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aidanchick · 03-22-2002, 06:19 PM

I have been looking all around the internet for a good forum about fish tanks and maintance. I hope this is a nicely developed forum. I look forward to chatting with all of you and sharing fish information.

I have a 10 gallon fresh water tank, with a bio wheel filter, heater (not sure what brand) and well, pink, blue and white rocks, with a sunken ship and scuba diver as ornamints along with a fake plant. I love my tank to death! I bought it on Boxing day (Dec.26th). I took care of my boyfriends 20 gallon tank for a year be4 I purchased my own.

I had some penguin tetera, neon tetera, black neon teteras, platties and some baby platties, and guppy and a baby guppy, and a pleco that would jump out of the tank and onto the out flowing water of the filter, strange little guy. Sadly my pleco died, I replaced him with another pleco, then I went away on vacation for a week leaving my mom to take care of them (she knows nothing about fish care, or fish diseases) I showed her how to feed them, and test the chemicals, along with how to do a water change. She became a pro be4 I actually left... I come back and they are all GONE, they all died of ICK! The only remaining fish are one male platty, and my baby guppy, and that evil evil new pleco.

I believe that my new pleco brought ICK into my tank, he had some tattered fins, and also where I bought him I have had problems with the store in the past with buying sick ick infested fish... Learnt my lesson a little too late.

I do hope that my baby guppy pulls through, this was my first time raising baby fish, and well I really wanted my baby platties to live cause they were born first be4 the guuppy. Ahhh well... R.I.P. my little fishies.

I am currently trying to get my tank all settled again, and have everything back to normal then I will be re-stocking my tank with well I really dont know. Anyone have any ideas?

Aidan.

Oscardude · 03-22-2002, 07:06 PM

You better be careful didn't anybody tell you this is addictive?  yeah! before you know it you'll be putting tanks where ever they'll fit.  Anyway I'm not really into small fish but if you'll re-post it in the beginner chat room you will have some good responces.  

Did you get you ICK cleared up?  I think everybody has had an ick out break atleast once.  

03-22-2002, 08:56 PM

Been there!! Had ick, got the t-shirt.  Ask the questions we will try to answer them..
Johnmac

ley*

dattack · 03-22-2002, 09:40 PM

Keep the faith my child for we someday will conquer the dreaded ick.

huck · 03-22-2002, 10:44 PM

Well, adding the pleco in the first place was a bad idea, you are already overstocked even without the pleco...

Matt Nace · 03-23-2002, 10:33 PM

Is the tank overstocked if the pleco was an inch? or is the tank overstocked when it reaches 7 or 8 inches?
hmmmm.

ley*

Matt Nace · 03-23-2002, 10:34 PM

Oh I am sorry :

Welcome to the forums!!!

Backdraft Bagel · 05-09-2002, 10:45 AM

boxing day? SHE'S A CANUCK! hehe

*waves to his neighbor up north*

Somonas · 05-09-2002, 01:40 PM

Canuck? what? where? so am I !   *waves to Canadian friends*

welcome to the board aidanchick.

eseow · 05-10-2002, 09:01 PM

I saw Boxing Day, and everybody says "Canuck". I know its a holiday in England, too. My family celebrates it here in the USA, but they're from Jamaica. Just thought I would mention it. Welcome aboard "aidanchick"!