GREG 1
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Sooo does anyone here own a tropical or marine fish tank ??
Im thinking of getting one although not sure yet, any pics or tips guys ?
Saw some lovely little craps and frog fish (looked like little humans really freaky) today although apparently they eat most other small fish 
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Simon
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yeah weve had a tropical tank for a few years, if you look after them regularly with water changes every couple of weeks its cool and i can sometimes jsut sit and watch the tank for ages but neglect it and get lazy and it all goes tits up with algae and shit. But i think theyre great, never had marine but thats expensive and a bit more tricky
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Russ
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get fish that eat algae, lots of plants and a good filter.
[Edited on 21-08-2005 by RussSxi]
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Adam-D
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i have 2 coldwater fish
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Graham
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i work in a pet store
i keep fish
im qualified
but im also fucking tired
i suggest you take a visit to your local pets at home store or good aquarist and they will show you and talk you threw every aspect of how to look after them and how much its gonna cost etc
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3CorsaMeal
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i got three in my room
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3CorsaMeal
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tropicals btw
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Edd
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i used to have a catfish all it done was stick to the side of the tank
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Carly
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We have a 4ft one in the front room, its really cool 
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J4CKO
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ive got a 90 litre tropical fish tank
i aint got many fish in at the min as its only just been set up for a few weeks
ive got 3 plattys and 3 mollies
and the plattys were pregnant wen they wen into my tank and they have had little baby fish so there is another 4 babies and now the other platty i have got is pregnant !!
i have got 1 male platty and 2 females dirty horny bastards !!!
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Ally
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Ive got a tropical community tank
Crap? U mean crab? They would be a no no unless u wanted a tank full of crabs
Start off with a 2 foot tank, get it cycled then add some hardy fish
IMO a fishless cycle is better
I spend alot of time on www.fishforums.net take a look on there for some good advice
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Ally
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quote:
Originally posted by J4CKO
ive got a 90 litre tropical fish tank
i aint got many fish in at the min as its only just been set up for a few weeks
ive got 3 plattys and 3 mollies
and the plattys were pregnant wen they wen into my tank and they have had little baby fish so there is another 4 babies and now the other platty i have got is pregnant !!
i have got 1 male platty and 2 females dirty horny bastards !!!
Expect a batch of fry every 6 - 8 weeks then
We rescued 9 of our first batch, but just let nature take its course now! 99% of them will get eaten, usually only 1 or 2 or ours survive
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J4CKO
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
quote:
Originally posted by J4CKO
ive got a 90 litre tropical fish tank
i aint got many fish in at the min as its only just been set up for a few weeks
ive got 3 plattys and 3 mollies
and the plattys were pregnant wen they wen into my tank and they have had little baby fish so there is another 4 babies and now the other platty i have got is pregnant !!
i have got 1 male platty and 2 females dirty horny bastards !!!
Expect a batch of fry every 6 - 8 weeks then
We rescued 9 of our first batch, but just let nature take its course now! 99% of them will get eaten, usually only 1 or 2 or ours survive
yeah same as wot happended to mine !! just quite funny there tiny they look like sperm
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3CorsaMeal
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get cichlids
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Edd
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are clown fish tropical?
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Graham
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quote:
Originally posted by J4CKO
ive got a 90 litre tropical fish tank
i aint got many fish in at the min as its only just been set up for a few weeks
ive got 3 plattys and 3 mollies
and the plattys were pregnant wen they wen into my tank and they have had little baby fish so there is another 4 babies and now the other platty i have got is pregnant !!
i have got 1 male platty and 2 females dirty horny bastards !!!
platies and mollys are for girls and pussies 
you want real fish 
Greg get a starter tank from pets at home, alot of nice tanks and good prices.
you'll need to set up the aqaurium for about 10days for a good amount of bacteria onto the filter pads.
basically this means that everytime you add fish into the tank they give off a small amount of amonia and nitrite, with good amounts of bacteria this will be filtered through in a matter of days.
with no or little it will take longer.
as long as you add a maximum of 5 fish weekley you'll be fine.
and have your water tested before you buy fish, just to be on the safe side and save any casulties.
your levels should be:
pH:6.8-7.8
amonia
nitrite
nitrate
if you have any questions about setting the tank up or varients of fish i.e which is hardiest and easiest to keep then give us a u2u.
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Graham
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
get cichlids
i own chichlids
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Carly
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We have got so many different types of fishies, i like the cat fishes, angel fish, red finned sharks and parrot fish, the ones with the boggley eyes make me laugh
We had a crab, but one day when my mum oped the tank to feed then he was right at the top waiting to get out
They went after that 
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd_20
are clown fish tropical?
marine
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Ally
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Graham i thought it took longer for a tank to cycle? 10 days isnt long enough.
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Carly
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nemo 
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Ally
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http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=73365
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
get cichlids
i own chichlids
i have a pair of convicts in their own tank, they such moody cnuts i love em
have a large community tank too, with barbs, danios, tetras, gobys, pygmy corys, shrimp and other random things
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by Carly
nemo
YES
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by Edd_20
are clown fish tropical?
marine
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