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If you grab the lower lip
then hold the gill flaps down
the mouth will usually stay open while you work
( same as when taking eggs or fry from a holding female)...
I'd suggest good quality tweezers or very small needle nose pliers

whatever you put your tank on
you should be careful to avoid a twist
you want the stand to be very FLAT

correct no plywood required
unless you find it useful
for some other purpose ...
like...
raising the height
or
making it easier to slide the tank
off or onto
the stand

glass aquariums are designed to sit in their moldings
the moldings sit on any surface
(iron stand, pine stand, any solid table top)
as long as the whole perimeter is supported...
what size tank are you talking about?
why do you ask...
are you making your own home-made tank?

almost all we stock are easy marine fish clownfish are really easy (we only carry captive-raised) other easy first fish are dottybacks royal grammas most wrasses most gobys groupers (but they get BIG) Lions (but they are poisonous) algae blennys yellow tangs hogs hawks ....many others... my 2 person...

most of what we stock in the store are good beginner saltwater fish clownfish (we only carry captive-raised) are one of the best other good picks (as far as being hardy) are chalk bass (one of my favorites) twin-spot hogs (another of my favorites, kind of hard to get) hawksfish (although they can be...

strainer strainer strainer

quick filters

I love 'em alot
but yes
the carts do clog quickly
they also don't stand up to alot of rinsing

to make it last longer, try carving a big sponge
...like a aquaclear 110 (old name 500) sponge
to shape

tanks are always on sale

I've heard a lot of people suggesting New Life Spectrum growth formula for baby Lamp Calvus.

I found arowanas to be really cool....however, I've heard they're very aggressive. When they get old, they are very greedy for food...when they are young...they are kind of shy and wimpy. I have a 55 gallon tank, with some community fish and some plecos. If I were to get an arowana, do I have to fee...

you can feed 'em flake
AND
let them graze...
if they graze all day they'll be happy as a tropheus in Tanganyika!

let it grow let it grow
-Eric Clapton 1971

there are basically 2 styles... drop-in & in-line drop-in requires fewer skills on the part of the user both require an additional water pump basically you pump water through the unit and the machine chills the water the heat that the chiller _ out of the water is also an issue because the heat ...

someone mentioned the co2 thing... no no please... we need to add o2... you may be refering to air injection with a power head....as opposed to co2 injection with a power head.... this might help... hot water is very bad at holding dissolved oxygen, so...yes...any form of extra aeration is welcome.....