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Post by sammigold on Feb 13, 2006 14:59:33 GMT 10
We went on an aquarium crawl yesterday and of course I couldnt help myself... I bought myself two new gups... one is a metallic blue colour with a powder blue coloured tail and the other is a green cobra..... I will post photos over next few days. they are currently in quarantine.... sooo excited.! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by sassybees on Feb 14, 2006 5:57:29 GMT 10
You're as bad as I am!!! LOL
We should arrange a Melbourne crawl heheh
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Post by dillen on Feb 14, 2006 10:52:36 GMT 10
Good to see. You can never have enough fish.
It’s also good to see you have got them in quarantine. It’s amazing how many people don’t do that.
look forward to seeing the pics.
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Post by Bumblebee on Feb 16, 2006 18:09:06 GMT 10
can you ever have enough guppies. Look forward to the pics ;D
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Post by sammigold on Feb 17, 2006 19:19:19 GMT 10
Happy to say my two newies are still alive... still in quarantine.... havent taken any photos yet as no light on quarantine tank.... got a new tank the other day... it is actually a turtle tank as it has a shelf with gravel on it half way up on the left side... am tossing on how to get rid of the shelf (or should I leave it there) will be putting gups in it once it is all set up.... yay!!!
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Post by Cyberguppy on Feb 22, 2006 8:28:27 GMT 10
Sounds good. I have been Buying clowns, angels and other Fish I shouldnt ;D
one more wont hurt will it?
I am beginning to think one day all my poor fish will be packed in the tank like sardines.
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Post by sassybees on Feb 22, 2006 17:27:32 GMT 10
You could always use the tank platform for frogs  Would you rather I just shut up now LOL |
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Post by Cyberguppy on Feb 23, 2006 9:29:49 GMT 10
even use it as a planted ledge with java moss or something else that creeps or hangs. catfish/loaches seem to like hanging out under ledges or even on them in the case of hoplos.
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Post by sammigold on Feb 25, 2006 10:43:58 GMT 10
Na, got rid of it.... razor blade..too easy!!! I thought about keeping it but it was just a big shadowed area underneath and I was imagining how I would catch anybody and decided that it would make it very hard.... therefore goodbye platform! :-)
Now it looks like I wont get to put guppys in it as the fish in one of my other tanks are hassling each other and I may have to separate them into this new tank.... (spewing!!!)
Anyway gups are nearly ready to come out of quarantine.... one more week to be sure!!!
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Post by Bumblebee on Feb 25, 2006 17:48:56 GMT 10
I hate it when you need to set aside a tank for 'nasties' My male sword tail is looking to go into prison soon. he has been fighting with my BGK. No way am I loosing a $30 fish to a $2 one  . I think the sword thinks it is a rival male. |
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Post by sammigold on Feb 27, 2006 9:30:56 GMT 10
Yeh it is a hassle.... mine is oscars vs Scat/silver dollar/synodontis.... all growing too big for 165 ltr tank... 55litre not a good option for any of them but the only option we have at the moment....
swordtails can be quite rotten cant they... had one years ago chased others around all the time.
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Post by ladyqpid on Mar 1, 2006 17:30:27 GMT 10
Hi, when you quarantine the fish, how long do you do it for? I have never done it for more than 3 days. pop them in a small tank, dose them with a broad spectrum antibactiriul according to the directions and then in after the 3 day period... I guess it would be different with different medications. I have never had any problems....YET!!!
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Post by sassybees on Mar 1, 2006 20:26:49 GMT 10
I have always been advised just good clean water (Cycled) and wait 3 weeks before putting them into your main tank. My Q tank is a HUGE 20 litre glass fruit bowl, I have a little live plant, some gravel, heater and filter and a small hidey hole. At the monet in there I have 1 guppy male, 5 white cloud (This is their resident home to keep it cycled) and 2 neon and 2 cory... they are all extremely happy.
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Post by Bumblebee on Mar 1, 2006 22:59:38 GMT 10
The usual is three weeks. If you are very very serious though or suspect some of the 'rare' parasitic diseases then you would quarantine for 3 months.
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Post by sammigold on Mar 3, 2006 23:11:05 GMT 10
I usually quarantine mine for 2 to 3 weeks... I dont add any medications unless I suspect an actual disease.... I just keep them in the same conditions as my main display tank (water wise) but my quarantine tank is Barebottom with a small filter and airstone and heater with a little flower pot for them to hide in and a couple of floating bits of weed...With these two I have not had to add any meds.... but with the last lot one of the males sat on the floor of the tank for two days and I thought i was going to lose him.. dosed with pimafix and after three days he was up and swimming around with the others.. I think he was pretty stressed... but he is still around over 3 months later.... anyway the point was 3 weeks as some diseases can take a little while to show etc.... HTH
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. I think the sword thinks it is a rival male.