hobbies Fishes And Aquariums

[boredrobert]

hello po sa mga mtc members bago lang po me d2

 

i want to ask, cno po nakaka alam kung pano gumawa ng tubig alat kasi po gusto ko mag alaga ng clown fish eh 2big alat daw po un pumunta me cartimar d namn cnabi sakin kung pano gawin ung 2big alat sana matulungan nyo po me. thanks

[moxman]

hello po sa mga mtc members bago lang po me d2

 

i want to ask, cno po nakaka alam kung pano gumawa ng tubig alat kasi po gusto ko mag alaga ng clown fish eh 2big alat daw po un pumunta me cartimar d namn cnabi sakin kung pano gawin ung 2big alat sana matulungan nyo po me. thanks

 

dude mahirap mag-maintain ng saltwater aquarium. isang brownout lang... dedo isda mo. unless nkatira ka sa batangas or sa malapit sa dagat.

 

anyway, for starters. you need a powerful filter a bigger than usual tank, a skimmer, most of all a very powerful Metal Halide Lamp, basta malakas na ilaw para kumulay ang isda mo. ska bawal yung rock salt na nabibili sa palengke. most of them kasi may Iodine na. its best to get some sa cavite. yung fresh salt pa lang. mga 2:1~3:1 yung ratio ng water to salt. then get some live rock sa mga beach or resort para mabuhay ang aquarium mo.

 

it takes a lot of research and most of the time trial and error lang to make it perfect. kahit ang bio research hirap i-maintain ang kanilang tank.

[crazy8]

dude mahirap mag-maintain ng saltwater aquarium. isang brownout lang... dedo isda mo. unless nkatira ka sa batangas or sa malapit sa dagat.

 

anyway, for starters. you need a powerful filter a bigger than usual tank, a skimmer, most of all a very powerful Metal Halide Lamp, basta malakas na ilaw para kumulay ang isda mo. ska bawal yung rock salt na nabibili sa palengke. most of them kasi may Iodine na. its best to get some sa cavite. yung fresh salt pa lang. mga 2:1~3:1 yung ratio ng water to salt. then get some live rock sa mga beach or resort para mabuhay ang aquarium mo.

 

it takes a lot of research and most of the time trial and error lang to make it perfect. kahit ang bio research hirap i-maintain ang kanilang tank.

 

duh... sorry bro but I feel I have to correct some misconceptions that people might get from your statements:

1. I've never lost fishes due to brownout unless it's over 12 hours and if that were the case, it's the same as with freshwater fishes as well. Without oxygen all fishes die regardless of whether it's freshwater or marine. In instances like this, that's why there are a lot of battery operated air pumps.

2. Powerful filter, I'm assuming you're referring to mechanical filters like Eheim canisters and the like? For a FOWLR (fish only with live rock) or fish only tank, heck, I've seen people use overhead filters and they're doing okay. Does this mean that this is what I am expousing, no, but it can be done. Best filtration is really biological using either live rock or a DSB (deep sand bed).

3. bigger than usual tank? Not really, you can see a lot of nanotanks cropping up, for a fish only, it's not difficult but for a reef tank, yes, I would advice to stick with at least a 50-100 gallon tank. Still, that size range isn't bigger than usual. What is highly recommended is to get a sump tank which is another tank of smaller or equal size to place your skimmer, DSB etc in. Not that difficult to do except that you'd have to do some plumbing work of course with piping etc.

4. Yes, I agree a skimmer is very important, in fact, one of the most essential as far as I'm concerned. However, if one doesn't want to use a skimmer, it is possible, except that one has to do water changes of around 5-10% every other day or every 3 days.

5. Metal halides for fish? Sorry but that's nothing but BS. MH fixtures are used for reef tanks only, and even then, not all reef tanks, just SPS dominated tanks, a softies tank can make do with T5 fluorescent bulbs. For a FOWLR or fish only, a couple of lights just for aesthetics is fine, fish do not need lighting to survive, they are not photosynthetic mind you and coloration is not tied to the use of metal halide lights.

6. Sorry but do not understand the 2:1 or 3:1 ratio. If you are saying that you can use fresh salt crushed from the sea(whatever that is...) I think I now know why you fishes are dying 'cuz one cannot predict the cleanliness of such products. One can always buy NSW (natural seawater) from Carti which is just 2 buck a gallon. If not, you can buy the local saltmix available at a lot fo marine fish stores, yung blue ata yung plastic bag nyan. However, for better quality salt mixes, you can use Tropic Marin or Instant Ocean or even Sera. Do not use local salt mix for a reef tank, definitely pang fish lang yan.

7. Trial and error? No, so long as you a little patience, are willing to research and do things right, quarantine fishes properly, I do not see why one would fail in maintaining a very healthy marine aquarium. No need for trial and error in this bro... :thumbsupsmiley:

Edited October 16, 2007 by crazy8

[Waterbearer]

My current project is to setup a seawater aquarium for my shark. Hindi naman sya yung malaki....parang size lang ng hito.......magkano ang aabutin nung aquarium? ano ano ang kailangan kong bilhin?

[MrPotato]

GUYS, who among you tried or have piranhas?

 

may contact b kyo san makakabili? or where?

 

tnx

[shrike]

GUYS, who among you tried or have piranhas?

 

may contact b kyo san makakabili? or where?

 

tnx

 

I've been keeping 'pogi's for more than 2 years now. I have 7 pairs though i don't know for sure if they're really pairs. hehehe. they're fun to watch, mostly shy creatures but on feeding times, frenzied. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

saan makakabili ? tanong tanong k lng jan sa tabi tabi.

[icicle]

I've been keeping 'pogi's for more than 2 years now. I have 7 pairs though i don't know for sure if they're really pairs. hehehe. they're fun to watch, mostly shy creatures but on feeding times, frenzied. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

saan makakabili ? tanong tanong k lng jan sa tabi tabi.

 

 

anyone breeds dragon fins here? my flowerhorn just died and i'm trying dragon fins- any tips on what to feed?

[rastasega]

anybody here interested in cichlids? post naman kayo ng pics ng mga isda nyo!

[joke12]

yup me too,i've got a pair of pogi's,red bellied one's :hypocritesmiley:

[theVandal]

anybody here interested in cichlids? post naman kayo ng pics ng mga isda nyo!

 

hi, what kind of cichlid do u have? do u have pic.? tnx.

[theVandal]

70% of my kois died due to fungus infection.

 

sir, sa koi, aside sa good temperature, and clean food supply, u may want to try putting angel fishes around the kois, it can help lessesn fungal or parasites attached to the kois body

[arturo]

anyone na nagbebenta ng flowerhorn???? yung medyo pang budget lng ang price

[theVandal]

anyone na nagbebenta ng flowerhorn???? yung medyo pang budget lng ang price

 

am selling flower horn, budget? tell me how much is ur budget, free delivery to ur place pa, pls. pm ne lang tnx. , btw, i dont require volume as well,

[theVandal]

anyone breeds dragon fins here? my flowerhorn just died and i'm trying dragon fins- any tips on what to feed?

 

hi, am new at breeding dragon fins, pero naka tsamba na ako last month, feed? alamang puwede pare, pero linisan lang mabuti

[rapturousone]

i have a 250 gallon tank. i want to set up an amazon river biotope. unfortunately, the water from the tap at home tested hard. any ideas on how i can efficiently soften 250 gallons of hard water?