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Its definately not a hobby that you want to get into if you don't have a decent chunk of change to spend. Easily can cost 1-2k just to get started.
My wife has fresh water tank. She wants a salt water real bad, but don't want to risk the expense.
Its definately not a hobby that you want to get into if you don't have a decent chunk of change to spend. Easily can cost 1-2k just to get started.
can you post pictures of your fish tanks please and their prices
This is true for the most part, but it is easy to set up a beginner tank to see if the trouble and expense are worth it to you.
Salt water fish (as I discussed in my Emperor Snapper post) can be expensive as , mostly because most fish available in pet stores are caught in the wild (yet another thing you have to get used to...some wild caught fish do not acclimate to tank living well.).
But once you get your tank up and going strong, you'll be surprised how quickly you'll drop $50 on a fish without batting an eye.
(Quick tank cycling tip: Most experts will tell you to start with a damsel or two to set up your tank, but black mollies are VERY cheap and almost impossible to kill. If you have about an hour to invest in the process, you can buy 2 or 3 freshwater mollies and acclimate them to sal er, where they'll quickly dirty up the water for your first new actual sal er fish, which will in turn quickly polish off the black mollies.
The big fish eat smaller fish rule of aquarium keeping is MUCH more obvious in sal er tanks than community fresh tanks.
You don't need to use fish to cycle the tank...just a few tail shrimp will do the trick. I have yet to drop 50 on a fish...most I paid was 40.
Quick tip...DO NOT get an eel and put it in a tank with fish.
Yep. Feeder shrimp work too, but they're hard to come by down here except in fresh and mollies are easier to acclimate.
I would go to www.maast.org if you are setting up a sal er tank. It is the Marine Aquarium Association of South Texas, most people are in San Antonio and Austin. They have a forum where you can ask questions and classified where they sell nice equipment (lights, skimmers, sumps) for really cheap. There are stores in the area that fund maast and if you become a member you get pretty good discounts when you shop at their store. The people on that site really know what they are doing, I wouldn't rely on the information you get from the pet stores around here, trust me I worked at one for 6 years and some of the garbage some of these people were told is just sad. I think most stores try to sell you equipment or supplies you don't need and you waste a lot of money. Or they give you wrong info and your fish and coral end up dying. The guys on there have amazing tanks, you should look at the pictures.
BTW, this is my boyfriend's screen name, I just saw the post and wanted to ad some info.
man law: if you're a dude and you have any type of aquarium you're probably gay...
What about aquariums with sharks and killer fish?
my camera recently took a dump on me, so it'll be difficult to do. i have to go back to work now, but will pm you very detailed info later, and if you want you can come over Sat and check it out.Somebody's gonna get some good deals, as i want them gone so i can concentrate on my salt
BTW, my bro warned me about these little red things that look like worms or little centipedes with white legs. he said they are dangerous to fish and will even irritate the skin of an humaniod. Well i got a bunch of em', can someone id this mystery bug fer me so i can research?
Do they look like this. If so, those worms you got sound like Bristle Worms. They aren't bad for your tank but they can get BIG. It is really hit or miss with advice...some say keep em, some say get rid of them. I wouldn't touch them with bare hands for they hurt like if you get those hairs stuck in your finger.
PS...you may also be fireworms, so just make sure.
thats def what they are. i heard they were bad and could hurt fish. they are mostly just 3/4 inch long. also, i have 4 or 5 of those frogapods er sumthin like that. i heard those were bad for my live coral. thanks fer yer help.Do they look like this. If so, those worms you got sound like Bristle Worms. They aren't bad for your tank but they can get BIG. It is really hit or miss with advice...some say keep em, some say get rid of them. I wouldn't touch them with bare hands for they hurt like if you get those hairs stuck in your finger.
PS...you may also be fireworms, so just make sure.
Where do those bristle worms come from? YUCK!!!
On the pod front, how big are they? And some fish will eat those worms for you.
You could always go for these bad boys...about 20 inches and 3 pounds worth.
the frogga-whatever things are about the size of a quarter. they have a redish base and deep green fingers. they actually look pretty sweet and the guy i bought it from said they will reproduce consistantly.however , i found out that they're not so good for live coral. all of my coral and live rock is pretty much covred in small feather-dusters.
I figured there would be somethin' out there that would eat those bristle worms. Im gonna make my first trip to alamo aquatics (for sal er stuff) on sunday. Also my light system is a banister setup with metal hallide lights. is that good? cause my buddy has one with daylight , blue light then moonlight and its sick. so i need metal hallide for my corals? anyway thanks again, also that 3reef place that marklar posted is cool.
thats cool man we have been looking at tanks around the city so i will look forward to your pm
thanks man and good luck
im worried about just having fresh water fish
So are they actually attached to the rock?
Halides are probably the best...T-5 lights are also good.
yup on the rocks.
does it look like this
no not like those, similar to the one on the right, but more fingers and they are red twards the bottom and green on the tips.
? Majano Anemone
thats it? Majano Anemone
i got my hands on a protien skimmer and dont know how to use it. i dont even know if i have all the parts. anyone wanna take the time to give me a hand?
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