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Ok this is more of a fun question first to get it will get the 10pts, best answer, and a big pat on the back from "the craig"! here it goes.

If the prefix cyan/o means dark blue, and erythr/o means red. Cyanobacteria in marine tanks is commonly called red slime algae than why is it not called erythrobacteria?

I was wondering if anyone knew what a good diet for hedgehogs would be? I was reading that most "hedgehog" foods are actually bad and would be better off with cat food as well as insects for treats. So if anyone has a brand of food that would be more suited for them im am trying to gather all the info i can before bringing one home. Thanks in advanced!

i have heard various theories and was wondering whats you take on the issue? Do you have any valid research on what actually occurs? I have heard some crazy things where in a nut shell the fish stays small but the organs keep growing. I cant see that as possible.

I feel it that growth rate is slowed and after time the spine will contort causeing the fish to have trouble breathing and swimming. then the crooked spine may pinch vital organs and ultimatly leading to death.

I have not had any luck finding real scientific evidence to back either of these theories so, any info would be appreciated.

i got what looked to be some sort of hammer coral. The store that had it didnt have very nice lights on their tank and when i got it home under my lights is glows a lot more than i expected and i am begining to thing the coral is dyed. Can anyone tell me if this is a normal color for this type of coral or if it looks as though its dyed? Here is a pic. It seems to really glow under my moonlights especially so this is a pic under the moonlighting. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanoreef/1266644446/

why is that a "transgender who underwent surgery to become a different sex they are genetically consider that sex, when people with breast inplants dont consider them really their breasts? just cause we have advances in modern science that enables these types of operations doesnt really make you that gender.

Why do people call jewish a race but muslim christian buddahist and what have you a religion??

I have to get this surgery, i have been to many different specialist and they all say that my optic lense is not shaped right because the connective tissue that hold it in place has torn so in effect caused them to lose their correct shape. So now they say this complicates the surgery because they aren't sure if they have enough connective tissue for the optical lense implants. Has anyone else had this issue and know of what would be the alternative if the connective tissue doesnt hold the implant in place?

I saw some online stores selling sturgeon saying 180 gallons would be a good size tank for them. I cant really seeing this to be true. What would really be a good size tank for to house this fish and maybe 1-2 mid swimmers? Also Being that i assume a tank for them would really have to be way to large would they be able to go in a 5000 gallon pond and survive a northeastern winter? I know they are cold water fish so would they also be able to survive through the summers?

Does anyone know if apple plans on putting out a wireless N card for the Power PC G5 running OSX 10.3.9? And does anyone know if they plan to update the iphone to sync with Itunes also using the Power PC G5 with OSX 10.3.9? Its a dual 2GHz by the way not that it should make a difference but just adding the info in case it does.

why do people ask questions here when they dont want a real answer, they just want to justify what they are doing is right with their dog? Why do you need justification if you are already assuming your tactics are the correct ones?

I am looking into getting my first african grey. Anyone on here have one that could tell me anything they know about them. Are they noisy in comparison to other parrots? Is it better to get a baby ? what age is a good age toi get the parrot at? Im aware of what it needs as far as housing and toys and enrichment as far as playing with the bird. I have also located a good avain vet thats relatively in my area. Im just wondering what anyones expierences are with these birds. I also know of the many subspecies timneh, erithacus, and the princeps, what can you tell me about each. Im just trying to get as much info from people that have these birds i have done a lot of research on the internet but first hand expierence from real owners would be greatly appreciated.

been having a dispute with some friends that also keep reef tanks over a reef safe eel. We have heard that garden eels are reef safe but was wondering if anyone has kept one in thier reef tank or knows of people that have had success with them in thier reef tanks. Any other info on them that you have would also be appreciated.

Anyone have any trick on catching fish? my rust angel has a fungal infection and i cant catch him to put in a doctor tank. He is in my main reef tank and i cant catch him through the rock work. So anyone have any tricks to catching fish in a tank with intricate rockwork and many corals that i do not want to disturb?

I just noticed some orange coming up on some of my live rock. i was reading about CLOD and was wondering if anyone may have more info on how to cure it or get rid of it. All my levels are right where they should be except my calcium dropped to about 350 where i normally keep it around 400-420. Thought this was normal though since i recently added a new decent sized brain coral so i just figured it was time to start dosing more calcium being that i have more corals. So if anyone has any good info or has ever gotten this any info would be greatly appreciated.

i have recently notice three anemone's that i have identified as problem anemone's that were in the live rock. i was wondering if it was able to be removed simply with tweezers or if i had to inject them to kill them off.

I am leaving to go away tonight for 5 days and i was wondering if my reef tank will survive. i just did a 30% water change and all my levels are right where they should be. Is it a good or bad idea to bump up the calcium a bit higher since i wont be there to regulate it for a few days? Should i also cut the white light back a few hours while not there to keep the diatom algae in line? I just upgraded to metal halide lighting so been getting a bit more diatom than befor.

Im looking to get into flying small planes like cessna's and possibly piper cherokee's. I was just wondering what the cost of lessons would be and any other general info that i should know about?

Im looking for a reef safe fish that will go to work on eating some spaghetti worms. Something with some nice color and will be ok in a 36 gallon tank.

I have a piece of aquacultured acropora coral that was being nipped at by my algae blennia and was pulled off the plug. Does it need to be glued into the plug to grow and thrive or will it be ok just resting in it?

Never been a fan of ordering any animals off the internet but it seems to be the only place to get the specific coral you are looking for. Has anyone ordered off any of the many sites found online and how was the condition of the corals when they arrived?