MonsterFishKeepers.com - Lessons Learned

alot of you probably do this...

m8r8j — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:17:19 GMT

but i found something that made my api tests 10 times easier... a 10ml syringe. you all know what im talking about too, tryng to get those damn tubes to exactly 5ml by dunking it then pouring half out it used to take me like 3 trys lol

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Newbie saying hello with some pics

Airwardo — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:12 GMT

Some pics of my new tank

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gluttonous murderous plecos

Baggly — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:37:18 GMT

I was not aware that three 1.5" bristlenose plecos could consume 40 fry in one night. Lesson learned!

HELP! what happned

iskim321 — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:54:25 GMT

ok, soooooo its a fairly new tanganyikan tank.

75 gal
1 5 in frontosa
2 1 in frontosa ( one red one regular )
1 1 in flame trophous
1 1 in bracharti (Bra-shart-ee)
2 1 in calvus
1 i in dabosi
3 synadonis cats ranging from 3- inches all 3 are diffrent and im not sure what exact species they are

the problem issssssssss my red frontosa is dead :( and i dont want another issue, sooo who do you think the wrong doer in the tank is?

the front had no injuries except his tail fin was nipped down to the scales. my cats is the first thing that jumps into my head, but ive never seen or heard of them being an issue.

what do you guys think?

Haven't learned

monsterbichir671 — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:58:33 GMT

Hi guys,
i know this forum is named lessons learned but i haven't learned how to make driftwood stay at the bottom of the tank.
Any ideas, tips and tricks would be wonderful:)
really excited to find out what i don't know
will post pics of tank after driftwood is in.

Well I got scammed

szymon328 — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:41:06 GMT

I sold my poly. Endlicheri back in October. I woke up at 3 am to drive the fish to the airport an hour and a half away to catch a plane at 7 and I had a class at 9 am and I made it all on time. $70 for air fare, about half that for gas, and $75 for the fish when I bought it. So I went through all the effort to make sure the packaging was perfect and that the fish would arrive safe and unharmed, which it did. A few weeks later, the guy tells me that he shipped the fish cuz hes selling the 400 gallon he just bought which I was so happy to put my fish into cuz I only have a 180 and the endli felt cramped already, she was a beast! Unfortunately, she didn't survive her second shipment and almost on que the fx5 that I was receiving broke and the guy I traded my fish to and I settled on $150 now to just forget about the mess. It's over a half a year later and I haven't heard from him in a few months, his number no longer works and he's no longer on MFK and he doesn't respond on PayPal. If anyone knows a way to contact showcase gar(his username on MFK) Inbox me. And always get paid upfront for online sales!

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Sad news about the fish I order

Rob3rtPhan — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:05:35 GMT

Ordered from a well known vendor and its taking forever to get here. Check the tracking and it won't get here till Monday. 3 fish was ship out Wednesday I don't think they will make it. The fish I ordered are 4-6 in long. I'm pretty sad right now.

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Seachem Stress Guard...

fireman36701 — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:49:35 GMT

I just have to brag about this stuff...
I was moving tanks around and had my fish in 5 gallon buckets...Well I know my convict is a super star jumper so I was trying to keep an eye on the bucket and thought I had an uneventful flip...
Once I got to the point the fish could goto their new home I started flipping them when I found my 5inch 2 year old convict dried up and seemingly dead on the floor...I was sad this was my first fish so I grabbed it and said damn that sucks when I felt his tail flicker...I thought no way and made him a small one gallon bucket and cleaned him up and poured in the Seachem Stress Coat...He kept trying to flip over but I just held him upright and kept aggravating him till he was avoiding my hand...2 hours later I placed him in my tank and he is back to his old self and eating...its been 2 days now and he is looking as good as ever! Don't know why but thank God and Seachem I didn't lose my little buddy!!!

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Filter Pads

akmzero — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:51:08 GMT

First canister filter, forgot filter pads. D'oh moment >.
Guess I get to strip the tank and start putting the fish that I want, upside to every downside?

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