SD.net aquarium thread(to counter dog & cat lovers)

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-07 10:22pm

I have a 30 gallon aquraium stocked with South American Black Convict Cichlids; they're breeding like friggin' jackrabbits and they fight all the time! So what do you have???

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-10-07 10:24pm

catfood and sushi.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-07 10:27pm

catfood and sushi.

Stocked in the aquarium?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-07 10:31pm

*Fish in a Barrel

As in shooting

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-10-07 10:32pm

Well, Im a cat person, but I think aquariums are cool. Id probably keep a turtle if I had one.

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-10-07 10:56pm

My girlfriends got a gold-fish...

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-10-07 11:08pm

I had a goldfish when I was in 3rd grade, until the cat ate it. Swiped it right out of the bowl. And the bowl was sitting on the mantle!

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-07 11:49pm

I tired to mix gold fish and african cichlids once. Yikes! bad combo! The Africans being very aggresive and territorial attacked the poor gold fish to no end. The best 'combat' tank I had was when I mixed African and South American Cichlids. I'd just sit back, with a bag of pop corn and watch them fight!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-07 11:50pm

Does anybody have advice on snails in the tank?

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-07 11:53pm

Darth Wong wrote:

Does anybody have advice on snails in the tank?

Are they a problem in your tank?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-07 11:56pm

Next of Kin wrote:Darth Wong wrote:
Does anybody have advice on snails in the tank?
Are they a problem in your tank?

No, I actually don't have any and I was thinking of putting some in.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-10-08 12:04am

i have had fish in the past and wouldn't mind to get more, just can't in this house, i will get some when i move out, they're relaxing to watch and it's fun playing God with the ecosystem of the tank.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-08 12:05am

Darth Wong wrote:
Next of Kin wrote:Darth Wong wrote:
Does anybody have advice on snails in the tank?
Are they a problem in your tank?
No, I actually don't have any and I was thinking of putting some in.

Uhhh! Be careful which type of snail you decide on. With the right conditions they can multiply like crazy. The Golden Mystery snail sells for about a buck at a pet store; they do a good job of eating algae and other crap (they'll eat your plants too). They're not hermaphrodites and they don't breed like wildfire. They lay they're eggs above the water line and thus if they can't get out of water they can't lay eggs. I think this might be a good choice for you!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-08 12:06am

Thanks for the tip.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-08 11:48am

One Tank with Catfish and assorted misc shoaling fish
and one of these;

They are the larval form of the mexican salamander, axolotls. They eat meat, particular cardiac muscle. They are generally used as lab critters, as they can regenerate even their spinal cords.. fascinating. I keep him next to my computer desk. I'm working on a pack of foot long ones to set on azeron and darkstar

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-10-08 05:22pm

I have a bunch of incestuous cannibalistic guppies. The kind that are clear with bright blue stripes down the middle in the males, I forget the exact type.

Necronlord where did you get the salamander? Just a regular pet store? I haven't seen that type sold before.

victorhadin · Post by **victorhadin** » 2002-10-08 05:27pm

I *had* three Aquariums, of 30, 20 and 15 gallons reespectively with Indian Gouramis, Siamese fighters, Peppered Corydoras, Bronze Corydoras, Dwarf Gouramis (I love them), Pearl Gouramis, Neon Tetras, a Sucking Loach, various Hatchetfish, Penguin Tetras...

... And my all-time favourite of fish:

The Black Phantom Tetra.

These guys are lovely. They are small, territorial, easy to keep and have the most elaborate challenge rituals for territorial disputes.

Sothis · Post by **Sothis** » 2002-10-08 05:45pm

I'd really like a pet dolphin, but that's never gonna happen

That's about it for water creatures. Aside from dogs, no other creature seems to be as in tune with humans as dolphins are.

Evil Jerk · Post by **Evil Jerk** » 2002-10-08 05:48pm

Sothis wrote:I'd really like a pet dolphin, but that's never gonna happen

That's about it for water creatures. Aside from dogs, no other creature seems to be as in tune with humans as dolphins are.

Don't be naive!
Dolphins are actually reviewing what nutrients they can extract from us once their mothership arrives to take over.
Don't go near them, they're EVIL!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-10-08 05:50pm

Sothis what about gorillas? I mean they can do sign language and everything. I would think that they are more in tune with humans than dolphins. At least, they are able to achieve a closer level of communication than dolphins.

I also used to have a Siamese fighting fish. That thing was cool.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-08 05:53pm

neoolong wrote:Sothis what about gorillas? I mean they can do sign language and everything. I would think that they are more in tune with humans than dolphins. At least, they are able to achieve a closer level of communication than dolphins.

I also used to have a Siamese fighting fish. That thing was cool.

Have you tried putting your Siamese fighting fish with another fish of the same type and watch them fight to the death!

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-10-08 05:55pm

Next of Kin wrote:
neoolong wrote:Sothis what about gorillas? I mean they can do sign language and everything. I would think that they are more in tune with humans than dolphins. At least, they are able to achieve a closer level of communication than dolphins.

I also used to have a Siamese fighting fish. That thing was cool.
Have you tried putting your Siamese fighting fish with another fish of the same type and watch them fight to the death!

Ever put a gold fish in with one?

Sothis · Post by **Sothis** » 2002-10-08 05:56pm

neoolong wrote:Sothis what about gorillas? I mean they can do sign language and everything. I would think that they are more in tune with humans than dolphins. At least, they are able to achieve a closer level of communication than dolphins.

I also used to have a Siamese fighting fish. That thing was cool.

I suppose you're right about gorillas, but I'd much rather swim with a dolphin than run about in the jungle with a gorilla that could shatter my skull with a single blow.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-10-08 05:58pm

Ted wrote:
Next of Kin wrote:
neoolong wrote:Sothis what about gorillas? I mean they can do sign language and everything. I would think that they are more in tune with humans than dolphins. At least, they are able to achieve a closer level of communication than dolphins.

I also used to have a Siamese fighting fish. That thing was cool.
Have you tried putting your Siamese fighting fish with another fish of the same type and watch them fight to the death!
Ever put a gold fish in with one?

No, but I did put a gold fish with a convict cichlid. I took pity on the poor gold fish who had all the manouvering abilities of a delivery truck because the convict was taking bites out of his fins!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-10-08 06:00pm

Sothis - Too much Congo man.

I used to have my fish fight other fish until the odds started to be too little to do any more. I didn't make enough to cover the risk.