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16 November 2009, 11:00 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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Ive been thinking about getting some fish for a while coz i think they look nice but i know nothing about them. Can anyone give me some advice or info on them. I only want a fairly small tank and i dont want anything thats too expensive to run or has much upkeep needed

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16 November 2009, 11:05 PM

bones
Joined 3 Aug 2009
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do you want tropical or cold water!! cold water are cheaper and easier to keep but tropical are far more interesting to look at and u get much more choice of fish

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16 November 2009, 11:07 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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hmm im not too sure. are cold water fish cheaper to buy or cheaper upkeep in general? i do like the idea of tropical fish but i actually have no idea what it involves to look after them and how u clean them out etc. id really like to get a seahorse!

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16 November 2009, 11:13 PM

Bubbles
Joined 26 Feb 2009
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Hi Natalieee, what fish are you thinking of getting? tropical or coldwater?. After fish sitting my brothers tank a few years ago I was hooked and had to get some for me, they're so lovely to watch and quite relaxing. I started off with a small tank and a few coldwater fancy goldfish and have never looked back!. At one point I had 7 tanks on the go, coldwater and tropical, but have now cut it down to 3! At the moment I'm into the ranchu fish and mostly have them in two of my tanks. the third tank has my sons blue crayfish in it (weird blue lobster thing!)

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16 November 2009, 11:15 PM

bones
Joined 3 Aug 2009
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cold water is basically gold fish, fantails and varients of thease, very cheap to buy and set up and keep!! tropical is what u want if u want a sea horse!! or crab!! the set up for tropical is the mosat expensive part, minimum 2ft by 2ft tank with lights and a heater and a pump, or if u have nothing go and get a starter kit from pets at home or similar, get a book it will help, we got a tank off preloved for 20 quid it had a stand and a pump with it but no lights or heaters, and thats another thing with tropicals different types of fish need different temperatures so u would need to find matching tollerant fish for a certain temp but thats why tropicals are so good because there is such a large variety of them u could have 2/3/4 different types of fish all together and they would be fine

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/beginner.htm

try this site, and others there are loads of books out there to!!

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16 November 2009, 11:15 PM

Lis
Joined 27 Oct 2007
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Cold water fish are basically goldfish. They're the easiest to keep
Tropical fish are things like tetras, siamese fighters, loaches, algae eaters etc. Depending on the species they're fairly easy.
Marine fish are seahorses and anything that comes out of sea and ocean. These are the hardest and require specialist care, certain water conditions. They are VERY VERY expensive to buy and keep.

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16 November 2009, 11:18 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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Hi nanwill, i think id like to get tropical fish. yes i think they are very relaxing to watch. i always walk past the fish tanks at pets at home n im like hmmmm do i want fish or not n now ive decided i do lol

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16 November 2009, 11:21 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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thanks bones. tropical it is then lol. ill have a look in pets at home this week. how often do the parts for the tank need replacing? dont want to get myself into something that im not going to be able to afford. just going to check that site out

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16 November 2009, 11:22 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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thanks lis
i didnt realise fish could be so complicated lol. maybe i will stay away from the idea of having a sea horse until i understand it all. have any of u got pics of urs?

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16 November 2009, 11:24 PM

bones
Joined 3 Aug 2009
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*!#%!@ ! i did the same in pets at home we wanna get a spongebob theamed tank going, and because we want tropical we have to wait till we move house cuz we dont want them to die on us!!!
i didn't know that marine fish were a separate type i thought they were the same as tropical ones!!! i just want loads of fish to relax to and yes i heard they are very addictive!!! good!!

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16 November 2009, 11:24 PM

Bubbles
Joined 26 Feb 2009
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I just love them....can watch them for hours. I love my coldwater ones best though, it took me a year to track down a black ranchu and a month ago I bought a red cap ranchu that I think is so cute!

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16 November 2009, 11:27 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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haha i saw the spongebob stuff! i blame pets at home commercialising fish too much for making me want them. i wonder how long i can hide the tank from my boyfriend...he wont be impressed

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16 November 2009, 11:28 PM

Bubbles
Joined 26 Feb 2009
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Not very good pictures cos the bloody things cant keep still long enough for me to take it! As soon as I walk to the tank they all go mad and think it's feeding time! lol

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16 November 2009, 11:28 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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im sure i will be watching them for hours i spend enough time daydreaming as it is lol. aww how cute!
this is the type of tank i was looking at in pets at home although cant find it on their site
http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dep......amp;pf_id=51048

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16 November 2009, 11:30 PM

danielle
Joined 9 Jan 2007
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tropical tank you will need tank a good pump, heater and chloranator. all can be bought cheaply any were, start with a small tank first. find a shop that are happy to talk to you, then fill tank with water and the chlor. leave for at the very least 1 week with pump running. if you can get a sponge out of a friends tanks pump it would help build up the bactiria in your tank but make sure they got no ills. my local fish will let you have some of there ph balance water to start you off some will say it wrong thing to do, i find its best way. get your water tested, shop should do it for you some charge.
id get a fue guppies to start with, if water is just right you will have tiny babies in matter of weeks, i fill that gives you the bug

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16 November 2009, 11:31 PM

Bubbles
Joined 26 Feb 2009
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here's my telescopic eye fish, I call him buggles!

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16 November 2009, 11:35 PM

Bubbles
Joined 26 Feb 2009
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This was my first tropical tank. Picture was taken while it was cycling.

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16 November 2009, 11:39 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
1959 posts

thanks danielle thts really useful i didnt no any of that lol

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16 November 2009, 11:40 PM

Natalieee
Joined 23 Jul 2007
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wow i love the tank nanwill
i dont want to spend any more than sort of £70 on the tank and bits for it...do u think thats unrealistic lol

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16 November 2009, 11:44 PM

Bubbles
Joined 26 Feb 2009
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Saw this fish once on one of my many trips to maidenhead aquatics. Don't know what it is but it captivated me and I had to take a picture!

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