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i would like to know what is the smallest thing that live breeders can be kept in ,because i am trying to get fish in my room by my sister thinks i will mess up her carpet with the water..any ideas please help me.
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I have kept a pair of endlers / guppies in a 1 galion jar.
size does not cause spills - spills are caused by pilot error.'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?' -
PP !! YES, pilot error... :)Originally posted by PhishPhreek View Post
What fish do Jesper have
180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
110 Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
58 S. Decorus
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yea i know size doesnt matter ,but she doesnt know anything bout fish and is very afraid off a lot water equaling spilling....what about a gold fish bowl?..im currently trying to find a cheap one and a divided up betta tank,because i am only limted to 5 bowls ,which isnt even a gallonComment
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make sure to get an air pump or the only thing those fish would be good for is freshly killed bait75 G WIDE P Managuense, Herichthys Carpinte Escondido, Hua lao Han, Piaractus brachypomus, Aulonocara Nyassae, Aequidens Rivulatus
60 G TALL Hua lao Han
10 G TALL Thorichthys meeki, Amphilophus labiatus, Neolamprologus Leleupi, Julidochromis marlieri, Melanotaenia parkinsoni
5 G :twisted: Amphilophus labiatus Fry :twisted:Comment
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Andrew -- I know this is a little outside the box, but a suggestion potentially would be to goto walmart and buy a complete 10g kit setup, which has all the items you need to setup a small tank, filtration, heater tank, lights etc.
The other option is to look around here and buy a small tank setup.
Unless you have a child who loves hammers, the tank will not leak and there will not be a problem with spillage.
Water changes you grab a 5g bucket and piece of hose and remove 3g of water from the tank every other weekend, then return 3g using the same bucket (or a plastic beer pitcher (my favorite because it has a pouring spout) and you can mix all your chemicals into the bucket/pitcher before returning it to the tank.
This way you are able to do water changes which is the only other time you have to worry about spillage. I have had several 10g tanks in the past and never had the problem of spillage..
Many including myself have several 100+ gallon tanks and I have at best ever spilled about 10g of water on the floor from over filling and well I had to clean up that mess (yes it was a mess) but we moved on from there.
The smaller the tank the more often you HAVE TO do water changes. In a 1g bowl might sound good, but without adding air and potentially heat to the tank you might like texusboy said.. have bait rather than fish to look at.
What fish do Jesper have
180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
110 Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
58 S. Decorus
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret ThatcherComment
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Can you say labyrinth fishes ?
The rule of thumb is 1 gal for each 1" fish, however if you have fish that breath air, anabantids / called labyrinth fishes, they can be kept in smaller containers.
Paradise fish like cooler weather and do well without a heater no mater how cold you keep your bedroom. But if it is in the 70's then gouramis and bettas will also do well.
You should understand the nitrogen cycle. Read http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html
If you have a tank larger than 2 gallons and a filter system, you should cycle the tank before you add the fish and do partial water changes once a month.
If you have containers smaller than 2 gallons without out a filter system then you should do a major water change every 7 days. Even though labyrinth fish have lungs and breath air, the ammonia can still burn their gills and do permanent damage.
Last edited by PhishPhreek; 04-26-2009, 06:49 PM.'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'Comment
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i have 2 bettas so far red crown tail and a blue normal betta.i was thinking of buyig theses bubble gourami's 4 for a pair but then i found out im limited too 5 fishComment
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