Tank questions & showing off :).

[jwh0818]

Well because they like to move a lot. I've had 9 neons in a 10 before with no problems at all. 5 is very doable

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

Well because they like to move a lot. I've had 9 neons in a 10 before with no problems at all. 5 is very doable

Well I would want the fish to be comfortable, I'm not trying to overstock it. I want them to have room to swim, what other kind of fish would you recommend? & sorry, I know I've asked you this question before.

 

[jwh0818]

You could do endlers? Aqua bid sells them. Some places in San Antonio might have some as well

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

You could do endlers? Aqua bid sells them. Some places in San Antonio might have some as well

Yeah!!!! I've seen those, pretty snazzy looking. Those would work. Same amount? About 5?

 

[jwh0818]

I have no clue about endlers but I do believe 5 is a good number

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

I have no clue about endlers but I do believe 5 is a good number

I saw two websites that said minimum tank size 20 gal. What do you think?

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

Hahaha everyone here says 2 or 3 will be fine in a 5 gallon.... So I'm guessing 4 to 6 in a 10 with some shrimps

 

[jwh0818]

Hmm I've never heard 20g being a minimum. I say 4 or 5 in a 10 is fine or these

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+881+2768&pcatid=2768

You can have 5 for sure no problem

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

Ah I like both of those fish. 4-5 of either one sounds reasonable. I'm not sure which one I'll get, I suppose the easiest to find lol.

 

[jwh0818]

Yeah they may both be harder to find in a store

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

Well my LFS is pretty cool, the lady knows her stuff. She has some rare fish sometimes so I'm sure she'll know what I'm talking about & can find some more me. She's also the one I'd sell these fry too.

Speaking of them, I lost a bunch of them :/. Another mistake on my part. I guess they were swimming by the filter & were getting sucked up into it :/. I have a sponge over it, but I think it slipped down so it wasn't covering it all the way at the top! I was so furious at myself when I discovered it. I'm so bad at trying to keep these fry alive. I'm thinking of getting rid of the sharks in my tank, that way they can't eat up all the fry & they'll be able to stay with their parents a lot longer.

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

Oh no!!! Ugh! Yes bye bye bye sharks!!!

 

[jwh0818]

Oh man that's bad news but it happens. Use panty hose under the sponge for extra help and zip tie them to the intake pipe

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

Oh man that's bad news but it happens. Use panty hose under the sponge for extra help and zip tie them to the intake pipe

I'm sure mrs jw is not happy about that!

 

[jwh0818]

I'm sure mrs jw is not happy about that!

Haha she doesn't even have any. I just got the Walmart women's Isle to get them. I bed I look weird doing that. They make great media socks

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

Oh man that's bad news but it happens. Use panty hose under the sponge for extra help and zip tie them to the intake pipe

I'll definitely have to do that, this is like the 5th time I've moved them over, & then had a massive die off. It's frustrating when you care about every little life, knowing your responsible for their life & their death. It can be very heart breaking.

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

I'm sure mrs jw is not happy about that!

You said this & my first thought was you were talking to me. My initials are JLW. Lmao. To funny.

 

[jwh0818]

I'll definitely have to do that, this is like the 5th time I've moved them over, & then had a massive die off. It's frustrating when you care about every little life, knowing your responsible for their life & their death. It can be very heart breaking.

Yeah it is, but just learn from your mistakes. They get picked off in the wild as well

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

Yeah it is, but just learn from your mistakes. They get picked off in the wild as well

But in the wild they are eaten, benefiting whatever ate it. Here they just died pointlessly, no bueno. But I get your point, I thought I learned from my mistakes after 4 times. I guess I'll add this to the list of "things that can & will go wrong" lol.

 

[jwh0818]

Yeah them filters are a big one. Sponge filters work great for fry tanks. You should take a look at some. Nothing bad can happen there!