GorillaXI Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) I just thought I'd post a few pics of my saltwater aquarium. I got a feather duster today and my coral banded shrimp was interested. Edited March 28, 2012 by GorillaXI Mercy and simplemod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsw 8.5 Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 143 Topic Count: 513 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17091 Content Per Day: 3.25 Reputation: 42083 Achievement Points: 148602 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 678 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 so now we need to see the tank ..or did you get them pics a walmart in the pet department ....j/k looks good bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 LOL TSW, I didn't know Walmart sold saltwater fish? I must be going to the wrong place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEJAYKEG Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted March 28, 2012 Nice looking shrimp. Is that a clown fish I can see in the background? You have to have considerable expertise to maintain a saltwater tank, don't you? I ran a moderately sized freshwater tank stocked with goldfish when my son was small - filthy things. I had to install an external Eheim Ecco filter to keep the water in reasonable condition. Then, one day, whilst I was cleaning it out, I found a load of fry inside it! We had about 20 survivors to nurture in a "babies" tank before rehoming them! Had ambitions to keep a tropical freshwater tank (Amazonian) but that was vetoed and I wouldn't have room for it in our new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yes DJ. I have 2 clowns in the tank and a bannded blenny. And you are correct. It is a very difficult tank to keep. Mercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcat Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 lol walmart does not carry salt water fish. that's funny. I have 4 freshwater tanks up right now, with different types of fish in them. I'd love to have a saltwater tank, but they cost to much.. lol.. Nice fish Gorilla ! I love nemo's ... lol Mercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I had a couple big marine tanks years ago but a storm knocked out our power for a couple days and thousands of dollars of fish literally had to be flushed. Never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted March 28, 2012 lol walmart does not carry salt water fish. that's funny. I have 4 freshwater tanks up right now, with different types of fish in them. I'd love to have a saltwater tank, but they cost to much.. lol.. Nice fish Gorilla ! I love nemo's ... lol The hobby certainly teaches you about water chemistry, doesn't it? The biggest obstacle to keeping Amazonian fish like tetras here is the hard, alkaline water. It has to be treated before fish can survive. If one wants a tank full of rocks and big African cichlids, that's less of a headache, but I always loved the little neons among plenty of weed in the pet store. Even with the goldies (one of which was blue!), I would spend time watching them rather than the TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 You are correct. I have noticed that I spend 10-15 minutes just staring in the tank daydreaming about nothing. Then remember that I was going to do something. DEEJAYKEG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerejon Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 842 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 62 Topic Count: 278 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3712 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3150 Achievement Points: 28451 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/06/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 30 Birthday: 05/04/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 Nice Hobby...my dad was huge into saltwater and he had to have like rescue tanks...so not only did he have to maintain the tanks but then downstairs were a few more and he was like a freakin chemist.... I remember one time something went wrong and bam....coupla grand of fish were flushed... I had piranahas....started with 4...and ( i was in my 20's) when I didnt get to the store to get goldfish on time they ate each other...ended up with one...lol.. lots of fun though and very relaxing to watch....enjoy....and get a rescue tank going....even a small one....them fish aint cheap.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 I like my tanks better than most ppl I know in real life.. lol.. They are way less stressful and easier to deal with. I have one tank with guppies, platies, algae eaters, and a cory, I also have live plants in that one. Another tank with an Oscar, a pacu and a huge pleco .My least favorite tank btw. I didn't pick those fish, others did. One tank which is my favorite, it's octagon with 2 blood parrots, one I got today yay ! a cory, a smaller pleco, and one cichild. My last tank has tetra's and neon's in it, along with a cory and 2 of the brown loach fish, they kinda look like eels. I could spend hours watching them, they have no worries and just kinda drift thru life, , Mercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1074 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8438 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7300 Achievement Points: 74964 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 Good start there Gorilla. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bosun Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 1445 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 14 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 721 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 1366 Achievement Points: 5571 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 2 Birthday: 01/23/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 NEMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Hey Blackcat. Look out for them Oscars. They get out of control. I had a 50 gal freshwater tank and got one when it was small. 2 years later it was huge. same with the platies. I still like the freshies, but I'm lovin the salties now that I have gotten a hold on the hobby. Edited March 28, 2012 by GorillaXI Mercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcat Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah I know, the Oscar's in a 55 gallon tank, that should be plenty big enough for him. The Pacu that's in there will have to go some where else when he grows more, I didn't buy that fish, lol I wouldn't have. They grow way to big for most tanks, Right now he is about 5 inches so I have a little time to plan something for him. I wish I could do a saltwater tank, but the cost is so high. On one forum I'm on, someone was doing a smaller tank with saltwater and already had over 4 hundred in it...Ouch.. So I'm sticking with what I have for now, My favorite fish of all is the blood parrots, I love them. For saltwater fish it would be the clowns, I love nemo too. I used to collect stuffed animals of him, lol I even have a Nemo purse somewhere. And yes. I'm a true idiot ! I used to carry it when shopping.. I got some looks! lol I guess many ppl don't see an old woman using a kiddie purse... but .. it's what I wanted to use.. it's sooo cute ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GorillaXI Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hey Black, take so pics and show us please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattlewolF Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 2028 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1740 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 545 Achievement Points: 10637 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 03/10/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) nemo is there Edited March 29, 2012 by SkunK|NL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Tball Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 112 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 6975 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 3, 2015 Birthday: 10/09/1960 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I just thought I'd post a few pics of my saltwater aquarium. I got a feather duster today and my coral banded shrimp was interested. i too lost a salty and said never again lost about 5k in fish and eels. Parasites from a store we bought fish from wiped the whole damn tank. We had that same shrimp we called him Rodney cause he got no respect one of the fish would pick him to the top of the tank and let him go the fish liked watching him fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercy Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 3081 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 14 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 298 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 103 Achievement Points: 2431 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/18/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 30, 2013 Birthday: 03/26/1982 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I love the tank! (But I still say it needs a sea horse lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaXI Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 No Sea horseies for you. (In the Soup Nazi voice) Mercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 3194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 53 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 1284 Achievement Points: 9344 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 02/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 12, 2023 Birthday: 03/23/1975 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2012 nice!!! i like it! i had it to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Super Max Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 558 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 576 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3785 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1477 Achievement Points: 29048 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 10/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 24 Birthday: 06/06/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2012 Onverwacht Je was altijd zo een vrolijke en levendige vis, als vriendje wou niemand je dan ook kwijt.. Maar op een dag gebeurde er iets wat niemand ooit had verwacht, er zat iets diep in je wat wij nooit hadden gedacht. alle hoop was ineens uit je vervlogen en je ging onder een groot aantal problemen gebogen.. Toch , nooit heb je iemand hier iets van laten merken, had ons toch iets verteld, dan konden wij misschien de schade nog inperken ! Niemand wist dat het zo ernstig was, maar helaas kwam deze gedachte niet eerder, maar nu pas .. Je bent nu ergens waar niemand van ons jou kan bereiken, maar eens we er zijn, zullen we je meteen een hand toereiken ! Kelvin we zullen je missen RIP unexpectedly You were always such a cheerful and lively fish, nobody wanted a boyfriend you also lose .. But one day something happened that nobody had ever expected, there was something deep inside you what we never imagined. all hope was suddenly gone from you and you went under a large number of problems curved .. Still, you never let someone do something of note, had told us something, we might perhaps mitigate the damage! Nobody knew it was serious, but unfortunately this was not previously thought, but only now .. You're somewhere where none of us can reach you, but once we get there, we will immediately hand suffice! Kelvin we will miss you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mercy Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 3081 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 14 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 298 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 103 Achievement Points: 2431 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/18/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 30, 2013 Birthday: 03/26/1982 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I get my sea horseies if I want them (slam fist on table) Dragonsea horse green! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Max Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 558 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 576 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3785 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1477 Achievement Points: 29048 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 10/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 24 Birthday: 06/06/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2012 http://youtu.be/w74gfrc9y2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hans, that guppy is a female btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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