[Bucknub]

i had a 5 gallon one. my fish never seemed to die either, had them for about 3 years, tunil I finally got fed up the the smell of algea in my room and having to do a thourough cleaning to it every month. pain int eh ass.


My fish never died by the way, when I finally wanted to get rid of the tank, I flushed the poor bastards down the bowl cry:

[Bleuachdu]

yeah, my tank = empty because I've gone through about 50 so far... i am horrible to those poor bastards.

[Milla]

I want kind of like a roman ruins type theme

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Damm Milla, next time shorten the link - Arkan

[Arkan]

Milla, you definately can't do much with a 5 gallon tank. The smaller the tank, the harder it is to maintain. I currently have a 75 gallon tank (Wish i went bigger...like 125 gallons) but it isn't set up at the moment. I'm lying down a wood flood in the area where i'm setting up the tank. I'm going with African Cichlids in mine. I'm also going with a natural enviorment with heavy vegitation. These fish need places to hide. I had a 20 gallon for years with the same type of set up and it worked out ok.

Good luck with yours and post pics. I'll do the same when i'm done with mine.

[HeadUp]

get an albino frog they rule, and theyll eat all the fishes who misbehave

[Milla]

Originally Posted by Arkan

Milla, you definately can't do much with a 5 gallon tank. The smaller the tank, the harder it is to maintain. I currently have a 75 gallon tank (Wish i went bigger...like 125 gallons) but it isn't set up at the moment. I'm lying down a wood flood in the area where i'm setting up the tank. I'm going with African Cichlids in mine. I'm also going with a natural enviorment with heavy vegitation. These fish need places to hide. I had a 20 gallon for years with the same type of set up and it worked out ok.

Good luck with yours and post pics. I'll do the same when i'm done with mine.

I want bigger, but since this isnt my house i have no where to put it except on my computer desk ya know?

[Judas]

Originally Posted by TonyMontana

my goldfish died last sunday plzdie:

what was he like 106?

[Nyck]

fish suck, they are too high maintainence and you get absolutely nothing from them. Fish don't love you.

[Milla]

Originally Posted by Nyck

Fish don't love you.

Neither do i plzdie:

[Nyck]

Originally Posted by Milla

Neither do i plzdie:

cry:

/cuts wrists in bathtub, while Can't Live If Living Is Without You by Harry Nilsson plays in the background

[TonyMontana]

Originally Posted by Judas

what was he like 106?

lol a year and a half at my house, dunno how long it was alive at the pet shop when the ppl got it for me

[Jakke]

get a dog in a fish tank

oOo:

[Short Hand]

Originally Posted by Milla

[img]http://www.petfishtalk.com/images/neon_tetras_001_w240.jpg[/img]

neon tetra's, lol it says it right on the picture label.

I used to have a school of those as well, be warned they only have a year's life span.

[Poseidon]

We've had our current tank about a year. The year before that we had a grubby one but it was alot bigger. It had a wooden log in the middle of the tank with this bush type thing growing out of it, so when it got too big, we cut it down and sold it back to the shop (because they cant grow it in the shop for some reason). So we pretty much had free fish food and fish replacements.

Heres my current setup:

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Always seek advise when buying new fish though, some fish tend not to like certain species of other fish. Usually big and small fish, as the small fish tend to get eaten, Also watch out for the bullys, some fish will take nibbles out of other fish's tails, so watch out for them.

Also cleaning: Make sure its cleaned usually once a week. Try not to leave it much longer than that, as it can be bad on the fish and harder to clean later on. most aquariums are able to test the water for you to make sure it has enough chemicals in the water to keep the fish alive.

You can also treat the fish sometimes with bloodworms. Quite interesting to watch.

Good luck with your tank and fish.

[Milla]

Originally Posted by Nyck

cry:

/cuts wrists in bathtub, while Can't Live If Living Is Without You by Harry Nilsson plays in the background

It's U2 not Harry Neillson nig.

I just got a lot of my set up today, i didnt get a heater, i'll buy that later in the week when i get some more cash. I'm going to get it up and running somewhat, ill get pics in a little bit.

Yeah i know about them lasting a year, thats not bad, lol.