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Tropical or Marine Fish for Aquarium
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Bobtanian | Report | 23 Oct 2014 23:24 |
IF you know someone with an active aquarium, you might be able to "borrow some of his gravel, or water, or ornament....( containing the right bacteria,) to get your tank going.. |
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Tecwyn | Report | 23 Oct 2014 22:24 |
I always wash the gravel in a builders bucket by running water through it, and stirring it a bit till the water comes clear. |
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MarilynB | Report | 23 Oct 2014 22:20 |
Thanks again everyone for advice, got the tank home, advised this sort of sandy gravel and half filled the tank so far but it is very murky like the sea when you paddle in it and disturb the sand, its taking an age to clear. Something tells me we will be starting again with this. Will phone the shop tomorrow :-S |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 22 Oct 2014 23:51 |
I've only ever kept goldfish, but can never understand why some people feel the need to tap the glass of tanks/fish bowls :-S |
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Annx | Report | 22 Oct 2014 23:17 |
I kept tropicals from my teens to 30s and keep wondering whether to set up again now! :-) I never fancied the faff of marines although I love the fish and they are expensive as people say. |
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Tecwyn | Report | 22 Oct 2014 22:30 |
Bob I had fish for many years, but didn't bother when we moved. Now after a gap of several years I've set up a nice bow fronted tank that I acquired second hand. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 22 Oct 2014 22:21 |
Ah! the "ammonia cycle"........begins....... |
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Tecwyn | Report | 22 Oct 2014 21:44 |
As Joy said, leave the tank at least a week after setting up to allow it to "settle down" |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 22 Oct 2014 20:49 |
remember to set the tank up a week before you add your fish :-D :-D |
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MarilynB | Report | 22 Oct 2014 19:52 |
Well brought the cupboard part of the aquarium home, got the tank in but the boot wouldnt shut lol. Have to go back tomorrow for the aquarium. Decided on tropical in the end. Saw lots of nice colourful fish so will be taking another trip back when it is set up. |
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ann | Report | 22 Oct 2014 15:41 |
Who me Bob? I have a concrete floor. I started off with the goldfish 9 years ago. Looking after daughters house while she went on holiday. Went over to water the plants and was hit by this disgusting smell. Searched for this smell and it was 2 goldfish, one in each of the kids bedroom. You could not even see the fish. Cleaned the water and bought them back here and put them in my tiny tank in the corner of the kitchen. When kids come back daughter would not let them have them back as they did not look after them Hubby feeds pellets and not flakes and they grew very quick. So had to buy a larger tank where they carried on growing. We lost one of them last Christmas day so went and bought 3 baby ones to keep the large one company lol They are now quite big. I had tropical when my children were young |
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LaGooner | Report | 22 Oct 2014 14:36 |
My son has a huge tank all set on a fancy cabinet. He has tried Marine but as others have said very costly and a lot of hard work. He now keeps tropical of every shape and colour. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 22 Oct 2014 14:00 |
300 litres? hope you have a sound floor.............over 600 lbs of water........ |
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ann | Report | 22 Oct 2014 13:21 |
I have a 4 foot tank. I have 4 goldfish in there. They are about 7 to 8 inches long. We feed them pellets and not flakes so we think that's why they have grown so big. We had tropical for years and they too can be quite pretty. They are very interesting for children if you get live bearers and watch the babies being born. We had a breeding tank for mum and babies otherwise mum will turn round and eat them. Marine fish I would love but far too expensive. The goldfish are quite boring but easy to keep |
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MarilynB | Report | 22 Oct 2014 13:11 |
I would just have marine fish only, would love coral but it would be plastic lol :-) |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 22 Oct 2014 13:04 |
I would love a living coral tank |
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MarilynB | Report | 22 Oct 2014 12:29 |
Thanks for advice LadyScozz :-) |
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LadyScozz | Report | 22 Oct 2014 12:26 |
don't buy a shark |
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MarilynB | Report | 22 Oct 2014 12:03 |
That's what my head says JoBoroAngel lol. |
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MarilynB | Report | 22 Oct 2014 12:02 |
Thanks Kay, will ask later :-) |
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