Aquarist Survives Vicious Tank Cleaning Incident!

[Allivymar]

*grins*

So I went to water change/gravel vac the 15g tank with the angelfish babies, keyholes, rams and amano shrimp. I have to use my smaller siphon else the Onyx sand all comes up, which means my hands have to be in the tank.

You'd think they have never been fed before! Omg; they ATE me. I had the amanos pulling skin off my knuckles, the angelfish were picking at my moles...and I was hysterical [acronym:575c29355c="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:575c29355c] it really made changing that tank VERY difficult. I'm ticklish!

Vicious lil beasties, and they've already BEEN fed once today! I'll have to get a pic next time; it was pretty funny *grin*

[William]

I've found that once the sand gets infiltrated by the good bacterial concrete, It dosn't move that willingly Alli.


I just did water changes on my tanks today, I hover the pythin about an 8th of an inch above the sand. Sucks up all the goop and the sand dosn't even budge.


I bet it was a sight tho, watching someone giggling on the floor as vicious little beasties tickle tortured her.

[Devilishturtles]

haha, I have that problem with the danios at Wal-Mart. The things pick and pick and pick. It's cool actually, feels kinda funny. Now, an oscar did that to me, and I about fell off the ladder! Not that it hurt, just a little forceful and scary

[Allivymar]

Heh, its Onyx sand, not regular sand William. Stuffs clouds as soon as look at it, so I have to be careful with it; its pretty light and doesn't compact like the Moon sand in my other tanks.

And that was the worst part! I had to stand there and take it, else I'd have clouded the entire tank [acronym:ea22a41537="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:ea22a41537] My neighbors probably thought I was being attacked...I guess I was [acronym:ea22a41537="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:ea22a41537] I was so busy yelling.

Heh, its why I let the hubby hand feed the adult angels; I don't want to lose a finger [acronym:ea22a41537="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:ea22a41537]

[William]

Originally Posted by Allivymar

Heh, its Onyx sand, not regular sand William. Stuffs clouds as soon as look at it, so I have to be careful with it; its pretty light and doesn't compact like the Moon sand in my other tanks.

And that was the worst part! I had to stand there and take it, else I'd have clouded the entire tank [acronym:5b9d3af628="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:5b9d3af628] My neighbors probably thought I was being attacked...I guess I was [acronym:5b9d3af628="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:5b9d3af628] I was so busy yelling.

Heh, its why I let the hubby hand feed the adult angels; I don't want to lose a finger [acronym:5b9d3af628="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:5b9d3af628]

Irk, didn't notice you said Onyx, thought you were talking about your moon sand. ^_^;;

[shawmutt]

Tune in next week for--"When babies attack!"

[Allivymar]

[acronym:529434f2d9="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:529434f2d9] I've been sitting here watching MadTV Shaw; shoulda known you'd be a fan

[Menagerie]

I am so glad my fish don't do that

[Hypostomus]

My paradise fish tries to suction himself to my wrist on occasion. Sticks out his jaws like fish do when they yawn and attaches like some reject lamprey or something.

[Fruitbat]

My tiger barbs bite me every time I put my hand in the tank for any reason! Every so often one of them actually causes a little pain!