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Scrat

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I am tempted to put in 2 baby tiger Oscars, with a few tank mates (maybe 2 baby silver dollars) until I can get a small enough baby bass. I've read of a few people that have succesfully had these preditors living together aslong as they are put in at a very young age, must be the same size, have enough space, have place to hide!!!!!

Just a thought!!!
 
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Drenalinjunkie82

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[color=#006600]JasonG[/color] wrote:
hey... i also had a little bass for about a year! and flip he was cool and naughty... would sit behind us while we having dinner watching us waiting for some food to come in... i'd feed him all sorts of things!

 

Started out which goldfish and kurper... dropped them into the little hole, and he'd wack it!!! eventually when he saw me about to put something near the hole, he'd cock back facing the hole, he would be almost verticle, then as i drop whatever in (BANG), he'd motor up and bliksem whatever i put in.... this eventually led to being able to feed him anything.... i was eventually feeding him viennas chopped up and meat and whatever else he liked...

lizzards where so cool!!!

but think he liked gold fish the most!!! 

I have a video on my PC where i wiggle my finger like a worm at the glass and he goes for my finger and bumps into the glass.... (not hard). was very cute

I had a little log book for him, and weighted him on a regular basis to see his growth.. (which i might add was flipping slow, haha)....

but an awesome fishy... miss it...
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Jason I wouldnt bite even if you paid me. How's your chaquzzi chick?
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ziyaadb

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as long as they all the same size no problem and the other fish cant fit into the bass's mouth. but you may have an issue when it comes to feeding (as the bass would need to be thought to eat pellets which u do want to do eventually as its much better nutrition and cheaper) as the oscars will tear into anything that can fit into their mouths as soon as it hits the water and not give the bass a chance to any(my experiences with oscars). what do u intend feeding the bass
 
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BucknutZ

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Scrat, this is not going to work mate. Stick with your original plan keeping a small bass.

The oscars will kill the bass in a matter of days. They are great predators and i owned plenty of them but they will start feeding / nibbling the bass's fins shortly after they meet him in the tank. He won't be able to swim later and thus leeding to death.

It is very very hard to keep a tank clean that has oscars in it and they just love getting the white spot.
 
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BucknutZ

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very regulary to be honest, but then again i always bought from the same shop and if their fish and water is infected it might have gone over to my fish?

I do think that monitoring the baby bass would be more fun than the oscars tho....
 
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BucknutZ

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I think by keeping a bass in your tank it might even improve your fishing skills, you can watch and learn so to speak.

Another good point is that every time you look at the tank with the bass in it you would wanna go fishing.
 
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ziyaadb

Senior Member
[color="#006600"]BucknutZ[/color] wrote:
very regulary to be honest, but then again i always bought from the same shop and if their fish and water is infected it might have gone over to my fish?

I do think that monitoring the baby bass would be more fun than the oscars tho....
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There u go. sad shop sad fish.

The bass would be awesome and i have read lotsa experiences with people who have kept bass that they real characters. only issue is that they would get too big. On that note when they get too big PLEASE do not release them back into the wild as it is a dangerous thing to do. rather cull them
 
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zucas922

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Howsit i have a large tank, around 1.5m long by 1m deep, it goes green very quickly, what would be the bet pump to prevent this? Cos i hear you guys speaking of sommer 3 phase this and that pumps:doh
 
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ziyaadb

Senior Member
HI Zucas

Please give me more details on your tank

what fish you keep?
what equipment you currently have in the tank(pumps, filters ect)?
what lights do you have in the tank and what spectrum are they e.g: daylight, actininc, marine blue ect?
how many hours a day the lights are on for.
whats your cleaning regime of the tank?
and lastly does your tank get direct sunlight and if so how many hours a day?
 
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Monster

Senior Member
Zucas

 

As far as I know it is good to circulate a third of the total volume of your tank every hour but the filter system you feed it to is very important. There are tree reasons why most tanks go green: 

  •  too much nitrates in your water [/*]
  • because the light that you have in promotes algae growth [/*]
  • If your tank is exposed to direct sun light.[/*]
To get rid of the nitrates change a third of your water weekly and pass your water through an activated carbon filter.

You can also buy a spacial light that bring out the colours in your fish and prevent algae growth but they are very expensive

Move your tank into a shady spot out of direct sun.

A good filter should take water from the bottom of your tank where most of the fish poo and dirt accumulate( Under gravel is the best). Pass the water through a gravel section or glass wool to remove large pieces, a sand filter for smaller solids then through a large amount of activated carbon that has to be replaced every week( to reactivate the carbon you can boil it in hot water for 30min and then quickly flush it with cold water will save you some money)( removes chemicals like heavy metals, Chlorine ens), finally a bio filter that can be either ceramic media or activated carbon that is changed every month or so. Bacteria form in the nucleation sites on both these materials and get rid of nitrates like amonia ens.
 
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Monster

Senior Member
Zucas

 

As far as I know it is good to circulate a third of the total volume of your tank every hour but the filter system you feed it to is very important. There are tree reasons why most tanks go green: 

  •  too much nitrates in your water [/*]
  • because the light that you have in promotes algae growth [/*]
  • If your tank is exposed to direct sun light.[/*]
To get rid of the nitrates change a third of your water weekly and pass your water through an activated carbon filter.

You can also buy a spacial light that bring out the colours in your fish and prevent algae growth but they are very expensive

Move your tank into a shady spot out of direct sun.

A good filter should take water from the bottom of your tank where most of the fish poo and dirt accumulate( Under gravel is the best). Pass the water through a gravel section or glass wool to remove large pieces, a sand filter for smaller solids then through a large amount of activated carbon that has to be replaced every week( to reactivate the carbon you can boil it in hot water for 30min and then quickly flush it with cold water will save you some money)( removes chemicals like heavy metals, Chlorine ens), finally a bio filter that can be either ceramic media or activated carbon that is changed every month or so. Bacteria form in the nucleation sites on both these materials and get rid of nitrates like amonia ens.
 
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Monster

Senior Member
Zucas

 

As far as I know it is good to circulate a third of the total volume of your tank every hour but the filter system you feed it to is very important. There are tree reasons why most tanks go green: 

  •  too much nitrates in your water [/*]
  • because the light that you have in promotes algae growth [/*]
  • If your tank is exposed to direct sun light.[/*]
To get rid of the nitrates change a third of your water weekly and pass your water through an activated carbon filter.

You can also buy a spacial light that bring out the colours in your fish and prevent algae growth but they are very expensive

Move your tank into a shady spot out of direct sun.

A good filter should take water from the bottom of your tank where most of the fish poo and dirt accumulate( Under gravel is the best). Pass the water through a gravel section or glass wool to remove large pieces, a sand filter for smaller solids then through a large amount of activated carbon that has to be replaced every week( to reactivate the carbon you can boil it in hot water for 30min and then quickly flush it with cold water will save you some money)( removes chemicals like heavy metals, Chlorine ens), finally a bio filter that can be either ceramic media or activated carbon that is changed every month or so. Bacteria form in the nucleation sites on both these materials and get rid of nitrates like amonia ens.
 
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Monster

Senior Member
Zucas

 

As far as I know it is good to circulate a third of the total volume of your tank every hour but the filter system you feed it to is very important. There are tree reasons why most tanks go green: 

  •  too much nitrates in your water [/*]
  • because the light that you have in promotes algae growth [/*]
  • If your tank is exposed to direct sun light.[/*]
To get rid of the nitrates change a third of your water weekly and pass your water through an activated carbon filter.

You can also buy a spacial light that bring out the colours in your fish and prevent algae growth but they are very expensive

Move your tank into a shady spot out of direct sun.

A good filter should take water from the bottom of your tank where most of the fish poo and dirt accumulate( Under gravel is the best). Pass the water through a gravel section or glass wool to remove large pieces, a sand filter for smaller solids then through a large amount of activated carbon that has to be replaced every week( to reactivate the carbon you can boil it in hot water for 30min and then quickly flush it with cold water will save you some money)( removes chemicals like heavy metals, Chlorine ens), finally a bio filter that can be either ceramic media or activated carbon that is changed every month or so. Bacteria form in the nucleation sites on both these materials and get rid of nitrates like amonia ens.
 
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Monster

Senior Member
Zucas

 

As far as I know it is good to circulate a third of the total volume of your tank every hour but the filter system you feed it to is very important. There are tree reasons why most tanks go green: 

  •  too much nitrates in your water [/*]
  • because the light that you have in promotes algae growth [/*]
  • If your tank is exposed to direct sun light.[/*]
To get rid of the nitrates change a third of your water weekly and pass your water through an activated carbon filter.

You can also buy a spacial light that bring out the colours in your fish and prevent algae growth but they are very expensive

Move your tank into a shady spot out of direct sun.

A good filter should take water from the bottom of your tank where most of the fish poo and dirt accumulate( Under gravel is the best). Pass the water through a gravel section or glass wool to remove large pieces, a sand filter for smaller solids then through a large amount of activated carbon that has to be replaced every week( to reactivate the carbon you can boil it in hot water for 30min and then quickly flush it with cold water will save you some money)( removes chemicals like heavy metals, Chlorine ens), finally a bio filter that can be either ceramic media or activated carbon that is changed every month or so. Bacteria form in the nucleation sites on both these materials and get rid of nitrates like amonia ens.
 
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Monster

Senior Member
Zucas

 

As far as I know it is good to circulate a third of the total volume of your tank every hour but the filter system you feed it to is very important. There are tree reasons why most tanks go green: 

  •  too much nitrates in your water [/*]
  • because the light that you have in promotes algae growth [/*]
  • If your tank is exposed to direct sun light.[/*]
To get rid of the nitrates change a third of your water weekly and pass your water through an activated carbon filter.

You can also buy a spacial light that bring out the colours in your fish and prevent algae growth but they are very expensive

Move your tank into a shady spot out of direct sun.

A good filter should take water from the bottom of your tank where most of the fish poo and dirt accumulate( Under gravel is the best). Pass the water through a gravel section or glass wool to remove large pieces, a sand filter for smaller solids then through a large amount of activated carbon that has to be replaced every week( to reactivate the carbon you can boil it in hot water for 30min and then quickly flush it with cold water will save you some money)( removes chemicals like heavy metals, Chlorine ens), finally a bio filter that can be either ceramic media or activated carbon that is changed every month or so. Bacteria form in the nucleation sites on both these materials and get rid of nitrates like amonia ens.
 
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