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Post by Paul K on Mar 9, 2019 21:16:25 GMT -8
Very nice, another very difficult species to keep, congrats. |
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Post by leptraps on Mar 10, 2019 2:41:22 GMT -8
Fish tanks were a standard feature in our home until we moved from Florida to Kentucky in 2000. The constant bubbling came to an end. The effort we put into tropical fish and actually a couple of Florida natives was mind boggling.
No more. The cost of fish, tanks, pumps, fish food, and the aggravation of leaky tanks. Checking PH, aging water, just the everyday maintenance became a habit.
I gave it all away. And as MLK would say, "Free at last, free at last, never again, I am free at last.
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Post by exoticimports on Mar 11, 2019 5:16:38 GMT -8
Fish tanks were a standard feature in our home until we moved from Florida to Kentucky in 2000. The constant bubbling came to an end. The effort we put into tropical fish and actually a couple of Florida natives was mind boggling. No more. The cost of fish, tanks, pumps, fish food, and the aggravation of leaky tanks. Checking PH, aging water, just the everyday maintenance became a habit. I gave it all away. And as MLK would say, "Free at last, free at last, never again, I am free at last. At one time in my life I had over 20 aquariums, ranging from 5 to 150 gallons, with a total of over 2000 gallons. Now I'm down to one 6' display aquarium, and that has to go away when we install wood flooring. Funny what drives change. Large aquariums are far more easy to care for. All I do is clean mine. Food is on automatic. OK, the plants do need to be trimmed now and then. But a larger ecosystem is more stable and self-sustaining. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2019 9:45:00 GMT -8
That's right. Aquariums are like swimming pools. The larger they are the more stable they are and require less maintenance. I will not setup anything less than 75 gallons.
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Post by joee30 on Mar 15, 2019 22:21:10 GMT -8
my pride and joy, though needs more work regarding plants.  |
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Post by joee30 on Mar 15, 2019 22:23:23 GMT -8
 Another one. They were begging for food when I took these. Have a couple of American Flagfish killifish, which I have had once, and got them when in Florida. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 6:50:58 GMT -8
There is a killifish native to my area called the northern studfish. Can't wait to collect a few for my native species tank.
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Post by leptraps on Mar 16, 2019 7:56:57 GMT -8
No, never again. If I want fish, I go to Fisherman's Warf, Red Lobster or Long John Silvers.
No fish tanks, no bubbling, no sell, no fish.
And no money flushed down the Commode.
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Post by LEPMAN on Mar 16, 2019 13:01:54 GMT -8
I was also a big aquarium enthusiast. I used to breed angelfish during my younger years (10-14). I also selectively breed guppies- I managed to create a completely white guppy with a silver spotted pattern. Of course all those fish had to be given away when time to move came around. The hardest part of fish breeding/ keeping was giving those fish away. Especially considering the size and number of fish I had, all personally breed and reared from the size of an egg.
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Post by exoticimports on Mar 16, 2019 14:17:47 GMT -8
I’ve a pair of Scalare spawning right now, big fights with the other pairs.
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Post by joee30 on Mar 16, 2019 18:02:24 GMT -8
I’ve a pair of Scalare spawning right now, big fights with the other pairs. Thats about right! I have a bunch of female Gambusia sp(Mosquitofish) amd male Endlers guppies. Breed regular guppies, and boy, were they horndogs! They killed off many a female. |
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