Members who also own fish

[MrHappy]

I've been keeping fish since I was a kid. There hasn't been a time in my life that I didn't have at least one aquarium. Right now I have too many fish to count - tropicals in a 4000L aquarium.

 

[Southern_Forest_Drag]

I do have to say Reptiles > Fish though!

 

[Tsubakai]

Where did you get the lungfish for $500? Did it come with papers? Sounds cheap.

Standard price for lungfish was $500 from the breeder. He sold his business recently so I haven't heard what the new owners are charging.

We currently have 7 tanks with fish and another two with turtles and fish. I spend a lot more time and money on these than I do on the herps.

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

Sorry i haven't been back had to work last night
I got another PM telling me to "go have *** with a fish or kill it" and now he's suspended
serves him right.

@ Karly : they are some awesome barra's you've got there! i wish i could keep mine till it got that big

I'd just like to thank everyone in this thread for helping.

If he's not into fish, that's fine!
but hopefully we've opened his eyes a lil or at least taught him that some opinions should be kept to yourself and that it isn't heroic to attack people over PM just because they have a certain animal.


Thanks Guys 'n' Gals!!!!
Once again proven that APS is the best internet/animal community around!!!

CHEERS!

 

[JungleRob]

Here's a pic of my barras and one of our tank. The photo doesn't do these awesome creatures any justice.
I'll have to post a video of feeding time, its great fun to watch.

That's cool, when will they be ready to eat?:lol:

Fish are great, I had a 4ft marine tank and used to my own marines when I lived in South Africa.

Would love to get a tank again, just don't have the time to maintain it properly though so will have to wait.

How about some pics of your setups people?

 

[JasonL]

I gave up on fish years back.. I had tropical as a kid, then marine, then to native freshwater... but checking Ph ect when your colourblind isn't easy... yes I did have a digital tester but got sick of "looking after it" and didn't trust it that much....

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

haha i know what you mean im colour blind to
on the plus side i've been told if your colour blind you got better night vision

 

[porkosta]

I run a 6x2x2ft setup for my cichlids. Maybe you should tell that person that cost of setting up aquariums. Mine was like was $2,000 - $2,500 to start off with and I'm now looking at spending another $1,500 or so just so I can start converting to a marine setup (That price does not include livestock)

I'm sure anyone that keeps fish in a decent size tank knows the costs and will agree with me.

 

[mrmikk]

Wouldn't worry too much about the criticism over keeping fish, I think you'll find most animal lovers keep a few different types of animal.

I have a great Oscar called Dudley who has a bad attitude and a tropical tank with some gouramis, rainbow sharks and a couple of blue crays.

 

[mrmikk]

WOW! Great set up Karly, that's awesome

Here's a pic of my barras and one of our tank. The photo doesn't do these awesome creatures any justice.
I'll have to post a video of feeding time, its great fun to watch.

 

[porkosta]

Here's a pic of my barras and one of our tank. The photo doesn't do these awesome creatures any justice.
I'll have to post a video of feeding time, its great fun to watch.

That is cool.... I wish I could have some massive setup like that

 

[mrmikk]

Anyone else keep Oscars and have any other fish in the same tank?

My Oscar is fully grown in a 5 foot tank and is pretty possessive of his environment, just wondering how he would go with a companion (that was big enough for him not to eat!)

 

[stuartandconnie]

lol he or she must hav nothing better to i have 2 oskers thay r great and i would love 2 have saratoga

as some 1 has allready said there is lizards scorps n spiders

 

[miley_take]

Anyone else keep Oscars and have any other fish in the same tank?

My Oscar is fully grown in a 5 foot tank and is pretty possessive of his environment, just wondering how he would go with a companion (that was big enough for him not to eat!)

I've read that if you take the fish out, and all the furniture, add in new fish, the oscar and the furniture that that can work. May want to try with some less expensive fish first though

 

[Reptile_Boy]

Used to have about 20k of koi that me nd my dad had been breeding but all of our stock had died from a certain plant that got into the water of our ponds.

who ever pmed u that message is an idiot

 

[Tsubakai]

Anyone else keep Oscars and have any other fish in the same tank?

My Oscar is fully grown in a 5 foot tank and is pretty possessive of his environment, just wondering how he would go with a companion (that was big enough for him not to eat!)

A couple of salmontail cats would go well in there with him/her.

 

[orsm]

Here's a pic of my barras and one of our tank.

Karly, that's a big drum. You should be trying to breed arowanas there! :lol:

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

@ Mrmikk :
yeah like miley_take said
if you move around objects in the tank and introduce both fish into the tank at the same time they can then work out individual territories and will most likely be fine.

its when you introduce a new fish to an already established territory that the original fish will defend it till the death and cichlid's can be nasty buggers

make great pets though

 

[evanj98]

I love fish probably my favourite animals i have a 4x2x2 tank with a a silver perch and oscar and a flowerhorn.
if u love big fish you should become a member at www.monsterfishkeepers.com

 

[Troph]

yeah fish are cool !!!
i have a 5'x2'x2' , 4'x20"x20" and a 5'x16"x20" all with Tropheus
used to have 9 tanks all over 4 foot when i was breading rare african cichlids. Had to wind it back a little to just these three, an attempt to escape those horrific electricity bills.
Keeping atm- Tropheus moorii ikola kaiser 1 'wide band' 25 in total, wicked breeders
Tropheus moorii moliro 16 of them
Tropheus brichardi 'canary cheek' 8 of them

imo nothing better than the display of a dominant troph in full colour keeping everyone else in check.
will have some Moliro fry soon if anyone interested.