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Why is tap water unsafe for fish?

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Chloramine. Chloramine is a combination of chlorine and ammonia. It is a stronger disinfectant than chlorine alone and is used in areas where this extra disinfectant is needed. As with chlorine, you must eliminate this chemical from your tap water before adding it to your aquarium or it too will kill your tropical fish ...

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  • How much do manila clams weigh?

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    Size:25-35 clams per lb. (approximately 5 lbs.)
    Features:Live, In Shell Small Size Grade Sustainably Farmed
    Season:Available year round, but best during the winter.
    Origin:Puget Sound, Washington State
    Shipping Limitations:We are unable to ship live manila clams to Hawaii.

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    The heads contain a flavorful yellow goop that people confuse for fat. It's actually an organ — the crawfish equivalent of a liver, essentially.

  • How do you tell if a fish likes you?

    Generally speaking, following are some of the ways you can tell if your fish are happy.

    1. They swim back and forth freely and energetically around the tank.
    2. Quite like humans, happy fish might have a vibrant glow to their skin. ...
    3. They do not appear fearful of the other fish in the tank. ...
    4. They are breathing normally.

  • Does fish oil block estrogen?

    Omega-3 fatty acids also slow the growth of plaque in arteries and reduce levels of the unhealthy type of cholesterol (low-density lipoproteins) and triglycerides in your blood. Omega-3 fatty acids are a good source of lignans — compounds that may have a weak estrogen effect.

  • Can you catch catfish in flooded water?

    Your best bet for fishing for catfish in flooded rivers is to anchor your boat in calm eddies and side tributaries off the main river current. This is the safest place for your boat, your fishing lines, and it is also where catfish and other predatory fish will rest out of the main current.

  • Do bluefish have teeth?

    The adult bluefish has a stout body and large mouth that extends posteriorly below and beyond the eye. The lower jaw juts out noticeably. Both the upper and lower jaws are fully armed with large conically shaped canine teeth. Their single rows of teeth in each jaw are uniform in size, knife-edged and sharp.

  • Do you wash smoked fish?

    Clean the fish by removing the intestines and the gills. You may leave in the intestines if you like, as done by smoked fish mongers in Nigeria but the intestines give the fish a bitter taste when done. This is why I remove the intestines before smoking the fish. Rinse the fish thoroughly to clean all the blood.

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