The New Residents in my home - My Aquarium!

last SG · 2008-10-10T16:04:49+00:00

what nonsense, no bonusmight as well flip tableWe don't have year-end bonuses like in Singapore. But I'm not flipping the table because I have salary packag...

elindra SG

Currently shrimps like these sakura shrimps cost like 10 for $15 from a hobbyist

Rhonda SG

I feel bad

She got poisoned by me >.<

To be honest, nope.

I only got my interest sparked because they had bumble bee gobies here. If they didn't, I wouldn't have bothered.

Rhonda SG

Currently shrimps like these sakura shrimps cost like 10 for $15 from a hobbyist

I saw shrimps like that in the aquarium too! They were small and about AUD 14.95 each. I wanted to get those initially, but they were really tiny and they might be eaten up by the gobies. They were like ten times smaller than my Crystal Red Shrimps.

Rhonda SG

she's only had the tank for ONE day and she already thinks its too small

I'm just concerned about my residents' welfare mah! They hardly have the space to move around now.

seotiblizzard SG

How much u spend on the whole thing?

As in the total price?

My cuzzin spend like few K to maintain and set up his tropical aquarium.

Rhonda SG

I want to keep an aquarium with aquatic plants that thrive and grow. I'm not interested in the type of fishes Pinky is... I'm more interested in creating the right 'natural' habitat for my residents to thrive in.

I saw this tiny little calla-lily-like plant grown onto a small piece of log wood and it's soooo pretty! I want stuff like that in my aquarium next time!

Someday, I want to keep seahorses and starfishes.

Rhonda SG

How much u spend on the whole thing?

As in the total price?

My cuzzin spend like few K to maintain and set up his tropical aquarium.

Almost AUD 300.

av98m SG

I'm just concerned about my residents' welfare mah! They hardly have the space to move around now.

and so it begins.

seotiblizzard SG

Almost AUD 300.

Wow, thts alot considering how small the tank is.

elindra SG

Actually if you wanna upgrade your tank, you can try looking for 2nd hand stuff

I believe they should have something similar in Oz.

Like my current 5 feet tank with cabinet in excellent condition, I got it for SGD 200 bucks. If I buy a similar brand new tank, it would have cost me SGD 2000

Rhonda SG

Actually if you wanna upgrade your tank, you can try looking for 2nd hand stuff

I believe they should have something similar in Oz.

Like my current 5 feet tank with cabinet in excellent condition, I got it for SGD 200 bucks. If I buy a similar brand new tank, it would have cost me SGD 2000

It's not that simple here. I don't drive so there might be a great 2nd hand deal but I'd have to go get the tank myself and if the location is somewhere far out like Epping or Frankston, it's out of the question.

Rhonda SG

Wow, thts alot considering how small the tank is.

It IS a lot, but fishes and aquatic stuff are double to triple the price here in general.

Plus, to keep tropical fishes in Singapore, you don't need a heater for the water, but here you do.

Even the bloody moss is AUD 6++ here! Machiam designer moss!

Rhonda SG

I'm very pleased to update that all residents are still alive and kicking, no headcount missing cause of being eaten by the other residents!

The Bumble Bee Gobies should be renamed Tiger Gobies - they are acting like bullies at times. They try to frighten the Amber Tetras then the shrimps. They kinda approach them in a menacing manner and pretend to want to nip them. They do that to each other too.

Anyways, the residents are happy.

elindra SG

Glad to know that they are happy

Btw the natural environment for my fish is driftwood and fine sand :P

I have that.

Although Piggy does not belong in their environment

Haha

Rhonda SG

Glad to know that they are happy

Btw the natural environment for my fish is driftwood and fine sand :P

I have that.

Although Piggy does not belong in their environment

Haha

BTW, how do you get rid of rotting food on the 'floorbed'?

I'm feeding miniscule portions to my miniscule residents, but there'll still be leftovers! I thought the shrimps would pick at any leftovers but everyone's appetite seems pretty small.

The filter is unable to get at the stuff left on the floorbed...

elindra SG

BTW, how do you get rid of rotting food on the 'floorbed'?

I'm feeding miniscule portions to my miniscule residents, but there'll still be leftovers! I thought the shrimps would pick at any leftovers but everyone's appetite seems pretty small.

The filter is unable to get at the stuff left on the floorbed...

if there is rotting food on the floorbed, it means u r overfeeding them >.<

Rhonda SG

if there is rotting food on the floorbed, it means u r overfeeding them >.<

Izzit?! But the portions are already so tiny!!

The shrimps get 1/12 of one pellet each day, the eight amber tetras get just a pinch of fish flakes crushed to teeny bits for their teeny mouths, and the beefishes get 1/8 a cube of frozen brine shrimp which they don't seem to be able to finish so I'll cut that to 1/16 of a cube.

That's like... really teeny portions!!

elindra SG

Izzit?! But the portions are already so tiny!!

That's like... really teeny portions!!

Actually amber tetras eat brine shrimp too and so do the shrimps

Maybe you should just add a hillstream loach to eat up the leftovers

Rhonda SG

Actually amber tetras eat brine shrimp too and so do the shrimps

Maybe you should just add a hillstream loach to eat up the leftovers

I cannot add any new residents that will grow larger in size.

I did want another type of loach... it looks like an eel... but was advised against it cause if the shrimps bred, the loach will eat them all up!

BTW, Pinky, the gobies are soooo amusing! They like to act aggressive but their action is so slow!

Rhonda SG

Bloody aquarium staff. I asked if the frozen brine shrimp is good for all the residents but he said nope. I even told him I'm sure all the residents will eat brine shrimp because that's like right at the very bottom of the food chain but he insisted I cannot make the other residents go hungry!

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