ATTEN: Loving People with Fish Tanks who have room for 2 more

[prozac]

heh.

dirty fish.

aw.

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by crookedking

i can't apologize to them. do they know how to read? i can send them a text message if you'd like.

haha I just spit my water out a lil! I don't know if they can read. I will have to ask them. But will def get back to you on that one.. k!

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by prozac

heh.

dirty fish.

aw.

haha yeah I was quoting the lady at the pet store. It was really funny! Mostly b/c they poo alot :)

[prozac]

charming! they must be boys :)

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by prozac

charming! they must be boys :)

i was thinking that myself *haha* :087:

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by crookedking

just get a ten gallon tank.

That's exactly what I had when I lived in Vancouver.

We had one Goldfish in there that lived for about 5 years.

[cubed]

they look more like cichlids than gold fish to me.

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by cubed

they look more like cichlids than gold fish to me.

cichlids are tropical fish aren't they? Nope they are gold fish :) Positive!

[cubed]

The top picture is a white convict cichlid, compare the fins, head and general shape of the fish. I'm pretty sure that's what you have there.

[crookedking]

i just checked out the pictures and those aren't goldfish. if i put those into the pond they would probably eat my goldfish.

KEEP THOSE FISH AWAY FROM NEONS!!!!

[cubed]

I think g!ggles just got told.

The only certainty in this thread is that g!ggles has no idea what type of fish she has and neither did the person that sold them to her.

[t-skywalker]

i also have two convict ciclids if anyone wants them............i have too many for the tank and they are too big for the tank....like three inches to four each

[Ree Fresh]

Yeah they look ALOT aka exactly like my Dad's African/South American ciclids. There smart fish and love to hide and build homes in rocks. They also require warm water and you to control the alcoline in the water.

:/

[cubed]

I think the main point of this thread should be how clueless g!ggles is.

Those fish should be in waters 20 - 25 degrees celsius.

[cubed]

anyone thinking of taking these fish should know, this can be a belligerent fish, and is not suitable for the general community tank. It should only be kept with equally robust species, or in a species tank.

[frontline]

I had about 20 ciclids in a 77 gallon tank. Very aggresive fish.
Salt water is the way too go though! Pilot fish are the shit!

[Red Army]

hahahha... selling fish on fnk.... lol... WERD!

[prozac]

dammit.

I don't care if they're goldfish or something else, and I don't have any other fish so that doesn't matter...but do I have to keep their water heated?!

[Leviathan]

If they are ciclids yes, the water must have a heater. No matter what type of fish you decide to get, please, please do not put them in a bowl. Make sure you have a properly sized tank and proper filtration.

With some patience, money and time you should be able to set up a tank that needs minimal work.

[Red Army]

you could make me a 'tuna' sandwich with them fishies....

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by cubed

anyone thinking of taking these fish should know, this can be a belligerent fish, and is not suitable for the general community tank. It should only be kept with equally robust species, or in a species tank.

I think that you should shut up and be nice to me b/c Im Portuguese too :) They aren't my fish they are my boyfriends and we didn't buy them they were given to us. They don't live in warm water they live in a regular tank and they have for like 9 months now and are still alive and well. Maybe you should take your bulley act into another thread :) Unless you have something productive to say about them.

K thanks!

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by prozac

dammit.

I don't care if they're goldfish or something else, and I don't have any other fish so that doesn't matter...but do I have to keep their water heated?!

No you really don't. They have lived in a regular tank with regular room tempature water for like 9 months now. They are fine. :) Just make sure that tank has a pump and you should be fine :)

[Turtle]

Well okay, so apperantly everyone with Google is now a Marine Biologist~

By the way, I'm the current owner of these fishies that are trying to make their way to a good home :)~

Heated tank? as long as the tank isnt kept in your back yard, these guys are survivors :p I've actually had them a little longer then 9 months now...

Something to make very clear very fast is that these are NOT, and I do repeat N-O-T saltwater fish... If you put these guys in saltwater they will be belly up in a matter of seconds.

They are very active little guys who do like making little nests, but they playfully move around quite a lot.

As for keeping proper alcaline levels - Ever heard of Polaris water? evian? ANYTHING FILTERED? lol... I refill their tank with nothing but filtered water (like the 18 gallon bottles you can buy for 4 bucks each), and I have the most amazingly habitable and clean tank.

As to their proper breed, I dunno... they are not exactly goldfish, but they are not tropical and are remarkably easy to keep.

They will do best in a tank with a water filter, but they will survive nicely in a LARGE bowl if you throw in a coupla snails to clean their habitat.

For those of you who feel you are enlightened as to fish, because someone you know once owned one... You are invited to live in my closet and watch as these fish dont miraculously die every day... That way I can also poke you with sticks for my own enjoyment.

For those of you who have serious enquiries as to these lovable little aquatic chubs, please let my girly G!ggles know. :)

[Leviathan]

^you comments about filtered water and alkalinity levels already show your understanding of aquariums and fish is sub par at best. Nevermind the fact that you actually think that these fish would be ok in a bowl.

Alkalinity is a measure of the ability of a solution to neutralize acid without changing the pH. Regular filtered drinking water does not buffer the water enough.

For those of you who feel you are enlightened as to fish, because someone you know once owned one...

Actually I feel I know quite a bit about fish because I've built myself a custom acrylic reef tank that has well over 2000 dollars invested in it and haven't had a death in almost 2 years.

I think its great that your trying to send these fish to a good home but what I don't like is the fact that you act like you know what you are talking about when you really don't.

[t-skywalker]

Its true these fish need to be in a tank, filtered water, heater, the whole package. maybe they have been alive like that for about 9 months now, but i can tell u they arent happy fish. these types of fish as with all tropical fish need to have the right environment to live and be healthy. i have had fish all my life. in fact i have over 500 babies at the moment. these fish can live in very poor environments, they are very tough fish. i know someone who bought them as feeding fish for there pheronna(sp?) and the fish actually bred in that tank. no joke.

these fish are !very! agressive. and u have to keep all other types out...or they will end up with no fins and getting picked at alive till dead.
they def arent gold fish, they are def cichlids

this is a picture of the kind i have. with what my babies look like. these fish dont fuck around!!! heheheh hope u find them a home as they are hard to kill, they will last u along time=) but man they get big!!!!!!!!