Do fish play? - Aquarium Advice

charli_10or_sax · 01-03-2004, 04:07 AM

Do fish play? Do they not like the tap on the glass as mentioned in "Deuce Bigalow"? Do fish recognize you as an individual? Could fish recognize your voice? What is the meaning of life? I just bought distilled water because I lost two fish due to bad [acronym:cd7a767a1c="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:cd7a767a1c] tap water where I live- and when I medicate, since I was working on my 5 [acronym:cd7a767a1c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:cd7a767a1c] tank, I either over medicated it, or under.. either way, I'm ticked about water conditions down here... so anyways, I got some distilled water and am eagerly awaiting to go buy a cheap test fish to see if it works... (I left some water from the previous time to keep the bacteria cycle) ... also, I'm conisdering to buy a small anubias plant and see how that does with the "CYCLE of LIFE" ... any thoughts?

lyquidphyre · 01-03-2004, 04:29 AM

I was told to use Drinking water- not distilled or spring. Also, you can buy stuff to dechlorinate your water. Denton water sucks, but my fish do okay when I use dechlorinator.

Fruitbat · 01-03-2004, 04:42 AM

The problem that you're going to have with distilled water is that it is too 'soft' and has limited (if any) capacity for buffering against rapid changes in pH. In addition, it lacks many of the dissolved minerals that will help any plants you put in your tank.

If you need more information about minerals in water just post here....if I can't answer your question then I'm sure one of our resident gurus will be able to!

Allivymar · 01-03-2004, 09:39 AM

Hiya charli_10or_sax and welcome to Aquariumadvice:

The meaning of life is 42, fish are smarter then we give em credit for, and you'll need to add some minerals to your distilled water else your cheap tester fish won't do well at all. Some folks do a half and half mix of tap and distilled, others add bottled chemicals. What are the parameters of your tap water? Not sure what you mean by "bad pH".

Also, why were you medicating?

ferret · 01-03-2004, 10:29 AM

The answer to all your fish personality questions is: Oscars.

William · 01-03-2004, 11:03 AM

Dwarf Puffers!

puffergirl · 01-03-2004, 04:00 PM

No, the answer is definatley clown loaches!!! Those guys play all the time.

PlatyLady · 01-04-2004, 03:57 PM

I'm convinced that my betta used to play with my platies. I'm also convinced that used to drive them nuts! They have since been separated.

millym · 01-04-2004, 05:56 PM

lots of our fish like playing in the airstone bubbles - swim down into the current,get blown back up & do the whole thing again for ages!!!! esp our corys they seem to love it

TheNewGuy · 01-04-2004, 08:37 PM

My fish play, my clowns are always goofing around. The guppies will swim into the current of my [acronym:21198e71c8="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:21198e71c8] for hours at a time. my gourami swims up and down in the bubbles and fights with the air tubing. Yeah fish play!

01-03-2004, 04:07 AM	#1
charli_10or_sax Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 4	Do fish play? Do fish play? Do they not like the tap on the glass as mentioned in "Deuce Bigalow"? Do fish recognize you as an individual? Could fish recognize your voice? What is the meaning of life? I just bought distilled water because I lost two fish due to bad [acronym:cd7a767a1c="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:cd7a767a1c] tap water where I live- and when I medicate, since I was working on my 5 [acronym:cd7a767a1c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:cd7a767a1c] tank, I either over medicated it, or under.. either way, I'm ticked about water conditions down here... so anyways, I got some distilled water and am eagerly awaiting to go buy a cheap test fish to see if it works... (I left some water from the previous time to keep the bacteria cycle) ... also, I'm conisdering to buy a small anubias plant and see how that does with the "CYCLE of LIFE" ... any thoughts? __________________ “[Bebop is] Chinese music.” -Satchmo

01-03-2004, 04:29 AM	#2
lyquidphyre Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McKinney, Tx Posts: 2,860 Images: 21	I was told to use Drinking water- not distilled or spring. Also, you can buy stuff to dechlorinate your water. Denton water sucks, but my fish do okay when I use dechlorinator. __________________ Have cats? Check out AA's sister site designed for our feline friends

01-03-2004, 04:42 AM	#3
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	The problem that you're going to have with distilled water is that it is too 'soft' and has limited (if any) capacity for buffering against rapid changes in pH. In addition, it lacks many of the dissolved minerals that will help any plants you put in your tank. If you need more information about minerals in water just post here....if I can't answer your question then I'm sure one of our resident gurus will be able to! __________________ Loaches: Botia almorhae, B. kubotai, B. striata, Noemacheilus triangularis, Schistura sp.aff.nicholsi, S. vinciguerre, Sinibotia robusta, Vaillantella maassi Bichirs: Polypterus senegalus, P. senegalus (albino), P. delhezi, P. sp. 'Congo', P. palmas polli, P.weeksii, P. ornatipinnis, P. palmas buettikoferi, P. retropinnis, P. endlicheri congicus, Polypterus bichir lapradei, P. palmas palmas, Erpetoichthys calabaricus Anabantids: Ctenopoma acutirostre, Ct. ocellatum, Ct. oxyrhynchum, Ct. kingsleyae, Microctenopoma ansorgii, Mct. fasciolatum, Trichogaster trichopterus, Belontia signata, B. hasselti, Anabas testudineus, Macropodus opercularis, Betta splendens Catfish: Dekeyseria sp. (L-052)Sturiosoma panamense, Hypancistrus inspector (L-201), Synodontis eupterus, Synodontis nigrita, Synodontis brichardi, Synodontis soloni, Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Barbs/Rasboras: Capoeta tetrazona, Rasbora borapetensis, Labeo cyclorhynchus Tetras: Phenacogrammus interruptus Other: Xenomystus nigri, Papyrocranus afer, Pantodon buchholzi, Oxymormyrus boulengeri, Protopterus annectens andPhractolaemus ansorgei

01-03-2004, 09:39 AM	#4
Allivymar Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,355 Images: 15	Hiya charli_10or_sax and welcome to Aquariumadvice: The meaning of life is 42, fish are smarter then we give em credit for, and you'll need to add some minerals to your distilled water else your cheap tester fish won't do well at all. Some folks do a half and half mix of tap and distilled, others add bottled chemicals. What are the parameters of your tap water? Not sure what you mean by "bad pH". Also, why were you medicating? __________________ aka Cycling Guru and the Ich Slayer glares at Terry and QTOFFER Card carrying member of FTAS & GCAS.

01-03-2004, 10:29 AM	#5
ferret Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,377	The answer to all your fish personality questions is: Oscars. __________________ Gamer? Like Counter-strike, World of Warcraft, or just games in general? Visit http://www.gamehavoc.com/

01-03-2004, 11:03 AM	#6
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	Dwarf Puffers! __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

01-03-2004, 04:00 PM	#7
puffergirl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canmore, Alberta, Canada Posts: 234 Images: 25	No, the answer is definatley clown loaches!!! Those guys play all the time. __________________ One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!!!

01-04-2004, 03:57 PM	#8
PlatyLady Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 399 Images: 25	I'm convinced that my betta used to play with my platies. I'm also convinced that used to drive them nuts! They have since been separated. __________________ 28 gallon bowfront: 2 platys

01-04-2004, 05:56 PM	#9
millym Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: london u.k. Posts: 93 Images: 1	lots of our fish like playing in the airstone bubbles - swim down into the current,get blown back up & do the whole thing again for ages!!!! esp our corys they seem to love it __________________ 37gal (UK) 44g (US) 3 tiger barbs,3 green tiger barb,2 peppered corys,5 cardinals , 2 pakistani loaches,5 cardinal tetras, 5 algae eating shrimps, 3 dwarf otos,3 black mollies,2 swordtails

01-04-2004, 08:37 PM	#10
TheNewGuy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 109 Images: 4	My fish play, my clowns are always goofing around. The guppies will swim into the current of my [acronym:21198e71c8="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:21198e71c8] for hours at a time. my gourami swims up and down in the bubbles and fights with the air tubing. Yeah fish play!

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