Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Culturing One’s Own Food f was created by Puddlefish (Colin McCourt)
Normally i dont get this excited about a book, especially one that has been around for quite a while and has managed to slip under the radar so to speak. I collect aquatic books mostly killifish & insect related and I have been known to culture quite a few of my own livefoods. So this book is right up my street.
I first looked sceptically upon it, thinking that it would just be a small booklet, a few pictures and not much of substance...How wrong I was.
A full review would lead to pages of praise for this publication so to cut a long story short please read the following;
www.planetcatfish.com/books/books.php?article_id=393
I know some may already have this in their library and I may be late in comming to the party, but, like me, if you havent already purchased this excellent publication ( I seriously recommend that you do) barring that, beg, steal or borrow a copy
No genuine aquarist should be without it.
Highly Recommended
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C
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Thanks Colin, how come you haven't published an all in one version?
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My thoughts as well.
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Replied by Puddlefish (Colin McCourt) on topic Re: A Step-by-Step Guide to Culturing One’s Own Food f
I must admit I had thought about doing a small A5 type softcover publication linked to the Killifish Association I belong to. Not as a money making adventure I might add but more as a introductory addon.
I am a hobbyist that cultures the odd few things to first and foremost feed my charges, I also like to publish my findings mainly on forums for other folks to take and copy, or even better, to develop further. It all helps advance this hobby of ours and there is always one person who would say "I'd never heard of that, this is just what I need"...This is where I get my greatest satisfaction.
Sitting down to write a full blown book such as the one mentioned would take a lot of commitment and time, perhaps more than one would realise, at this present moment I don't have that luxury what with work, family & fish breeding.
So for now guys you'll just have to go with the excellent publication which I have brought to your attention
After all it is a bloody good book if I do say so myself......
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C
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Replied by JohnH (John) on topic Re: A Step-by-Step Guide to Culturing One’s Own Food f
I meant to get this book years ago but, like so many other things of great importance, it got put onto the proverbial 'long finger' and forgotten about.
I tried again subsequently to buy it, but it became unobtainable for some reason - so the idea faded yet again!
Anyway, it's here now - and what a book it is!
Like Colin said: 'no aquarist should be without it' (or words to that effect).
Unfortunately my copy has arrived damaged and so will have to go back for replacement, but I'm going to take some info down until it comes back!
Well worth a look.
Thanks to Colin for reminding me about it.
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Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
But it takes real skill to be a fish keeper,
And it's spongeBob,
SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea
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Replied by JohnH (John) on topic A Step-by-Step Guide to Culturing One’s Own Food f
When you think about it fish in the wild see very little flake or granular food.
500ltrs - that's a big wheelie bin, I'm on the lookout for something along those lines for rainwater collection.
John
edit, from your description I would guess the 'sidewinding' yokes to be Gammarus - freshwater shrimps excellent food for anything large enough to eat them.
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Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
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Edit:
Here's a nice little film on youtube showing the life cycle of the dreaded mosquito.
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Thanks for pointing this book out!
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Fishkeeping the Only way to get wet and wild
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I really sort order this but i have a long list off bits and bobs i want to add to my Marine tank first so if someone has a copy or even a lead off this for a while to read before i get my own copy would be great
Or will i just order it hummmm what to do?
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Replied by Melander (Andreas Melander) on topic A Step-by-Step Guide to Culturing One’s Own Food f
It's especially good as an introduction with step by step guides on how to get started, which suits myself perfectly as a novice when it comes culturing live foods. I had a few cultures going before I got it but it definitely opens doors to other foods and methods of cultivation.
Many thanks for highlighting this piece.
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