Tropical fish tanks
Tropical fish tanks can be smaller than their salt water cousins. The advantage of being able to start small means you can gradually build up to bigger tanks and relegate the smaller fish tanks as a quarantine fish area to put any new fish you would want to introduce. However, for impact and
just plain stupefying effect, there's nothing like a big fish tank to take your
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Tropical fish are well...tropical, so they do fare better when they are kept within 'tropical' water temperatures. So give your tropical fish a bit of thought and consider heating if you live in temperate regions where the temperatures fall below zero in winter. Putting a tropical fish tank right up near a window isn't advisable - the temperature will fluctuate wildly and not to mention the algal growth on the sides of the tank that you'd be encouraging.
Site the fish tank away from 'running' traffic - kids will run and they will bump into things. Also consider the fact that having spills and drips won't go well with carpet - tiled areas make it a lot easier to do water changes - especially if you are planning to do the water changes in situ.
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Cat moving house and not adjusting well
My cat and I moved into a new home. He now has three canine friends who he has spent time with before. One of the dogs was eating the felines stool, so I purchased the Purrforma self cleaning litter box. He would only urinate in it and chose to defecate on my side of the bed after 6 days. He attempted to defecate another time, I got him and placed him in the litter box, however that only worked once, and choose the bed again. Since then I purchased a new non automated litter box and returned him to his feline pine cat litter - that was two days ago and he has not eliminated anything sine. I have been leaving the bedroom door closed so he is not tempted. I'm just waiting for him to use it. any thoughts?
Should I lock him in a confined area until he uses it?
I need some advise or he might end up getting kicked out, and he is a special need cat as he has three fused lumbar (congenital defect.)
He is also doing an excessive amount of licking to the point where he has two balding patches. He just had an allergy shot 4 weeks ago. Should I inquire about behavioral modification type drugs?
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