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19-02-07, 09:48 PM
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Anyone keep tropical fish?
Got a load of guppies that are surplus to requirement. If you have a tropical tank and want some guppies let me know and I'll bring a few along on Wednesday. And before anyone starts getting smart, no, they are far too small to eat. They are between 0 and 3 months old. They'll be fine in a bag for a couple of hours but if you're turnng up on a bike you'll need a rucsack as they tend to make rubbish pillions.
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19-02-07, 09:52 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
Do they need to go in a tropical tank Mark? Or can they make it in a normal fish tank?? My son has a fantail and a couple of other small tropical fish - but the tank isnt heated.
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20-02-07, 04:36 AM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
Pretty sure they need a heated tank. Unless you have a very warm house and the water is over 20degrees. Or a heater is about £10 but then it depends if your other fish can cope with a warmer tank.
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20-02-07, 02:17 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
I'm pretty sure they dont need a heater to survive...
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20-02-07, 02:28 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
Guppies are a tropical fish and they will need a heater.
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20-02-07, 04:21 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
They need 20 degrees. If a room is maintained at 20 degrees or above they survive without a heater (eg, in Thailand they live in people's water features to keep mosquitos down), but typically in this country they need a heater/thermostat. However this is about £10 and dead easy.
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20-02-07, 05:24 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
We must of had icelandic Guppies...
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20-02-07, 08:13 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
I have a heater in the cupboard as I was going to get some more tropical fish once the Fantail passed on. I just checked though and it should be ok up to 23c - so yes please I will have a few (max 5 if you have loads).
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20-02-07, 08:52 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
No probs. Let me know once you've got it set up and the temperature stabilised.
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20-02-07, 10:21 PM
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Re: Anyone keep tropical fish?
Buy some african chiclids, and your over-reproducing guppie problems are fixed!
I've moved onto Marine fish and Coral, but I started with Guppies a long time ago. |
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