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chevysoldier

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  1. Interesting.

    I find the description funny!

    After seeing this demonstration, the government immediately moved to mandate a background check and three-day waiting period for idiots wanting to practice physics.

    Do not try this.

  2. have to be a member to see it, and I don't really want to register at fishlore.com

    "Tropical Fish Information"

    Ah, damn. It's a world map and you can put a pin at your location. I think it would be neat to see how ORDN is spread around. Called VBGoogleMap. I put a screen shot in the original post.

  3. I tried to give you rep for this one but it wouldn't let me so....

    :plus1:

    You just don't want me to spend the money on a saltwater tank. ;)

    There's nothing like coming home after a hard days work to have your fish waiting there, so excited you're home and ready to cuddle with you.

    Most definitely. This is why you get a walking fish.

  4. Oh yeah. They definitely are a lot of work. I've had large fish tanks successfully for many years so I'm ready for the challenge, lol. My main thing is salt water tanks are so much more expensive in every aspect than fresh water. :cry:

    Yes they are, lol. Check this out:

    http://www.fishlore.com/saltwatervsfreshwater.htm

    Freshwater Approximate Total Cost: $270

    Saltwater Approximate Total Cost: $635

    Reef Approximate Total Cost: $1270

    Think I'll stick with freshwater for right now, :lol:

  5. I've been in and out of the fish tank game for a while now. I have two tanks currently, a 75 gallon and a 125 gallon. I am planning on turning my 125 into a salt water tank here soon. I used to keep African Cichlids in both of the tanks for several years.

    I think it would be neat to have a salt water tank but I am definitley not ready for the care involved in that.

    I'm thinking of getting Riley some dwarf sized koi fish for Christmas. She will be 4 and i think it will be good for her to have some responsibility. But the only thing i have ever had was a beta. It lasted almost 5 years though. Does a 20 gallon tank sound too big for a little girl? I guess ill have to try it and see.

    Check out www.fishlore.com. There seems to be a lot of info on that site. Will tell you what dwarf koi need; tank size, food, temp, etc. And actually a larger tank is better because they are more consistent. They won't see temp swings or chemical spike as easily, they are more forgiving.

  6. I have two angels right now... they make babies then eat them.

    I've always thought it was interesting how we get fish to clean up the bottom... buuuut they make waste too, and its gotta go somewhere, right? hrmmm

    :lol: Good point. Well I have one less bottom feeder than "regular" fish so I guess it would help somewhat? Maybe they eat their own crap? :lol:

    We had looked at the Angels but wanted more peaceful fish. Plus I heard they are quite a bit of work, right?

  7. I used to have a fish tank when I was younger and then never had the time for one once I got older. Well my kiddo won a goldfish at the fair in August and we got her three more goldfish to go along. She picked out the other fish and everything to go inside, hence the pink gravel. lol

    Well the last one died this past Friday. she was pretty heart broken so we caved and got her some new fish. We wanted some hardy and clean fish so we got three Tiger Barbs (I think that's the name) and two Albino Cory Catfish. The Barbs are schooling fish so it is a riot to watch them group together and chase one another around. I wanted a couple of fish to help keep the tank clean so we got the Cory Catfish. They are primarily bottom feeders although one of the two tends to stay at the bottom while the other likes to hang around near the top.

    It's really interesting to watch these guys swim around and how they have their own personalities. I am really glad Brooke won that fish and got me back into this.

    Thought I'd post up a video and a couple of pictures and see if anyone else had this as a hobby also. Judd, I know you got a good sized tank. Post up some pictures.

    Video of the tank.

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