#aquarium
I love #goldfish and have three of my own. It's been a learning experience:
* They get bigger than you think.
* If they aren't getting bigger, the water quality is poor.*
* They don't need as much food as they beg for.
* Your tank is too small.**
They are beautiful pets with personalities and need boundaries - the boundaries of your #fishtank, #aquarium, or #pond, and absolutely do NOT belong in the local waterways.***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lhjJODJ77M
*Some goldfish do stay small, and are more expensive than the prizes at the fair. Do a quick search online to see the adult size for the labeled variety because the goldies in the pet stores are usually babies. They usually get bigger, fast!
**Too-small of a tank is a common problem with fish in general, but especially goldfish. They need a bit of room to swim and don't stay 2" forever. No fish belongs in a 1G tank. Not even a Betta.
My advice is to do a bit of research first on tank size, but don't go for the smallest recommended tank. You can live in a 4'x6' room, but would you be happy?
See also, filters: whatever the minimum filter size is recommended for your tank, personally, I'd double it.
***This video also illustrates the benefits of a #zoo in the community. #Zoos have a problematic past, starting out as little more than curiosity shows with sad caged animals for people to gawk at. Now, they give more natural habitat to the animals so they are happier. Zoos serve to preserve rare animals, keeping species going while we figure out how to preserve their natural habitat.
They also educate the public so fewer people dump invasive species into the local environment.
NEVER dump aquarium fish into the waterways!
Thank you.
I got a half dozen Danios a while back and YT recommended videos on how to breed them.
In likely the jankiest setup ever, we have baby fry! Boy, are they tiny.
Setup: a plastic cake lid, washed and upside down. Layer of lava rock on the bottom. Water sprite as I have no moss. The whole thing just floating in the aquarium. I stressed myself out (and the fish) catching them to put in the cake lid - they're fast! I put four in for two days, then let them back into the aquarium.
I never saw any eggs, and three days later was wondering if they actually laid any. They are the smallest fish I've ever seen.
Now the challenge is to keep the fry alive and healthy long enough to grow to a size they won't get eaten in the aquarium.
Any future attempts at breeding will be with an egg catcher box. It's too stressful trying to catch them in a community tank.
#aquarium
Last night, as I was drifting off to sleep, almost there...
I am rudely awakened by a splashing sound and water sprinkled on my face!
Who would do such a thing?
Curly*, my largest #goldfish, splashed me from the #aquarium a full 3 meters away!
I don't think it was on purpose, but... the line of splash marks on the carpet was directly from the tank to where I was sleeping. Makes one wonder, LOL!
*I'm guessing it was Curly as she's the largest, and Larry and Moe were asleep behind the log.
My wife says I should make before/after photos... But I'd already started.
So, near beginning / middle / almost done photos instead!
The water was cloudy when filling the #aquarium because I had the valve only partially opened resulting in the milky appearance from tiny air bubbles.
The plants will fill in eventually. I just need to wait for the heater to bring the water to temp and I can put the fish back in.
I'm getting a Gold Severum for my wife, but need to change the #aquarium for it.
The undergravel filters are going, along with the gravel to be replaced by planting media capped with sand.
The Home Depot had some nice pool filter sand; medium-sized grains with rounded edges that is far cheaper than "aquarium sand" which is the same stuff. Both need to be rinsed, and the pool sand ran clear pretty quickly.
Waiting on Amazon to deliver the plant media, then I can re-scape the 50G.
The plan is: bubble wall along the back, tall plants in front of that, with medium to smaller plants along the sides. Plenty of hiding spaces for the fish so they feel safe. Not sure about having a ground cover.
* Vallisneria
* Water Sprite
* Mermaid weed (Proserpinaca Palustris)
* Bacopa
* Rotala
* Anacharis
* Anubias
Trying to think if I've missed anything.
Tank community may include Kuhli Loaches, Zebra Danios, then the Severum. But I still need to check they all have compatible water parameters and will get along.
The Severum's name will be Snape. Severum Snape should be easy to remember, yeah?
My daughter has caught multi-aquarium-itis. Probably from me. She just bought an old tank from someone who had it in their garage for a while. Considering the fish food that came with it excited before she was born, a long while.
Step one: set up and fill with water outside. Failure would likely happen in the first few days and better a wet carport than 55 gallons in the bedroom. LOL
Step two: clean, drain, and move to new location.
Still to come: fill, decorate, inoculate, cycle, and eventually get some fish.
Her #aquarium is going to look great!
Großaquarium in Berlin-Mitte geplatzt | DW | 16.12.2022
Das 16 Meter hohe Aquarium in einem Hotel am Alexanderplatz war eine echte Touristenattraktion. Am frühen Morgen ist es geplatzt und hat dabei große Zerstörung angerichtet.#Berlin #Feuerwehreinsatz #DomAquarée #Aquarium #Explosion #Hotel #Touristenattraktion
Großaquarium in Berlin-Mitte geplatzt | DW | 16.12.2022
Erdbebennews: "Beginnen wir die Mastodon-Präs…" - ohai.social
Beginnen wir die Mastodon-Präsenz von Erdbebennews mit keinem Erdbeben: In Berlin-Mitte ist heute ein riesiges Aquarium geplatzt. Die durch das stürzende Wasser entstandenen Bodenschwindungen wurden noch in 15 Kilometern Entfernung von seismologischen Stationen registriert, äquivalent zu einem Erdbeben der Stärke 1.2. Mehr zum Aquarium-Vorfall: https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2022/12/berlin-karl-liebknecht-strasse-aquarium-feuerwehr-polizei-einsatz.html
https://ohai.social/@erdbebennews@mastodon.social/109522293826591293
#chaostage in Berlin?
Nein ein privates #aquarium ist gepoppt: „Es läuft immer noch Wasser in alle Richtungen und auf die Straße“
O.k. i know, this is completely out of whack #randomshit, srsly.
But .. imagine, what if you try Keeping A Grocery Store Lobster As A Pet??
Well, shit, this dude found out .... and leon seems to be a very clean pet. ;)
#lobster #aquarium #pet #randomshit #yoube i don't know either....