Topic: does anyone here have a fish tank?

+kook !!NBBLPn+WZ — 9.8 years ago #45,542

If so, please tell me about it

+Anonymous B — 9.8 years ago, 26 minutes later[T] [B] #497,421

What's there to tell? A few low light p!ants, a few dozen neon tetras, some ghost shrimp, and tons of free snails that came with the plants. Looks natural like a river environment, easy to maintain 55gl. My stupid parrot fell in once, cause it's his duty to thoroughly inspect each and every single object that I bring into the house.

+Anonymous C — 9.8 years ago, 48 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #497,425

why dont you make decent threads like this on mc?? i do i have a fish tank

+Anonymous D — 9.8 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,427

@497,421 (B)
I never buy the live plants. You're gonna go through hell getting rid of those snails. They'll clog up the filter and shit.

And when you think they are gone, their not. The slime they leave, just won't die. As soon as you get an item wet again with the slime, more snails are born.

(Edited 2 minutes later.)

+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 9.8 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,428

@previous (D)
Why don't they just grow the live plants you can buy in a snail-free environment?

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,429

@497,421 (B)
What kind of low light plants and do you fertilize them?

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 42 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,430

@497,425 (C)
I'm kind of getting tired of the overly sensitive people. Please tell me about your tank.

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 56 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,431

@497,427 (D)
Please tell us about your snail catastrophes

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 9.8 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,432

We had a plastic tadpole tank for a little while. I don't really remember much about it besides it being kept on the shelf around the jacuzzi in my parents' bathroom.

·Anonymous D — 9.8 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,433

@497,428 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)

I don't think they grow them anywhere, its probably just shit that grows in a pond, and they pick it sell it like that.

@497,431 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)

What the fuck is your problem?

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 8 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,434

@497,432 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
I love tadpoles. I always raised them as a child and teen

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 41 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,435

@497,433 (D)
I dont have a problem. I seriously want to hear about all of your snail issues.

edit: I'm not being sarcastic

(Edited 4 minutes later.)

·Anonymous D — 9.8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,436

@previous (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)
I don't have the snail issues anymore. I got rid of all the shit and tank included, and went and bought another one. I just don't use live plants anymore.

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 7 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,437

@previous (D)
wow the infestation was that bad? sounds like cockroaches

+Syntax — 9.8 years ago, 30 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,438

Had many a tank but it was my wife who mostly maintained them. The very best of all were the Bettas.

Tricky with separating males from Females except to mate. The matting ritual and then how the males take over and have no life other than taking care of each single egg one at a time until they hatch and then you have to get the male OUT of there quickly or he will eat the progeny

·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 9.8 years ago, 16 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,439

@previous (Syntax)
Is that a photo? It looks like a painting!

·Syntax — 9.8 years ago, 35 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,441

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
http://aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/fish_food/fish_food_for_sale.htm

The layout for that site SUCKS

Yep a photo - They are really amazing and the courting ritual ends up text book perfect

·Anonymous D — 9.8 years ago, 27 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,444

@497,437 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)
Yep, it gets bad. I had a volcano in mine, which lit up and bubbles came out.

The snails had left slime on it. I washed it, left it in the 90 some degree temp right in the sunlight for several days, and that didn't even kill it.

·Anonymous B — 9.8 years ago, 10 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,460

@497,429 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)
I don't fertilize. The easiest plants, for me at least, are java ferns and java moss. I really like Java moss in particularly because it grows out like a weed and you can trim and shape it. Attach it with sewing string to rock or driftwood and it gives the aquarium a really natural look. Really low maintenance, I don't even use any lighting since my aquarium is right by a window and it gets sunlight.
Mine looks a little like this one.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8B0GQHF3NRA

@497,427 (D)
Yeah, they reproduce like crazy, but the shrimp seem to have them under control now. They really haven't caused any problems and I like how they look.

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 3 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,465

@497,444 (D)
The volcano sounds really cool minus the sea cockroaches

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 51 seconds later, 19 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,466

@497,460 (B)
Do you have any fish in it right now?

+Bat Nugget is !grate/DTHM — 9.8 years ago, 1 hour later, 20 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,467

My best good friend was keeping tropical fish, last I checked. I can ask him any questions you may have.

(Edited 12 seconds later.)

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 53 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #497,471

@previous (Bat Nugget is !grate/DTHM)
Yikes salt water won't work for me. But thanks anyway

·Anonymous B — 9.8 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #497,480

@497,466 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)
Yes, just a few dozen neon & cardinal tetras. They're small, low maintenance, school when swimming and look really cool.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ko5qQEqmOU0

You should also consider red cherry shrimp, really beautiful, peaceful, easy to maintain, and help keep the tank clean.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CAZxt1cMDFM

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #497,500

@previous (B)
What do the shrimp eat?

+Syntax — 9.8 years ago, 1 day later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #497,557

@previous (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)
ANYTHING EVERYTHING

Scavenge anything from decaying algae to scum off a fish to fish waste products - you name it shrimp eat it

·Anonymous B — 9.8 years ago, 19 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #497,558

@497,500 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)
See @previous (Syntax)

Yeah pretty much what google, err I mean syntax said. Some people keep only shrimp and then you'd have to buy some shrimp pellets or other shrimp specific food. Also certaing veggies like zuchinni and collard greens. Mostly they just eat whatever the fish don't, including dead fish

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 4 hours later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #497,570

@497,557 (Syntax)
@previous (B)
cool

·Anonymous C — 9.8 years ago, 4 hours later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #497,575

@497,430 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)

> I'm kind of getting tired of the overly sensitive people. Please tell me about your tank.

oh ok. uh its salt water and i have a yello wrasse and a clown fish

·kook !!NBBLPn+WZ (OP) — 9.8 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #497,576

@previous (C)
pics?

·Bat Nugget is !grate/DTHM — 9.8 years ago, 13 hours later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #497,604

@497,471 (kook !!NBBLPn+WZ)

Anytime, nugget.

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