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**environmom** · 26th Mar 2011, 09:58

First, love the fishy smilies!

Hi, I have raised fish and inverts for over 40 years. I love new challenges, particularly spawning fishes that are new to me. I am currently learning about planted tanks and aquascaping - low tech style.

Currently I have a 55 with turtles, platys, crawfish, bluegill, and guppies, a 40 gallon community planted tank with cardinals, pork chop tetras, albino cories, and 3 angels. I also have a 26 with guppies, female bettas and bristle-nose pleco, and a 20 heavily planted with pygmy striped cories, scarlet badis, and 2 gorgeous male bettas (separated). I have a 10 gallon with betta fry, and a 5 with red cherry shrimp. Outside there are several tanks and tubs with crayfish, guppies, platys, mosquito fish, carp, and goldfish. The outside tanks are full of turtle food

My current quest is to find female scarlet badis (Dario dario.) Anyone know where I can find a dozen or even ONE? They seem hard to find.

Anyway, I am glad to be a member of this fine community.
Laurie Alaimo
San Jose, CA