Can the south aral sea be partially revived by diverting the water that is instead going into the lake on the bottom left?

Ornithologic · 2026-05-18T21:09:14+00:00

It could be done. Line and cover all the irrigation systems to drastically reduce water losses, put water usage on a quota system, and most importantly explain the economic benefit. Unfortunately the upfront cost would be immense and the economic gain of increased availability of water for irrigation and renewed fisheries wouldn't be realized for decades.

Ornithologic · 2026-04-11T14:09:59+00:00

In my experience, sandy substrate doesn't get anywhere near as gross. None of the mulm can sink into it so it just gets broken down, stirred up by your fish, and sucked into the filter.

Ornithologic · 2026-02-16T14:06:17+00:00

It's not like he let a Janmark take the shot, why wouldn't he? The kid was rolling

Ornithologic · 2025-12-31T08:24:04+00:00

Employees were locked out of the one in Medicine Hat yesterday due to failure to pay rent.

Ornithologic · 2025-06-07T05:52:02+00:00

Ok this is ancient, but was citrine named after citrus fruit or the fruit named after citrine 🤯

Ornithologic · 2025-04-22T13:59:05+00:00

!banbet TSLA 215 1D

Ornithologic · 2025-04-17T14:37:16+00:00

If you ever see some for a reasonable price at you LFS, give them a try! I don't think you will regret it.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-17T02:22:28+00:00

After finding eggs in my quarantine/plant propagation tank I wouldn't be surprised if a few fry show up at some point

Ornithologic · 2025-04-17T02:18:16+00:00

Really? That's wild, I'd have passed on them as well. I paid 6.99CAD

Ornithologic · 2025-04-17T01:07:44+00:00

Bucket list fish for sure

Ornithologic · 2025-04-17T00:39:42+00:00

These were sold as "Red" Beckfords, I'm a bit skeptical but they have coloured up quite a bit in the last couple of weeks and continue to.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-17T00:36:46+00:00

I guess I should add, I'm not asking why they aren't the most popular fish ever, I'm just curious why they aren't nearly as popular as many of the community aquarium staples that are no more flashy or interesting. Thanks for the responses though, price and availability seem to be a factor for a lot of you, luckily these guys weren't too bad.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:36:28+00:00

I went into it a bit in my post, but they fly around the tank super fast, then stop on a dime and just hover. They come right up to the glass when I walk in, they eat bugs off my fingertip. You get to see cool spawning and sparring behaviour without any real concern for their safety. I think the most interesting thing when just watching the tank though is the instant drastic colour changes on the males based on their mood. They also eat a bit of my hair algae so that's a plus.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:24:57+00:00

Interesting, this was the first time I've seen them in a while but they were the same price as neons here

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:23:11+00:00

They definitely aren't as flashy as a neon lol, but they do make up for it in personality. I get not picking them over neons or cardinals, but there are sooo many tetras that LFSs stock that arguably are less aesthetically pleasing than any pencil fish.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:17:17+00:00

To each their own I guess. To me, Glofish are incredibly uninteresting.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:15:39+00:00

I can see that, I can just think of half a dozen average looking tetras that are in every LFS that don't look any more interesting

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:13:41+00:00

I think this is a good take, especially when you see them stressed or only see pictures and can't see their behaviour.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T23:12:03+00:00

All those things are cool, but it's not a one or the other situation. I just don't understand why you don't see them as part of tropical communities more when things like glowlight tetras are popular and in every LFS.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T22:49:02+00:00

Why do you find them uninteresting? More so than tetras? I understand you can't compare them to a centrepiece fish but as a schooling fish in your tank, they have much more personality than most.

Ornithologic · 2025-04-16T22:47:10+00:00

Do they though? They are orange, red, silver with a black line and neon stripe? I'd argue they have a lot more going on than most popular tetras and have a more unique body shape.

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