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04-22-2005, 06:14 PM
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tank question
i have a tank with a filter and im wondering how ofter i sould clean my tank? and special stragagies on cleaning it?
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04-22-2005, 06:48 PM
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Specifics? what size tank, filter brand name, number of fish and types for starters would be most helpful.
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04-23-2005, 09:30 PM
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2 fish (im not sure what kind they are)
i have a picture of my tank and fish in my other post in the "begginner section on "Hi Im new" |
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04-23-2005, 10:03 PM
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The fish look like platies to me.
and the tank is small??? |
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04-23-2005, 10:03 PM
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vacuum your gravel every week or 2 and change about 30% of the water. soak a sponge or something to wipe alergae from the tank walls. some ppl perfer magnics.
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04-23-2005, 10:09 PM
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looks like 2.5 gallon in the pic...
I started off with a 2.5 and with what rice said,,, they make an algae scrubber thing... works good with getting water lines off too... |
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04-23-2005, 10:24 PM
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the one with the black on it looks like a Sunset Wag Platy,, I had a bunch of those,, now dead
 ...The other look like a red platy... Well I >think<... |
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04-23-2005, 11:14 PM
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k thx everyone
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04-23-2005, 11:29 PM
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so in my 2.5 thank (im pretty sure thats the size) for the future im moving to Calgary in the summer and once i arrive im getting more fish because i really like having fish, is 2 platies the most i should hav in my tank? or can i have more? if i have platies is ther a cind of snail i could have in there?
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04-23-2005, 11:34 PM
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Re: tank question
2 Platys and a snail is all I would keep in there and make sure you do proper water changes..... And thats still pushing it
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04-24-2005, 12:27 PM
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Re: tank question
you said in one of your posts that your tank was "quite big" i hate to inform you of this but your tank is "quite small" here is the post http://www.fishforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2418
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04-24-2005, 07:12 PM
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o ok
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