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maddybrat
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Neons.... I Ermm.. Don't exactly have good experience with them.
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If you're buying from Petco, my advice is to not purchase neons. I've purchased 21 neons from there and 1 has survived. The others all died within their first week. All the neons I have purchased from my mom and pop lfs have done well though. 
EDIT: No it was 28 neons actually!
EDIT: No it was 28 neons actually!
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maddybrat
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Exactly..! No more neons for me!
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maddybrat
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Maybe get some fish tomorrow?
JennaSimpson
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I hope so ! Is your tank cycled ? If so let me know what you get !
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maddybrat
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For my other tank. Highly doubt this one is. It's only been running for a week. And never changed the water.
Homedog98
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maddybrat said:
Do you have an ammonia source? A test kit?
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maddybrat
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Nope... I just bring in a sample and they do it for me.
Homedog98
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maddybrat said:
You really need your own test kit... And your tank definitely isn't cycled without an ammonia source. You're definitely not ready for fish yet.
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maddybrat
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I have been putting food in. Not to mention the nasty stuff that cane out of the used filter when I fist turned it on.
Homedog98
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maddybrat said:
Ok, so you do have an ammo source
that's good. instead of fish, you should go buy your own test kit instead. the API master kit is the most accurate. It's definitely worth the $.
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maddybrat
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Except it's not up to me.. He is just the "oh they know what they are
Doing! Bla. Bla. Bla.
Doing! Bla. Bla. Bla.
Homedog98
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maddybrat said:
Well then use your own $. Lol. It's really a necessary.
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maddybrat
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I will get one when I can... But I don't think I'm going today.
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maddybrat
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Wait could I get a dwarf puffer?? My sister had snails! And they keep having babies!
GoneFishing
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maddybrat said:
Puffers are brackish and aggressive.. so if you really want one do some research to find tankmates. There are other fish that can live in brackish, just remember the puffers temper.
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I thought dwarf puffers were fully freshwater?
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maddybrat
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I have done some research and I'm finding people say they are fully freshwater.
GoneFishing
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Yea after doing research myself I have read that they are fw, guess I was mislead by LFS marking their tank as brackish. If they are infact fw, read up on tankmates. They tend to be more aggressive to smaller fish, and may even eat shrimp if kept in the tank. Also, they don't eat flake food, so thinking about a specialty food like frozen shrimp might come into play.
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