Howdy everyone! I'm Dennis and am just getting back into that black hole known as fishkeeping. Long ago (omg has it been 11 years?), I had a 125G Oscar tank, a 55G community tank , and a 29G Today's Emergency and/or Convict tank, and sold them in preparation for moving the family across the country. Long dry spell. Even let my domain expire - anybody remember Desertaquaria.com? That was me.
So, perusing CL last week, found a 55G that was fully operational in an insurance office - free - come get it. Had an Angelfish and a Cory, nice base, Tetra HOB 70's, gravel, etc, etc. Cycle was established but the folks trying to take care of it had no idea and lost most of their fish (dumped salt in tank, murdered them), and the Angel & Cory were hurting. Got them home and fixed up, good water from well, stuff's about perfect, not like Arizona water that I had to treat the hell out of. Everybody Happy, water parems about as perfect for a tank that I've ever seen/owned. Ran it for a week for good measure before contemplating additions.
Drum roll please. Cue Ominous Music.
Yesterday, wife and I go visiting LFS's in 50 mile radius, and pick up some equipment stuff for tank here and there. Had decided to add a XLG Angelfish (yes it was pricey) to keep our rather large AF survivor company, school of 12 neons, 5 Corys, and for grins - a pair of Cockatoo Dwarf cichlids. Normal procedure of acclimation, sitting in tank for temp regulation, a couple of cups of tank water added to bags for chemical regulation, net them out into tank and discarding water. I then feed them a little (they did eat) and turn the LED moonlight thingy to settle the tank down. Ok, right? Good and Fine, Right? O noes... I left them alone for a bit to get some dinner myself and come back to check on things. That **** new Angelfish MURDERED my poor, larger, Angelfish and my neons were missing. I have Sid Vicious living in my tank and he came this -><- close to getting shot last night. I figure he ate three neons and killed the other nine running them to death. He's a sneaky *******. Daydreams of hucking Convicts in there to show him whats what... Taking him and 9 neon bodies back to LFS today - owner and I need to discuss a few things.
How are ya'll?
(sidenote: got a line on a 185G, fully set up, for $500... dum dum de dum lol)
So, perusing CL last week, found a 55G that was fully operational in an insurance office - free - come get it. Had an Angelfish and a Cory, nice base, Tetra HOB 70's, gravel, etc, etc. Cycle was established but the folks trying to take care of it had no idea and lost most of their fish (dumped salt in tank, murdered them), and the Angel & Cory were hurting. Got them home and fixed up, good water from well, stuff's about perfect, not like Arizona water that I had to treat the hell out of. Everybody Happy, water parems about as perfect for a tank that I've ever seen/owned. Ran it for a week for good measure before contemplating additions.
Drum roll please. Cue Ominous Music.
Yesterday, wife and I go visiting LFS's in 50 mile radius, and pick up some equipment stuff for tank here and there. Had decided to add a XLG Angelfish (yes it was pricey) to keep our rather large AF survivor company, school of 12 neons, 5 Corys, and for grins - a pair of Cockatoo Dwarf cichlids. Normal procedure of acclimation, sitting in tank for temp regulation, a couple of cups of tank water added to bags for chemical regulation, net them out into tank and discarding water. I then feed them a little (they did eat) and turn the LED moonlight thingy to settle the tank down. Ok, right? Good and Fine, Right? O noes... I left them alone for a bit to get some dinner myself and come back to check on things. That **** new Angelfish MURDERED my poor, larger, Angelfish and my neons were missing. I have Sid Vicious living in my tank and he came this -><- close to getting shot last night. I figure he ate three neons and killed the other nine running them to death. He's a sneaky *******. Daydreams of hucking Convicts in there to show him whats what... Taking him and 9 neon bodies back to LFS today - owner and I need to discuss a few things.
How are ya'll?
(sidenote: got a line on a 185G, fully set up, for $500... dum dum de dum lol)
