go crazy for them, i usually cut one pellet into 4 -6 smaller pieces and my jack dempsys and polypterus senegalus eats them quickly.

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I have a 125 gallon freshwater tank with large size tropical fish. This is a substantial size disc that sinks instantly and all the fish eat it so quickly it has no time to cloud the water.

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Currently feeding this to my large Central American Cichlids, and Oscars. As well as a couple large Bichirs.

Everybody seems to relish it. Sinks quickly, so the bottom dwellers get their share. Fish are healthy, so I am happy.

Recommended.

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Fluval Self Primer Assembly, 104-404, 105-405 Polybag

Fluval Self Primer Assembly, 104-404, 105-405 PolybagI have a Fluval 305 which for the first year worked great. Now every month it seems like a part is breaking and I'm constantly replacing things. All I can say is it fits the model filter I have but I'm going to search for a new filter because this is getting crazy!

Literally it's snap and go. Very easy to use and assemble. Lasted longer than the life of the motor in the filter.

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Very pleased I could get parts for my pump online. It was exactly the part I needed and was very simple to match part numbers.

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ive had to get a few replacement parts for my fluval 404 and i notice the parts are made of a better, stronger plastic. i wish they would have used those to begin with so maybe they wouldnt strain and break so easy in the first place.

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Bio-Wheel Assembly for Penguin 200B and 350B Filters

Bio-Wheel Assembly for Penguin 200B and 350B FiltersThey are a perfect replacement. Recieved them in great condition, and I am already seeing results. The manufacturer says they don't need replacement unless damaged, but everything has an effective life and after two years, it was time.

Everything was on time. The bio-wheel was in the box. It was easy to put into my filter. Again, everything is in the box.

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The wheels works well with our fish tank. It was not available in pet stores anymore and we found it online.

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Complete and ready to use. Just unwrap it and place it in the filter assembly. Helps keep the water clean and healty for my fish.

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This filter saved my tank. The water was cloudy from my daughter over feeding the fish. After a quick water change and the filer, none of the fish died and they are all very happy. So am i needless to say!!

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