phoenix44 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Much better thanks! I used my point and shoot, so no shooting in RAW for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 nice fish/tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Tank looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I used my point and shoot what one do you use? I'm on the hunt for a new one and yours looks like it takes good pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 what one do you use? I'm on the hunt for a new one and yours looks like it takes good pics Sony DSC H20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Cool- I really like the set up. Gonna look wicked when it settles down I agree Goldfish definitely need and deserve names- they just seem to require them. I think it is the link with goldfish I had as pets as a kid. I set up a goldfish pond for my Mum 6 yrs ago and there have been no losses in 5yrs. blackmoors/shubs/comets/fantails/ryukins. They are definitely her pets and all feed from hand- too much for the Orandas She has names for them all- I'm actually a bit bit worried now how she'd handle it if she had a few losses. The names though are more along lines of Bubbles, Patch, bluey , Nemo,humpy... etc Anyone want to guess what names goes with which fish variety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I would like a Ryukin or two! But I can't find any of the ones I sold when I lived in AKL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 true and nice ryukin are hard to come by. Didn't know you're into goldfish too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 true and nice ryukin are hard to come by. Didn't know you're into goldfish too Lol. I like orandas, Ryus and a few others. Water has settled today, and I added 5 mussels as well. The goldfish are so darn hard to take pics of! It's crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 won't the wood reduced the ph of the water? What is the ph? Very nice tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 pH 7 ish. Definitely not acidic, but a few shells hidden in the filter won't go amiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 FW mussels are so cool! I recall Stella telling me that they are endangered in the wild? They just scoot around the sand leaving sand trails as they go! and they have these cool frilly things that they let out their shells. I hide food in the sand for them and they seem to chase it down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 The problem with freshwater muscles is that they are taken from the wild, live on tiny microbes in the water, filter massive amounts of water and basically starve to death because they run out of food. It is unlikely that there would be enough food in that tank to properly support one. They will polute your tank very quickly when they die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 what if you post lost of brine shrimp in? or are they still do big? critter tanks are bound to support mass amounts or microbes? could one maintain and harvest them that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I don't think it is even known how they breed. They filter out and live on microbes, that is why you need to be careful where you take mussels from to eat because they are full of bacteria and better not to have bad bugs if you are going to eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I had FW Mussels in a goldfish tank as a kid, When i moved out of home they got thrown into a tub at the back of the section with a few rocks, wood, no sand and some plants. 2 years later I was helping to clean up the olds backyard and come across the tub The plants hadn't done so well but there were 3 mussels still alive. I was surprised that they had survived. I put them in the goldfish pond where they could get around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 The petshop once told me they would be fine in my tropical tank...they died :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 when will they start to specialise in LPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Freshwater mussels (kakahi) are not suitable for living in containment. They, as has already been mentioned, require very large amounts of food which is very hard to provide in an aquarium. The reproduction cycle of them is still not fully understood, but it does require fish. With the decline in native habitats and fish numbers there is a drastic decline in the mussels. No matter what a LFS tells you, these are not farmed for supply to them. They are sourced directly from the wild. http://www.niwa.co.nz/news-and-publicat ... 0-4/kakahi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcanine Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 nice orandas p44 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Thanks! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Freshwater mussels (kakahi) are not suitable for living in containment. They, as has already been mentioned, require very large amounts of food which is very hard to provide in an aquarium. I actually thought it was P44 that said that a few months ago but i could not find it to put up a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Yes, Stella had told me about it ages ago, and I'm sure I mentioned it after that somewhere. Not sure if it was here or somewhere else though. I have them going in my poly box pond things where I grow those plants to see if they can really clear up water. They should get heaps of food in there, and then I put them in the tank. Apparently they can live for 30-50 years so I'll be interested to see if any one has actually kept them alive in a proper tank for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Apparently they can live for 30-50 years so I'll be interested to see if any one has actually kept them alive in a proper tank for ages. Freshwater mussels (kakahi) are not suitable for living in containment. They, as has already been mentioned, require very large amounts of food which is very hard to provide in an aquarium. That would be why no one has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 As for cleaning the water of potential "food"... Power filter vs. Mussel..... hmmm... I think the filter will win that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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