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Scrat

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I am going to buy those "ilegal" shrimps on friday and stock them in a small tank. Why do you say they are illegal?
 

BucknutZ

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Are these the freshwater shrimps? I heard they were eligal because when introduced back into local dams and rivers they take over and everything else in those waters are doomed.

They use the life sources intended for other species in those waters.
 

Scrat

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The Oscars f-up both the Bala Sharks last night. Had to do a Loo funeral thismorning... LOL!!!

I think the one Oscar is nesting, as it has made two small dents/holes in the bottom gravel and is hanging around the same spot the whole time. I'll do sum research and give some updates. Funny thing is that they didnt do anything to the two Silver Dollars, maybe because they have been together in the tank since day one! 
 

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ziyaadb

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LOOL Oscars just being oscars, i take it that the Silver dollars are not much smaller then the Oscars as long as thats the case no problems as soon as the Oscars are bigger prepare for their Demise. Same thing happened in my Father in laws tank he had a school of tin foils with the oscars from day 1 and they were fine until the oscars got bigger and from a school of 6 there is only 1 remaining. Oscars Will kill anything smaller then them that cannot fight back
 

Scrat

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[color=#006600]ziyaadb[/color] wrote:
oh yes i see that you also have a pleco in there as well. please feed him as well,

Ziyaadb, I do put in bottom feeder pellets in the tank, but i've never seen the pleco actually eat at them. They do desolve over time and disappear. But the pleco has been in for a while and it looks like it is growing. Maybe its eating the dried flakes at the bottom of the tank, which the Oscars and Dollars are missing.

What do you suggest I feed it?

Those Dollars are also growing really fast, just check out the Oscar in the pic always posing for a photo.....LOL!!!
 

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BucknutZ

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scrat, do yourself and your fish a favour and go to your nearest petshop and purchase a container full of crickets (normally sold to spider owners) and feed these to your fish.

the cricket goes topwater and the oscars go crazy!!

let me know
 

Scrat

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I'd rather just catch the crickets in myself, its cheaper. I also feed them earthworms regulary. I've ssen them go wild at the mosquitos at night. Some times the mozzies sit on the outside of the tank and the oscars bump into the tanks walls trying to eat them .... funny!!!
 

ziyaadb

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[color="#006600"]Scrat[/color] wrote:
[color="#006600"]ziyaadb[/color] wrote:
oh yes i see that you also have a pleco in there as well. please feed him as well,

Ziyaadb, I do put in bottom feeder pellets in the tank, but i've never seen the pleco actually eat at them. They do desolve over time and disappear. But the pleco has been in for a while and it looks like it is growing. Maybe its eating the dried flakes at the bottom of the tank, which the Oscars and Dollars are missing.

What do you suggest I feed it?

Those Dollars are also growing really fast, just check out the Oscar in the pic always posing for a photo.....LOL!!!
Great stuff man the reason i said u should feed it is lotsa people believe that plecos eat the dirt in the tank and never feed them. if he is not eating the pellets then he must be eating the flakes as you mentioned. LOL thats a great pic man. Hope u started saving for a bigger tank as a year down the line u gona need it as the oscars and pleco get much much bigger
 

Scrat

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When I got home yesterday, my house was full of flying ants. Gooied a few in the tank. They were crawling on the surface for a while, until the Oscars started munching down on them. I would of loved to be on the river when the ants were dropping from the sky.
 

Scrat

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Meet Nunu! He/She has been in the tank since Saturday morning. Nunu is has settled but is not eating anything at the moment. The Silver Dollars emmediatly schooled with the Bass, they even sleep next to eachother, nature is weired.

The Oscars bump Nunu around on Saturday but by Sunday they've been swimming together without any aggresive behavior.  It was only bumps, no bitting. If they kill each other, bad luck, thats nature! I originally setup the tank to put in a bass, so I hope Nunu survives!

Now I just need Nunu to eat something. Will go and buy some feeder fish thisafternoon - small gold fish or anything that is cheaper. I actually tried to get a place that can sell me feeder fish and dont ask questions when you return to buy foooshies every week. Does anybody know where I can get feeder fooshies for cheap. I like spoiling my pets, they need to eat good just like me.... LOL!!!!

 
 

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Scrat

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Ja daar is nog baie plek, seker vir so 6 maande. Ek is klaar besig om planne te maak vir 'n baie groot tank. Hierdie een is 300L. Die bass is nie eers 10cm lank op die oomblik nie. Ek wil net sien of die bass gaan begin eet voor ek 'n ander tank gaan koop. Dan sal ek die visse split. Ek dink om die Silver Dollars saam met die Bass in 'n groter tank te sit en die Oscars in die een te hou!

Ek dink eerder daaraan om 'n permanante tank in die huis in te bou as om een te koop. Kan net baie mooi lyk!!!
 

ziyaadb

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how big is that bass Scrat? Cheep feeder fish? grow your own. All the best with that bass man i really wish you luck esp with the 2 oscars in there as they would get the feeders before him.
 

ziyaadb

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if you seperate the bass u can train him to eat. there are methods that you can use if you have the time and patience
 
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