Fishroom

[CFC]

 

[CAC]

Looking good!!! What are in your 20g or less tanks??? I know you have a frogmouth, and some snakeheads, but whatve you got in the others?

Mikey

 

[CFC]

I have 2 full of snakeheads, the frogmouth, some native gobies and a stickleback in one and my sons last remaining guppy and a giant otto in another, all the other tanks are 30g or more.

 

[CAC]

Oh right, sounds good!! You got any mudskippers???

MIkey

 

[CFC]

Yes there is a single giant mudskipper in a 30g, which if anyone wants and has a set up for it can have for free if they want to come and get it (the fish that is not the tank)

 

[CAC]

Cool. Is it big?
How come you dont want it?

Are the native muddskippers from england, and kept in brackish or SW?? Cos when i was in ireland a while ago, i caught 2 flatfish, in one of those big streams, and i wanted to keep them, and have em in my tank, but we were in ireland, so its abit hard
Also, they were only 10cm, but wouldnt want them to get like a foot or something,..

 

[CFC]

The mudskipper is about 4", the reason i want rid is because they dont make good fishroom fish, really they need to be in a room where they can get used to people because in the fishroom the moment anyone opens the door it dives into the water and hides under the filter, i guess this is just natural instict that it would use when a predator came walking down the beach.

The native gobies are from the Thames estury and are in a brackish tank, they come in with the river shrimp and my mrs makes me save them if any end up in my bag of shrimp

 

[CAC]

Yeah, sorry meant gobie lol
Is that how you get your shrimps???
Do you use a big net???

Mikey

 

[CFC]

No i buy the shrimp from the lfs and sometimes they scoop up little fish that have been caught with the shrimp. In this part of the country all the shrimp come form the Thames estury at Southend

 

[cane76]

fish room looks great
i often get strange little fish in with my river shrimp too

 

[CAC]

Cool!

Im surrprised that they dont sell them.

Mikey

 

[MoMa]

geesh, i'd like to see a pic of your electric bill!!!

 

[CFC]

The electric bill isnt too bad, ok its a lot higher than an average households at around £350-£400 a quarter (a bit less in high summer when no heating is required) but considering its a large 4 bedroom house which not only has my fishroom but 8 vivariums with bugs and snakes in as well and a 150 gallon tank in the living room its not completely over the top.

The fishroom is heated by one 2000 watt oil filled electric radiator which is set on a timer to come on at staggered one hour on-one hour off intervals during the day and 15 minutes per hour over night, and has a thermostat set at 78f so once the room is at temperature it shuts off. The fishroom is also fully insulated (thats what the foil material on the far wall and door is) and sealed so it holds its heat very well.

 

[Dwarfs]

Hmmm...that fish room vaguely reminds me of my bedroom


Great room

 

[Mr.September15]

Is that an air purifier?? I need one of those in my room. My room smells like the ocean .Nice tank set ups. How much is the food and matinence stuff for it all?