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FISH TANKS???

Anybody have one, or two or three?? :rolleyes:

Weezie

I always have at least one...I love fish. So fun to watch, so easy to care for! <img border="0" alt="[clappy]" title="" src="graemlins/clappy.gif" />

i started with a 2.5 gallon tank and gave my mom one as well, now i'm on a 5 gallon tank and my mom is still at 2.5

right now i've got
1. betta fish - called Harry
1. golden algae eater - called Tonya
a herd of neon/glo tetras yet to be named

and the fish tank...
i also have a couple of tadpoles that i'm trying to get into frogs

Have 85 gal fish tank just outside the living room window on a front porch...nothing fancy just 22 gold fish that are about 3-4 inches long, and 3-32 gal pre-formed, one near the entryway and two in the backyard. Have two water fountains one in front yard/one in backyard, which used to have fish, until the birds discovered them.

Had some kids carnival fish in 10 gallon tank for many years that just wouldn't die sooo had to give them away when moved. Had until recently...a plecostmus(sp)in a 5 gallon tank until a knocked it into the cat litter pan. Did you know that fish don't like to swim in cat yuck for hours and then my daughter didn't know they have a hardtime getting along in chlorine filled tap water

I have fish in my 95 gallon pond outdoors.(have to get me a heater soon this month that will do the size of that pond)I had a 33 gal tank& a 20 gallon tank but they got cracked in move.so my jack dempsey babys are in pond.my placios.may have floated out durring a rain storm...found his skeloton when moved pond.some of my babys floated out so am down to 8 smart fishies.
when lived in indpls had2 55 gallon tanks a 33 gallon tank and 2 10 gallon tanks used as hatcherys.i use to supply uncle bills pet store with fish from my dempseys& africans& fontosas.I had a black shark too a few goldfish(feeder fish that were smart& survived)and some red ones they were feeders too but had one get a good size& was pretty.had black sharks with red tails also& something called glass fish and they would change colors...florecent like& one beta fish that lived in a wine glass just fine till my neice sprayed air freshner.they don't like air freshner.i had a crab liveing in tank for a bit too till ole jack made a meal out of him.that jack was a mean one he froze in ice storm when we moved here cause was no power for a week and we didn't have a generator then.my other pair got ate out of pond by a bird likely
betcha didn't know if have alge trouble in tank can stick a dill pickle spear in tank.the fish will eat on it too.it will lower your water PH(get suction cup get bread tie and poke tie through spear& twist on suction cup and stick cup to side of tank)

Njoynit, thanks for the tip.

I have algae problem. Will one dill pickle spear work in an 85 gal. tank (with gold fish)or do I need more than one?

Great pickle tip- I gotta tell that to my Mom, who has a Koi pond in her Japanese garden.

We just recently got a 2.5 gallon tank for our fantail goldfish "Shoeless Joe" and his little pal Trickster the Aquatic frog. They've been doing very well and are so much fun to feed and watch. We love them.

Hi All! We have a 30g frshwater planted tank with neons, dwarf rainbows and a couple cherry barbs. A 20 gallon which is home to a goldfish and a few guppies. We also have a tub pond which is home to a huge Cypress plant and more guppies. We had a fish room set up several years ago..raised African cichlids for awhile---more money and work involved than we needed trying to start up an aquarium maintenance biz. Most of the empty tanks are being turned into terrariums now!

Why do Betta Fish
make bubbles at the top of their water??
Anybody know???
It's like a cover over his water,
in one little spot, behind his little house??
Like a hiding spot or something.

Anybody have the new Betta tanks
with the lights and things??
Just curious!!

Weezie

Weezie, me thinks that Beta is wishing for a girlie-friend. I believe I read where the male builds a bubble nest for eggs to be hatched...

Thanks JC,
NO KIDDING???!!!
I was wondering about that,
The one was doing it and the other one wasn't.
2 different tanks, and I filled the water one day apart from each other, so I know one water wasn't "riper" than the other.......
We were wondering about getting girlfriends for them, seeings how they can't have other males or other fish in the tank.....

Is there any type of fish/animal that can go in the male betta tanks that they won't fight with??

Weezie

I had little neons in the same tank with my beta. He left them alone. I made the mistake of introducing an angel fish....The beta thought the angel fish's little dangelies were bait and nibbled them all off. Ewwwwe! Had to separate them. Breeding betas is a little tricky, 'cause dad wants to dine on the little ones after hatching. There are special little containers that go inside the tank to keep the little family apart while the babies are growing..Hmmm, I saw a site somewhere...

JC,
That's what I thought about the babies,
I had rabbits, and never knew that about
the daddy, and he nibbled on a couple before
I realized it, hey, I was about 10, never
knew fathers ate children, thought they
just yelled alot!! LOL
A lesson learned the hard way at age 10,
broke my wee~pickin' heart.
But I thought the same for this breed,
being so agressive...
I've heard that sometimes, if they see
another fish in a tank, they'll jump out
of their tank and on to what ever, floor, table, etc. Mine seem very, very friendly!

I have seen those tanks for the wee~ones
in the fish store, actually, I have a
girlfriend that has I think some little
and she has a tank for her's too.

So the girls' can stay in there then,
I just don't want to buy one and
they get attacked too!!!
When I go back I'll have to look for some chicks.

I would like to get those tanks for the
betta's that are smaller little hexagon
ones with the lights and filters...
Seems like alot of water changing....
Saw them online for about $40.00, not sure that's in my buget for even one.....Lotto time!!!

Thanks for the info, any other info would be great. I've just gotten them and am not too
well versed on them...

And I gotta find out why fish think they are so hungry and why you shouldn't feed them much if they look and act hungry?? :rolleyes:

Weezie

I gotta find out from njoynit about that pickle.
Sounds interesting...

weezie, check out this site!

www.bettatalk.com

i found it to be super informative and the lady that runs it seems like a hoot

Pollenpekko,
I'm on it now, and reading and enjoying!!
Thank~You!!!
I'll post back when I'm done reading!!!!!

Weezie

Good info!

How's everyone's fish....??
Just wondering!!

We had gotten a snail awhile back and it passed away
Weezie

Weez asked. "How's everyone's fish....??"


....still dead, here....

LOL! ROFL! weezie I am laughing so hard, you are killing me here. Picturing your family watching the snail eat. Oh my, got to catch my breath.

That would have been a good answer to the thread what to do when bored. lol! watch your snail eat heheheheh.

I`m using my fish tanks as greenhouses right now. My fish are under about 2 inches of ice.

......Best place fer fishies in my house right now, Rue....
....Fire up the grill......

I BOUGHT A 10 GALLON TANK FOR MY CAT CLARENCE. HE HAS THE HABIT IF WAKING US UP AT EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING..THE TANK WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. AND HE WAS BACK TO HIS OLD TRICKS OF WAKING ME UP. I LEFT THE TANK IN WISCONSIN WHEN I MOVED HERE IT HAD FAN TAILS IN IT..THE FRIENDLIEST FISH YOU COULD FIND. I MISS MY FISHES.. LAURA

Anyone know anything about ICH???

Weezie

Weezie,

The only thing I can tell you about ich is that it is highly contagious, certain fish are more succeptible than others (can't remember which ones - haven't had a tank in years), and shows as white spots on the fish. Pet stores do carry medication for it. Good luck.

Ich is a fungal growth that shows up like little white spots on your babies. It's easily medicated but it's a good idea to isolate the fish that's showing it (unless impossible). There's several different kinds of medication (Ich Away, I think is the name of one). Be sure to take out any charcol filtration while treating. FYI, it'll stain your silicone in the tank a light blue which may eventually leach away. Small price to pay for saving the fishies.