Re: NANFA-L-- a new extreme in fishkeeping?

Drummond Howard (drummondhoward-in-hotmail.com)
Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:16:37 +0000

You would need a dual compartment tank, the flushing would "flush" the fish
and probably damage the plants as well. I would be suprised if there wasn't
something out there like the sink/aquarium with the outrageously high price
that came around a few months ago.

Drummond Howard
Gaithersburg, Maryland

>From: Derek Parr <derekparr-in-earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
>To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
>Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- a new extreme in fishkeeping?
>Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 12:14:44 -0400
>
>good point...
>but if you had well water or a whole house filter (depending on the
>chloramine level), you'd be good. alas, i have neither. Of course if I
>really wanted to do it I could attach a small undersink filter before the
>toilet.. well.. perhaps one day far into the future, when I'm no longer
>renting.
>
>-derek parr
>
>jlw-in-dune.net wrote:
>>Chlorine would probably do the fish in . . . .
>>
>>The plants would be okay, though. I suppose... it could even be made to
>>look
>>"decorative."
>>
>>
>>Quoting Derek Parr <derekparr-in-earthlink.net>:
>>
>>
>>>no need for water changes either ;]
>>>
>>>the funny thing is...
>>>I'm almost tempted to try it... would just have to put a filter over the
>>>drain to keep the fish from flushing.
>>>
>>>-derek parr
>>>
>>>
>>>Dave Neely wrote:
>>>
>>>>I happened to catch a new comic strip today that seemed to suggest a new
>>>>method of maintaining small fishes...surprised that Casper hasn't tried
>>>>this!!
>>>>
>>>>A Case in Point by Rob Esmay, can view at: www.comics.com
>>>>
>>>>cheers,
>>>>Dave
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>St. Louis, MO
>>>>
>>>>
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