Biggest Newbie moments

[Jason7894561230]

Hey,
So i like doing threads like these and i was reading over my first ever threads and i laughed at how little i knew back then. So i was wondering if you guys have ever had newbie moments like what i had. Which is keeping a Fantail in a 7 lirte tank
So whaats yours then all are welcome!

 

[Fastfossil]

I bought a gold gourami and liked it so much I went and bought another one and after 3 months the second one had not grown as much so using the internet I found out you get dwarf gourami. The pet shop did not state dwarf but because I did not know I did not check.

 

[Jason7894561230]

lol

 

[dkpate]

I bought a BGK and a 10 gallon tank.

 

[Jason7894561230]

Elvis! What a great fish!

 

[fort384]

...bought plants from petsmart. Why do those white ribbon plants look sooo attractive to newbies?

 

[dkpate]

Elvis! What a great fish!

Yeah, I miss my little Elvis.

 

[mandy2936]

...bought plants from petsmart. Why do those white ribbon plants look sooo attractive to newbies?

Oh my gosh SAMEE. I bought those White Ribbons because they looked nice. I'm not exactly plant expert now, but I at least know better now to watch out for those "not truly aquatic" plants Petco and Petsmart sell. :/

 

[Jason7894561230]

Yeah i have doone that too. I obught an Aluminuim plant :/

 

[the_fish_man]

K so i while back i had this cute little gourami and i come home one day and find him dead....... in my 10 gallon tank.......... so i take it out and put it in a plastic bag planning to go burry it later. well 20 minutes later i am bout to go bury it.. and i notice IT IS STILL BREATHING! with no water for 20 minutes. So i run downstairs and put it back in my 10 gallon and am thinking of what to do... So because sea salt can sometimes help cure freshwater fish diseases . I get my salt out................. But i had snails in the tank and didn't know if the salt would kill them (lol) . So I get out my fish bucket and get a cup and get the fish and put him in the bucket I put salt in there. And about a hour later i see him breathing and swimming again so i put him back in the 10 gallon the he almost dies again. So i take him back out and put him in the fish bucket with salt. And this repeated 4-5 times so not knowing what to do i just gave up put the fish back in the 10 gallon tank and said wel its gonna die i cant do anything else. So wake up next morning and the fish is better then ever!
AND THIS FISH IS STILL ALIVE TODAY....
lol

 

[Jason7894561230]

Wow that fish has been through a lot lol!

 

[Khalix]

My first fish tank.. it was 10g. A friend of mine who worked in pet care before I did gave me my options and not knowing any better I heeded her advice. I ended up with two fantail goldfish and a comet!

Remarkably they did pretty well and the two of the fantails are now in my 50, quite large and happy(though I am anxious for the day I can make my own indoor pond for them). The comet moved on to a friends enormous pond and is doing well. While I made a big oopsie I apparently saved myself a little by being obsessive about partial water changes, even though I didn't understand the nitrogen cycle at the time.

Doh.

 

[Jason7894561230]

Lol it all happens with the goldfish!

 

[CoraltheClownfish]

I bought a yellow tang from petco for $50
He only lived for 4 days cause my cycle wasnt done :O I was so mad
That day I learned to:
1. Wait for the cycle to finish
2. Don't buy saltwater fish from petco without checking the LFS

 

[Jason7894561230]

Lol atleast you learned something!

 

[Marconis]

Having a water bubble on one of my rocks and having Neilan and Sparky tell me my rock was pearling...I thought that it really was, since I had no idea what it meant. That's about as newbie as it gets.

 

[Khalix]

Yeah, poor goldfish get all the beatings! I try really hard to talk people out of them nowadays unless they are willing to spend money on the tank and extra filtration. I am known as the crazy goldfish lady who wants people to buy the aquaclear 110 and dual run those babies! lol

Lol it all happens with the goldfish!

 

[dkpate]

Having a water bubble on one of my rocks and having Neilan and Sparky tell me my rock was pearling...I thought that it really was, since I had no idea what it meant. That's about as newbie as it gets.

LOL! Rock pearls? I want some of those!

 

[CandyHouze]

This one is sad...

The petco guy telling me "You're 3 goldfish will get over ich naturally. No need to treat them, just keep feeding them."
And believing him.

RIP!!

 

[Jason7894561230]

Aww what terrible advice!