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Title: fish
Post by: sexydaz on 20 December 2009, 14:59:52
does anybody else keep fish,i had the lovely job earlier of cleaning the tank,4ft and bah eck can they produce some sh@t
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Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 20 December 2009, 15:04:46
used to keep tropical and cold water fish - not in the same tank though. One of the ballon mollies got a bit ill once and was floating upside down before it died.

I think changing the water too often did more harm than good.
Title: Re: fish
Post by: sexydaz on 20 December 2009, 15:06:22
i do it once every 3/4 weeks in my tropical,usually 4 cos i cant be arsed ;D
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Post by: Jimbob on 20 December 2009, 15:06:50
Yes, get a good filter system, and they need very little maintainance.


Keep the water, the fish keep themselves  :y (bar food obviously)
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 20 December 2009, 15:13:44
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Yes, get a good filter system, and they need very little maintainance.


Keep the water, the fish keep themselves  :y (bar food obviously)


I agree with JB.  I used to have an external filter on mine.

If your tank wont stay clean it's generally due to over feeding, the more food the more poop.
Title: Re: fish
Post by: sexydaz on 20 December 2009, 15:18:56
ive got a fluval 4 plus and 3 bottom feeders  help keep it clean but my plec does mansize turds
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Post by: waspy on 20 December 2009, 16:36:28
My dad kept tropical fish in the late 70s-early 80s. He had a Red Belly Piranha in a 6' tank of it's own. He would feed it live Goldfish, i had great fun watching it as a teenanger. I used to think "i bet that Goldfish is thinking - Uhm it's nice & warm in here". Then Jaws would stalk his prey. I've never seen a fish so big move so fast. It didn't eat it all at once, he would bite it in half & come back for rest later & the front half of the Goldfish would still be swimming about ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jimbob on 20 December 2009, 16:53:15
I have a big external filter, and external UV filter.  Keeps the water spotless.  Clean the filter 2-3 times a year, 1/3rd water change 6 times a year.

Internal ones just do not cut the mustard imho
Title: Re: fish
Post by: Pitchfork on 20 December 2009, 17:06:04
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My dad kept tropical fish in the late 70s-early 80s. He had a Red Belly Piranha in a 6' tank of it's own. He would feed it live Goldfish, i had great fun watching it as a teenanger. I used to think "i bet that Goldfish is thinking - Uhm it's nice & warm in here". Then Jaws would stalk his prey. I've never seen a fish so big move so fast. It didn't eat it all at once, he would bite it in half & come back for rest later & the front half of the Goldfish would still be swimming about ;D ;D ;D
My father once planned to stock the pond in the back garden with Piranhas & let the neighbourhood cats try to catch them with their paws (He hated cats because they dug up his seed beds) :D
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Post by: jereboam on 20 December 2009, 17:12:42
A job I no longer have to do,  :) thank heaven,  :) since my daughter moved out and took her bl**dy aquarium with her.

Only proper use for fish is bouillabaisse or similar. :) :)
Title: Re: fish
Post by: waspy on 20 December 2009, 18:53:27
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My dad kept tropical fish in the late 70s-early 80s. He had a Red Belly Piranha in a 6' tank of it's own. He would feed it live Goldfish, i had great fun watching it as a teenanger. I used to think "i bet that Goldfish is thinking - Uhm it's nice & warm in here". Then Jaws would stalk his prey. I've never seen a fish so big move so fast. It didn't eat it all at once, he would bite it in half & come back for rest later & the front half of the Goldfish would still be swimming about ;D ;D ;D
My father once planned to stock the pond in the back garden with Piranhas & let the neighbourhood cats try to catch them with their paws (He hated cats because they dug up his seed beds) :D

What a good idea. I hate cats too >:( >:( >:( >:(

The bloke across the road from me has three & they crap on my lawn. It's ok, because he gets it back ;)
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Post by: STMO999 on 20 December 2009, 18:54:34
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My dad kept tropical fish in the late 70s-early 80s. He had a Red Belly Piranha in a 6' tank of it's own. He would feed it live Goldfish, i had great fun watching it as a teenanger. I used to think "i bet that Goldfish is thinking - Uhm it's nice & warm in here". Then Jaws would stalk his prey. I've never seen a fish so big move so fast. It didn't eat it all at once, he would bite it in half & come back for rest later & the front half of the Goldfish would still be swimming about ;D ;D ;D
My father once planned to stock the pond in the back garden with Piranhas & let the neighbourhood cats try to catch them with their paws (He hated cats because they dug up his seed beds) :D

What a good idea. I hate cats too >:( >:( >:( >:(

The bloke across the road from me has three & they crap on my lawn. It's ok, because he gets it back ;)


Not through the letterbox I hope. ;D