bdspider Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi all I'm about to get my first tank and am so excited! It's only a 2fter, but it'll make a great start. I'm awaiting the arrival of the tank (it's being made right now) and the filter system was not available from my source anymore so I'll have to check out some pet shop prices today. I think I'm gonna start out with a pack of zebra danios, some sort of cory (either bandit or panda) & a heap of baby bristlenoses (cm long ones). And maybe some tetras, depending on what Organisms have discounted. Tetras are so boring. After that, there's so much I would love to have... kribs, kuhli loaches, synadontids, kissing gourami, knife fish... so exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 You sound very excited , welcome and have fun,you will meet lots of friendly people here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Welcome! Sounds like you are very excited about the new tank! If you are interested you are welcome to come to our club meeting on the 3rd of Feb. All the details should be here http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/february-meeting-of-totally-tanked-vt18496.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Welcome bdspider!!!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Welcome I bet you are excited And it doesn't matter how many tanks you get, each one is excitement all over again... You will love it on these forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hi and welcome. The first tank is always really exciting. Don't forget to read up about cycling if you don't already know about it. The second tank is also very exciting - and the 3rd, and the 4th ........ :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yeah, I don't think I'll get the actual fish for at least another 2 weeks, assuming I can setup the tank next week. At least Christchurch has great water, so no chlorine to worry about. And forgot to say in first post, I guess it's my first *tropical* tank, cos I have a longfin eel too. He's very cute, 9cm long now. This photo was taken about 6 months ago, hes fattened up a bit since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Awwwww..... he's a cutie!!!! I love small eels, the big ones are ok so long as they can't get in my gumboots/eat me :lol: When I was a kid, our goldfish pond at home ran out of goldfish, so next time we were at my grandparents i went eeling and snuck a few home, and put them in the pond. Didn't know at that age that they could get out - they took off, one got eaten by a dog and the other two got caught and taken back to the creek. Is your eel quite friendly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 He's very friendly around feeding time... I should probably try to teach him some tricks, they're a very intelligent species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 welcome bdspider. I hope you realise some of the fish on your wish list are not suitable for your small tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yep, I realise... eg. I love black ghost knife fish so much, but I know they grow quite big. It's mostly wistful thinking. Don't worry, I know several experienced fish freaks, so I have had plenty of advice given to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 cool eel!!! So, details! How did yo ucatch him? What requirements does he have? etc etc etc! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I was given my eel, so not sure about catching sorry! He isn't needy at all. I'm sure this will shock people, but he doesn't even have filtration in his tank and is doing fine. When he was little, he didn't have any substrate, just java moss to hide in (+duck weed). Now he has standard aquarium stones on the bottom, he loves moving around under the stones. It's been suggested to me that he'd be more active with filtration cos of the extra oxygen the static water would get. He's quite active during the night, nocturnal of course. I usually do a complete water change, so I can rinse the rocks out (Tank & eel are too small to be able to use one of those fancy gravel vacuums) but then I live in Chch, so there's little worry about having to cycle water and get rid of chlorine. He eats a teeny piece of frozen bloodworms daily. I sometimes give him bits of chicken. I'd love a teeney baby freshwater cray to go with him! Yours is very cute. I like the idea of a bigger freshwater tank. I love how you don't see the natives during the day, but at night they all come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 cool eel!!! So, details! How did yo ucatch him? What requirements does he have? etc etc etc! :bounce: go down to a stream with some old steaks or other meat (raw) and fishing rod chuck the hook n bait in and wait for the eels to bite. (not all streams have eels btw) dont worry about the injurys cuased by the hook as they should heal up otherwise use a eel trap that most fishing shops supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 go down to a stream with some old steaks or other meat (raw) and fishing rod chuck the hook n bait in and wait for the eels to bite. (not all streams have eels btw) dont worry about the injurys cuased by the hook as they should heal up otherwise use a eel trap that most fishing shops supply You won't catch a 9cm eel like mine that way... (well, he would have been about 4cm when caught. A little glass eel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yay, my tank has arrived & is all setup now. It looks great, even without fish & with only a few plants. I'm getting some bristlenose fry tomorrow, then next week it will be off to Organisms! I love bristlenoses, I can't wait til they grow bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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