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borked · 03-23-2012, 12:03 PM

Don't believe this has been brought up on GFY before, so let's see your fish for those that keep them....

some of mine:

(hoping that gfy will resize them!)

borked · 03-23-2012, 12:04 PM

The glass catfish are my favourite.... and the betta is a great hunter to keep the guppy babies from overrunning the aquarium.

EddyTheDog · 03-23-2012, 12:09 PM

I used to own an aquarium shop in New Zealand.

120 display tanks - It was great!

Had to sell up when I moved back to UK.

I have always wanted to set up a biz selling tropical marines and breeding them myself. It would be a huge money spinner but needs a lot of investment...

borked · 03-23-2012, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

I have always wanted to set up a biz selling tropical marines and breeding them myself. It would be a huge money spinner but needs a lot of investment...

Why a huge investment? Better still, genetically modify them (they're pretty much all modified anyway) to bring out the best colours and off you go to early retirement

--edit to genetically modify fish it's really easy: have a tank with a few hundred breeding fish in there, drop in some EMS for a few days (order through sigma.com), then select the progeny that look good/have three eyes, and interbreed. Guaranteed winner.

borked · 03-23-2012, 02:49 PM

what no one has an aquarium?
Guess too many cats ate them all

Catalyst · 03-23-2012, 02:51 PM

i will see if I can get some pics up

L-Pink · 03-23-2012, 02:54 PM

I really enjoy looking at fish. Been forever since I had an aquarium.

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DudeRick · 03-23-2012, 02:59 PM

Nice!

borked · 03-23-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

I really enjoy looking at fish. Been forever since I had an aquarium.

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Yeah, esp with a community tank, you get to know the habits of each fish - the timid ones, the ones that piss off the others when they aren't happy, the placid ones that know when there's trouble....

when I get stuck on something on the computer, I swing the chair around and watch what's happening in there... it takes my mind off what's going on in my world and 30mins-1 hr later I come back to the real world refreshed and the problem gets resolved.

I find peaking into another world very relaxing... voyeurism I guess

SexSearchSuzanne · 03-23-2012, 03:12 PM

Just bought a couple of those (blue gouramis) last night, I don't have any pics handy though. But I have mostly small fish, neon and black neon tetras, orange platties, black swordtails, otto cats, catfish, and big clown loach that is afraid of people.

borked · 03-23-2012, 03:17 PM

cool - careful though of the gouramis (colisa they call them here) - they can be quite territorial little buggers. I just have one male cos the shop told be at least 1 male and 3 female (the females being less colourful)....

what they *didn't* tell me was WW3 would break out when I introduced it with the male betta.... fuck that painful to watch! I isolated the betta in a floating isolation tank that he jumped from to attack. So I put a lid on it the next night - following morning the floating tank was at the bottom of the tank with him still inside it...
had to physically separate them into two tanks. When two fish don't get on, shit they don't get on!

fuzebox · 03-23-2012, 04:17 PM

I want to get an aquarium. I told myself I would once I cleaned my office...

It's been a few months, office is still messy

keysync · 03-23-2012, 07:14 PM

I've got a nice 55 gallon with a few in it but I really want a nice reef tank 90 gallon or so.
It's not like I don't have the time to keep it up.

TrashyContent · 03-23-2012, 07:21 PM

I like Fish and Chips... does that count... ?

John-ACWM · 03-24-2012, 12:54 PM

Those last fish are very interesting.

LouiseLloyd · 03-24-2012, 01:01 PM

I had a tropical fish tank when I was a kid, always found them really relaxing, when I find the time I would love to set one up near my desk.

borked · 03-24-2012, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keysync

I've got a nice 55 gallon with a few in it but I really want a nice reef tank 90 gallon or so.
It's not like I don't have the time to keep it up.

Good luck with the reef tank if you get one!! Sounds like loads of hassle from what I've heard, but certainly makes for more colourful fish and variety (coral etc)

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Originally Posted by John-ACWM

Those last fish are very interesting.

Glass catfish - very timid things - I've only got 3 (pictured) but I need more to bring them out more - they're forever hiding in the plants as there aren't enough of them. Really interesting to watch them eat though. I don't know but I'd say they're blind since they twist and turn to "sense" the food with their feelers but damn, they're efficient at it.

porno jew · 03-24-2012, 01:10 PM

borked · 03-24-2012, 01:25 PM

The classic Tetra Neon:

And the obligatory algae eater

borked · 03-24-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by porno jew

Fap fap fap

Mutt · 03-24-2012, 01:34 PM

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borked · 03-24-2012, 01:45 PM

I also do gardening

mavruda · 03-24-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by porno jew

Mutt · 03-24-2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by borked

I also do gardening

ha ......... nerds are good people. without 'em we'd still be in the dark ages.

Scott McD · 03-24-2012, 02:47 PM

I got an aquarium at Christmas and i still haven't set it up yet.

Had so much other shit going on just now i haven't had the time...

borked · 03-24-2012, 02:57 PM

At least put water in it with a bit of ammonia and turn the filter on... a new aquarium takes at least 3 months to cycle. If you don't, the first fish you put in will go titsup at around 4-6 weeks when the nitrites peak

google around at the nitrogen cycle of an aquarium...

Scott McD · 03-24-2012, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

At least put water in it with a bit of ammonia and turn the filter on... a new aquarium takes at least 3 months to cycle.

As long as that? Hmm i'll do just that then. I thought it only needed a couple of weeks...

Fap · 03-24-2012, 04:48 PM

I have a jelly fish tank with these guys:

and just added these two:

lucas131 · 03-24-2012, 04:54 PM

borked · 03-24-2012, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott McD

As long as that? Hmm i'll do just that then. I thought it only needed a couple of weeks...

Yeah, the bacteria that convert the nitrites into nitrates take a while to install into the filter (after the bacteria that convert the ammonia into nitrites)

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Originally Posted by Fap

I have a jelly fish tank with these guys:

and just added these two:

Those look frikken cool - what size saltwater tank have you got for those - very jealous!!

AVS_Adult · 03-24-2012, 05:42 PM

Some older pics...

Spunky · 03-24-2012, 06:28 PM

Nice looking fish,had a few when I was a kid

EddyTheDog · 03-24-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott McD

As long as that? Hmm i'll do just that then. I thought it only needed a couple of weeks...

You can get around it with 1/3 water changes every week - Just make sure you use dechlorinated water.

Start with a few hardy fish like danios, guppies etc....

You can also get bacteria starters that prime the filter and speed things up.

Fap · 03-24-2012, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

Those look frikken cool - what size saltwater tank have you got for those - very jealous!!

Just in a 8 gallon but it's a cylinder so it's pretty cool

Dirty F · 03-24-2012, 08:26 PM

Borked, are you afraid someone might steal your pictures of fish?

borked · 03-25-2012, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty F

Borked, are you afraid someone might steal your pictures of fish?

I'm always afraid

You should look into flickr and stock photos... quite a lot get sold through flickr

barelist · 03-26-2012, 10:12 AM

Haha, my type of thread ;-)

Got into marine fish last year...

Bought a 55 gallon and learned the hard way what not to do...

Anyway I now have a 240 gallon tank being built with overflows, returns, custom 100 gal sump / fuge, etc...

Also turned the 55 and a 20 gallon tank into quarantine tanks.

My 240 should be back in early April, then I'll need to fill it up with RODI salt water and let the new 300 lbs of live rock cure for around 2 months and move all the live stock over.

BTW - Most expensive and frustrating hobby I've every picked up... but still worth it

Right now I have:

Skeletor Moray Eel

Black Ice Clownfish

Ocellaris Clownfish

Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang

Niger Triggerfish

Yellow Tang

Two Neon Gobys

Yellow Tail Damsel

Once the 240 is up I'll be adding:

Crosshatch Triggerfish

Achilles Tang

Also a bunch of little crabs, snails, shrimp etc... they just clean up everything.

What really makes it worth it is all of the crazy coral you can put in the tank... that's where the real money is blown ;)

borked · 03-26-2012, 01:27 PM

That is some serious aquarium! props

Itchy · 03-26-2012, 01:42 PM

gleem · 03-26-2012, 01:56 PM

My reef tank near it's peak yellow fish is a "banana wrasse" red one is a "mystery wrasse" blue is a blue chromis :

Hippo tang (got to be about 14 inches long had to get rid of it unfortunately, my 135 gallon is too small he was a beast!

My fave were my dragonface pipefish:

AdultEUhost · 03-26-2012, 01:58 PM

lol at the trademark

SexSearchSuzanne · 03-27-2012, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by borked

cool - careful though of the gouramis (colisa they call them here) - they can be quite territorial little buggers. I just have one male cos the shop told be at least 1 male and 3 female (the females being less colourful)....

what they *didn't* tell me was WW3 would break out when I introduced it with the male betta.... fuck that painful to watch! I isolated the betta in a floating isolation tank that he jumped from to attack. So I put a lid on it the next night - following morning the floating tank was at the bottom of the tank with him still inside it...
had to physically separate them into two tanks. When two fish don't get on, shit they don't get on!

I was sure I had heard before that male gouramis don't get along with each other, but when I bought them they were all males in the store. I asked if two were ok together and the guy in the store said yes ... they have been fine so far luckily. As far as bettas, I've stopped putting them in my fish tanks because sometimes you get small fish that like to nip and will tear at the betta's fins, plus I would hate to find out the hard way like you did that any of the fish I have are too similar to a betta in the betta's eyes!

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borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	cool - careful though of the gouramis (colisa they call them here) - they can be quite territorial little buggers. I just have one male cos the shop told be at least 1 male and 3 female (the females being less colourful).... what they didn't tell me was WW3 would break out when I introduced it with the male betta.... fuck that painful to watch! I isolated the betta in a floating isolation tank that he jumped from to attack. So I put a lid on it the next night - following morning the floating tank was at the bottom of the tank with him still inside it... had to physically separate them into two tanks. When two fish don't get on, shit they don't get on! __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	At least put water in it with a bit of ammonia and turn the filter on... a new aquarium takes at least 3 months to cycle. If you don't, the first fish you put in will go titsup at around 4-6 weeks when the nitrites peak google around at the nitrogen cycle of an aquarium... __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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barelist Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 523	Haha, my type of thread ;-) Got into marine fish last year... Bought a 55 gallon and learned the hard way what not to do... Anyway I now have a 240 gallon tank being built with overflows, returns, custom 100 gal sump / fuge, etc... Also turned the 55 and a 20 gallon tank into quarantine tanks. My 240 should be back in early April, then I'll need to fill it up with RODI salt water and let the new 300 lbs of live rock cure for around 2 months and move all the live stock over. BTW - Most expensive and frustrating hobby I've every picked up... but still worth it Right now I have: Skeletor Moray Eel Black Ice Clownfish Ocellaris Clownfish Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang Niger Triggerfish Yellow Tang Two Neon Gobys Yellow Tail Damsel Once the 240 is up I'll be adding: Crosshatch Triggerfish Achilles Tang Also a bunch of little crabs, snails, shrimp etc... they just clean up everything. What really makes it worth it is all of the crazy coral you can put in the tank... that's where the real money is blown ;) __________________ http://www.barelist.com http://www.twitter.com/barelist Last edited by barelist; 03-26-2012 at 10:14 AM..

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