Difficult fish that you've had luck keeping?
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nereef
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lol. yep, never had good luck with those things either. now i have a little better knowledge about which ones to keep. neons, painted glass, and some others are just meant to die evidently.
torno
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Good job guys, thanks for the replys! I do agree with suppliers needing to stop getting in the doomed specimens, but I think most of the ones we try DO have a chance in captivity, they just need some extra attention.
Beautiful copperband dogstar, that is one of my favorite saltwater fish!
Beautiful copperband dogstar, that is one of my favorite saltwater fish!
crox
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Originally Posted by Jon321
haha, I have NO luck with tetras....I think the problem is the tapwater comes out hard as a rock with a pH of over 8.
Jon
Unless you make the water softer you will never have success with tetras or any other fish from the Amazon river but you can keep fancy guppies and gouramis.
haha, I have NO luck with tetras....I think the problem is the tapwater comes out hard as a rock with a pH of over 8.
Jon
Unless you make the water softer you will never have success with tetras or any other fish from the Amazon river but you can keep fancy guppies and gouramis.
jon321
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Originally Posted by Crox
Unless you make the water softer you will never have success with tetras or any other fish from the Amazon river but you can keep fancy guppies and gouramis.
Not entirely true, angels, oscars, cory cats, silver arrowana, and more from this region have flurished and even bred in my tanks. Although I think tetras are much more sensitive to hardness and pH for whatever reason. But on the flipside, I do have some of the nicest guppies and swordtails around.
Jon
Unless you make the water softer you will never have success with tetras or any other fish from the Amazon river but you can keep fancy guppies and gouramis.
Not entirely true, angels, oscars, cory cats, silver arrowana, and more from this region have flurished and even bred in my tanks. Although I think tetras are much more sensitive to hardness and pH for whatever reason. But on the flipside, I do have some of the nicest guppies and swordtails around.
Jon
bill109
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Originally Posted by sahuarita
HAHA my props to anyone who has had luck with thier fish from *****....
Whats wrong with ***** fish they topld me his eye was puffy becase we was looking out of one eye out into the store and said that the white spots on him were from the salt n ot dissolving enogh?! so whats wrong w/ ***** fish they look healthy to me.. JOTA KA (JK)
:hilarious
i bougt a 3 dollar domino damsel
i swear the hardiesst thing ill ever see for fish he went from peco to my tank to smaller tank by hinmsle ad into the fish store and ionto an aggressize tank of mone of my lfs's customers and says he going strong..!!!
i love mr dots!!! and ,miss him even thougt he ws a meanie
HAHA my props to anyone who has had luck with thier fish from *****....
Whats wrong with ***** fish they topld me his eye was puffy becase we was looking out of one eye out into the store and said that the white spots on him were from the salt n ot dissolving enogh?! so whats wrong w/ ***** fish they look healthy to me.. JOTA KA (JK)
:hilarious
i bougt a 3 dollar domino damsel
i swear the hardiesst thing ill ever see for fish he went from peco to my tank to smaller tank by hinmsle ad into the fish store and ionto an aggressize tank of mone of my lfs's customers and says he going strong..!!!
i love mr dots!!! and ,miss him even thougt he ws a meanie
bill109
Active Member
Originally Posted by Jon321
Not entirely true, angels, oscars, cory cats, silver arrowana, and more from this region have flurished and even bred in my tanks. Although I think tetras are much more sensitive to hardness and pH for whatever reason. But on the flipside, I do have some of the nicest guppies and swordtails around.
Jon
still talkin about fw huh? lol i got a baby blood parot fish and he is still in my 20 gallon tank hopefully going to be in a 30 soon when i upgrade my sw.
ohh yyeah and he has got b-e-u-tiful color from the ones ive seen,
Not entirely true, angels, oscars, cory cats, silver arrowana, and more from this region have flurished and even bred in my tanks. Although I think tetras are much more sensitive to hardness and pH for whatever reason. But on the flipside, I do have some of the nicest guppies and swordtails around.
Jon
still talkin about fw huh? lol i got a baby blood parot fish and he is still in my 20 gallon tank hopefully going to be in a 30 soon when i upgrade my sw.
ohh yyeah and he has got b-e-u-tiful color from the ones ive seen,
moorea2
Member
When my daughter was 5 we got her a Beta (fighting fish) She kept it until just this year. 3 years!!! I dont know if they are hard to keep, the amazing part is she took care of all aspects of this fish by herself since the day she got it!!! Not bad for a 5 year old to start 8 year old to finish!
bill109
Active Member
Originally Posted by moorea2
When my daughter was 5 we got her a Beta (fighting fish) She kept it until just this year. 3 years!!! I dont know if they are hard to keep, the amazing part is she took care of all aspects of this fish by herself since the day she got it!!! Not bad for a 5 year old to start 8 year old to finish!
sounds like a start of a great new junior reef keeper to me lol
btw whay kinda dog it tht very cute
When my daughter was 5 we got her a Beta (fighting fish) She kept it until just this year. 3 years!!! I dont know if they are hard to keep, the amazing part is she took care of all aspects of this fish by herself since the day she got it!!! Not bad for a 5 year old to start 8 year old to finish!
sounds like a start of a great new junior reef keeper to me lol
btw whay kinda dog it tht very cute
moorea2
Member
That is my baby. His name is Buddy. He is the only creature I love more then my fish!!! That pic was taken when he was about 9 weeks old. He is a year old now and ABSOLUTELY beautiful. He is an Eurasian. It is a pretty rare breed in the United States. There are only 12 breeders in north america and about 8 or 9 of them are in canada. They are more popular in Europe. And ust to try to stay on topic I've had no difficulty keeping him, he immediately took to IAMS!
Yes, I imagine she will turn out to be quite a reefkeeper later in life. When Blue (what she names him) finally did die she cried for a week. I tried explaining to her that to keep a fish like that for that long is impressive. He came in one of those little bowls and about 6 mo's later we put him in a little tank.
Yes, I imagine she will turn out to be quite a reefkeeper later in life. When Blue (what she names him) finally did die she cried for a week. I tried explaining to her that to keep a fish like that for that long is impressive. He came in one of those little bowls and about 6 mo's later we put him in a little tank.
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surfinusa
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ive kept a clown tang for a long time too but gave him back to the petstore
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jrthomas40
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you all may think this is funny but ive had bad luck with A. Ocellaris.....2 pairs died within a week of getting them with near perfect water parameters....now i have 2 maroons, a flame angel, blue regal, 6 line wrasse and leopard goby....all doing well been in the tank a little over a month now....eat just about anything pellets, mysis shrimp
