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Date Posted: 18:27:01 10/19/01 Fri
Author: dennis
Subject: Re: How to take care of a fish
In reply to: Mark 's message, "How to take care of a fish" on 00:06:32 12/22/00 Fri

hello there, i`m dennis from malaysia. i was thinking of how to take care of my fish since my fishes always died one per day.....and the ways of cleaning an aquarium, etc

I have read 2 messages throughout this forum and have
>found that no one looks into their new hobbly the know
>nothing about. First off, I have had one freshwater
>tank but now I have a 90G saltwater. After experience
>from saltwater, the freshwater tank is far less
>matience and demanding. I consider it not a challenge
>as to salt, but salt is increasinly more expensive.
>For freshwater or saltwater you MUST HAVE a filter.
>Now, you don't need a filter but if you don't want the
>fish being subject to a horrible life THE LEAST you
>can do is buy it a 20 dollar "Power Filter." The 2nd
>thing, for a fish chlorine is like drinking acid.
>Ammonia is like bathing in acid, and silicon and other
>metals found in water clog the gills. USE A 5 DOLLAR
>water treatment like "Kordons" chlorine remover. 3rd,
>in saltwater species like triggerfish and aggresive
>fish become territorial. When you add aggresive fish
>to ANY tank, make sure they are the LAST fish to
>enter. Fish make territories and such that in a 10G
>tank they are going to find that "There isnt enough
>room for the both of us" and one of the fish is going
>to peck at the other until it dies. When buying/ or
>planing to buy more than one of the same species
>always buy them at the same time. This ensures, but
>does not always work to keep territories at bay. The
>last fish is always the most timid, this is because it
>is like a new neighboor, they don't always fit in
>right from the begging, things take time. And no,
>fish don't get loney. Anyways, do a little frieken
>research before you go throwing in any damn fish you
>see. Pisses me off that people take life for
>grantite, some of you think I am a nut but what if you
>were a fish in a 10 GALLON LIVING SPACE with no means
>of a clean area to live.
> - Mark, experienced
>fish guy

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  • Re: How to take care of a fish -- Leslie, 11:00:01 10/21/01 Sun
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