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my over stocked tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by angelLuver, Aug 4, 2009.

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  1. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    i started out with a overstocked 20 gallon 3 young angels 3 giant danios (also small)...soo today i went to my lfs,we will call it.not sooo pet smart.. i asked if i could trade the 3 danios in for cory cats.the girls said i could.bought 3 of them brought them home..went back with the danios to get store credit,there was now a man there.he wouldnt let me trade the fish even tho i told him the girl said it was ok..now i get home and have no place to put them but back in the 20 with the others.
     
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    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    it gets worse !!! after 2 hours fish sitting,to make sure no one was eating each other i had to take my daughter to the dentist...took her and came home to find my hubby at our tank...i thought the worst as i hadnt told him about the newcomers.so i look in my tank and there are now 2 other fish on top of the new corys !!!!hubby thought he was doing nice by buying them for the kids ! he dont even know the name of them or how big they will get!! they are a pretty lil fish. a light orange with a redish pattern thru them.he said the guy told him the name but he dont remember what it was..something with a G?!!
     
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  3. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Can you get or find a picture of the fish?

    Also, Petsmart DOES NOT take fish... you have to find a small retailer near you to do that (aka: Local Fish Store or LFS) NOT a corporate chain store (ie: Petsmart or PetCo)
     
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  4. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    kinda sounds like a gourami (dwarf)...but defin need a photo!
     
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  5. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    It does.. good call Dawn from a description!
     
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  6. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    actually sad call, can you tell how many fish I have/had. Lmdao!
     
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  7. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    True... the worst part is I have looked at them 100 times and NEVER got one... I go for the $60+ fish... :)
     
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    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    see. I like the cheaper fish...I can afford more of them..have a greater variety for tank mates...I've tried other fish, but I keep coming back to the freshwater community type.
     
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  9. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Mine are community... sort of... :confused:
     
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  10. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    Yours are downright expensive..defin not community...and HIGH mainten.
    Mine are affordable...community all the way...low maint.
     
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  11. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    I cant disagree at all... I pick the pain in the A!! fish to keep... And they wont even spawn! Sometimes I wonder... sometimes I wonder if it is really worth it... :confused:
     
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  12. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    <--will convert you back to more affordable fish and get you out of the poor house. Lol!
     
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  13. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Nope.. I like my less common fish.. :)
     
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  14. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    once again dawn your are right !! i looked around last night and the fish hubby tossed in are gwarf gourami..
     
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    pretty fish-->the dwarf gouramis
     
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    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    except now my tank went from overstocked to wayyyyyy overstocked !
     
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  17. LemonDiscus

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    Just make sure to stay on top of water changes! Increase the frequency....
     
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  18. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    i will thanks lemon ! they seem to be doing ok.but we lost one cory cat.i didnt think he was going to make it..wasnt doing so well when i got him home
     
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  19. LemonDiscus

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    I would do 20% water changes with the stock you have 2 times a week... you should not have a problem for a while

    No problem ;)
     
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  20. MOD_Dawn

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    don't forget the dechlorinator BEFORE adding the new water too :)
     
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