before it really gets cold. And you certainly don't need to rush the goldfish to a higher room temperature. I worry about shocking some fish with an abrupt temperature rise.
Had to smile at the Homer Simpsonesque dialogue.
That probably isn't as big a problem with goldfish, bring them in abruptly, as with some aquarium fish. They are amazing for what they will endure. But an abrupt change can cause fairly rapid aging to kick in with some species.
Certainly also at cooler temperatures different species should be fed less or nothing at all. I think the conventional wisdom is not to feed the colored carps anything at all at 50F /10 C or below.
This year I just dropped the water levels and lugged several of the tubs in. Except for some Florida killies (cold hardy but not really cold hardy) everyone seems ok. Navigating the family room and fish room is a little tricky until those tubs get more fully worked in. Some residents (and certainly some plants) will get rotated into aquariums.
By the way, while they might be inclined to, I'll bet the the guppies wouldn't be able to fatally mug Gary, who sounds like he was a Mystery or an apple snail. My guess is that they happened upon him as he was expiring or had just cashed it in.
That's an awful lot of escargot for a small shoal of guppies. Lucky he didn't foul the tank! Of course you probably cleaned up most of his remains upon discovery. A lot of an aquarist's "luck" is provided for by that same aquarist.
Congratulations in getting a job in this funky economy. Some things are still really needed and there is always a demand for people who have the skills, patience and interest in meeting those needs.
One might have to read around a little to verify the claim, but i think the sunset mollies were first developed by Dr. Joanne Norton. Unfortunately she is gone now. But she was one of the most innovative individuals in the American aquarium hobby, responsible for the development of a lot of hobby/commercial strains and a prime mover behind the early ALA. She had advanced degrees in her own field but was also married to a geneticist. The ALA is promoting the sale of a DVD with some of her past presentations and they show a photo of her and her pretty impressive fishroom. I imagine in their household there were some interesting dinner-time conversations over heredity in livebearers. :)
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