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Aquaboy on Sunday, November 7th, 2010 |
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Question by I-Love-GM: Can anything live with an Undulated Trigger?
My sister just got into the whole aquarium thing, and bought an Undulated trigger without knowing how agressive they are. She was going to flush it, but I decided I wanted it…. which was stupid because I know nothing about aquariums.
All I have so far is the tank, coral sand, and “live rock” which my sister suggested I get (the trigger is still at my sister’s). Is there any type of fish or crab or anything that moves that can live with the U. Trigger?
Also in the bag of live rock there were 3 little crab things, with blue and orange colors. Would it be safe for the trigger if they were put in the tank? I don’t want to kill them. Here is a (poor) picture. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/Fredrick_NP/crabs.jpg
The store has a no return policy… thats why it was going to get flushed.
Also how big are we talking? And how long will it take for them to get what is considered large?
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Answer by andrew b
ya triggers eat invertebrates. the crabs may get eaten if it find them. anything bigger than it mouth is o.k . buy a lion fish .
they are venomous but they are cool.
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Aquaboy on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 |
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I just bought him 2 days ago after I cleaned my tank, I have a 32gallon tank and I have 2 cichlids that are very vicious and aggressive and snail is the only thing that can be protected from they’re bite. they don’t bite it that much only if the snail goes near they’re cave , but I’ve never had one of these before so what is he gonna eat if I don’t have algae and my fish eat most of the flakes, but i’ve mastered a trick to feed the snail I stuck some flaked against the glass and he ate 3 huge flakes , I don’t want him to starve but was that enough to eat? I mean there is food on the ground but I see him crawling everywhere and I feel bad..any feeding techniques of special food I can give, how long do they live? how long can they go without eating ? and I don’t have algae to.. ?
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Aquaboy on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 |
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I just wanted to see what different types of algae eaters (sucker fish) will go well with a fiddler crab. And yes I know crabs have to get out of the water, he’s got a nice plant/rock that he can climb up onto. Anyways, he does a pretty good job at keeping the floor of the tank clean, but the sides of the aquarium are starting to develop a thin layer of algae. So I would like know if there’s a sucker fish that will clean the sides of the tank and get along with the crab at the same time…thanks =)
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Aquaboy on Sunday, October 24th, 2010 |
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I’ve always wanted a Bearded dragon and i first bought my leopard gecko Kumal to see if i could cope with having a pet lizard.
That was over a year ago now and its been great i feel ready to take on a bigger task so i went down down various reptile shops and i noticed the prices ranging between £170 – £220 for a full set up including the dragon, i decided against my idea because i think the price is a bit too much.
Recently my nan was given a 4 ft cabinate aquarium for free from her friend and she passed it onto me. The tank is long and rather tall so big rocks and logs can easily fit inside, the top is wooden and has a door half the size. it has hooks that can hold the UVB light into place and i was thinking of buying wire to go on the inside of the wooden top to hold the reflector light into place. so far i have payed £50 for the UVB, reflector and hook, wiring and decor. All that is left now if the dragon which can be bought normal at £30 or in morphs Dachiu Red/Florida Orange/Citrus for £60. I plan to by either the Dachiu Red or Citrus so all in all the overall price would be £110
Would the aquarium work for my future dragon?
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Aquaboy on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 |
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Question by phantom_meteor: Well. I need to get an 125gallon aquarium. I live in nj. I also need a filter good up to 400gallons.?
Iam planning on making my “dream” aquarium. Putting a community of peacefull turtles (small turtles) with a community of fish. But for that to happen. I need a 125 aquarium, with a good sump or an extremely good filter. I ask for 400gallons of filtration, because turtles are “extremely” messive and need around 5-10x more power of filtration than fish. :/ so for 125, I thought about something like ehiem maybe? I hear its good. I heard negative inputs about the fluval 5X so id rather not get that. Because its crucial to keep the tank, tip top shape of cleanliness. I dont want a mess, not a single one. This is a dream project and Id like to get it done soon. Does anyone know whereI can get aquariums cheap, and all that stuff cheap? : C i do nt wanna spend over 600dollars in total of that, lightings, food etc.
@Noseles: Actually my friend. Your very very wrong. There are more than 15 species of turtles in the world that stay small. 
Iam going for a texas map or cagles or a ouachita map. :O
Thanks for the filtration system info. But I want a site where it has cheaper prices. Its trustable. And so on. Craigs list. I tried it just now and last night. Nothing. I found a few tanks. But the retards didnt put up where they live. :C and no phone # nor email.
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Answer by Ben
try craigslist or ebay
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Aquaboy on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 |
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Question by cheerarmy: Is my live rock “dead”?
This rock is from a saltwater set-up and has been sitting in the shed for almost a year. We are starting up a freshwater aquarium and from what I gather, we shouldn’t use it in our new tank because of ammonia and pH levels. I understand that most, if not all, of the bacteria and growth on the rock is dead…soo….is this no longer live rock? Would I be able to sell it to someone who has a saltwater set-up? Thanks for any advice!
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Answer by BIGgourami
yeah
if it’s dried out for any period of time it’s ‘dead’
with any luck there is some dried out algea/sponge/etc material still on the rock that you could at least use as a source of ammonia.. you add a new source of bacteria and the tank should cycle quite nicely
after whatever is on it has given off the ammonia to cycle the tank it should be fine to use in FW as long as you are using fish that need high Ph.. african cichlids etc
you could sell it to someone looking to set up a saltwater tank, but you could no sell it as live rock.. or at least if you did the person could take you to civil claims court for the money you’d owe him
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Aquaboy on Friday, October 15th, 2010 |
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i may soon be buying an iguana, at a month old and about 13 inches? how long could he/she live in a 40 gallon aquarium? i know about the cage sizes for adults, and i will build my own, but i wanted to know how long i could get by with the aquarium before i built a large enclosure?
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Aquaboy on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 |
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I just got a betta fish for my birthday. I named her Charlie. She’s the cutest thing, very reactive to movement and such. I have her in a medium sized fish bowl instead of a tank because she’s the only fish I have.
Yesterday my mom was saying that it’s a shame that we can’t have any other fish in with her because first, the bowl is too small for another fish in my opinion and second, we don’t know how she’d react to another fish being introduced to her home.
So my question is, can snails live with betta fish? A female, to be more specific. Is there any kind of snail that would or wouldn’t get along well with a betta? I figured, since a snail would keep around the bowl clean, it would make maintenance easier, and Charlie wouldn’t be quite as lonely.
BQ!: am I feeding her okay? Two mini pellets at five forty five in the morning; two mini pellets at two in the afternoon and two mini pellets at ten at night. Is that okay? The pellets are like itty-bitty. I know about adding in variety, but as a basic diet, will that keep her nice and full, but not too full?
