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Tideo Master Cheater
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:18 pm Post subject: I obtained a fish tank |
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After several years of wanting fishies i finnaly obtained a fish tank.
Any tips on how to raise fish and stuff?
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Did you get fish with the tank?
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Well.. what kind of fish do you have?
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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get a good filter and stuff and change the water regularly, also don't forget to feed the fish and they should be ok
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| sup3r wrote: | | get a good filter and stuff and change the water regularly, also don't forget to feed the fish and they should be ok |
Lol at the "don't forget to feed the fish." It sounds like nothing, but it's actually a big deal... I would know.
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| lilshiny wrote: | Did you get fish with the tank?
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nope
and the fish tank is kinda dirty...how should i clean it?soap and water?
And how regularly should i clean the tank or change the water or something...
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| Change the water about every 3 weeks and regulary check the fish tank for snail s
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| Tideo wrote: | | lilshiny wrote: | Did you get fish with the tank?
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nope
and the fish tank is kinda dirty...how should i clean it?soap and water?
And how regularly should i clean the tank or change the water or something... |
take fish out and place in another water container. clean with scrub and soap, rinse throughly, add water, put fish back in.
if it's beta fish, wash at least every 2 days and use filter water(bottled, non-tap you know)
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yea and never fill the tank too full make it like 5-7 inch less from the top, I had these little gold fish and they jumped out of the tank.
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| lCrusaderl wrote: | | Oh yea and never fill the tank too full make it like 5-7 inch less from the top, I had these little gold fish and they jumped out of the tank. |
a good thing to do is put a bug net on top.
oh and get a filter! important!
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Clean the bowl every month.
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| trebor wrote: | | Clean the bowl every month. |
if you have a filter, lol.
btw, dont over/underfeed.
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| Remember to check if the filter is clean and if it is installed and working properly, and also get fishes that are not rivals.
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Before cleaning the tank, put your fishes into a basin with the water their originally in.
Next remove any accessories and gravel and put them into a separate holder and wash them separately.
Drain out the water from your tank. There are many ways to do it, but here's a method that you can use.
Take a tube not too long and not to short (I use on that's 4ft long), fill it completely with water and cover both ends with your thumb. Next submerge one end into your fish tank and the other end pointing to a large empty bucket. Now let go both of your thumb and you'll see gravity do it's thing (the water from the fish tank will be sucked out into the bucket).
When completely drained out go wash your fish tank and other accessories you've got (gravel, filtration system, etc...)
When our done setting up, add algae killer and other items that will help your fish.
like this
Before putting your fish back to their home wait at least 15-20 minutes to let the water become room temp.
And finally do not get fishes that lives in different water environments!
e.g. Salt water and fresh water
PS for feeding the fishes I used those pellet food so if their not hungry at least they float longer then those flake types and all I had to do is use a net to scoop them out.
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| Tideo wrote: | | lilshiny wrote: | Did you get fish with the tank?
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nope
and the fish tank is kinda dirty...how should i clean it?soap and water?
And how regularly should i clean the tank or change the water or something... |
You know, you should probably then try to get a fish before wasting time cleaning it for no reason!
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