Fish Tanks

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75 gal. reef here.......Go for the salt!

 

[tobby4]

I have one rouge fish in there right now.. Damn thing ate the other ones and now wont die... once he is gone I will stock with little fish...

 

[jwintosh]

ditto! had a cool 60 gallon that looked like a bamboo hut - stand and all! had a nice assortment of freshwater fish,,, until i introduced the dreaded jack dempsy! ate all the other fish. he would grab my skeleton-on-the-wheel by the base of the tube with his mouth, pull it out of the gravel, and swim around with it! it attacked anything that moved! aggressive shit!! when i finally quit it, my vendor gave me $60 for that fish!

would love to get the reef setup some day!!

 

[tobby4]

this is not the first time that the rouge fish has taken over my tank.. I had to oscars get to 6 inches a few months ago and they would not die, and I could not get them out of the dam tank to save my life... so i ended theirs

 

[caudio51]

I am getting a 30 gal freshwater going.

 

[dpricenator]

I have 24 ounce plastic cube on my desk with a red Beta in it. Does that count. I have to replace the tap water every month or the water turns green. Don't have to feed it every day or week for that mater. $6 to replace it if it dies. My kind of pet.

 

[tazbigdog]

Thinking about building a Koi pond, does that qualify?:smile:

 

[cvm4]

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7318

Any of ya'll step up to that level yet :dunno:

 

[CWS]

One single colored ones are 1 inch comets that my wife has been rasing into monsters. The two Koi were also very small. She feeds them three times a day.
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[tazbigdog]

One single colored ones are 1 inch comets that my wife has been rasing into monsters. The two Koi were also very small. She feeds them three times a day.
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Any problems with herons or raccoons?

 

[Wasch_24]

Any problems with herons or raccoons?

I know a guy that has a very similar setup and he has a sprinkler with a motion detector on it near the pond.

Once something walks near the pond it sprays and scares them off.

Very similar to this. Link

 

[AZsteelman]

wow,,. that sprinkler is the shizzle!

 

[Wasch_24]

Too bad I figured out what it was the hard way.

:rofl:

 

[cvm4]

Figures :rofl:

 

[Wasch_24]

Apparently my brother in law does it all the time when he takes people to this guys house to fish for the first time.

I have to admit, it was pretty damned funny.

 

[CWS]

Any problems with herons or raccoons?

Lost three fish to the Herons and then we installed a water scarecrow. Got it online somewhere at the suggestion of a local fish guy. Its a motion activated high pressure sprinkler. Works great and no more losses.

 

[Wasch_24]

Lost three fish to the Herons and then we installed a water scarecrow. Got it online somewhere at the suggestion of a local fish guy. Its a motion activated high pressure sprinkler. Works great and no more losses.

Kinda like the one I linked? :scratchhe :rofl:

Just messin'

 

[CWS]

Kinda like the one I linked? :scratchhe :rofl:

Just messin'

I saw the question and then just answered, then went back and saw the rest of the posts. Yep. Its awesome. Keeps the dog out of the pond as well.

 

[Wasch_24]

I figured as much.

They certainly put out some serious amounts of water...in a quickness.

Soaked me pretty thoroughly in less then a second. :rofl:

 

[CWS]

I figured as much.

They certainly put out some serious amounts of water...in a quickness.

Soaked me pretty thoroughly in less then a second. :rofl:

It is waaaay to easy to forget its there. Never misses.