Cherry Barb

[bennett]

the fish was put to rest very quickly and humanely, and god i hated doing it.

would it be advisable to invest in a backup tank incase of any further illness?

 

[tttnjfttt]

Its always a good idea to have a back up tank on hand for disease out breaks and also to quarentine new fish. I don't know if you have walmarts in the UK or not, but i know in the us they sell 10 gal kits (filter, heater, tank, hood, and light) for $30.

Or, take advantage of this, get a bigger tank, then use your current tank for your hospital tank

 

[bennett]

that was precisely my idea!!

but i've only just got this one and it has a stand, but i'm hooked to these silly little things already!!!

we do have walmarts but they're rubbish and sell food compared to your american ones. i stayed in NJ for a fortnight last year and could i find anywhere that sold vegan food?! grrrr

 

[tttnjfttt]

Thats wierd, I've found health food stores all over the place.

When looking for a new tank, check out ebay, and i know www.craigslist.org has a UK section as well, and i've found some killer deals on there. Like a 125 gal that i don't have the room to get is only $250. Craigslist is like a big clasified ads web page

 

[bennett]

i got everything(fish including) i have off one person on ebay. thankfully the lady was relocating and couldn't take the tank with her! so i got everything for £150!!! if u see my "hello i'm a newbie" bit then u can see what i have.

but i will scour these things....one stupid question tttnjfttt, 90 litres is how many gallons?

 

[tttnjfttt]

90 ltrs is approx 24 gal.

Here is my favorite conversion page, it does almost everything.
http/www.petfish.net/calculators/calculate.php

 

[bennett]

awesome cheers tttnjfttt! i've amassed lots of links for my fishy favourites folder now

are those your fish on your profile? are they tiger barbs?