My fishes are dead...

[vicman]

Ung FH ko parang hindi naman maselan..minsan mga 2-3 weeks ko pa bago palitan ng tubig and mga 70% pa palit ng water nun...rainbow dragon sya sabi daw female kase me black spot sa upper fin...and accidentally nalagyan pa nga ng super kulit na nephew ko ng fertilizer para sa orchids akala kse nya fishfood mukha kaseng pelllet buti nkita ko agad at napalitan ko agd tubig...tapos hindi din sya nglalaki gnun ba talaga at female FH???bigay lang kse skin un ng friend kong breeder pangswerte daw sa business...and by the way ang name ng FH ko is HORNIE hehehehe...

[shadow]

sobrang mura na ngayon ng FH, unlike before na I remember 6k yun bili ko sa blue dragon ko, ngayon yata 2k-3k, maganda na quality, ano ba magandang strain ngayon? meron kasi ako 2 50 gallons na extra tank from my fH days, parng gusto ko ulit magalaga... right now I'm into arowana naman,

[BlueBimmer]

i was able to sell my 12" oriental phoenix for 4k recently, laki kok pero talo sa color at konti lang pearls.

depende rin presyo sa seller, yung iba overpriced at sinasabi imported pero hindi naman.

[hominid]

He, he...

FH n Arowana... mga set and forget fishes. FH din ako naun dahil madali lang d demanding. Pag bigla ka na busy, no big deal. Pero trip ko talaga mga Malawi. Malau na kasi ako sa Cartimar Pasay naun pero balak ko pa rin sana. Nun college ako I would stock 12, in a few months, isa n lang. Nag-uubusan parati. Mahal pa naman lalo na pag marami. Ang nababasa ko naun sa net dapat daw overstock talaga w/ oversized filter. Ganun daw trick para di magkaubusan kasi d malaman ng mga fishes kung sino hahabulin nila sa dami ng nakikita nila. Cno dyan me succesful na Malawi setup?

[NightWinger]

Effective ba talaga pag lagay ng ice pag brown out? Yan kasi ang sabi sa akin ng pet shop owner.

[B2Bomber]

relax sa paglagay ng ice at baka lumabas sa temperature range na specified sa isda mo...
ay, nagtunog kotse hehe. anyway. maglagay ka na lang ng bote ng mineral water sa ibabaw nung aquarium butasan mo sya in a way na shushoot yung tubig na ilalagay mo rito (preferably from the aquarium din) sa aquarium. ang purpose mo rito e para ma-stir yung water surface para magkaroon ng aeration kahit papaano.

[empy]

i wanted to cry when my fish died...i loved that little guy :cry2:

[hominid]

Ice? I woundn't bet on that. Malamang dedz lang fish mo dahil sa sudden temp change.

Constant water changes talaga. Maski d pa dumarating mga emergency situations kasi d natin alam kung kelan yan dapat continuous pag palit ng tubig. Bat operated air pump ayus din.

Choose fish according to ur lifestyle. Un kaya mo un freq. ng maintenance. Mga discus, maski d nawawalan ng ilaw dapat water change ng around 50% every day. Para sa mga busy ppl talaga mga hardy fish like Aro o FH. Well, kung tutuusin minsan lang naman ako busy, pero buti na sure.

[BlueBimmer]

discus tank ko lampas na 2weeks no water change...so lazy nowadays hehe

anyway discus tank recommended daily water change if pinapakain mo beefheart or bloodworms which easily fouls the water..if you only feed them tetrabits you can get away with once or twice a week basta hindi overcrowded tank mo.

my 2 adult discus keeps on laying eggs pero di successful, i think dahil hard PH water ko...:cry2:

[torque2006]

fish are cold-blooded. putting ice in the water lowers their metabolism, which in turn lowers their oxygen consumption.

pero ingat lang, dahil pag bumaba ka sa temperature na tolerable ng isda, patay yan.

[B2Bomber]

IIRC
water change depends mainly sa toxicity nung tubig. kung di maganda chemical filtering ng system mo, medyo mas madalas. may mga kit din sa mga petshops na all in one test strips for ph, nitrates, etc., etc.
changing water more often or drastically (say 75% in one go) than necessary could be dangerous too kasi lalo kung na-break in na yung filter mo, at established na yung filter media mo.
IMHO

[shadow]

IIRC
water change depends mainly sa toxicity nung tubig. kung di maganda chemical filtering ng system mo, medyo mas madalas. may mga kit din sa mga petshops na all in one test strips for ph, nitrates, etc., etc.
changing water more often or drastically (say 75% in one go) than necessary could be dangerous too kasi lalo kung na-break in na yung filter mo, at established na yung filter media mo.
IMHO

I beg to disagree with this, changing water everyday about 10%-20% is good for the fishes, kung once a week ka magpalit kung 75% naman talagang mamatay yun fish, chaging water dapat huwag lagpas ng 50% better kung 40% lang

[B2Bomber]

I beg to disagree with this, changing water everyday about 10%-20% is good for the fishes, kung once a week ka magpalit kung 75% naman talagang mamatay yun fish, chaging water dapat huwag lagpas ng 50% better kung 40% lang

I never said change 75% of the water every week... let me break my "or" statement into 2 separate statements to be clear.

changing water more often...than necessary could be dangerous too...

or

...changing water ...drastically (say 75% in one go) ...could be dangerous too...

[oliver1013]

Mge peeps, pwede ba ihalo ang australian aro at longnose gar at knife fish? Parang bagay kasi kaso may nabasa ko na yung gar daw tinotopak baka biglang bumigwas sa aro...
lahat pala sila 3-4 inches

[bender]

I used to have almost 100 adult discus which i accumulated from 3 years of going to different breeders. Snakeskins, Blue Diamonds, etc. I raised them from fry that i would buy from breeders since that was what i considered reasonable.
I would normally prepare my own beefheart recipe and supplement it with frozen bloodworms. The only disaster i had with taking care of discus occurred when the Chinese made heater i bought electrocuted so of them so i decided to only buy German made heaters.
However, when i started to become busy at work, i left the care to our maids but they were quite lazy and careless resulting in overfeeding and dirty water. Also, since my tanks were in the dining room, my dad had a weird habit of always insisting on closing the lights all the time. I normally left the lights on for an hour to make sure that the fish finished all of the scraps left. Since i couldn't find a workable situation with the maids and my dad, i eventually just lost interest and they all died. I only have the tanks, the books and equipment left to remind of them.

[surg]

I have been a fish hobbyist before. I had kept freshwater fishes ( assorted, pure goldfish tanks (even bred goldfish), pure discus tanks, saltwater and even coral reef tanks).I got diff sizez of aquariums and my largest is a 100 gallons one measuring 6 feet in length. The key is not to overcrowd your tank and plant plenty of water plants. as long as hindi overcrowded ang tank, ok lang kahit mga-brownout or even walang filter or powerhead (except for coral reef tank) coz the oxygen content of the water will be enough for the number of fishes plus the plants will also give off oxygen.ang puurpose lang naman ng aeration is to keep the surface of the water moving so there will be exchange of air. there are some fish hobbyist in other countries who advocate natural fish tank without any artificial filter.nun nasunugan nga kami and we had to vacate the house for 1 month, 1 month din walang kuryente but buhay pa din ang mga fishes ko

[FullThrottle]

Originally posted by oliver1013
oliver1013Mge peeps, pwede ba ihalo ang australian aro at longnose gar at knife fish? Parang bagay kasi kaso may nabasa ko na yung gar daw tinotopak baka biglang bumigwas sa aro...
lahat pala sila 3-4 inches


Oliver1013, IMHO pwede naman ito but please take into consideration the following:

1.) The Longnose Gar has very sharp teeth. You run the risk of getting your Australian Arowana injured either unintentionally (during feeding) or intentionally (the gar has a tendency to get aggressive as it grows bigger). In an aquarium, even a small wound has the potential to cause life-threatening infections. Too risky, mamahalin pa naman yung ganyang klase ng arowana.

2.) If you want to keep all of them happy you’ll eventually need a 100-gallon aquarium for these 3 brutes (they all grow fast), and the corresponding expensive filtration for these messy carnivores. And as they grow bigger, so does your budget for their food.

3.) The Knife Fish is by nature a nocturnal species, so as the day ends and your Arowana starts to rest, the Knife fish’ day is only starting. Sooner or later this could stress your arowana—and a stressed fish is prone to disease. Too risky.

If you really want to try this set-up I suggest you just get a Silver Arowana, at least it’s a relatively more hardy species, it’s cheaper, and it’s also a beautiful fish.

Happy fishkeeping.

[oliver1013]

Thanks fullthrottle...mukha ngang kailangan ko kumuha ng isa pang aquarium just to be in the safe side.

[shadow]

masyadong maliit ang 100 gallon for aro plus meron ka pang tankmates, besides masyadong aggresive ang australian aro, so I doubt it kung pwede mong lagyan ng tankmates, if I were you kung talagang decided ka na mag aro, if you can afford an RTG, yun na lang kunin mo, kasi same time and effort din ang gagawin mo, if masyadong mahal mag green aro ka, and buy a new tank the minimum size should be 5'x2'x2' (LxWxH) mas maganda yun width is 2.5', angimportante sa ro is yun width ng tank dahil pag makitid mahihirapan lumiko pag lumaki na, especially mga silver aro sobrang haba sila, yun 100 gallon mo kasi ok yun lenght which is 6', pero ang wodth nun is 18" lang bitin yun sa aro....

[BlueBimmer]

pero kung 6" lang aro mo wag muna sa malaki masyadong tank, kadalasan natatakot ang small aro sa sobrang laking swimming space at maging stressed sila. pag mga 12" na dun mo ilipat sa 150G or bigger tank.