Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

Geek Culture / How many of you have fish tanks at home?

Author
Message
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 05:57 Edited at: 13th Aug 2004 06:16
Link
I just wanted to know if there were anybody [besides me] who owns and enjoys a fishtank
post size [of tank] and fish

here's mine:
I have one ten gallon tank with a loach, Light blue Tetra, an african blind frog, a catfish thing (a cory cat.. i think), and a goldfish
and lots of plants (anarchis)

I also have a small 5 gallon tank entirely devoted to 12 neon tetras (I love the little guys/girls)

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 06:16 Edited at: 13th Aug 2004 06:20
Link
oh I forgot about my SwordTail ... well my uncle just brought it to
me around 10 minutes ago

if some of you don't know of any or some of these fish go here:
http://www.liveaquaria.com
and select fresh water to see some of the ones I have
theres tons and tons of fish on the site
theres also a Saltwater and Brackish water section too..
have a look

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
Newbie Brogo
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Jul 2003
Location: In a Pool of Cats
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 06:48
Link
Weird.... Everytime I put something in a fish tank it dies... So I dont have any.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Pricey
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 22nd Feb 2003
Location:
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 06:55
Link
i have a tiny bowl with two little fish (i used to have 3 but one died).


http://johnsgames.dbspot.com
Back to top
Profile PM Email
QuothTheRaven
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Oct 2002
Location: United States
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 06:58
Link
The artificial pond we have in my back hard has 4 goldfish in the lower pond and 2 in the top. The usually survive a long time.

Back to top
Profile PM
Preston C
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 16th May 2003
Location: Penn State University Park
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 07:03
Link
I've got one of those crap two gallon tanks with the stupid perescope of whatever built into the lid. Never used it, never will.

No fish though, haven't had a fish since I was three, when i won one at the county fair and...well...it didn't survive the ride home

Poor fishy...

Cheers,
Preston


Fear My Ugly Avatar and Out of Place Signature Image!
Back to top
Profile PM Email
DrakeX
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 26th Aug 2002
Location:
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 07:04
Link
i have one. it's in the basement and empty. it used to contain a lizard, and before that, tiny fish. but they all died. the fish and the lizard. so i don't put anything in it anymore.

OK enough of that damn DBP fanboy banner. i'm NOT a DBP fanboy in any way. i haven't used DBP in over a year, and i don't really plan on using it again.
Back to top
Profile PM Email
zircher
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Dec 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 07:11
Link
10 gallon tank with a large albino tiger barb and two smaller red zebra cichlids. Used to have a lot of koi in a small pond, but a neighbor cat killed them all (and I would GLADLY murder the cat if I could catch it.)
--
TAZ

"Do you think it is wise to provoke him?" "It's what I do." -- Stargate SG-1
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Newbie Brogo
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Jul 2003
Location: In a Pool of Cats
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 07:59
Link
Hey! I'd watch what you say about cats if I were you! My cat army is getting steadily larger!

FEAR ME!

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Peter H
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Feb 2004
Location: Witness Protection Program
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 08:06
Link
i have a 20 gallon and 10 gallon...both with guppies...

"We make the worst games in the universe."
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Neofish
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 7th Apr 2004
Location: A swimming pool of coke
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 08:36
Link
i want a loada fish but cant afford it and Brogo would eat it (see his first post heh!)

.: Join the "No Tables" campaign! :.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Ian T
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 12th Sep 2002
Location: Around
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 08:38
Link
I keep my cat in one.


Oh how perfect...
Back to top
Profile PM
Manticore Night
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 23rd Oct 2003
Location: Ouinnipeg
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 08:54
Link
I've always wondered why fish need tanks, they never go to war, how do they stear?

It's amazing how much TV has raised us. (Bart Simpson)
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Benjamin
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 24th Nov 2002
Location: France
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 09:42
Link
Quote: "i have a tiny bowl with two little fish (i used to have 3 but one died)."

It probably died because you didn't put in any oxygenating plants/weed . No but really they need that

Back to top
Profile PM Email
indi
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 26th Aug 2002
Location: Earth, Brisbane, Australia
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 14:26
Link
last year i had 6 tanks 5 male siamese fighters or bettas as you yanks callem, and a large tank of female bettas (about 30).

If no-one gives your an answer to a question you have asked, consider:- Is your question clear.- Did you ask nicely.- Are you showing any effort to solve the problem yourself
Back to top
Profile PM Email
The Lynx
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 24th May 2004
Location: Pluto!
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 15:31
Link
Quote: "last year i had 6 tanks 5 male siamese fighters or bettas as you yanks callem, and a large tank of female bettas (about 30)."

Not to mention the great barrier reef in your backyard

Oh no! Chrissy had used her powers to turn herself into a hideous man-eating giant!
Back to top
Profile PM
spooky
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 30th Aug 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 18:39 Edited at: 13th Aug 2004 19:49
Link
I've got a freezer full of fish fingers. Does that count?

Here's proof!




Boo!
Back to top
Profile PM Website
DrakeX
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 26th Aug 2002
Location:
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 22:53
Link
what the..?

why is one in a shoddy DB .. polygon?

OK enough of that damn DBP fanboy banner. i'm NOT a DBP fanboy in any way. i haven't used DBP in over a year, and i don't really plan on using it again.
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Neofish
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 7th Apr 2004
Location: A swimming pool of coke
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 23:44
Link
OMG spooky do u have no hobbies?!?

Quote: "I've always wondered why fish need tanks, they never go to war, how do they stear?
"


ah that would be different, they dont need to steer, ive writen a one line program that lets the fish in my army (yes an army of fish stationed at all ports and aquaria) drive tanks and other amazingly cool flying vehicles

the program is as follows:


.: Join the "No Tables" campaign! :.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Megaton Cat
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 24th Aug 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 23:57 Edited at: 14th Aug 2004 00:11
Link
My friend had some fish but they...erm...went mysteriously missing one day.

The cats were brought in for full questioning.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Zero Blitzt
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 18th Jan 2004
Location: Different Stages
Posted: 13th Aug 2004 23:58
Link
We havent used a fish tank since... boy, like 1998, I guess. Instead, we built a pond in my yard, its 16x14x3, and we have a ton of gold carp in there. Don't know how they survive so long (some are going on 4+ years), I mean there are so many ways to be killed in that pond... being sucked into a filter, being frozen in the winter, being eaten by other fish (a lot are cannibals), etc.

It's hard to count the fish since they have fishie sex a lot

GROSS

[center]
Rush owns--> www.Rush.com ---> I'm going to see them Aug. 7
Come to #coding. We promise we wont kick you!
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Pricey
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 22nd Feb 2003
Location:
Posted: 14th Aug 2004 00:48
Link



http://johnsgames.dbspot.com
Back to top
Profile PM Email
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 14th Aug 2004 03:16
Link
Quote: "(some are going on 4+ years), "

My loach was given to me when I was eight and it was already 2 years
(It was another fish my uncle gave me )
and now I'm 14 and it is still alive and swimming

Spooky:


My uncle gives me alot of my fish well (all of em)
he owns a little fish store and gives me tons of fish
he made me buy the blind frog because it was too expensive to give to me
Thanks for posting

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
Guyon
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 6th Jun 2003
Location: United States
Posted: 14th Aug 2004 03:36
Link
I have a small 20gal tank, with a loch that has grown nicely lived forever. My best fish is a huge Angel fish that i raised from a speck. I have trained it surface at feeding time and eat out of my hand.
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 14th Aug 2004 05:57
Link
Cool!

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 15th Aug 2004 00:19
Link
one of my Neons swam up the filter and well died

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
TKF15H
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Jul 2003
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Posted: 15th Aug 2004 00:49
Link
I had 10 neons, which all died around the same day.
I've had countless plecos too. Also had some tiger barbs (ate each other, last one died probably auto-canibalism). Then there were a bunch of sword tails, which also ate each other. Also had a beautifull guppy pair that got eaten by the swordtails. I had a silver Colombian Shark, died of lack of pie. He cost me less than a dollar, the guys at LiveAquaria are charging $5! Countless bettas (betta is the correct abreviated name, not "siamese fighting fish", as "Betta Splenden" is the full name) have also taken the toilet route to fish heaven.
Now I have one Tilapia all alone in a 12 liter tank (violent little fish). 4 snails (didn't buy any of them, they just showed up out of no where) in a bowl, one golden Koi and 3 orandas in a 40 liter tank. There's also two other fish, to which I have no idea of their names, and a Cory Cat. As soon as I get a job I'm going to buy more fish. Having an aquarium financed by lunch money isn't very good.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 15th Aug 2004 09:02
Link
Sounds like your really trying
How old are you ,just asking cuzz you said you tank was funded by lunch money?

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
bitJericho
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 9th Oct 2002
Location: United States
Posted: 16th Aug 2004 12:27
Link
the only fish I've ever had was a gold fish named henry the eighth. I never got another one because it would be proposterous to have a fish named henry the ninth... Instead I waste my time at work and home playing insaniquarium

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Sir Spaghetti Code
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 12th Jul 2004
Location: Just left of Hell
Posted: 16th Aug 2004 13:53
Link
I have a fishtank. I don't really enjoy it much. I suppose I would enjoy it more if it had something in it

"I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed."
-Jerome K. Jerome(1859-1927),Writer
Back to top
Profile PM Email
TKF15H
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Jul 2003
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Posted: 16th Aug 2004 22:01
Link
Quote: "How old are you ,just asking cuzz you said you tank was funded by lunch money?"

I'm 18, and looking for a job. Finding one here in Rio is pretty hard. I knew this engineer that was working as a janitor because he couldn't get anything better.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 00:12
Link
TKF15H:
Good luck finding a job
I'm 14 so I don't have to even try and find a job

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
TKF15H
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Jul 2003
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 00:24
Link
It's espetially hard because I'm trying to steer away from MacDonald's and Teaching. If I wanted to, I could probably get a job easily teaching Word, Excel, etc. or even English/Spanish. But I hate having to speek in public.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
spooky
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 30th Aug 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 00:28
Link
Quote: "I'm 14 so I don't have to even try and find a job"


The youth of today...

What's wrong in doing a paper round to earn a few extra shillings. I'm sure you'll love getting up at the crack of dawn and delivering papers in the rain, wind and snow.


Boo!
Back to top
Profile PM Website
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:01
Link
Spooky:
Who says I don't I just never thought of that as a "job"
I thought of it as being the Paperboy

TKF15H:
MCdonalds isn't that bad for a first job, my cousin worked there until he finished college and he got free food!

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
BCRICH WARLOCK
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Aug 2004
Location:
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:05
Link
Yes But After You Know Whats In The Food.. Do you Really Wanna Eat IT. Thats Why Im Never Gonna Work At Wendys . I Dont Wanna Know whats In It
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:06
Link
Food is food dude!

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
Plastico
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 3rd May 2004
Location:
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:09
Link
Quote: "Weird.... Everytime I put something in a fish tank it dies... So I dont have any."


same here, maybe its because I fed my fish real worms, so I assumed it choked to death.
Back to top
Profile PM
BCRICH WARLOCK
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Aug 2004
Location:
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:10
Link
Ahhh But Do We Really Want To Eat Chicken McTesticle's?
Pardon Me Language.
Back to top
Profile PM
TKF15H
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Jul 2003
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:11
Link
Quote: " Food is food dude!"

Not questioning if food is food or not. Weather a MacBurger is food or not is the real question. Food=Food. MacBurger<>Food.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:15
Link
Oh....... I'd still eat it

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
BCRICH WARLOCK
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Aug 2004
Location:
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:19
Link
Awesome So Do I But If I Knew What Was REALLY In Those Mikky D's Mystery Meat Nuggets I Woulden't Im Pretty Sure
Back to top
Profile PM
Benjamin
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 24th Nov 2002
Location: France
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:28
Link
@BCRICH WARLOCK: I see you like metallica. Me too

Back to top
Profile PM Email
BCRICH WARLOCK
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Aug 2004
Location:
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 02:36
Link
Yeah Man Met Roxxor Hahahah R0xx0r Thats Great. Exept Their St Anger Album I Do Not Like That At First I Was Wondering Were You Got Metallica From But Now I See haha
Back to top
Profile PM
TKF15H
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 20th Jul 2003
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 04:58 Edited at: 17th Aug 2004 04:59
Link
@Padawan: Have you happend to see any brazillian fish over there? The rare fish get exported and we (the brazilians) can't buy our own fish. Most of the nicer fish are very hard to find.
Has anybody ever tried a salt-water aquarium? I'm thinking of setting one up, but first I want to see how much this is going to cost me. Salt water fish tend to be more expensive, but often look MUCH prettier. If they die as easily as some of the other fish I've had, I'm going to fry them so as not to let the money go to waste. Fish fingers, anyone?

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
BCRICH WARLOCK
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 10th Aug 2004
Location:
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 05:13
Link
Yeah Man If You Get A Salt Water Tank Get Some OF Them Tripped Out Plants That like Move With The current And Get Clownfish
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 09:52
Link
TKF15H:
What Kind of fish?
Sadly I've Never seen a brazilian fish
I'll ask my uncle (he owns a small fish store)
I'll post em' here if there are any

I saw a Million dollars I ran and tried to grab it then..................... I woke up ughh!
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 10:02
Link
I went to my favorite fish site and I've found the Brazilian Puffer
for sale :




Veiw the awesome Neon Tetra!
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 10:05
Link
the Neon photo wasn't part of the post it was my sig but it was too big so I changed it to this one:


Veiw the awesome Neon Tetra!
Back to top
Profile PM
The Dark Padawan
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 5th Aug 2003
Location: USA!
Posted: 17th Aug 2004 10:10 Edited at: 17th Aug 2004 10:11
Link
TKF15H:
Oooh go here : http://www.liveaquaira.com
and type in Brazil in there search thing.
Theres over 6 pages of fish from Brazil!

I guess I got a little excited, I poste 4 times within under 20 minutes


Veiw the awesome Neon Tetra!
Back to top
Profile PM
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2024-11-25 22:47:15
Your offset time is: 2024-11-25 22:47:15