Anyone keep tropical fish?

[Mark_h]

Chiclids are a bit too fussy for me. Probably get an angel fish to "prune" then take back to fish shop each time they get too big as it's only a 2 foot tank.

Currently got about 20-30 fry who have somehow made it to semi-maturity seems there's nothing agressive enough in the tank to keep the numbers to a manageable level. The platties give it a go but do not seem sufficiently comitted to the task.

At this rate I'll have a two foot cube solid block of guppies in the next six months so need to introduce some controls. Don't really want to do away with them entirely as they are pretty much bullet proof and with a two year old banging on the glass reselience is an important character trait.

Mark if you still have some guppies we'll quite happily take some off your hands let us know how much you want

Tara

[Mark_h]

Free to good homes. Got some ready to go now and will have a few more in a month or so as they are too small to transport at the moment. You after them as "pets" or "food for larger pets" ?

For some reason they all look like females at the moment but it may just be they are too young to be told apart. Or some are cross dressing males.

These do need a "tropical" setup with water at 21-26 degrees. One of Falc's earlier posts suggested you kept them in an unheated tank previously. I do take the "good home" bit seriously so need to know they'll be looked after.

Should be able to take them to Ely or Links (work/snow storms permitting) if you're going this week.

We have a tropical tank Mark, don't worry

They all look like females when they are young, its just the species. But yer we are happy to take some little fries off your hands now if you dont mind. We will have a pub meet this week around this area so prolly Ely or the likes.

Just want them as pets to boost the numbers in the tank at the moment.

T/F - we recently bought a tropical tank from a friend and have a few guppies spare too if you'd like?

i'm loving this whole fishtank thing, there's so much going on! just got some shrimps this weekend, they're like fat prawns and make me laugh when they scuttle about And we've got one of those upside-down catfish as well

what have you guys got living in your tanks?

Yer sure, the guppies are not for us but for my parents who keep them, im not entirely down on all the species there but got some neons, big sucker fish and guppies already, theres prolly more but cant remember the makes and models

I used to keep tropical fish when i was in my teens. Want to get some more but James said no

But then i would keep a zoo if i was allowed

I love tropical fish whether or not i get a tank for the new place depends on whether Falc lets me he keeps saying there isn't enough room. If i got rid of all his computer games...)

the guppies are for Falc's mums tank she has a tropical tank

Thanks

Tara

!!! no, we'll make room hun

Originally Posted by falc

!!! no, we'll make room hun

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