General Aquarium Talk - Page 102

HYP · 24th October 2009, 9:11 PM

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Originally Posted by japes

Yes, continue feeding. Eartheaters should be fed extremely small food for their size, I feed 1mm New Life Spectrum pellets and crush up anything else that is larger using a mortar and pestle.

how many times a day do u feed ur fish? do u have plecos? i usually only get to feed my fish once or twice a day if their lucky due to my busyness. tats prob y they r not successfully breeding?

SaWBLaDe · 29th October 2009, 3:26 PM

hey guys, so i've fully stocked my 5 gallon (5 guppies and one oto) and i've been checking the water and ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all reading zero.

does this mean the live plant (some type of anubias on some driftwood) is absorbing the nitrate?

and if so do i still have to do water changes? or at the very least could i do the water changes every 2 weeks instead on weekly?

Cheers SaW

Jaded5542 · 29th October 2009, 3:36 PM

Im looking for some sort of werid fish.

I wanted like pirana, but i got told they are illegal, is there any other cool fish like that thats legal?

I seen a red snake head fish, but i think thats illegal aswell.

Just want something different, and oscars are a little large for my tank. (140L)

HYP · 29th October 2009, 3:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaded5542

Im looking for some sort of werid fish.

I wanted like pirana, but i got told they are illegal, is there any other cool fish like that thats legal?

I seen a red snake head fish, but i think thats illegal aswell.

Just want something different, and oscars are a little large for my tank. (140L)

lol wat do u classify as wierd? it seems most of the fish u r looking for are tankbusters or oddballs. maybe ghost knife fish? butterfly fish?

Jaded5542 · 29th October 2009, 4:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HYP

lol wat do u classify as wierd? it seems most of the fish u r looking for are tankbusters or oddballs. maybe ghost knife fish? butterfly fish?

Werid as in not angels/neons/tetra.

Something not standed.

Like idealy id like something to throw meat/live fish in and it go nuts, it has to be tropical thou.

Everyone says knife fish, but i see them everywhere, i seen some fish named a urga or something like that in the local, they said it was pretty bad ass.

smackus · 29th October 2009, 6:04 PM

ahh you want big fishes like saratoga or barra's, but dont think there are many small fish that snaps at food. Well my african cichlids do but its not the same as a barra eating.

painkiller · 29th October 2009, 6:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaded5542

Im looking for some sort of werid fish.

I wanted like pirana, but i got told they are illegal, is there any other cool fish like that thats legal?

I seen a red snake head fish, but i think thats illegal aswell.

Just want something different, and oscars are a little large for my tank. (140L)

My mate has a barra at the moment. About 10/15cm maybe. Put a bag of feeders in the top of the water last night and the barra was trying to smash the bag open just to get to them. Pretty bad ass fish

Just depends what your into

Vassili · 29th October 2009, 6:37 PM

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Originally Posted by painkiller

My mate has a barra at the moment. About 10/15cm maybe. Put a bag of feeders in the top of the water last night and the barra was trying to smash the bag open just to get to them. Pretty bad ass fish

Just depends what your into

You are suggesting a barramundi for a 140l tank?

painkiller · 29th October 2009, 9:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Vassili

You are suggesting a barramundi for a 140l tank?

Its a 100page thread i didn't exactly read it lol just on the last page and seen some talk. No i wouldn't recommend a barra for 140litre tank lol

japes · 30th October 2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaded5542

Im looking for some sort of werid fish.

I wanted like pirana, but i got told they are illegal, is there any other cool fish like that thats legal?

I seen a red snake head fish, but i think thats illegal aswell.

Just want something different, and oscars are a little large for my tank. (140L)

Snakeheads are big, illegal fish.
Pirahnas are indeed illegal, ugly, and rather unappealing imo.

140L tank.. I'd go for Blue Acaras if you want a fish that doesn't mind going after small feeders. Not a bad looking fish, fairly peaceful though so may get one that's not keen on feeders.

Ultimately though you'll outgrow that phase when you get serious in the hobby and wonder why it ever interested you - unless you use the fish as a party trick of course.

Jaded5542 · 30th October 2009, 7:40 AM

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Originally Posted by japes

Ultimately though you'll outgrow that phase when you get serious in the hobby and wonder why it ever interested you - unless you use the fish as a party trick of course.

Im basicly looking at replacing the fish i have at the moment (planning for when they phase out) just for the simple fact, my GF brought them, and she brought random "pretty" ones.

I want a "theme" to my tank but at the same time i want it to look impressive.

Vassili · 30th October 2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by painkiller

Its a 100page thread i didn't exactly read it lol just on the last page and seen some talk. No i wouldn't recommend a barra for 140litre tank lol

He says his tank size in the post you quoted

I like the Blue Acara suggestion, quite nice fish.

HYP · 30th October 2009, 10:40 AM

hmmm maybe an australian saratoga or jardini watever u wanna call em? they're very aggressive kinda like pirahnas but not illegal.

or u can go with flowerhorns. they can get really beautiful but cost a lot if they are show quality.

or red texas? btw i heard silver perchs and jade perches can be just like piranhas as in feeding. they go nuts wen u add a bit of meat or watever in.

painkiller · 30th October 2009, 3:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Vassili

He says his tank size in the post you quoted

I like the Blue Acara suggestion, quite nice fish.

haha! whoops.

japes · 30th October 2009, 4:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HYP

or u can go with flowerhorns. they can get really beautiful but cost a lot if they are show quality.

or red texas?

Like your hybrids?

None of these fish listed are anywhere near suitable for a 140L tank.

29th October 2009, 3:36 PM	#1518
Jaded5542 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane 4066 Posts: 872	Im looking for some sort of werid fish. I wanted like pirana, but i got told they are illegal, is there any other cool fish like that thats legal? I seen a red snake head fish, but i think thats illegal aswell. Just want something different, and oscars are a little large for my tank. (140L) __________________ http://sigx.yuriy.net/images/xJaded5542.png

29th October 2009, 6:04 PM	#1521
smackus Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 598	ahh you want big fishes like saratoga or barra's, but dont think there are many small fish that snaps at food. Well my african cichlids do but its not the same as a barra eating. __________________ into collecting African cichlids. Cameras. Watches. RC Truggies. Torches. PCs. Laptops. Ties.

29th October 2009, 3:26 PM	#1517
SaWBLaDe Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 300	hey guys, so i've fully stocked my 5 gallon (5 guppies and one oto) and i've been checking the water and ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all reading zero. does this mean the live plant (some type of anubias on some driftwood) is absorbing the nitrate? and if so do i still have to do water changes? or at the very least could i do the water changes every 2 weeks instead on weekly? Cheers SaW

30th October 2009, 10:40 AM	#1528
HYP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney, AUS Posts: 21	hmmm maybe an australian saratoga or jardini watever u wanna call em? they're very aggressive kinda like pirahnas but not illegal. or u can go with flowerhorns. they can get really beautiful but cost a lot if they are show quality. or red texas? btw i heard silver perchs and jade perches can be just like piranhas as in feeding. they go nuts wen u add a bit of meat or watever in.