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thomas101
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posted 02-21-2004 05:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
i lost all of my fish from ich so wut fish should i get???????

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t_chelle16
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posted 02-21-2004 05:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
What size tank do you have? Do you have any prefference for a certain type, size, personality, color?

-Chelle

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thomas101
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posted 02-21-2004 06:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
i have 10 gal i need easy fish to keep a stable nice kind place not like a bunch of aggressive fish thats all i need

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cichlids small Jaws
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posted 02-21-2004 06:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cichlids small Jaws     Edit/Delete Message
so could get like 3 or 4 tiger barbs and a oto! the barbs will school all around the tank decorations its very cool!!
in my own opinion Tell us what you like and we will give you other tank mate.. with a 10 galon your very limited

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thomas101
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posted 02-21-2004 06:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
i have been liking tiger barbs alot! but 1 thing they dissappear day by day just like neons

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t_chelle16
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posted 02-21-2004 06:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
For a bottom feeder, you could get some cory cats or otos.

If you want one nice pretty fish, you could get a dwarf gourami or betta. Or you could have some smaller fish like guppies, small tetras, mollies, platies, etc.

If you want something unusual, you could try african dwarf frogs, but they are nocternal so if you want something active during the day, I wouldn't recommend them.

Also, could you answer a few questions? How long was your tank originally set up? Did you cycle it before adding fish? Were you monitering your water parameters (ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte)?

If the tank wasn't cycled first and you weren't keeping your water parameters in check, they were probably off the chart which may explain the ich/dying fish. Here is a really good article on fishless cycling. I suggest you do that before getting any new fish. http://www.tomgriffin.com/aquamag/cycle2.html

-Chelle

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thomas101
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posted 02-21-2004 07:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
be there in a sec

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thomas101
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posted 02-21-2004 07:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
o i ran the filter for a week wen i got it then put a pctis cat red tail sucker and the i put in 2 clown loaches then recently 2 columbian sharks

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thomas101
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posted 02-21-2004 07:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
wut did u start with?

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thomas101
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posted 02-22-2004 06:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for thomas101     Edit/Delete Message
csj i like your setup so far but wut else?

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katanas_edge
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posted 02-23-2004 09:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for katanas_edge     Edit/Delete Message
Cycling your tank involves creating an environmenta for the growth of ammonia and nitrite consuming bacteria. You need small amounts of ammonia produced over several weeks. This can be done by starting with a single fish or by the fishless method with PURE ammonia (cannot contain surfactants, perfume, etc). Either way the process takes 3-4 weeks (although some tanks can take a little longer). By putting in several fish without a population of bacteria the waste builds up and poisons the fish. For more info on cycling and the nitrogen cycle see the articles on the website here (seperate from the msg board).

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