Aquarium owners....

[Sharni]

Who here owns an aquarium......wether it be freshwater(what i have) or saltwater

I just sold my Oscars....and am deciding how to set up the tank...i would like a planted community but anyway i'm after some ideas

Wanna show me a pic of your tank??

[dm383]

I have a freshwater tropical tank (sorry, no pic just now)... I've got silver-tip & neon tetra's, some harlequins, 3 rummy-nosed tetras (one ded :() a couple of Hong Kong plecks .....oh, and Cecil.....he's a fresh-water shrimp!!

They're in a 80-litre tank, with 5 (fake) plants and 3 or 4 different colours of gravel... my daughters choice!!

Had a salt-water tank before, but this is a LOT easier to keep! Just need to get a water test every month/6 weeks, and it's fine!

Round here, there's a lot more choice fish-wise, than there is with the salt-water varieties..... good luck with it, whichever way you go!

DM

[Santiago]

we have a fresh-water tank with a golden tinfoil barb, a shark (dont know what specific kind, hes black with an orange tail and hes a pacifist), a cherry barb, algae sucker, two glass cats, tiger barb, a pineapple sword, and some other little fish that we dont know what it is right now. our tank sucks though, the water keeps evaporating and it gets dirty really fast. need to get a better tank and filtration system.

[Sharni]

a shark (dont know what specific kind, hes black with an orange tail and hes a pacifist)
Does he look like the pic attached??

If it does...it's a Red-tailed Black Shark (actually a catfish)

As they grow they become more territorial and aggressive...they reach about 6 inches in length (Mine was a pussy cat till he got bigger...he ended up in isolation *L*)

Never put two in together...all hell will brake loose (voice of experience there)

An absolutely gorgeous fish though

[campingboy]

I just have three goldfish - 2 fan tail and one comet. There main purpose in life is to eat the mosquito larva in the pond in the summer.

In the winter they come inside. It seems they prefer live plants of there fish food. Every plant I put in the tank gets eaten rather quickly. So my tank has plastic plants and rocks that I have collect from my many trips. Bottom filtration as well as external surface filtration. Seems to work, they are now about 6 inches long and fat.

Good luck.

[Oldfart]

Santiago,

All your water doesn't have to be in the tank.

A 20 litre (5 gallon) container as a part of the filter cycle

might slow down the water loss.

Just an idea, but take it from a man whose only two goldfish

were eaten by his ex-wife's cat.

[LixyChick]

I used to have an aquarium Shar, but we sold everything when we moved to Fla. and never did get another when we moved back. Had the typical, plako...2 glass cats (had them for years)...couple of angels, some tetras, a few snails that kept leaving the tank.....geezzzz....etc.....and that little scuba diver guy.....lol!

We tried the "live" plants for a while but I dunno......it seemed to get dirtier, faster than ever and the plako didn't really do his job very well when the live plants were in there. I got some really cool river rock and slate-like stones.....boiled them cause I actually got them from the river.....and some plastic plants that, if you didn't know they were plastic, looked so real. I set the tank up as if I were a fish and this is what I'd be swimming around if I were in a river or estuary. I changed the scenery often....thinking if I were a fish, how boring this same scene would be! LMAO!

I found the coolest, battery operated vaccum though. It worked great and I didn't have to empty the tank but once every 6 months. I prolly didn't have to do it that often even....but I wanted to. Oh....and it was only a 50 gallon tank. If you had oscars, yours must have been pretty big.

[Sharni]

The oscars were in a 4ft tank.....i have another 4ft outside and 2x 2ft (one running) plus numerous small tanks
I'm hoping the tank will consist of mainly plants....with some small fish to set it off....probably a school of 20-30 neon tetras..with maybe a couple of discus or large angels and some bristlenose catfish.....

I reckon it will take a minimum of 6months to get the tank up and running properly

But thats not set in concrete of course *L*

[FussyPucker]

OMG Sharni when we used to have tropical fish I had two Red-Tailed Black Sharks (Bob and George) They are my favourite fish ever they're soooooooo gorgeous !!!! I miss the fish tank :( we had to get rid of it a while ago

[misfit]

Sharniqua, that is exactly what Santiago's and my shark looks like! a Red-tailed Black Shark, eh? kick ass ^^

and now that you mention it...he IS getting wicked territorial. he chases the absolute hell out of our cherry barb. he hasnt attacked any of the others yet.

[Sharni]

misfit ~ It is only a matter of time before he starts if he already territorial.....Redtails dont rip hunks off (Though they can if the other fish sits still long enough)or anything....but will relentlessly chase the other tankmates until they are exhausted and then succumb to disease or other fish who sense the weakness..

If you have a large tank....and he has plenty of space to himself...and the others can swim around without going near his turf....then you may have a chance

The best bet with them though...is to put them in with bigger fish or slightly meaner ones that wont take his crap *LOL*

[Summer]

Well, I have three aquariums. hehe
One is holding plants. The second is the home to a bunch of crickets. The third, and biggest, holds my daughter's pet. A bearded dragon. He is so cute and friendly. ;) :)
attached is a pic of what one looks like ...............

[gekkogecko]

I don't keep fish; of course, I keep an Iguana, and my wife has a Bearded Dragon, whereas my daughter has a Bell's Hingeback Tortoise. I'll get pics up when I can get some taken.

[Sharni]

Are there no more Aquarium owners here??

Please add your say!! I have an empty tank and really would like some ideas :)

[lostintexas]

i have one. its a 30 gallon octogon tank. i speeled that all wrong but, go to the local pet store and ask them what fish are compatible. i say go to the local fish store because every fish i have gotten from wal-mart/k-mart has died in a short amount of time. you know that and i am not harping i just want others that read this thread to realize that the fish you buy at wal-mart will die.

i have some gold fish that i bought as "bait" a few years ago and an algea eater. i dont have it in my heart to kill the fish and dont want to throw them out for the cats. so i keep on feeding them. the gold fish are about 6 inches long and the algea eater is about 4 inches. again i bought these fish as "fishing bait" about three years ago and have no idea why they are pets now, but hey are.
they have a graeat life and when they die i will upgrade the tank to a more favorable fish, but again, i dont have the heart to throw them out.


-lost

[Sharni]

Fish choice is no problem....I have had goldfish and tropicals before...

It is a 4ft tank (200lt) and am interested in the aquascaping and live plants side :)

Picitures would be excellent if possible

[Sharni]

My tank so far....i decided on goldfish...there are more plants to come but basically this is it...well for this tank anyway *L*

[jseal]

Sharniqua,

Alas, we retired ours a few years ago.

[PantyFanatic]

I'm saving up to get one I can keep baby seals in.:bite:














LMFAO :D

[Sharni]

You wouldn't :eek:

[PantyFanatic]

Just thought you needed to get the circulation going in that leg Steph. :D



I know.........:rolleyes:
“SHADDUP PF!”

[Sharni]

Yep *LOL*

[Irish]

PF---Watchout,that the guys,with the clubs,that come after the
baby seals,once a year,don't break your tank! Irish
P.S.I just had to do that!O'Reilly made me do it!

[PantyFanatic]

O!
M!
G!:eek:

<-----
*dawns chain mail underwear*

*puts on flack vest*

*snaps helmet chip strap*

*enters elevator*

*descends 1,000 meters*

*enters bunker*

*activates hydraulic door-closer*

*kneels down*

*lights candle in Irish’s memory*:rolleyes:

[Sharni]

LMFAO

[Sharni]

A better pic

[Sharni]

Closer

[Lilith]

Pretty, but where are the elves?:D

[Sharni]

*LOL*....no elves

[PantyFanatic]

Originally posted by Lilith
Pretty, but where are the elves?:D
THe elves are working over time with Santa getting ready.:)





OH!:o Different kind of elf?:confused:

[lazaruslong]

Well, here's mine. I know it's fairly plain, but they seem to like it that way. We had more stuff in it, but the fish kept moving it out of the way. Little interior decorators I guess.

[Sharni]

An oscar....man that will turn into a huge interior decorator hun....i can tell ya now they do love to move all their tank things around...just watch they cant pick it up as they can bang it against the tank...result water everywhere

They are the dogs of the fish world *L*...love em

Curious...how big is the oscar?

[lazaruslong]

Well, we got 3 of em. Two in the tank I showed ya, one in a second. (He's a bully)

They range from about 6 inchs to 9 inches.

First one we named Floyd (cause he's pink)
We decided we needed a friend for Floyd so we got a second. Named him Friend.
Wife wanted 3 for cosmetic reasons. Got a third and wanted a "F" name. Say hello to Flipper.

(Got 2 playcos. First one was so big he looked like a monster. Hence Frank. Friend is the bully with his own tank. When we put the 2nd playco with him, he was named Foe.)

[SexKitten]

I am also a 3 tank keeper.

10 Gal, with a bristlenose plec and baby guppies
20Gal, white cloud mountain minnows, 1 guppy and some ottos
20Gal, 1 very hungry juvenille oscar. Marbled. (3 inch)

If I had a 4 foot tank, hmmmm

Probably some gouramis and a pair of angelfish, some angelfish proof tetras and cory cat fish.

Aquascaping, make own decorations from rocks and aquarium silicone and have lots of real plants.

[Sharni]

*BUMP*

[Sharni]

*Bump again*

[Lilith]

Right now my little guys each have betas...same exact set ups one has a nasty bowl all the time and the other stays clean...any ideas?

[Sharni]

Ones a pig and eats all its food....the other isnt and its fouling the bowl?

[Lilith]

maybe but we aren't really finding food sediment instead it's like the water turns gel like. I think it's Fish spoo :p

[Sharni]

*LMAO*

is it freshly cleaned each time?....Do you have them in the same spot? *eg* near a window?....Do you use rainwater or Tap water?...Do you have live plants or plastic?...What decorations are in the bowls?

[Lilith]

they are both glass bowl..plain...have glass marbles in each...that is it. They are both in rooms on the same side of the house in fairlycomparable locations. I always wash the bowls and the marbles for both and use tap water that has sat out in a pitcher declorinating.

[Sharni]

Hmmmmm...intersting

Have ya tried swapping the fish into the other fishes bowl....if the same fish stuffs up the bowl thats usually clean then he just may produce more crap and body slime than the other....If the fish that is normally in the clean bowl finds himself floating in fish spoo *LOL*...then its something in that bowl

Dont be tempted to clean the bowls completely too often....just take half the water out and replace it.....everytime you completely empty it you stress the fish and you'll end up with a microbe explosion

Besides the Betta is an airbreather....so he is able to survive in a bit dirtier water than other non labyrinth fish

[PantyFanatic]

Clean them both at the same time and switch locations. That can eliminate one possibility.


If consistent-
Clean them both at the same time and switch only the fish. This should determine if it's nature or nurture. ;)

[PantyFanatic]

DAMN IT! Quit typing so fast Sharni. :mad:

[Lilith]

I'll do that...the main variable is dif kids :p

[Scarecrow]

One kid may feed more that the other. And the extra food may be what is dirting the bowl. :fish:

I used to breed betas

[PantyFanatic]

I'll do that...the main variable is dif kids :p
Option-3
Have them each take care of the opposit bowl.

............... and you may want to make that Option-1. ;)

[Sharni]

DAMN IT! Quit typing so fast Sharni. :mad:
Ohhhhhhh I'm sorry hun





























NOT :D

[FussyPucker]

Not sure if I've posted a pic of our tank but here it is!

[Lilith]

It's lovely!

[Sharni]

Gorgeous FP...

I just love Red-Tailed Black Sharks.....even though they get cranky as they get older *LOL* (reminds me of a certain someone :D )

[wyndhy]

nice tank and fishies, fussy.


we recently managed to kill the last of our fish :(