Fish Lovers 2.0

[flyteck]

I can't believe some people. I was talking to someone and found out they had fish, so I asked what kind. They said they have two "feeder fish" (so single tail goldies). I asked the tank size and they said 15 gallons. They've had them for two years. I said the tank was too small and they would die soon, and she literally said "Oh well, they've lived long enough anyways."

What the heck is wrong with people? Fish deserve proper care to ;n; That really pissed me off.
/endminirant

[Lilium900]

Username: lbo1000
How many tanks do you have: 2
Type of fish that you have: Bettas and snails
Your fish's names: Prizrac, Walker, Crimson, Crayon, Cake, Batter, Queen, Scarlet, Pop Rocks, and a bunch more that are unnamed.
How long have you had fish: Since i was four.
Also if you have pictures of you fish we would love to put a link to them next to your name! If you have a tank with a lot of fish you are welcome to just put a picture of your tank. Please do not post the pictures on the actual forum since they do take up space; just the link will do!


(I already applied for this but i'm redoing my form because i have been REALLY inactive)

[Lonin]

c: Hopefully going to get a nerite snail tomorrow.
Mentioned it to our brother who went 'ewwww snails'. Then we showed him pictures. Now he loves them.

[Wild.One]

c: Hopefully going to get a nerite snail tomorrow.
Mentioned it to our brother who went 'ewwww snails'. Then we showed him pictures. Now he loves them.

nicceee xD
I can't buy any type of fresh water snail where I live cause they are illegal where I live. -_- Not even red cherry shrimp.

[Lonin]

c: Hopefully going to get a nerite snail tomorrow.
Mentioned it to our brother who went 'ewwww snails'. Then we showed him pictures. Now he loves them.

nicceee xD
I can't buy any type of fresh water snail where I live cause they are illegal where I live. -_- Not even red cherry shrimp.

Awww that sucks. Red cherry shrimp are adorable :c
Its illegal to import apple snails here but not to breed or sell them. Don't know about anything else c:

[Hime]

@CrowntailedQueen: Thanks. The ground is actually just regular fine-ish natural sand from hardware store. ;D It was pain to wash though... Under the sand there is some long term fertilizer though.

Its illegal to import apple snails here but not to breed or sell them. Don't know about anything else c:

Here you can't even sell the apple snails(like in any way, even giving them to someone is not okay)... It's kinda recent ban. Poor shops that had apple snails for sale...

[Dakotak]

hey guys -what is your favor kind of exotic-ish fish ( meaning like ocean fish and like tropical cool fish )

A little late to this but I wanted to add it in so here.

Sharks of any kind. But here is a Bamboo shark.


Blue ringed Octopus. This will actually be a tattoo of mine some day.


Mandarin fish


Any type of Seahorse. But here is a pygmy!


There is a few. XD

[Firefly_Dreamer]

I can't believe some people. I was talking to someone and found out they had fish, so I asked what kind. They said they have two "feeder fish" (so single tail goldies). I asked the tank size and they said 15 gallons. They've had them for two years. I said the tank was too small and they would die soon, and she literally said "Oh well, they've lived long enough anyways."

What the heck is wrong with people? Fish deserve proper care to ;n; That really pissed me off.
/endminirant

Oh thats horrible! my biology teacher 'inherited a tank' and knows that the size is not proper for the fish, however her apartment doesn't allow tank and the max our school allows is 30 gallons. There are three comets a channel catfish, and a plecostamus in a 29 gallon high. the tank is really clean other than a lot of algae, but there is no way for these fish to live better unless she gets them all seperate 30 gals, which is what we're fundraising for so they have a llottle more room each. Like literally one of the teachers was retiring and moving away and he found the fish too large to flush so before euthanization he asked all the science and agriculture teachers if they wanted the fish.

Anyway im the primary fish caretaker until the end of the year, which is hpw we got the fundraiser in tact. i just hope the school code doesn't mean 30 gals collectively.

hey guys -what is your favor kind of exotic-ish fish ( meaning like ocean fish and like tropical cool fish )

Well, i've never owned them and asked on here about them a while back, but Endlers livebearers.

Are those a kind of guppy? My mom had hundereds of those, or ones that look JUST like those when she was a kid and lived in Orgieon.
Like she didn't own them, but when people didn't want their aquatic pets anymore they woulkd dump them in the live spring, it was safe + healthy for all fish though, and it was super big so it wasn't like over stocking the spring or anything. But anyway, people that wanted pet fish would just go down there and catch them, they would live for a really long time but they were mostly just guppies and other fish like tetra and stuff. But the Guppies where neonny like that in the pictures.

No, but a lot of them nowadays are bred with guppies to get more variety and to cut down on wild captures. they are smaller than guppies too.

[wibeke]

My dad has an empty 30 gallon tank that he no longer wants (he's going to set up a fishtank, but he wants something much bigger than that) and he said that he would give it to me if I wanted it. I probably won't take it because I don't know if I have the time to care for more fish, but I was wondering what kind of fish I could keep in it?
I love goldfish, especially ranchus and lionheads, but I'm not sure if that would be enough space for one or two? I wouldn't want them to be too cramped and I know they can get pretty big. I do have a 150 gallon pond in my backyard that they can move into if they outgrow the tank, but I'd rather avoid that if possible.
I'm not a huge fan of schooling fish (I like to name all my fish and interact with them, haha, I just don't see the fun in a bunch of fish that I can't tell apart) and I don't trust myself to try saltwater. Are there any other fish that might work? Maybe some of the smaller puffer fish species?

I'm just brainstorming. I really don't need another tank. But fishhhhh. xD

[flyteck]

My dad has an empty 30 gallon tank that he no longer wants (he's going to set up a fishtank, but he wants something much bigger than that) and he said that he would give it to me if I wanted it. I probably won't take it because I don't know if I have the time to care for more fish, but I was wondering what kind of fish I could keep in it?
I love goldfish, especially ranchus and lionheads, but I'm not sure if that would be enough space for one or two? I wouldn't want them to be too cramped and I know they can get pretty big. I do have a 150 gallon pond in my backyard that they can move into if they outgrow the tank, but I'd rather avoid that if possible.
I'm not a huge fan of schooling fish (I like to name all my fish and interact with them, haha, I just don't see the fun in a bunch of fish that I can't tell apart) and I don't trust myself to try saltwater. Are there any other fish that might work? Maybe some of the smaller puffer fish species?

I'm just brainstorming. I really don't need another tank. But fishhhhh. xD

You can keep a maximum of two fancy goldfish in a 30 gallon~ It's 20 for the first one and 10 for each one after that. But one would be very happy in a 30. I don't know anything about puffers though.