our fishie attempted suicide!!!
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Yikes!Originally posted by True_Xerion:heh heh .... we kinda found out the hard way last week .... don noticed the puffer was making sharp darting movements among the tetras & discovered the fella was taking nips at the tetra tails!
we suspect maybe he's a lil too hungry but the lady at sam's told me they occasionally become agressive but it pasts ...
in any case he's now in isolation lol
Poor fish. 
Hmmm so what will you do with the puffer?
Today my fish almost hopped out of the water. Looks like I should have a net above too. They're getting so unsettled in the tank! I think next time I'll get fish that are less active. -
goldfish can't swim fast enough to jump
or yabbies... after a few years, you can eat them
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Eeeeewwwww! I dread goldfish. They've got big bulgy eyes and sulk all day, and some species have funny bulbous heads that are no beauties in my perspective. And their tails, THEIR TAILS!! The previous goldfishes I had, their tails broke here and there as and when they liked it. And when they die, it's one big eeky corpse you have to fish out of the water. Ughhghghghgh.Originally posted by the Bear:goldfish can't swim fast enough to jump
or yabbies... after a few years, you can eat them
What are yabbies? Maybe I should have prawns instead.
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fresh water crayfish... look like clawed lobsters
Originally posted by MooKu:Eeeeewwwww! I dread goldfish. They've got big bulgy eyes and sulk all day, and some species have funny bulbous heads that are no beauties in my perspective. And their tails, THEIR TAILS!! The previous goldfishes I had, their tails broke here and there as and when they liked it. And when they die, it's one big eeky corpse you have to fish out of the water. Ughhghghghgh.
What are yabbies? Maybe I should have prawns instead. -
my gouramis are going nuts tooOriginally posted by True_Xerion:heh heh .... we kinda found out the hard way last week .... don noticed the puffer was making sharp darting movements among the tetras & discovered the fella was taking nips at the tetra tails!
we suspect maybe he's a lil too hungry but the lady at sam's told me they occasionally become agressive but it pasts ...
in any case he's now in isolation lol
1 of the golden gouramis loves to chase the rest ard the tank and snip at their tails esp
but they all seem to have grown bigger and more beautiful...
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haha dunno dunno .... those small pesky snails have started spawning in the tank again so the puffer has been released from isolation to clear the vermin
there's also quite fast frowing algae on the tank walls, thinking of getting those teeny weent sucker fish to do the job .... see how see how. -
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I saw them yesterday at the shoP! red red ones? can they be eaten?Originally posted by the Bear:fresh water crayfish... look like clawed lobsters
I think they're going for like... $3.50 each? Sooo interesting to have one... but not before my neontetras die first.
And.... THERE'S A SMALL SNAIL IN THE TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
wah!! life evolved in mookie's tank!
anyway, a yabby:
but they have bred the nice blue ones for pets..
loads of them in australia where they're native
anyhoooo.. was thinking about organising a trip to Qian Hu Fish Farm.. when i do, wanna come along?Originally posted by MooKu:I saw them yesterday at the shoP! red red ones? can they be eaten?
I think they're going for like... $3.50 each? Sooo interesting to have one... but not before my neontetras die first.
And.... THERE'S A SMALL SNAIL IN THE TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
haha ... it's begun lol!Originally posted by MooKu:And.... THERE'S A SMALL SNAIL IN THE TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sad that our puffer now in perma isolation cuz we put him back in main tank & he went for the tetra's tails again
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oooh.Originally posted by the Bear:wah!! life evolved in mookie's tank!
anyway, a yabby:
but they have bred the nice blue ones for pets..
loads of them in australia where they're native
anyhoooo.. was thinking about organising a trip to Qian Hu Fish Farm.. when i do, wanna come along?
then what are those red ones i see? I thought i could keep them as pets... then when I'm sick of taking care of them, i could fish them out of the water for dinner.
fish farm? dun wan lar hehehehe actually i'm a little sick of fishes. i grew up around a horrendous amount of fishes!
my grandpa was in the fishy business, my dad and my uncles enjoyed rearing lots of fish that one of my uncles had a koi pond in his home and at my house, we had three huge fish tanks containing around twenty small carps and tens of guppies and some ugly goldfish.
it was one booody headache taking care of them. and now my own little tank has some sneaky snail. -
hmmm. cook it. it's supposed to be a delicacy.Originally posted by True_Xerion:haha ... it's begun lol!
sad that our puffer now in perma isolation cuz we put him back in main tank & he went for the tetra's tails again
why do snails appear in the tank? and what am i supposed to do?
i stuck a disposable chopstick into the tank and smashed the stupid snail yesterday.... -
freshwater fugu
and mookie's so violent!
anyhoooo... too bad you don't wanna go to Qian Hu.. looks like a few of us from Club 30 may wanna go for a day outOriginally posted by MooKu:hmmm. cook it. it's supposed to be a delicacy.
why do snails appear in the tank? and what am i supposed to do?
i stuck a disposable chopstick into the tank and smashed the stupid snail yesterday.... -
do you have plants or rocks in your tank?Originally posted by MooKu:hmmm. cook it. it's supposed to be a delicacy.
why do snails appear in the tank? and what am i supposed to do?
i stuck a disposable chopstick into the tank and smashed the stupid snail yesterday....
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yehhhh.Originally posted by the Bear:freshwater fugu
and mookie's so violent!
anyhoooo... too bad you don't wanna go to Qian Hu.. looks like a few of us from Club 30 may wanna go for a day out
aiyah, the snail was as small as one-quarter a grain of rice, and I couldn't figure how to get it out without putting my hands in, so i stuck that chopstick in and craaaaak flattened it.
what else is there at qian hu?
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i just put in a new plant... hmmm that's right, very possibly could be from that plant... I saw the snail a few days after I put that new plant in.Originally posted by dragg:do you have plants or rocks in your tank?
puffer fish attack tetras if there are not enough food.
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well, click here => Qian Hu Fish Farm
click on the "farm tour" bit
p.s. you can catch fishies with nets at the longkang fishing part of the tourOriginally posted by MooKu:yehhhh.
aiyah, the snail was as small as one-quarter a grain of rice, and I couldn't figure how to get it out without putting my hands in, so i stuck that chopstick in and craaaaak flattened it.
what else is there at qian hu? -
snails pose no threat to the fish.
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small snails no? really?Originally posted by dragg:snails pose no threat to the fish.
now that you say, i think... i THINK my family's fish tanks used to have big snails in them. those water snails as big as garden snails. they were pretty gross. i can't remember with which fishes they were put though. -
i clicked on farm shed hoping to see some goats.Originally posted by the Bear:well, click here => Qian Hu Fish Farm
click on the "farm tour" bit
p.s. you can catch fishies with nets at the longkang fishing part of the tour nooo all feeesh!! -
awww.. it's a fish farm...
anyhooo.. we're also thinking of going to the zoo again tooOriginally posted by MooKu:i clicked on farm shed hoping to see some goats. nooo all feeesh!!