Definitely Red Bellied Piranhas. Wussiest fish I've ever seen in my entire life. Actually had one knock himself unconscious three times just because someone walked in the room... Had to poke him a couple times till he snapped out of it. RBPs with concussions are kind of a site to behold. Their only saving grace was that they actively tried to eat my girlfriend. as said before, anyone walks into the room they freak, she walks into the room and they're at the glass, teeth bared, trying to get out of the tank and KILL her. it was amazing.
what's your worst purchase
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My tiger Oscar would have to be the worst and will only get worse as he outgrows my 55. Currently at 4" and has already taken a catfish.
My worst fish purchase would have to be the powder blue dwarf gourami I got at petsmart. They developed strange buldges (internal parasites), white stringy feces, and while medicating I also found argulus or fish lice in my tank. Yes they all died. Now I had not gotten any fish from anywhere else in 1 & 1/2 years, so I seroiusly doubt it could have come from anywhere else. The employees only shruged their shoulders to this information and could not even consult me on medications.
Would have to agree with a TFD order. Spent almost 300 including shipping. Lost 2-temesis, 2-silvers, 1-royal pleco. All but 1-temesis was dead in a week and did not eat. The other temesis ate twice and died in 12 days. I checked water params. before putting them into tanks. Got them from the airport within an hour of being notified. Cleveland to Indy. Mixed my water with theres to get them acclimated. Made sure temp was correct and all tanks had been cycled. The biggest thing that pi**ed me off was the silvers. Got them on fri. and where dead sun. night. Talked with Joe and he said they had 150 5-6 inch silvers (that is what I ordered and they came in at 4inch.) and mine where the only ones that died. That is hard to believe with this size silver. Everything went down hill after giving good feedback. On the plus side is my 5inch clown. His bag leaked almost all the water out in shipping and was fouled by a big rosie he spit up. He looked terrible. Almost two months later he is about 9inch and eats like a horse.
my first 29g tank and like 40-50 or so,assorted tetras, tiger barbs, asst neons, asst mollies, swordtails, cories, gouramis, balaswho knows what else(like 3 plecos) and a bubble eye goldfish, with mixed neon gravel, 1 ac filter.which I took home and set up w/all these fish immeadiatley
when most of those died, I thought those little pacus where kinda cool, got 2, then saw my wifes friends' full grown oscars and got 4 of those and a jd, I still like oscars
the first 2 I ever bought ended up a pair, after I had some bigger tanks (got rid of the pacu after like 6 weeks skittish fast growing ugly bastards) got some (4)albino channel cats @2" in 5 months where like 15" got rid of 2@ 8-9"
I managed to find a purple oscar and I one day I hear a big splash and turned to see that one of the cats had power-rammed my superrare 6" purple oscar into the side of my tank killing him instantley, they were traded the next day for a re devil. after he terrorized my oscars, is when I started doing real research.(I did however read every peice of oscar info I could find when I first got them)
sory for the long winded post
when most of those died, I thought those little pacus where kinda cool, got 2, then saw my wifes friends' full grown oscars and got 4 of those and a jd, I still like oscars
the first 2 I ever bought ended up a pair, after I had some bigger tanks (got rid of the pacu after like 6 weeks skittish fast growing ugly bastards) got some (4)albino channel cats @2" in 5 months where like 15" got rid of 2@ 8-9"
I managed to find a purple oscar and I one day I hear a big splash and turned to see that one of the cats had power-rammed my superrare 6" purple oscar into the side of my tank killing him instantley, they were traded the next day for a re devil. after he terrorized my oscars, is when I started doing real research.(I did however read every peice of oscar info I could find when I first got them)
sory for the long winded post
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i didn't mean for it 2
those burrowing eels..... yeah you never see them but i think that coolies are the worst cause they're so small...
i didn't mean for it 2
those burrowing eels..... yeah you never see them but i think that coolies are the worst cause they're so small...
fish.
dwarf puffer. got him cause he was "cute" and over night whacked all my plants I had spent months sprouting and growing as well everything in the tank.
silver aro. jumped within minutes of having him found him behind the tank not breathing or moving, got him back in the tank and revived him and killed 2 clown loachs that night as a thank you.
equipment.
elite heater. malfunctioned and cooked my pair of cons, not a big loss but was my first fish I got to breed but not that its a big accomplishment
dwarf puffer. got him cause he was "cute" and over night whacked all my plants I had spent months sprouting and growing as well everything in the tank.
silver aro. jumped within minutes of having him found him behind the tank not breathing or moving, got him back in the tank and revived him and killed 2 clown loachs that night as a thank you.
equipment.
elite heater. malfunctioned and cooked my pair of cons, not a big loss but was my first fish I got to breed but not that its a big accomplishment
