My Fishy Friends

[Ashli]

Yep that makes perfect sense . I once tried changing the ph levels over time of course to suit the africans, but they just couldn't handle it, the breeders that I got them from had bred their fish in neutral ph for 14 years, so I'm guessing that their fish over time just adapted to it. Not really all that hard to believe when animals adapt all the time to match the environment they're in. But like you said either some people don't know or believe that theory to be false, which in my circumstances I've proved it to be true. I just wish people would have an open mind, and listen to what I have to say, but they think I'm ignorant.

I copped quite a serving in the African Cichlids sub-forum for partly another reason, and because of the fact that I have Americans and Africans together.

I have always believed, that while yes some certain species of fish should never be kept together, there are a few which do quite well with each other, it's up to the temperament of the individual fish in my opinion.

 

[SamUK]

ive made a post to see what people think.

havent reffered to anything/anyone in particular.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=149271

 

[Ashli]

Cool am tracking the topic and will keep a watchful eye on it.

Have you got your flame suit for just in case??

 

[SamUK]

i have a flame retardant wall to sit behind.

 

[kanzaris]

Hi Ashli

Just one Question!!!! How big is the Tank the Scats are in and are they by themselves ? I'm asking because I had a scholl of scats and after about three weeks they got so aggressive with each other they killed each other one by one. They left the other fish alone.

By the way I have kept Africans with South Americans only because of not knowing any better all these years ago. But they all did fine.

Thanks

Sabby

 

[Ashli]

Hi Sabby,

My Scats are currently in the 5ft, and will moving to the 6ft once it's setup and going good. But before they were in the 5ft they were in the 3ft. Luckily none of my fish including the scats have ever fought with each other. The scats are extremely playful and peaceful and like to hang around with even the smallest in their current tank which is kuhli loaches. They say silver scats should be in groups of at least 3, but when I got my scats there were only 2 of them, and they're quite happy to be the only two of their kind in the tank. I thought about getting another one, but it'd be too small, and I think they might have a few tiffs, so best not to chance it. Perhaps later on down the track I might get a couple more scats, put them in the 3ft let them grow to around the 15cm or so, then perhaps put them in the 6ft as well.

I think it really does depend on the individual fish' temperament, rather than the generalisation that it's given. And in regards to my africans being in a neutral ph, I didn't breed or raise them in those water parameters, but what was done was done, and they're acclimatised to living in a neutral ph level, so I don't see any point in changing the level, just because the info about their species says so. And I almost can't stand how much people are close-minded on the subject. Everyt other animal can just about adapt the environment they're in, and people accept that....but mention a fish adapting and all hell breaks loose on the matter.

I'd love to post on the other topic that Sam started, but I'm kinda still sore about the last serving I got.
But we can't please everybody, and people are always gonna have different opinions. My fish are happy and healthy and that's all that matters to me.

But anywho I'm glad to be on here, as I live in a remote area, they're aren't too many people to have a chat to about fish. I tink I've bored my family to death talking about animals in general , they're just not quite as passionate about them as I am.

 

[Qays]

The pics are looking better now!

You light is very "pink" in colour. Is that a fish enhancment bulb? It bringso ut your fish colours well.

 

[Ashli]

The camera had a pink tinge to it on the screen, I think because I turned the flash off and becasue the ISO was at 400.