: Hi to all!
Fish Fantasy
27-05-2009, 11:42
I'm not really a total newby I've had my 3ft /250Lt tank with all my babies for about a year now and been through ups and downs with them, things i never thought possible so i do have a little bit of experience :idea: but would love to learn more. So this is going to a wonderful experience chatting to all of you.:bigsmile:
Welcome to TASA Fish Fantasy. Hope you enjoy it here
Fish Fantasy
27-05-2009, 11:51
I'm sure I will this site looks great and it's nice to know there other people to talk to about the hobbie.
Welcome Fish Fantasy. What fish do you keep and where are you situated???
Fish Fantasy
27-05-2009, 13:07
Thanks nice to be here! :bigsmile:
Welcome Fish Fantasy. What fish do you keep and where are you situated???
I'm from Edenvale &I have quite a few fish, like Angels, guppies, loaches, suckermouth catfish, gouramis, white widows, neon tetras, glow light tetras, silver tip tetra, bala sharks, mollies, and platy's. Oh don't forget a siamese fighter. I also keep fancy gold fish in a separate tank.
What fish do you keep? :rolleyes:
Ola & welcome to TASA FF
Hope you enjoy the stay here
PS - Please update your profile to reflect your location so that everyone can see where you are from in your future posts
Chiao
Dale
Fish Fantasy
27-05-2009, 15:39
Ok sorted, everything is updated!
Thanks great to be here! :)
I'm from Edenvale &I have quite a few fish, like Angels, guppies, loaches, suckermouth catfish, gouramis, white widows, neon tetras, glow light tetras, silver tip tetra, bala sharks, mollies, and platy's. Oh don't forget a siamese fighter. I also keep fancy gold fish in a separate tank.
What fish do you keep? :rolleyes:
Sounds like a nice selection there, should you happen to have some photos I'm sure everyone would love to see them.
I currently keep Angels, Discus, Kribs, Gouramis, Apistogrammas, Rams, Loaches, Corys (naturally), some assorted tetras, red tailed black shark....umm....there may be others, but I can't think of them off-hand :) LOADS of Angelfish babies at the moment, some Krib babies, some Ram babies (hopefully when I get home IF the parents haven't eaten their eggs again)....
Fish Fantasy
27-05-2009, 16:16
You also sound like you have a fab collection :bigsmile:, I'll try and orginise some photos for you guys if you can organise some for me, i'd also love to see your tank as well.
At the moment i've got some of my babies in a quarantine tank so they are not all there. The fish in quarantine are new, so they're being treated before they go into the main tank. Definately don't need any headaches!!:banghead:
Fish Fantasy
27-05-2009, 16:31
Hi Carping! I usually go to pet masters but i sometimes go to pta, muldersdrift(Fish Fantasy World), and Rifel Range(Gardenia Center) they have a lovely selection of plants and ornaments. There is also a little pet store in Eastgate shopping centre.
Hi Carping! I usually go to pet masters but i sometimes go to pta, muldersdrift(Fish Fantasy World), and Rifel Range(Gardenia Center) they have a lovely selection of plants and ornaments. There is also a little pet store in Eastgate shopping centre.
Hi Fish Fantasy.
Welcome to TASA. Quick Q. Where is the LPS in muldersdrift?
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 08:36
Hi Zoom! :ciao:I think it's in Muldersdrift, i might be mistaken:dontknow: it's called Fish Fantasy World the owners name is Derek. You can google the name and it will bring up the webpage.:top:
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 09:08
Thanks i didn't realise that everyone was so friendly on this site, the last one i went on to the people there were so reserved and kept to themselves. This site is great!
Thanks i didn't realise that everyone was so friendly on this site, the last one i went on to the people there were so reserved and kept to themselves. This site is great!
Thanks because its a SOUTH AFRICAN forum dedicated to FISH only!
Zoom, some might disagree with you there. Some guys here are dedicated to plants LOL
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 10:35
:bigsmile:hee! hee! hee!
Tell me guys what are your thoughts on undergravel filters. Do you think they are worth it or not?:dontknow:
Foxy Smurf
28-05-2009, 11:43
Olla .. Welcome TASA
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 15:12
Thanks wonderful to be here!
Some people SWEAR by them... some people say they a waste of time.
I haven't tried one yet... but could someone explain how they work and what do they get attached to? When I looked at one in an LPS I was highly confused at how it would work. And when I asked them how it works... they just said "it doesn't, it's a waste of money... but we'll sell you one if you want."
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 15:38
I swear by them, the best investment i ever made for my babies!
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 15:50
All a quaranteen tank consists of is a small glass tank (if space restricted like us) big enough to fit the smallest heater in even if the heater sticks out abit no problem, a small sponge filter and a small pump. That's it i put my tiny tank in the corner of my tiny kitchen and PRESTO!!! :top:instant mini quaranteen tank. I got all my goods from Pet Masters in Boksburg.
Fish Fantasy
28-05-2009, 16:25
Some people SWEAR by them... some people say they a waste of time.
I haven't tried one yet... but could someone explain how they work and what do they get attached to? When I looked at one in an LPS I was highly confused at how it would work. And when I asked them how it works... they just said "it doesn't, it's a waste of money... but we'll sell you one if you want."
All a quaranteen tank consists of is a small glass tank (if space restricted like us) big enough to fit the smallest heater in even if the heater sticks out abit no problem, a small sponge filter and a small pump. That's it i put my tiny tank in the corner of my tiny kitchen and PRESTO!!! :top:instant mini quaranteen tank. I got all my goods from Pet Masters in Boksburg.
Sorry... not talking about the quarantee tank... asking how the under gravil filter works
Fish Fantasy
29-05-2009, 08:37
:redface: oops!!! still getting use to this site:rolleyes: Sorry!!
Fish Fantasy
29-05-2009, 08:50
Well!! The undergravel filter is a flat plastic mesh case that sits under the gravel, your air tubing is attached to the onboard hard plastic tubing attached to the case, the air is then pumped into the filter & under the case and out another hard plastic tube, this causes a light vaccum/suction under the gravel pulling down any excess food, faeces etc. The bacterial colonie that has built up underneath will effectively breakdown the matter for energy. Therefore keeping the tank in good condition.:smile1:
Zoom - the undergravel filter was the mainstay of tank filtration during the 70's 80's and early to mid 90's. They have lost some appeal in the last decade due to the fact that they are next to impossible to clean. About the only way to clean them is to drain all the water and take them out.. Personally I like them but have stopped using them due to the cleaning issues. As a biological filter they work very well if your setup is correct.
Many times tanks are emptied and the filter taken out - and there in the filter are lots of fish you thought had dissapeared or babies that got into the filter and grew up and could never get out. _ coolie loach breeding traps comes to mind....
rogerrabbit
29-05-2009, 16:21
Hi Fish Fantasy, welcome to the forum. Don't mean to be nasty, but if you buy livestock from Pet Masters(Le Grange) it is an excellent idea to have your own quarantine tank. They good for variety but personally I would not buy there if I can help it.
Fish Fantasy
29-05-2009, 16:27
Hi Thanks for the advice but i learn't my lesson when buying from them, they all got sick :sick: and died now i only buy a few pieces of equipment from them, my fish i buy from Fish Fantasy World in Muldersdrift. Good quality fish! Where do you buy your fish from?
rogerrabbit
29-05-2009, 20:41
I stay in Oudtshoorn now, but when I lived there I supported Karen at Primrose Aquarium in Primrose, small shop but she lived for her shop, unfortunately she passed away end of last year and her second husband has the hart, but not yet the experience. Raymond at Amazon Pets in Primrose Hill is quite good with fish, his father and him bred quite intensively at a time, I think he is more into reptiles now, but still good for malawis and info.
Not sure about other places around, been living in PTA for 6 years and now in Oudtshoorn for 3.
Best rule of thumb, if you walk in a shop and there is any dead fish in any tanks- don't buy. Test the assistant on one or two things you know for sure, if they BS you, don't believe anything else.
Might be a bit far to drive, but there is a very active aquarium club in Pretoria.
Test the assistant on one or two things you know for sure, if they BS you, don't believe anything else.
I don't even ask them any questions anymore cos they all speak the same BS trying to make a sale....sometimes, even the rare knowledgeable ones too. I just ask what I want and get out of there...avoids frustrations
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