| Tropical Fish 21:20 - Sep 20 with 2720 views | AguycalledJack |
Anybody have an aquarium?
Got an aquarium last week so aquarium been up and running for a week. Bought 7 lampeyes today? With some plants etc. All but 1 have died. Done All the tests, ph nitrate and ammonia and readings are all within the correct range.
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| Tropical Fish on 21:33 - Sep 20 with 2425 views | KeithHaynes |
Drowned ? |  |
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| Tropical Fish on 22:10 - Sep 20 with 2384 views | Flashberryjack |
Why would you put 7 lampeyes in a new set up, they are relatively delicate fish and require stable water conditions.
You would have been better putting a few guppies in to start with. |  |
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| Tropical Fish on 22:38 - Sep 20 with 2363 views | AguycalledJack |
We went to a reputable store that a few people we know have used and recommended and we went with the recommendation of the individual at the store who appeared to be extremely well informed and kept fish himself. | | | |
| Tropical Fish on 22:51 - Sep 20 with 2354 views | Luther27 |
Sounds like they’ve had their chips to me.
Sorry | | | |
| Tropical Fish on 23:30 - Sep 20 with 2318 views | max936 |
Go back to the dealer and ask his advice, there are probably Tropical Fish forums online as well, I keep Koi and there's a few forums online and on FB that I use, i belong to a club as well which is useful and helpful, I suspect that the may be a Tropical fish club locally as well. |  |
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| Tropical Fish on 00:07 - Sep 21 with 2304 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
I bought 20 goldfish the other day from the local fish shop. The guy behind the counter said “would you like an aquarium” I said “I don’t give a shit what star sign they are” |  |
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| Tropical Fish on 09:17 - Sep 21 with 2225 views | Dr_Winston |
Temperature shock maybe?
Sometimes it just does happen. Might even have been something on the plants if they went in at the same time as the fish. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Tropical Fish on 09:50 - Sep 21 with 2209 views | lifelong |
I had a good fishing mate from Pencader, sadly no longer with us, spent many happy hour fishing the river Teifi with him.
.He bought quite a large fish tank and decided he wanted to keep trout in it, placed it in his front room, filled it with water and off we went to catch a few trout. Returned an hour later and put 3 trout in the tank, which had no top cover. They seemed quite happy in there for about 15 minutes but then suddenly became very erratic and jumped about 2 feet up in the air out of the tank and were flapping about on his carpet.
Bit of a pointless tale but fish tanks alway remind me of him, he was completely mad.😀 |  | | |
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| Tropical Fish on 10:52 - Sep 21 with 2192 views | max936 |
| Tropical Fish on 09:50 - Sep 21 by lifelong |
I had a good fishing mate from Pencader, sadly no longer with us, spent many happy hour fishing the river Teifi with him.
.He bought quite a large fish tank and decided he wanted to keep trout in it, placed it in his front room, filled it with water and off we went to catch a few trout. Returned an hour later and put 3 trout in the tank, which had no top cover. They seemed quite happy in there for about 15 minutes but then suddenly became very erratic and jumped about 2 feet up in the air out of the tank and were flapping about on his carpet.
Bit of a pointless tale but fish tanks alway remind me of him, he was completely mad.😀 |
I tried keeping roach etc in a tank when I was much much younger and more stupid than I'am now, that didn't end well, cleaned tank out re-filled put a couple of goldfish in to start then a couple of small golden orf, then I saw a pet shop selling small catfish all ok for a while but the cat fish grew and ate the orf you could actually see the outline of the orf through the skin of the catfish he didn't last long after that.
I bought a very large tank and tried keeping 4 young koi in it, the water parameters eventually got uncontrollable and sadly they died, I then waited over 30yrs until I was able to afford to build a pond to keep Koi, I've 21 in a 5000 gal pond which is probably over filtered and the fish have thrived, the food costs a fortune they don't stop eating  and the cost of equipment is expensive when things do go wrong, but it is what it is and I enjoy the hobby. | |
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| Tropical Fish on 13:40 - Sep 21 with 2122 views | Flashberryjack |
| Tropical Fish on 09:17 - Sep 21 by Dr_Winston |
Temperature shock maybe?
Sometimes it just does happen. Might even have been something on the plants if they went in at the same time as the fish. |
When introducing new fish into your tank, you should always put the plastic bag the fish came in into the tank, leave it there for the temperature of the water in the bag and tank slowly equalise, then release the fish, this should stop them suffering from temperature shock. | |
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| Tropical Fish on 17:08 - Sep 21 with 2079 views | Wingstandwood |
When I kept tropical fish I used to dechlorinate the water using a treatment I used to buy from a local pet shop. I do not know if this is something applicable in this instance. I used to treat the water after cleaning the tank out and refilling also.
Another thing to be mindful of is having correct temperature setting on the heater by having a water thermometer. Water too cold is a killer! |  |
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| Tropical Fish on 17:14 - Sep 21 with 2070 views | onehunglow |
Why keep fish captive ,yiu cruel buggers
Imagine being in a cage and people gawping at you | |
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| Tropical Fish on 17:47 - Sep 21 with 2049 views | Flashberryjack |
| Tropical Fish on 17:14 - Sep 21 by onehunglow |
Why keep fish captive ,yiu cruel buggers
Imagine being in a cage and people gawping at you |
You can't keep fish in a cage you header. | |
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| Tropical Fish on 17:50 - Sep 21 with 2043 views | Flashberryjack |
| Tropical Fish on 17:08 - Sep 21 by Wingstandwood |
When I kept tropical fish I used to dechlorinate the water using a treatment I used to buy from a local pet shop. I do not know if this is something applicable in this instance. I used to treat the water after cleaning the tank out and refilling also.
Another thing to be mindful of is having correct temperature setting on the heater by having a water thermometer. Water too cold is a killer! |
If you have proper filtration in the tank, you only need to partially change the water once a year. | |
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| Tropical Fish on 18:07 - Sep 21 with 2034 views | onehunglow |
| Tropical Fish on 17:47 - Sep 21 by Flashberryjack |
You can't keep fish in a cage you header. |
Of course it’s a cage ,one with glass ,ya big Jessie | |
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| Tropical Fish on 19:25 - Sep 21 with 1995 views | AguycalledJack |
Update.
It appears that the heater was faulty. We had done all the treatments, placed the bag they came in in in the water etc and temp reading via 🌡 was fine. When the heater was looked at there was a crack in it. We have 1 remaining fish still going strong. Our 6 Yr old thinks the others are with the fish doctor. Been advised to do a 50% water change tomorrow and treat again. Will keep you updated as to how hutch is doing in the week. | | | |
| Tropical Fish on 21:37 - Sep 21 with 1948 views | max936 |
| Tropical Fish on 19:25 - Sep 21 by AguycalledJack |
Update.
It appears that the heater was faulty. We had done all the treatments, placed the bag they came in in in the water etc and temp reading via 🌡 was fine. When the heater was looked at there was a crack in it. We have 1 remaining fish still going strong. Our 6 Yr old thinks the others are with the fish doctor. Been advised to do a 50% water change tomorrow and treat again. Will keep you updated as to how hutch is doing in the week. |
Keep testing the water daily, keep a spare heater handy, you'll get it right just persevere  | |
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| Tropical Fish on 11:32 - Sep 25 with 1746 views | grabsplatter |
Do regular partial water changes, I never did as much as 50% myself (more like 20%).
If using tap water you can use a declorinator or just draw the water off & let it stand for a while. Also make sure you equalise the temperature of the water before you introduce it to avoid shocking the fish. |  | | |
| Tropical Fish on 12:57 - Sep 25 with 1730 views | onehunglow |
Better still,leave the fish alone in their natural home,ie,the ocean,river or lake | |
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| Tropical Fish on 19:08 - Sep 26 with 1611 views | AguycalledJack |
Update.
All is well with the tank, added some more fish today and going strong. | | | |
| Tropical Fish on 21:40 - Sep 28 with 1449 views | AguycalledJack |
We've added some guppies today and they are doing well.
Any suggestions on some colourful fish that we could also add to the tank that are compatible with lampeyes and guppies? | | | |
| Tropical Fish on 18:46 - Sep 29 with 1386 views | Dr_Winston |
Neon Tetras are always a decent addition to a tank. Mollies and Gourami also come in a variety of sizes and colours. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Tropical Fish on 19:24 - Sep 29 with 1377 views | Wingstandwood |
Breeding fish can be a danger when in comes to other fish. There is nothing worse than having a protective-muderous Mam and Dad 'Kribensis' couple running amok in a aquarium.
These are very easy fish to breed (talking from experience) but once the young-un's are seen in the tank, it’s a case of separating Mam, Dad and kids from the other fish. The newborn are easily eaten by other fish species in the tank and of course having Mr + Mrs Kribensis on the warpath is no help for aquatic community relations.
I ended separating (with help of fish catching net) the Kribensis clan from the other fish by means of transparent plastic sheeting wrapped around two knitting needles. Apparently a tank where fish end up breeding is a positive sign of having a well conditioned tank and excellent living environment. | |
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| Tropical Fish on 21:43 - Sep 29 with 1327 views | AguycalledJack |
| Tropical Fish on 19:24 - Sep 29 by Wingstandwood |
Breeding fish can be a danger when in comes to other fish. There is nothing worse than having a protective-muderous Mam and Dad 'Kribensis' couple running amok in a aquarium.
These are very easy fish to breed (talking from experience) but once the young-un's are seen in the tank, it’s a case of separating Mam, Dad and kids from the other fish. The newborn are easily eaten by other fish species in the tank and of course having Mr + Mrs Kribensis on the warpath is no help for aquatic community relations.
I ended separating (with help of fish catching net) the Kribensis clan from the other fish by means of transparent plastic sheeting wrapped around two knitting needles. Apparently a tank where fish end up breeding is a positive sign of having a well conditioned tank and excellent living environment. |
Not breeding but have been told that if we only kept lampeyes that they would breed as there would be no other fish to eat the eggs.
Going to look into the recommended additions. Seen the tetras and they look great. So could well be the next addition. | | | |
| Tropical Fish on 11:43 - Sep 30 with 1285 views | Wingstandwood |
| Tropical Fish on 21:43 - Sep 29 by AguycalledJack |
Not breeding but have been told that if we only kept lampeyes that they would breed as there would be no other fish to eat the eggs.
Going to look into the recommended additions. Seen the tetras and they look great. So could well be the next addition. |
I had an angel fish that laid eggs (stuck to a plant) only for it to then eat its own eggs, the 'Kribs' were different because I never saw a single egg in the tank.
I question whether the mother had laid her eggs in a hollow ornamental castle that I had placed at the tanks bottom.
Once I had seen the Krib babies I then immediately partitioned my tank with the plastic sheeting. I saw approx a dozen-ish swimming about, and I guess there could have been many more, but they had been eaten by other fish before tank partition.
Fish keepers should be mindfull that fish can and do breed in captivity, which was a total shock to me at the time. | |
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