Favourite fish

Subject: Favourite fish Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:20 pm

What is your favourite type of fish?

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I have been thinking about which is my favourite type of fish and right know I would have to say Loaches. I have a couple and I love to watch them. (They are Yo-yo Loaches.)

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:21 pm

Loaches are definitely one of my favorites. I've got 2 dojos, 3 clown, and I used to have a couple other really cool ones. I have to say that Florida/spotted Gars are my favorite though. They spend most of the time sitting on the bottom blending in with the gravel Suspect

waiting for a tasty goldfish to swim by so they can rip their alligator like jaws full of teeth into them tongue

The goldfish's eyes bug out when they're being squeezed! Shocked

They periodically rise to the surface to gulp air as they have an air bladder that acts as a primitive lung so they can live in low O2 conditions. They get really long, about 18 inches or so in captivity, so I'll have to go from 100 gallons to I'd say a 500 gallon wide tank full of plants, rocks and wood before long. I'll start feeding them mostly prepackaged food at some point because I can't afford, nor do I really have the heart, to sacrifice baby chicks or mice for their regular diet.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:34 pm

Wow they sound pretty mean, I have read a little on them when I had thoughts of getting one, till I read how big they get. That was a long time ago.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:16 pm

They're only mean to fish they can either swallow, or to some degree have established themselves, in this community tank. To all the others they can't swallow they're really docile. Mine are about 10 inches long and I think their growth is already slowing down a little as they accustom themselves to my 100 gallon planted tank. I'm committed to keeping them regardless of how big they get.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:59 am

My favourite fish is probably the freshwater angelfish. Yes, I have been breeding them for a long time along with Discus. Check out my forums at http://aquariumuniverse.one-forum.net and register!

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Subject: Re: Favourite fish Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:36 pm

Fish_Genius how big are your tanks? My favourite fish, I can't just pick one there are just so many great fish out there. Smile

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:55 pm

I have a lot of them, but the one that houses my Angelfish and Discus is 50 gallons. I do a lot of water changes, too.

Subject: fav. fish Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:54 am

I've got the gouramii, the danios, the african cichlids, and the shubunkin goldfish that sit in a 75gal tank on my desk and live their lives peacfully "bopping " about. I must like these guys the best. The friends and family are all attracted to the cichlids in their rockwork with their rich colors and more aggressive nature. But the goldfish have really stuck with me over many years. I should will this tank to the local chinese restaurant.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:08 pm

hmmmm,

I would have to say the angelfish myself. Do not have any currently. But saving for a new tank for some. Thinking of having it planted as well.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:58 pm

My favourites are my Kribensis and my loaches, but if I had to pick one it would be my Kribs they have great color.
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Subject: Re: Favourite fish Fri May 23, 2008 12:12 am

my favorite fish would have to be Blood Parrots. They might not look all that interesting but for some reason i really like them... But every time i get some the things die on me no matter what i do, I geuss murphy's law is at work, go fig i have a room full of tanks, tanks in each other room a Veild Chameleion ( which are very hard to care for) and when it comes to having these little red bastards they die.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Fri May 23, 2008 11:29 am

what size tank do you put them in? I have mine in a 55gal with 2-3 hiding places scattered around for her and the other fish are not fin nippers. well the snake fish go after the guppies but that is hoping for diner prolly.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Fri May 23, 2008 1:05 pm

Each time i have gotten a pair I would put them in a estabilished 30gal. It's a matter of i can't have what i want so it makes me want it more. eh !

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Fri May 23, 2008 6:11 pm

blood parrots are fish that need a lot of room. 1 will need a 30 gal alone with no other fish in the tank. for each extra blood parrot you need to add on another 10 gal. anything smaller will stress them way to much in my experience. they will also spend a lot of time hiding and they are a carnivrous fish. mine prefers shrimp and blood worms but will go after the flakes i feed to the guppies since i wont put to much of the other in the tank in case i miss taking some out and it rots in the tank. did that when i first got her and almost lost her to changing chemicals due to the rotting shrimp. she would hide a couple peices for later and not go back to them. found them when i took out the decorations to do a major clean and yuch. my big tank is a little overstocked with her but the filter on it is working good at keeping the water clean so not arguing to much.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Fri May 23, 2008 11:35 pm

well i know i had enough room just maybe i'm just not ment to have them they will still be my fav fish but i got my eyes on a new fish to keep just need more info on them. The mosquito fish although don't look to interesting seem like they would look cool in a school swimming around if you can keep them like that i don't know

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Sat May 24, 2008 6:32 am

i just got looking through one of my fish books to find the mosquito fish and realized that its not the one i've been wanting to get. the fish that i want is the Guenther's Notho ( Nothobranchius guentheri) and after looking it up on the net finally realize that its the Killi Fish that everyone seems to have. I want some but i've asked my local pet shops about the Killi fish and they look at me like i want to kill fish. So how hard are they to get and how many can i put in a tank. I have read disscutions about people putting them in with bettas but others sites say they are agreesive towards other fish and others say they are peacfull and no maore agressive than a tiger barb, dose this meen i could have a school of them in a tank and if so what size? if anyone could steer me in the right direction for info even how to get them Males and females.
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Subject: killiies Sat May 24, 2008 5:33 pm

Killies are hard to find. There are fresh water, estuarian and salt water killies. They live in the back eddies and canals and paddies of this world just like the guppy and betta.

You may be out there with the bait net to find some.

If you find a vendor that can get them from North America, you might have something.

Subject: Re: Favourite fish Sat May 24, 2008 6:20 pm

i like a wide variety of fish... but i don't know about a favorite...

my list of awethum fish areth:

the flower horn... mainly because it's a gorgeous powerfull fish...
arapaima gigas... huge powerfull fish... very intelegent and underrated...
a wild oscar... different types of scales on the wild ones... also a smart powerfull fish...
showa japanese koi... i have more of these than any other koi in my ponds... gorgeous and BALLA!...
pearlscale goldfish... OMG i heart these guys... especially when they have crowns...
pseudotropheus demasoni... my favorite lake malawi cichlid...
blue faced angel fish... my favorite angelfish and saltwater fish... OMG i want one of they...
half-moon butterfly betta... man these guys are gorgeous but very delicate...
synodontis petricola... i wish i could afford more of they... they are my favorite catfish...

well... i think my favorite of the bunch have to be the koi fish... you just can't get the same loyalty out of the other fish... they recognize me when i go to the pond, and let me pet them... some goldfish even let me take them out... it's an amazing relationship i have with them...