Tropical Fish

steveo said:
Before they did the fish shop on carrs ind est there was a seperate tropical shop in the back which wasnt part of the shop. When the closed and did it up they left and have got a new shop in bacup with lots of good stock well worth a visit:)
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Thats why people are saying its no good now then, I wondered why. I would recommend finding this shop in Bacup cause the guys who run the shop in Barry Price's place really know there stuff and had excellent displays and advice to give, everything I bought from there was healthy too.

Anyone after a really good filter system you want to look into installing a reverse flow under-gravel system, much better this way cause all the waste food, s**t etc won't be sucked below the gravel, downside is you need a pre-filter to remove these things and you'll be very lucky if you grow any plants so plastic will be your best option, you also need to have a good oxygen supply and something to keep the surface water moving.
 
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Well we still have 6 zebra fish and 3 frogs but two of the little tetras have died.. the other three shoal with the zebras.

Some plants removed as they where dying already.. not replaced wiht plastic... Will will be replacing nearly all plants with plastic for various reasons.... As Julie pointed out.. waste of a lot of money that :(

Todays the day... Bolton and should be coming home with a catfish or simmilar and at least three other fish to start the population... Will take advice from staff as to how many we should put in this week.

Wil ask my son to take some pics on his mobile of inside of shop for posting here.. my phone (or brick as the kids call it) dont take pics..
 
kipax - did u try any plant fertiliser? and i presume u have the high density tube light too?

i should've taken my digi cam - to be honest bolton doesnt have too many exhibition tanks like harwood does but the other tanks just blow em outta the water

get soem shrimps too - htey just hang around makin sure ur tanks' clean - ask em for an SAE one of the best algae eaters in the business
 
mani said:
hmmm it wud b interesting to see an under gravel on a sand fish tank
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Don't be cheeky mani it will only earn you a slap! ;) :D

I worded it wrong, I meant it more as a question. I knows there's undergravel ..... which is for under the gravel ;) (see I'm a clever girl really :)) but I was sort of asking if theres one that filters under sand as I want half sand half gravel. ..... I knew what I meant I can't help it if you can't read minds :D
 
Ive just been looking on e bay for plants because i resent paying £1.80 for one plant at the fish shop. Ive found a few a they seem to be cheaper and was wondering if anyone had bought in this way?????:)
 
Right then.. Went to Bolton and yes.. very ipressive... Certainly the biggest collection so far.... but the place was packed and only two young lads serving... ques to get there attention.. We are gonna go back midweek... popped into blackbutn on way back..

Now have (5 zebra, 3 eqautic frogs and 3 tetra already) added today a black red tailed shark, a blue siamese fighting fish... 4 orang black finned platties? and two catfish.. so 16 fish and the tank looks empty

The 5 zebra are still bossing the tank as well
 
mani said:
kipax - did u try any plant fertiliser? and i presume u have the high density tube light too?
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gonna replace live plants with plastic.. slow but sure and dunno about the lights as they came with the tank... two tubes built into lid and a plastic screen between tobes and water..

yeagh saw some wierd fish in bolton that i didnt know where tropical.. the black ghost which we couldnt gte cus of siamese.. so one or other.... the pipe fish where also wierd as where a few others...

gonna have a proper look round when just me and julie and not three kids in tow :)
 
I had a black knife fish once they look really cool in shop untill you get them home and they hide behind rocks and stuff and rarely come. In the shop there was nothing in the tank and they swam round loads and looked great so had to have one but i never saw it..
 
yeah alot of the plant survival rate is dependant on hte light quality not just how much htey get - u can buy tubes which are more "white" in light rather than the ones u get with the tank.

tinks - reading minds isnt my mutant power!! *L* would be awesome if it was - lets just say u wudnt b the only female i would finally understand!!

steveo - i've not ordered off ebay but i have ordered plants off a java website http://www.java-plants.com/ came in tip top condition and couldnt fault it really. but make sure u give them a good soakin b4 hand in cold water - get rid of the snails and any other nasty's

and lets be honest - doesnt every fish look that much more cooler in the shop tanks than it does in ours?
 
Sorry but I just gotta post my only fish funny.... as heard on big brother about two years ago (i dont watch it.. was relayed to me...honest)


If I had two fish I would call them One and Two...

Then if one died I would still have two :)


Is it just me or is that really funny :)
 
got some more fish today so in total i now have 8 neon tetras, 2 clown loaches, 4 red phantom tetras, 2 swordtale red platys

Had water tested again and all is ok :)
 
I bought two cooli looch about two months ago and put them in as you do and never really saw them again, i got the odd climsp of a tail but never really saw them..Last friday after being inspired by this thread i decided to give my tank a bit of a spruce up and moved some rocks round to find them hiding under them. Since then the have been swimming round like mad the cant keep still they are really cool and different to look at i also had two little cat fish that never moved from under one of the rocks which also now cant stop spinning around the tank.:confused:
 
ugh

i had two khuli loaches too

dunno wat happened to them

i got a feelin they're actually alive hidin under the filter
 
Great pics i wil have to do some....What is the stripey purple fish No 8729 i think looks a really nice fish???
 
lol looking good kipax :) are they all plastic plants now??? also what are those fighting fish like? do they live up to their names, always liked the look of them but name has always put me off

also think im going to make a trip over to the one where you bought your frogs from. where about is it?
 
Plants are half and half

Fighting fish is only gonna fight if you put another fighting fish in... It will nip at anything with flowing tails/fins .. For example we like the look of the ghost fish but was told the siamese would prob rip it apart :) All in all it mixes well wiht the others.. The 5 zebra still run the tank and chase anything they want.. inc the fighter.. Its nice.. always on show and looks good when the lights are on..

Frog shop.. gonna test water again today.. is up side of george hotel pub on blackburn rd;... or is it called last orders now? under choo choo bridge and there it is... can get to it coming down from globe toward blackburn rd..
 
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