Beware the Beast Man
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:32 AM
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Matcom was right: My Glowlight Tetras are all dead. |
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Ick. I flushed one on Sunday, then the rest succumbed to the disease yesterday. I had a tank ornament in the shape of a bell where they would all go to die. How poetic- for whom the bell tolls.
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:33 AM
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One doesn't normally think of fish as literate....... sorry for your loss.
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:37 AM
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that's been my experience. can't keep them alive to save my ass. overbreeding.
sorry dude
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:42 AM
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You gonna get more fish? Get goldfish, they will outlive you and they eat their own shit so you hardly have to feed them and they keep the aquarium clean.
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:47 AM
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4. I'm thinking guppies this time around. |
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I had them years ago; they're extremely easy to care for.
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:51 AM
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6. Guppies are good. My fave fish right now in my tank are my tiger barbs |
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Very active, I have a school of 11 of them, and they look quite cool swimming around zip zip zip.
I also love my turquoise guorami - very beautiful, and always sparkling in the light.
And my red tailed sharks - glorious!
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Wed Sep-14-05 08:01 AM
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7. I'm a bit apprehensive about getting anything else. |
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This was my first foray into aquarium keeping, and I picked a particularly difficult breed. I have a small tank, despite many things I have read stating that beginners should start with a large community tank. At least I didn't do anything stupid like throw a chiclid into the mix...it would have been a quick meal.
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Wed Sep-14-05 08:03 AM
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And start with an easier breed - get some black tetras. That's what my aquarium guy suggests is the best fish for getting a tank going, they're hardy, hard to kill, and get along with other fish.
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Wed Sep-14-05 08:04 AM
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9. it's only 2 1/2 gallons. |
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Only big enough for a small school.
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Wed Sep-14-05 08:10 AM
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10. Holy shit, that is small |
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You can't really do tropical in one that small.
Gotta go with freshwater.
Or you could get a betta.
I suggest you move up to a ten gallon, at least - you can get full kits for $30 or less. My last kit was $27. At least a ten gallon is big enough to have a filter and heater.
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Wed Sep-14-05 08:14 AM
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I think that's why I am going to stock the tank with guppies- they should be fine in a smaller environment such as that. When I was a teen I had four that I kept in a fishbowl and they lasted a very long time.
Thanks for all the advice! :hi:
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Wed Sep-14-05 07:47 AM
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5. Bummers - always sad to lose a fish. |
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I have some head and taillight tetras that have done well, and look pretty cool.
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Wed Sep-14-05 08:42 AM
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12. Get some Bush Tetras. They're quite hardy. |
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