Jchillin
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Does jchillin give out Kudos to newbies who get Plecos?
Get the fish, post a pic, get kudos. It's that simple.
Does jchillin give out Kudos to newbies who get Plecos?
Jchillin said:Does jchillin give out Kudos to newbies who get Plecos?
Get the fish, post a pic, get kudos. It's that simple.
rich311k said:Jchillin said:Does jchillin give out Kudos to newbies who get Plecos?
Get the fish, post a pic, get kudos. It's that simple.
I believe he will even give them out to old timers. He is trying to assimilate us all.
BrianNY said:Man, there's some good stuff in here already. Here's what I really think occurs:
The newbie picks up snippets of information. Even if the information is correct, he/she views the information as something which stands alone. For example, pH 6.5. Then they look for ways to reach pH 6.5. There is no way for the newbie to apply this information to their needs because they don't have the total picture. They ultimately become confused and frustrated as they begin to realize there is a cause and effect in everything they add to the tank.
If we could somehow get the newbie to understand that they are creating a completely enclosed ecosystem, which is perpetually changing, they would grasp the total picture much sooner.
Laser said:I would say over crowding is something people new to the hobby do without meaning to. Always get the biggest tank you can afford and fit in the location you want to put it.
DeFeKt said:heard a good one last night...
newbie put a large fish (2ft) into a large cycled tank (8'L)
fish shop didn't let him take it untill tank was cycled.
anyway, he threw a heap of goldies in for food and fish started doing death rolls the next day, bioload couldn't keep up.
heaps of pwc's later, newbie comes in and fish was happy and apparently "playing" (skipping and flicking off the gravel substrate)
Note: This fish now has ammonia poisoning/ chemical burns and most likely will die if not corrected immediatly.
Daryth Darkmoon said:I can't help but think that you are talking about me....and you're right.
A big mistake I made, which helped my over crowding problem, was not researching a species before I bought it. And believing the little info card posted at Wal-Mart.
Always be sure to check as many sources as possible about the fish you want to make sure it is what you want.
In my case had I done the proper research I wouldn't have put a crayfish in a community tank.
Mistake made, lesson learned.
scalesojustice said:(although, there is the occasionally stream of obscenities when water gets all over the place, but that problem has mostly subsided).
Having a second person man the tap end helps tremendously. I try to avoid using the switch on the vaccum end unless it looks like I'm about to suck up something I'd rather keep.scalesojustice said:ahead of you one that one,
yet i still get water all over the place. but i think that is my clumsy curse. still as i get more into the swing of things, there is less mess.