Dana Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 From the light hearted ways of learning fish again... 1. When defrosting blood worms, do not mistake said container for your glass of shiraz... :sick: 2. When completing a water change, do not leave the siphon hose in the general route of your German Shepherd, ESPECIALLY if you're absent for more than 20 seconds 3. While filling your tank for the first time to cycle, remember to move it less than 2 feet from the wall prior to applying water :an!gry 4. If you buy plants, it is best not to get distracted by a wayward siphon hose and leave the bag in the sun for 2 hours :facepalm: 5. If you have a nice community tank going on, do not let anyone secretly slip an Angel in without your knowledge, thinking it's a sweet gesture That is all. For now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 :rotf: *waits for next installment....... :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 :sml1: love it, especially number 5, had guy tell me his little sister bought him a small silver dollar for a surprise BDay pressy,..... for his PLANTED tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 5. If you have a nice community tank going on, do not let anyone secretly slip an Angel in without your knowledge, thinking it's a sweet gesture More details? please? :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 More details? please? :spop: sheepsnana go and buy five or six neons and put a aduilt angel,,then put a beat down and see how long the neons last.. :digH: :spop: :gigl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's an older story. I helped my dad with his tanks. Years ago, a boyfriend bought my a valentines day gift...sliped it in the tank as a surprise. Bloody thing killed about a grands worth of fish before I spotted it haha. It was a rather angry fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 My Bloody Valentine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's an older story. I helped my dad with his tanks. Years ago, a boyfriend bought my a valentines day gift...sliped it in the tank as a surprise. Bloody thing killed about a grands worth of fish before I spotted it haha. It was a rather angry fish... Wow, pretty nasty angel, all the ones I've seen were the ones getting beat up, one was too delicate to handle more than a little bit of current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Nope, this one was evil. Had a glint in his eye and carried a semi automatic assault rifle. Even took out a rather pleasant shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 6. Sinking cucumber is harder than it sounds. Don't skimp on the vegie clip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 My Bloody Valentine :slfg: :slfg: :slfg: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 6. Sinking cucumber is harder than it sounds. Don't skimp on the vegie clip... Boil it. Sinks fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Boil it. Sinks fine. Or just use those little weights that they use to sink plants. easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Or just use those little weights that they use to sink plants. easy. Then you have to dig out the weights to reuse them. If you can find them once they've been buried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 A fork with a piece of nylon tied to it works wonders.... not that I'd ever feed my poor fish anything as repulsive as cucumber!!! Works well with zucchini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 LOL, it's for my bristle nose. He loves cucumber. The fish eat his other food. Tried boiling it, turns to mush, breaks up and clogged the filter. Thought about using a teaspsoon (like the for suggestion) but wasn't sure about the metal being in the tank for 24 hours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 use a skewer with nilon tied to one end and draped over tank or tied to a suction cup skewer courgette place in tank use nilon to retreve after 8-12 hours repeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 LOL, it's for my bristle nose. He loves cucumber. The fish eat his other food. Tried boiling it, turns to mush, breaks up and clogged the filter. Thought about using a teaspsoon (like the for suggestion) but wasn't sure about the metal being in the tank for 24 hours... Don't boil it that long. And zuchinni is better anyway, it stays more solid and my fish prefer it to cucumber. There's no reason to worry about a fork in the tank, it's stainless steel. 99.9% chance it is anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Mine prefer cucumber and won't even look at zuchinni. I cut the cucumber into 3cm wide rings and thread about 8 rings onto a plastic knitting needle that has a small fishing sinker tied in the middle of it. That spreads it all out along the needle and all get to dig in at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 get a couple of small pebbles out of your substrate and jam them into the side, sinks fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Great ideas!! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennn Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 A fork with a piece of nylon tied to it works wonders.... not that I'd ever feed my poor fish anything as repulsive as cucumber!!! Works well with zucchini Agreed! but with a old teaspoon, no sharp edges!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup42 Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Boil it. Sinks fine. I use this method. Ive tried Lettuce of varying types nothing touched it not even the snails :slfg: My pleco's wont touch the Algae tabs. Tried Cucumber , no Joy. I was getting worried about them till I dropped in some Brussell sprout for the Ottos....the Plecos went mad on it , Ottos don't touch it , but they like the Cucumber, Cory's love the algae tabs i got for the Plecos.... They are just like kids, Some are Macdonald types others Burger King...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 my never fail go to food is pumpkin softened slightly in the microwave, Used it to condition fish and snails for breeding(I used to cut them into boat shapes so when the hard skin floated to the surface and my bristlenose was motoring it around it was funny) plus if you have Apple Snails it makes their shells go a slight orangy colour, and it tends to colour up gold mollies as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I have just been taught what happens if you don't get the cucumber out quickly enough. Ugh what a mess! :sick: Having a little issue with brown algae. Nothing major but my reading suggests lights on for too many hours, perhaps need a new UV tube and nitrates rising (at 5) due to overfeeding. PH is still a little high at 7.6 (was at 8.2) and struggling to get it down, ammonia is ok, and I understand that nitrates can spike a little in new tanks. Off to do water change... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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